The women’s final four were the most-viewed NCAA D1 women’s college basketball semifinals in ESPN history with an average of 4.5M viewers. The LSU and Virginia Tech game peaked at 5 million views while South Carolina and Iowa peaked at 6.6 million. They were the 2 most-viewed basketball games, men’s or women’s, ever on ESPN+.
This comes as no surprise to anyone who watched these fierce matchups. The South Carolina and Iowa game was a sell out with 19,288 fans in attendance. The American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas held the Final Four games and holds the National Championship on April 2. This arena is home to the Dallas Stars of the NHL and the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA.
LSU and Iowa will take the stage one last time this season on April 2 to see who will take home the National Championship. This is the first time in program history the LSU Tigers, men or women, have made it to the National Championship game. This is the first time Iowa’s women’s basketball program has reached the National Championship game and only the second time in school history.
#WFinalFour ππππππ across ESPN platforms to become the most-viewed #NCAAWBB semis (4.5M avg viewers) in ESPN history
π@IowaWBB vs. @GamecockWBB | 5.5M viewers | Peak: 6.6M
π@LSUwbkb vs. @HokiesWBB | 3.4M viewers | Peak: 5M
π2 most-viewed π games ever on @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/qHD3VtYp3F— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) April 1, 2023
The D1 National Championship takes place Sunday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.