Florida State advanced to its 11th consecutive NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament as the No. 9 seed and will play No. 8 Alabama at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
The winner of FSU/Alabama will face the winner of Texas and No. 16 seed Drexel in the second round.
Florida State is one of just eight programs to make the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in every season since 2013, joining Baylor, Louisville, Maryland, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee and UConn.
The Seminoles are led by All-ACC First Team selections Ta'Niya Latson and Makayla Timpson. They are the first FSU teammates to be named to the All-ACC First Team in the same year since Kiah Gillespie and Nicki Ekhomu in 2020. Timpson was also selected to the ACC All-Defensive Team for the second straight season.
Latson tied for the ACC lead with six 30-point games in conference play. She is averaging 21.4 points, shooting 43.9 percent overall, and picking up 4.2 rebounds per game with 4.4 assists per game.
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Alabama is making its 13th NCAA tournament appearance and third in the last four years after earning an at-large bid.
However, junior forward Jessica Timmons will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury sustained in the SEC tournament. Timmons appeared in 32 games, averaging 11.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
The Crimson Tide are led by Aaliyah Nye (17.2 ppg) and Sarah Ashlee Barker (14 ppg). Forward Essence Cody as an All-SEC freshman honor, avaeraging 7.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. She also had 63 blocks.
What channel is Alabama vs. Florida State on today?
- TV channel: ESPN2
- Live stream: Sling
Florida State vs. Alabama will air nationally on ESPN2. Viewers can stream the game on Sling.
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Alabama vs. Florida State start time
- Date: Friday March 22
- Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
The tipoff time for Florida State vs. Alabama will be at 5:30 p.m. ET.
The game will be played at Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
March Madness 2024 tickets
- Tickets: StubHub
Tickets for every March Madness game are available on StubHub.
Women's March Madness schedule 2024
First Four
Wednesday, March 20
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (16) Presbyterian vs. (16) Sacred Heart | 7 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (12) Columbia vs. (12) Vanderbilt | 9 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
Thursday, March 21
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (11) Arizona vs. (11) Auburn | 7 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (16) UT Martin vs. (16) Holy Cross | 9 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
First Round
Friday, March 22
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (9) Michigan State vs. (8) North Carolina | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (15) Maine vs. (2) Ohio State | Noon | ESPN, Sling |
| (11) MTSU vs. (6) Louisville | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (16) TBD vs. (1) South Carolina | 2 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (10) Richmond vs. (7) Duke | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (16) Drexel vs. (1) Texas | 3 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (13) Marshall vs. (4) Virginia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (14) Rice vs. (3) LSU | 4 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (13) Portland vs. (4) Kansas State | 4:30 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (9) Florida State vs. (8) Alabama | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (12) TBD vs. (5) Baylor | 6 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (12) Drake vs. (5) Colorado | 7 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (10) Maryland vs. (7) Iowa State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (14) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Oregon State | 8 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (15) Norfolk State vs. (2) Stanford | 10 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (11) Texas A&M vs. (6) Nebraska | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
Saturday, March 23
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (11) Green Bay vs. (6) Tennessee | Noon | ESPN, Sling |
| (14) Jackson State vs. (3) UConn | 1 p.m. | ABC, Sling |
| (13) Fairfield vs. (4) Indiana | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (9) Michigan vs. (8) Kansas | 3 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (15) Kent State vs. (2) Notre Dame | 2:15 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (14) Chattanooga vs. (3) NC State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (16) TBD vs. (1) Iowa | 3 p.m. | ABC, Sling |
| (11) TBD vs. (6) Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (12) FGCU vs. (5) Oklahoma | 4 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (16) Corpus Christi vs. (1) USC | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (10) Marquette vs. (7) Ole Miss | 4:45 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (9) Princeton vs. (8) West Virginia | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (10) UNLV vs. (7) Creighton | 7 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Gonzaga | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (15) Cal Baptist) vs. (2) UCLA | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (12) SDSU vs. (5) Utah | 10 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
Women's NCAA Tournament sites 2024
(Note: The First Four, first-round and second-round games will be played at campus sites, hosted by the top 16 seeds.)
| Round | City | Venue |
| First Four | TBD | TBD |
| First/Second round | TBD | TBD |
| Sweet 16/Elite Eight | Albany, N.Y. | Times Union Center |
| Sweet 16/Elite Eight | Portland, Ore. | Moda Center |
| Final Four | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |