Women’s NCAA basketball tournament TV schedule

The women’s NCAA Tournament tips off Friday with 16 first-round games.

All of the television coverage Friday and Saturday will take place on ESPN2.

Fans in Kentucky will be able to watch only one game in its entirety Friday. That will be Central Arkansas at Louisville, which is set to begin at about 2:30 p.m. at the KFC Yum Center.

The Saturday TV schedule is similar, with fans in Kentucky getting only the UNC-Asheville at UK game in its entirety. That contest tips off around 4 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum.

ESPN2 is offering a full weekend of women’s NCAA Tournament coverage, but that coverage is regionalized. Fans will see games in their home regions in their entirety, but the rest of the country will see “the most compelling action from multiple games,” which is also known as whip-around coverage.

Here is Friday’s schedule:

Noon: Michigan St. vs. Belmont

Noon: DePaul vs. James Madison

Noon: Florida vs. Albany

Noon: West Virginia vs. Princeton

2:30: Ohio State vs. Buffalo

2:30: Mississippi State vs. Chattanooga

2:30: Louisville vs. Central Arkansas

2:30: Syracuse vs. Army

5: Baylor vs. Idaho

5: George Washington vs. Kansas State

5: Tennessee vs. Green Bay

5: Oregon State vs. Troy

7:30: Arizona State vs. New Mexico State

7:30: St. John’s vs. Auburn

7:30: Oklahoma State vs. St. Bonaventure

7:30: South Carolina vs. Jacksonville

This story was originally published March 17, 2016 at 7:10 PM with the headline "Women’s NCAA basketball tournament TV schedule."