A rolling guide to announced 2026–27 women’s college basketball TV windows, NCAA tournament times and TBD listings.

By WhatTimeIsIt.blog Editorial Team. Last verified 2026-11-02. This independent guide is not affiliated with the NFL, NCAA, any team, or any broadcaster.

NCAA Division I women’s basketball 2026–27 TV and start-time guide

Last verified: November 2, 2026 (Eastern Time). Scope: This is a rolling guide to the official 2026–27 information currently published for the NCAA Division I championship and the announced inventories from the Big Ten, ACC, American Conference, and The CW. It is not a complete schedule of every Division I game, station, streaming service, territory, or subscription requirement.

Quick answer: The confirmed NCAA championship dates are April 2 and April 4, 2027, in Columbus, Ohio. The published NCAA broadcast grid lists the Final Four on April 2 at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. ET and the national championship on April 4 at 3:30 p.m. ET; the NCAA page does not yet populate the network field. In the regular season, examples include Michigan–UConn, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. ET on FS1; Campbell at NC State, Nov. 4 at 6:00 p.m. ET on ACC Network; Alabama at Tulane, Nov. 8 at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2; and Cincinnati at UNLV, Nov. 21 at 5:00 p.m. ET on The CW. These are official listings, not a promise that every local carriage detail is final.

What this guide can and cannot tell you

A single, stable national schedule for the entire 2026–27 Division I women’s season is not yet publicly available from the official pages reviewed. The NCAA has published a championship calendar and partial broadcast grid; the Big Ten, ACC, and American Conference have released selected regular-season assignments; and The CW has announced a women’s inventory. Other conferences, schools, nonconference games, local stations, late flexes, and some digital assignments remain incomplete or subject to change.

Treat every “TBD” below as genuinely unresolved. Do not fill a blank network or tip time from a conference media-rights relationship, a typical start time, or a later-looking listing on an unofficial site. The official pages are the controlling references for updates.

NCAA tournament dates and confirmed tip times

The expanded 76-team NCAA tournament begins with 12 Opening Round games on March 17–18, 2027. The 64-team First Round follows on March 19–20, the Second Round on March 21–22, the Sweet 16 on March 26–27, the Elite Eight on March 28–29, the Final Four on April 2, and the championship game on April 4. The Final Four is scheduled for Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, with the event site running April 1–4. Regional sites are listed for Philadelphia (Xfinity Mobile Arena) and Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena) from March 26–29.

The NCAA broadcast schedule currently gives these game times in Eastern Time:

Sweet 16: March 26 at 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, and 10:00 p.m.; March 27 at 12:30, 3:00, 5:00, and 7:30 p.m. ET.

Elite Eight: March 28 at 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.; March 29 at 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. ET.

Final Four: April 2 at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. ET.

National championship: April 4 at 3:30 p.m. ET.

The same NCAA page leaves network fields blank for these games and has incomplete fields for Selection Sunday on March 14, the Opening Round, First Round, and Second Round. The network for each window is therefore TBD unless an official update fills it in.

Announced regular-season windows

Big Ten

The Big Ten’s October 6 announcement says all 162 conference games will be nationally produced and distributed. It identifies eight regular-season conference games on a broadcast network: seven on FOX and one on NBC. Published examples include:

Michigan–UConn: Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m. ET, FS1.

USC–Utah State: Sunday, Nov. 8, 8:00 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network.

Kansas at Minnesota: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 8:00 p.m. ET, Peacock.

Michigan–Oklahoma: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2:00 p.m. ET, FOX.

Ohio State–USC: Sunday, Feb. 21, 4:00 p.m. ET, NBC.

Conference play opens December 5. The 2027 Big Ten Tournament runs March 3–7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and its championship is scheduled for March 7 on CBS, with a Paramount+ stream. The Big Ten says FOX, FS1, and BTN games stream nationwide on FOX One; NBC games stream on Peacock; the CBS tournament final streams on Paramount+; and additional games are on B1G+. It also describes remaining contests as airing on Peacock and NBCSN. The announcement provides no territory-by-territory carriage list, so confirm the listing close to game day.

ACC

The ACC’s October 6 announcement says ACC Network will carry more than 70 women’s games beginning November 4, while ACC Network Extra will stream 180+ additional games. Examples include:

Campbell at NC State: Nov. 4, 6:00 p.m. ET, ACC Network.

Stetson at Louisville: Nov. 4, 8:00 p.m. ET, ACC Network.

South Carolina–North Carolina: Nov. 8, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN.

UConn at Louisville: Nov. 15, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN.

South Carolina at Duke: Dec. 3, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN.

Duke at Notre Dame: Jan. 10, noon ET, ABC.

Duke at North Carolina: Jan. 31, 5:00 p.m. ET, ESPN.

North Carolina at Duke: Feb. 28, 4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN.

Some ACC assignments are listed conditionally as “ESPN or ESPN2,” “ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU,” or “CW/ESPN Unlimited.” Those games are therefore not fully fixed. The ACC says conference-controlled games are available in the ESPN App with TV Everywhere credentials. That statement does not establish free access, universal access, or a global territory map.

American Conference

The American’s October 26 release identifies six linear-TV assignments. Examples are Alabama at Tulane on Nov. 8 at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2; Duke vs. North Texas on Nov. 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU; Oklahoma State at Tulsa on Nov. 12 at 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU; Princeton at Rice on Dec. 5 at 4:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU; and South Florida at Tulsa on Jan. 30 at noon ET on ESPNU. Tulsa at Rice on Jan. 24 is listed with time TBA ET on ESPN2 or ESPNU.

The conference says remaining conference-controlled games stream on ESPN+ in the ESPN App, while ESPN-network/service games are available through ESPN direct-to-consumer or authenticated pay-TV credentials. The American’s 2027 conference tournament is scheduled for March 9–13 in Tampa, Florida, but the cited TV release does not provide a complete tournament network schedule. That schedule is TBD.

The CW

Nexstar’s October 15 release says The CW will broadcast 40 regular-season women’s games, beginning with Gonzaga at Grand Canyon on Nov. 13, with time TBD. It also names these examples: Cincinnati at UNLV, Nov. 21 at 5:00 p.m. ET; Virginia Tech at Duke, Dec. 6 at 2:00 p.m. ET; Miami at Louisville, Dec. 13 at 2:00 p.m. ET; North Carolina at Clemson, Jan. 3 at 2:00 p.m. ET; Stanford at Notre Dame, Jan. 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET; Miami at Duke, Feb. 7 at 2:00 p.m. ET; Florida State at North Carolina, Feb. 21 at noon ET; and Clemson at NC State, Feb. 28 at noon ET. Other CW games remain Time TBD.

The CW says games air live on The CW Network and stream through CW Sports on the ESPN App with an ESPN Unlimited subscription; select games are exclusive to CW Sports on the ESPN App. The release does not establish international availability.

Converting Eastern Time correctly

The listings above use ET. Most November–February examples occur before the 2027 daylight-saving change and therefore use EST (UTC−5): add five hours to obtain UTC. For example, 6:30 p.m. ET is 23:30 UTC, 8:00 p.m. ET is 01:00 UTC the next day, 2:00 p.m. ET is 19:00 UTC, and 4:00 p.m. ET is 21:00 UTC.

The NCAA March dates occur after the United States’ 2027 daylight-saving change, so ET is EDT (UTC−4). Examples: March 26 at 2:30 p.m. is 18:30 UTC; 5:00 p.m. is 21:00; 7:30 p.m. is 23:30; and 10:00 p.m. is 02:00 UTC the next day. March 28 at 1:00 p.m. is 17:00 UTC, while 3:30 p.m. is 19:30. April 2 at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. is 23:00 and 01:30 UTC the next day; April 4 at 3:30 p.m. is 19:30 UTC. These are conversions of the published ET times, not separately announced tip times. Recheck after any move.

Legal viewing routes and access limits

Start with the listed broadcaster or platform and verify the event page near tipoff. Confirmed routes include FOX/FS1/BTN through FOX One, NBC through Peacock, the Big Ten championship through Paramount+, ACC-controlled games through the ESPN App with TV Everywhere credentials, American Conference streaming through ESPN+ or ESPN services, and CW Sports through the ESPN App with ESPN Unlimited. These are not guarantees of free viewing.

Access can depend on territory, device, subscription, authenticated pay-TV credentials, and the exact service carrying a game. The reviewed sources do not publish a complete international rights map, blackout policy, local station list, device matrix, or universal subscription-price schedule. “Nationally produced,” “available in the app,” or “streaming” does not mean universal availability. If an assignment says ESPN or ESPN2, or leaves a time/network as TBD, check the official page again.

Do not use unauthorized stream links. No betting information is included here.

What to check before watching

Save the official page for the conference or broadcaster that announced the game, then recheck the date, ET start time, outlet, and any conditional label. For a game outside the United States, confirm territory availability separately because the cited releases do not establish international rights. For app viewing, confirm whether the route calls for ESPN+, ESPN Unlimited, FOX One, Peacock, Paramount+, or authenticated pay-TV access; do not assume one service unlocks another. For the tournament, expect the NCAA’s blank network fields and incomplete early-round entries to be updated later.

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