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What to Know About Women’s Basketball Today

1. The Final Four is Here 🎉

It all comes down to this. The Final Four tips off tonight in Tampa, Florida, with two marquee matchups set to determine who will battle for the national championship on Sunday. (NCAA)

📺 Tonight’s Final Four Matchups:

• (1) South Carolina vs (1) Texas – 7:00 PM ET | ESPN

• (1) UCLA vs (2) UConn – 9:30 PM ET | ESPN

🏆 National Championship Game:

• Sunday, April 6 at 3:00 PM ET | ABC

WHY IT MATTERS: After an intense season packed with upsets, tough competition, and emotional storylines, championship weekend is finally here. Tonight’s games will determine who plays for it all. Will Paige Bueckers cap her UConn career with a title? Can South Carolina become back-to-back champs? Or will Texas or UCLA break through and deliver a program-defining win? Buckle up—this is what March (and now April) Madness is all about.

2. College All-Star Rosters Are Set 📋

The 2025 Lilly Women’s College All-Star Game rosters are here, featuring 20 top college players preparing to make the leap to the pros. Players are split into Team Lieberman and Team Miller, coached by Naismith Hall of Famers Nancy Lieberman and Cheryl Miller. The game takes place this Saturday in Tampa, Florida, during Final Four championship weekend.

👉 See the full All-Star rosters

📺: Watch live: Saturday, April 5 at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN 2

WHY IT MATTERS: This game offers a final spotlight for graduating stars ahead of the WNBA Draft on April 14. All-Americans and conference standouts like Harvard’s Harmoni Turner, Iowa’s Lucy Olsen, and Florida State’s Makayla Timpson will take the floor one more time during Final Four weekend, hoping to boost their draft stock and leave one last impression on scouts and fans alike.

3. ESPN Goes All In with MegaCast for Championship Weekend 📣

ESPN is pulling out all the stops for this year’s women’s Final Four. As part of its “MegaCast” presentation, each game will feature 34 cameras—including a railcam and 8 robotic cameras—and multiple broadcast options.

The main feed will be led by Ryan Ruocco, Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo, and reporter Holly Rowe. Fans can also opt for the fan-favorite alternate stream: The Bird & Taurasi Show, presented by AT&T, with WNBA legends Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi offering live commentary and laughs.

👉 See the full ESPN and ABC programming slate

WHY IT MATTERS: This level of production reflects a major shift in how women’s basketball is covered—and valued. Just six years ago, fans were frustrated with ESPN’s dreaded “whiparound” format that skipped between games and often missed key moments.

Since 2020, the network has stepped up its game, recognizing the audience demand and commercial potential. This year’s MegaCast is its most comprehensive coverage yet, giving fans more ways to watch than ever before.