In the recent stages of the NCAA basketball championship, the top-ranked South Carolina team successfully eliminated the ninth-seeded USC during the tournament’s second round, as reported by Ken Ruinard/USA Today Network South Carolina/magn Images. This decisive victory set the tone for the continuing high-stakes competition.
Upcoming Women’s Sweet 16 Showdowns and Broadcast Details
The basketball frenzy advances this Friday with the eagerly anticipated Women’s Sweet 16, where a total of eight matches are scheduled to be broadcast live over the course of two days. The 2026 edition of the Women’s March Madness tournament is slated to be showcased across multiple networks including ESPN, ABC, and other affiliates of the ESPN family, offering fans extensive coverage of the gripping contests.
The day’s sequence of games is set to commence at 2:30 PM ET with the clash between the second-seeded Vanderbilt and sixth-seeded Notre Dame. Following this, the first-seeded UConn is scheduled to face off against the fourth-seeded North Carolina at 5 PM ET. The evening continues with an encounter at 7:30 PM ET as the top-ranked UCLA squares up against the fourth-seeded Minnesota, both games airing on ESPN.
Closing out the day’s slate, the second-seeded LSU will compete against the third-seeded Duke at 10 PM ET, rounding off an action-packed schedule that promises intense competition and memorable moments for college basketball enthusiasts.