6 best women’s March Madness players in 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket

Who is your favorite player in the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament? There’s so much talent across the March Madness bracket to make any hoops head pumped about the action ahead.

So we asked our USA TODAY Sports Network experts to weigh in. Some players on this list – Hello, Paige Bueckers – are unsurprising. Others are also walking buckets, like Harvard’s Harmoni Turner and Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson. All are exhilarating hoopers on a mission this March.

So, here are our favorite players in the women’s bracket.

Women’s March Madness favorites: Best players in NCAA Tournament

Paige Bueckers, UConn

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Harmoni Turner, Harvard

Kennedy Smith, USC

Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State

Sonia Citron, Notre Dame

Hailey Van Lith, TCU

Women’s March Madness schedule

First Four: March 19-20
First round: March 21-22
Second round: March 23-24
Sweet 16: March 28-29
Elite Eight: March 30-31
Final Four: Friday, April 4 (both semifinals; first game begins at 7 p.m. ET)
NCAA championship: Sunday, April 6 (Game scheduled for 3 p.m. ET)

Where to watch Women’s March Madness

All games will be televised on the ESPN family of networks, which includes ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNews. Games can be streamed on Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.