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Let the Madness begin!
The NCAA Div. I women’s basketball tournament tips off as teams hit the court with dreams of winning the 2023 national championship. Or, in the case of South Carolina, winning a second consecutive title.
The Gamecocks, the No. 1 overall seed, are bidding to become the first team to win back-to-back championships since Connecticut won four in a row from 2013-16. South Carolina, under coach Dawn Staley, won its first championship in 2017. 
The Stanford Cardinal, also a No. 1 seed, seek to win their second title in three years and fourth overall. The Indiana Hoosiers and Virginia Tech Hokies, which earned their first No. 1 seeds, will try to cut down the nets for the first time at the national championship in Dallas.
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Here is the full schedule for the 2023 tournament broken down by region with matchups, times and TV networks:
Wednesday
No. 11 Mississippi State 70, No. 11 Illinois 56
No. 16 Sacred Heart 57, No. 16 Southern 47
Thursday
No. 11 St. John’s 66, No. 11 Purdue 64
No. 16 Tennessee Tech 79, No. 16 Monmouth 69 
First round — Friday
No. 8 South Florida 67, No. 9 Marquette 65 (OT)
No. 7 Arizona 75, No. 10 West Virginia 62
No. 1 South Carolina 72, No. 16 Norfolk State 40
No. 2 Maryland 93, No. 15 Holy Cross 61
No. 3 Notre Dame 82, No. 14 Southern Utah 56
No. 11 Mississippi State 81, No. 6 Creighton 66
First round — Saturday
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Portland, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Sacramento State, 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Second round — Sunday, March 19
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 8 South Florida
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Mississippi State
No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 7 Arizona
Second round — Monday, March 20
UCLA/Sacramento State winner vs. Oklahoma/Portland winner
Sweet 16 — March 25
Second-round winners
Elite Eight — March 27
Sweet 16 winners
First round — Friday
No. 6 Michigan 71, No. 11 UNLV 59
No. 3 LSU 73, No. 14 Hawaii 50
No. 2 Utah 103, No. 15 Gardner-Webb 77
No. 10 Princeton 64, No. 7 N.C. State 63
First round — Saturday
No. 1 Indiana 77, No. 16 Tennessee Tech 47
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Miami (Fla.), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 5 Washington State vs. No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 13 Cleveland State, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)
Second round — Sunday, March 19
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 6 Michigan
No. 2 Utah vs. Princeton
Second round — Monday, March 20
Indiana/Tennessee vs. Oklahoma State/Miami winner
Villanova/Cleveland State winner vs. Washington State/FGCU winner
Sweet 16 — March 24
Second-round winners
Elite Eight — March 26
Sweet 16 winners
First round — Friday
No. 1 Virginia Tech 58, No. 16 Chattanooga 33
No. 9 South Dakota State 62, No. 8 Southern California 57 (OT)
First round — Saturday
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Saint Louis, 1 p.m. (ABC)
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 James Madison, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 2 Connecticut vs. No. 15 Vermont, 3 p.m. (ABC)
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Toledo, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. St. John’s, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 10 Alabama, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Second round — Sunday, March 19
No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 South Dakota State
Second round — Monday, March 20
Tennessee/Saint Louis winner vs. Iowa State/Toledo winner
Ohio State/James Madison winner vs. North Carolina/St. John’s
Connecticut/Vermont winner vs. Baylor Alabama winner
Sweet 16 — March 25
Second-round winners
Elite Eight — March 27
Sweet 16 winners
First round — Friday
No. 10 Georgia 66, No. 7 Florida State 54
No. 2 Iowa 95, No. 15 SE Louisiana 43
No. 1 Stanford 92, No. 16 Sacred Heart 49
No. 8 Mississippi 71, No. 9 Gonzaga 48
First round — Saturday
No. 6 Colorado vs. No. 11 Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPN News)
No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 12 Drake, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Iona, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 13 East Carolina, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Second round — Sunday, March 19
No. 1 Stanford vs. Mississippi
No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 10 Georgia
Second round — Monday, March 20
Texas/East Carolina winner vs. Louisville/Drake winner
Duke/Iona winner vs. Colorado/Middle Tenn. winner
Sweet 16 — March 24
Second-round winners
Elite Eight — March 26
Sweet 16 winners
At American Airlines Center in Dallas
March 31
Elite Eight winners, 7 and 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
At American Airlines Center in Dallas   
April 2
Final Four winners, 3 p.m. (ABC)

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