Women’s March Madness starts thisThursday and there is a lot of buzz surrounding it. The viewership of women’s basketball has skyrocketed last year. The women’s finals between South Carolina andIowa last year attracted 18.9 million viewers whereas the men’s finals between Purdue And Uconn attracted 14.82 million viewers.
The 2025 regular season on ESPN averaged 280,000 viewers, an increase of 3% from last year and a season-high since the 2009 season. Most notably, the 2024 women’s championship game was watched by more viewers than the men’s final, which indicates the sport’s growing popularity. This is a trend that is likely to persist, with the 2025 tournament promising to attract even more viewers.
Catlin Clark was the sensation of college basketball last year. She changed the way college basketball is looked at. This year will have a chance to top it. South Carolina is likely to do the repeat with other 1 seeds Texas Ucla and USC.
USC is led by Juju Watkins who has 24.6 points.
UConn is also in the same group who has Paige Buckers who has 19 points on the year.
Another team that can make some noise is TCU who has internet star Hailey Van Lith. She averages 17.9 points per game 4.4 Rebounds and 5.3 assist while shooting 45% FG point
This year’s tournament also features some teams making their NCAA tournament debuts, which include George Mason, UC San Diego, Fairleigh Dickinson, Arkansas State, Grand Canyon, and William & Mary.
In the meantime, UNC Greensboro is back for the first time since 1998. Stanford failed to reach the tournament for the first time since 1987.
With each round of the tournament, teams will fight for a highly coveted Final Four berth, to be played in Tampa, Florida, on April 4 with the national championship game being played on April 6.
The 2025 Women’s March Madness will undoubtedly see unprecedented moments and showcase the best women’s college basketball has to offer. Women’s college hoops experienced a massive boost in viewership leading up to the 2025 NCAA Tournament