March is here, which means the women’s college basketball season is closing in on its finish.
The season has been a great one, full thrills and highlights, and one that grew the sport’s audience in leaps and bounds. We’ve seen upsets, like Portland breaking Gonzaga’s long win streak and Maryland’s win over Ohio State. We’ve witnessed excellence in team building as Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks completed a second-straight undefeated regular season (which ended with some fireworks in the SEC Tournament). And we’ve seen individual greatness in Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the owner of the NCAA’s all-time scoring record.
As March Madness gets underway, you might be wondering, where does this season end for the women? Where’s the Final Four?
The answer is Cleveland, Ohio.
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Rocket Mortgage Field House — the home of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers — will host the Final Four on April 5, and the national championship game on April 7.
ESPN will broadcast this year’s Final Four games at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday night. ABC will then carry the national championship at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
It’s the second time Clevland has hosted the Final Four. In 2007, Pat Summitt’s Tennessee defeated Rutgers there for the national title.