Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 2025: How To Watch the NCAA College Basketball Online Without Cable

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The 2025 NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 features the best college basketball teams in the country, including UCLA Bruins, South Carolina Gamecocks, USC Trojans, Texas Longhorns, UConn Huskies and others.

The women’s college basketball tournament continues with the Sweet 16 on Friday, March 28 until Saturday, March 29. Learn more about NCAA Women’s March Madness basketball tournament, along with college basketball bracket info here.

At a glance: Watch NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 Online

How to Watch NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16: Date, Time

Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 continues on Friday, March 28, at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET with No. 3-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels vs. No. 2-ranked Duke Blue Devils on ESPN.

Cord-cutters can watch Sweet 16 games through any live TV streaming service that carries ABC and ESPN, such as Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, DirecTV Stream and others. Sign up for a seven-day free trial from Fubo to watch it for free. All web-based services are accessible on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.

Keep reading to find out how to watch the NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 basketball tournament with and without a cable subscription, including more details on how to watch the game for free, the women’s college basketball schedule and where to buy last-minute tickets.

How to Stream NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 Without Cable

While the NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 basketball tournament broadcasts on TV across ABC and ESPN, the college basketball games can also be streamed on web-based streaming cable services, including on some that offer free trials. If you act fast and sign up now, you can watch the games online for free.

Learn more about how to stream the NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 games below.

ESPN+

Watch select NCAA Women’s March Madness games on ESPN+, which goes for $11.99 per month

Fubo

Stream ABC and ESPN; plans on sale from $59.99 for the first month

Hulu + Live TV

Stream ABC and ESPN on Hulu + Live TV for free with three-day free trial; plans start at $82.99 per month

Sling

Stream ABC and ESPN on Sling’s Orange + Blue package; plans on sale starting at $33 for the first month

Sling TV’s pricing and channel availability depends on your local TV market.

DirecTV Stream

Watch ABC and ESPN with DirecTV Stream starting at $74.99 per month

How to Watch NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 on TV

The NCAA women’s game broadcasts live across ABC and ESPN. You can watch the games on TV through your cable provider, on ESPN.com or the ESPN mobile app with your cable TV account credentials, including traditional and streaming services such as DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, Verizon, Philo, Sling, Xfinity and others.

What Is the NCAA Women’s March Madness Basketball Tournament Schedule?

The NCAA Women’s March Madness continues with the Sweet 16 starting on Friday, March 28 at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The game takes place at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama and Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington. Check out a complete NCAA Women’s March Madness schedule here.

Where to Buy NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 Tickets Online

The NCAA Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 starts on Friday, March 28 and goes until Saturday, April 29. Tickets are still available for the women’s college basketball games at GameTime, SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticket Liquidator, Ticketmaster, Ticket Network and Vivid Seats.

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