2025 Women’s Conference Championship Week: Schedule, how to watch, auto-bids

If you’re a college basketball fan, the best month of the year has arrived.

Starting on Tuesday, March 4, women’s “Champ Week” begins, as 31 conference tournaments play out over the next two weeks.

All 31 conference tournament winners will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which begins with the First Four on Wednesday, March 19.

Below, we have the 2025 dates, schedule, broadcast information and auto-bid tracker for all 31 women’s conference tournaments.

America East

Start date: Thursday, March 6

Championship: Friday, March 14 at 5 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPNU

Location(s): Higher seeds host

2024 Champion: Maine

2025 Auto-Bid:

American Athletic

Start date: Saturday, March 8

Championship: Wednesday, March 12 at 7 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPNU

Location(s): Higher seeds host (first round) & Fort Worth, Texas

2024 Champion: Rice

2025 Auto-Bid:

Atlantic 10

Start date: Wednesday, March 5

Championship: Sunday, March 9 at 4 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPN2 Peacock, CBS Sports Network

Location(s): Henrico, Virginia

2024 Champion: Richmond

2025 Auto-Bid:

ACC

Start date: Wednesday, March 5

Championship: Sunday, March 9 at 1 PM ET

How to watch: ACC Network, ESPN2, ESPN

Location(s): Greensboro, North Carolina

2024 Champion: Notre Dame

2025 Auto-Bid:

Atlantic Sun

Start date: Friday, March 7

Championship: Saturday, March 15

How to watch: ESPN+

Location(s): Campus sites

2024 Champion: Florida Gulf Coast

2025 Auto-Bid:

Big 12

Start date: Wednesday, March 5

Championship: Sunday, March 9 or Monday, March 10 (if BYU is playing) at 5 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN

Location(s): Kansas City, Missouri

2024 Champion: Texas

2025 Auto-Bid:

Big East

Start date: Friday, March 7

Championship: Monday, March 10 at 7 PM ET

How to watch: Big East Digital Network, FS1, FS2, FOX

Location(s): Uncasville, Connecticut

2024 Champion: UConn

2025 Auto-Bid:

Big Sky

Start date: Saturday, March 8

Championship: Wednesday, March 12 at 5 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, Scripps Sports, ESPNU

Location(s): Boise, Idaho

2024 Champion: Eastern Washington

2025 Auto-Bid:

Big South

Start date: Wednesday, March 5

Championship: Sunday, March 9 at 6 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPN2

Location(s): Johnson City, Tennessee

2024 Champion: Presbyterian

2025 Auto-Bid:

Big Ten

Start date: Wednesday, March 5

Championship: Sunday, March 9 at 4:30 PM ET

How to watch: Peacock (first round), Big Ten Network, FOX Sports App, CBS/Paramount+ (championship game)

Location(s): Indianapolis, Indiana

2024 Champion: Iowa

2025 Auto-Bid:

Big West

Start date: Wednesday, March 12

Championship: Saturday, March 15 at 6 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+

Location(s): Henderson, Nevada

2024 Champion: UC Irvine

2025 Auto-Bid:

CAA

Start date: Wednesday, March 12

Championship: Sunday, March 16 at 2 PM ET

How to watch: FloCollege, CBS Sports Network (championship game)

Location(s): Washington, D.C.

2024 Champion: Drexel

2025 Auto-Bid:

Conference USA

Start date: Tuesday, March 11

Championship: Saturday, March 15 at 5:30 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, CBS Sports Network (championship game)

Location(s): Huntsville, Alabama

2024 Champion: Middle Tennessee

2025 Auto-Bid:

Horizon League

Start date: Tuesday, March 4

Championship: Tuesday, March 11 at 12 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPN2 (championship game)

Location(s): Higher seeds host (first & second rounds), Indianapolis, Indiana (semifinals & championship game)

2024 Champion: Green Bay

2025 Auto-Bid:

Ivy League

Start date: Friday, March 14

Championship: Saturday, March 15 at 5:30 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPNU (championship game)

Location(s): Providence, Rhode Island

2024 Champion: Princeton

2025 Auto-Bid:

MAAC

Start date: Tuesday, March 11

Championship: Saturday, March 15 at 1:30 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPNU (championship game)

Location(s): Atlantic City, New Jersey

2024 Champion: Fairfield

2025 Auto-Bid:

MAC

Start date: Wednesday, March 12

Championship: Saturday, March 15 at 11 AM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, CBS Sports Network (championship game)

Location(s): Cleveland, Ohio

2024 Champion: Kent State

2025 Auto-Bid:

MEAC

Start date: Wednesday, March 12

Championship: Saturday, March 15 at 4 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+ (championship game)

Location(s): Norfolk, Virginia

2024 Champion: Norfolk State

2025 Auto-Bid:

Missouri Valley

Start date: Thursday, March 13

Championship: Sunday, March 16 at 2 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPN2 (championship game)

Location(s): Evansville, Indiana

2024 Champion: Drake

2025 Auto-Bid:

Mountain West

Start date: Sunday, March 9

Championship: Wednesday, March 12 at 10:30 PM ET

How to watch: Mountain West Network, CBS Sports Network (championship game)

Location(s): Las Vegas, Nevada

2024 Champion: UNLV

2025 Auto-Bid:

Northeast

Start date: Monday, March 10

Championship: Sunday, March 16 at 12 PM ET

How to watch: NEC Front Row, ESPN+, YES, NESN+, Sportsnet Pittsburgh, ESPNU (championship game)

Location(s): Highers seeds host

2024 Champion: Sacred Heart

2025 Auto-Bid:

Ohio Valley

Start date: Wednesday, March 5

Championship: Saturday, March 8 at 4 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+

Location(s): Evansville, Indiana

2024 Champion: UT Martin

2025 Auto-Bid:

Patriot League

Start date: Saturday, March 8

Championship: Sunday, March 16

How to watch: CBS Sports Network (championship game)

Location(s): Higher seeds host

2024 Champion: Holy Cross

2025 Auto-Bid:

SEC

Start date: Wednesday, March 5

Championship: Sunday, March 9 at 3 PM ET

How to watch: SEC Network, ESPN2, ESPN

Location(s): Greenville, South Carolina

2024 Champion: South Carolina

2025 Auto-Bid:

Southern

Start date: Thursday, March 6

Championship: Sunday, March 9 at 12 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPNU (championship game)

Location(s): Asheville, North Carolina

2024 Champion: Chattanooga

2025 Auto-Bid:

Southland

Start date: Monday, March 10

Championship: Thursday, March 13 at 4 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPNU (championship game)

Location(s): Lake Charles, Louisiana

2024 Champion: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

2025 Auto-Bid:

SWAC

Start date: Tuesday, March 11

Championship: Saturday, March 15 at 5:30 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+

Location(s): Atlanta, Georgia

2024 Champion: Jackson State

2025 Auto-Bid:

Summit League

Start date: Wednesday, March 5

Championship: Sunday, March 9 at 4 PM ET

How to watch: Midco Sports, SLN, CBS Sports Network (championship game)

Location(s): Sioux Falls, South Dakota

2024 Champion: South Dakota St.

2025 Auto-Bid:

Sun Belt

Start date: Tuesday, March 4

Championship: Monday, March 10 at 2 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPN2 (championship game)

Location(s): Pensacola, Florida

2024 Champion: Marshall

2025 Auto-Bid:

West Coast

Start date: Thursday, March 6

Championship: Tuesday, March 11 at 4 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPN2 (championship game)

Location(s): Las Vegas, Nevada

2024 Champion: Portland

2025 Auto-Bid:

WAC

Start date: Tuesday, March 11

Championship: Saturday, March 15 at 3:30 PM ET

How to watch: ESPN+, ESPNU (championship game)

Location(s): Las Vegas, Nevada

2024 Champion: Cal Baptist

2025 Auto-Bid:

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