If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission.
Ahead of NCAA‘s March Madness basketball tournament, the Big Ten is having their own single-elimination tournament to decide which team sits on top of the Division I Conference.
The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament runs from Wednesday, Mar. 6 to Sunday, Mar. 10 and features some of the best teams in women’s college basketball, including Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Nebraska Cornhuskers and Michigan State Spartans.
How to Watch Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament: Date, Time
No. 12-ranked Purdue faces off against the No. 13-ranked Northwestern in a women’s college basketball game taking place on Thursday, Mar. 6 at 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. ET.
Afterwards, No. 11-ranked Minnesota battles the No. 14-ranked Rutgers approximately 25 minutes after the first game. The first round is live-streaming from Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on Peacock.
Meanwhile, you can watch the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on TV through the Big Ten Network and with your local CBS affiliate for the championship game on Sunday, Mar. 10.
Cord-cutters can watch games through any live TV streaming service that carries Big Ten Network and CBS, such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others. Sign up for a seven-day free trial from Fubo to watch it for free.
All web-based services are accessible on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.
Keep reading to find out how to watch the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament with and without a cable subscription, including more details on how to watch the game for free. Additionally, you can find where to buy last-minute tickets if you want to attend.
How to Watch Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Without Cable: Stream Online Free
While the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament broadcasts on TV on the Big Ten Network for most of the tournament and CBS for the championship game, the tournament can also be streamed on internet-based streaming cable services, some of which even offer free trials.
If you act fast and sign up now, you can watch the games online for free.
Peacock
If you want to watch the first round of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, it’s exclusively available to stream on Peacock.
Not a Peacock subscriber? You can sign up for just $5.99 per month, or $59.99 for an annual subscription for the ad-supported plan — an 18 percent savings. To go ad-free, a subscription goes for $11.99 per month, or $119.99 yearly for nearly 20 percent off an annual subscription.
Aside from the basketball tournament, you’ll also get access to originals like Poker Face, Bel-Air, Girls5eva and Sick; hit movies like Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, Ticket To Paradise and more; live sports and entertainment from NBC Sports (including NFL games) and WWE; and more than 50 “always-on” streaming channels.
DirecTV Stream
Watch the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on Big Ten Network and CBS with DirecTV Stream. Both networks are offered on all of the cable alternative’s packages, and the service includes more than 75 other channels — such as NBC, ABC, Fox, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and much more.
Pricing starts as low as $69.99 for the entry-level Entertainment package. In addition, other plans offer between 105-150 channels with prices ranging from $84.99 to $159.99 per month. New subscribers can receive a Visa rewards card worth up to $300 for a limited time. Learn more about the offer here.
Fubo
If you’d like to watch the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament live on Big Ten Network and CBS — along with more than 170 other news, entertainment and sports channels — go with a subscription to Fubo. The streaming service starts at $59.99 per month for the first month ($79.99 per month afterwards), while you can record more than 1,000 hours of TV shows, movies, games and more. Fubo is available to watch on your smartphone, tablet or TV too.
Additionally, other plans include the Elite package (with more than 250 channels for $69.99 per month for the first month and $89.99 per month afterwards) and the Premier tier that comes with nearly 300 channels, NFL RedZone, Showtime and 4K quality for $79.99 per month for the first months and $99.99 per month afterwards.
If you want to watch the women’s college basketball game for free, the online TV streaming service offers a seven-day free trial for new subscribers.
Hulu + Live TV
You can also livestream the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament online without cable with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV. It has access to more than 90 live channels — like Big Ten Network, CBS, AMC, BET, CNN, ESPN, Food Network and others — starting at $76.99 per month. The service also comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, as well as Disney+ and ESPN+ at no additional cost.
With a subscription, Hulu + Live TV users can watch originals from Hulu, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilms (Star Wars, Indiana Jones), The Muppets Studio and Pixar Animation. Subscribers can also watch ESPN+ for original sports programming and live sports from Formula 1 as well as the NHL, MLB and other sports leagues. It includes unlimited cloud DVR too. Unfortunately, Hulu doesn’t offer a free trial at this time.
How to Watch Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on TV
The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament game broadcasts live on Big Ten Network for the second round, quarterfinals and semifinals, as well as CBS for the championship game. This means you can watch the game on TV through your cable TV provider, on CBSSports.com or CBS Sports mobile app with your cable TV account credentials.
Where to Buy Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Tickets Online
Want to watch all of the women’s basketball action in person? You’ll find options for last-minute tickets below to watch the entire tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN.
Ticket prices vary, depending on where you’d like to sit in the arena at at StubHub, Ticket Liquidator, Ticket Network, GameTime and Ticketmaster, as well as BigTen.org for more info.
One of the best deals on Big Ten basketball tickets can be found at Vivid Seats, where you can save $20 off with code THR2024; or at SeatGeek where you can use promo code HOLLYWOOD10 to save $10 off eligible purchases of $250 and up.
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule
First Round: Wednesday, Mar. 6
- No. 12 Purdue vs. No. 13 Northwestern — 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. ET on Peacock
- No. 11 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Rutgers — about 25 minutes after Purdue/Northwestern on Peacock
Second Round: Thursday, Mar. 7
- No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Illinois — 9:30 p.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET on Peacock
- No. 4 Nebraska vs. Winner of Purdue/Northwestern — about 25 minutes after Maryland/Illinois on BTN
- No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Wisconsin — 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. ET on BTN
- No. 6 Michigan vs. Winner of Minnesota/Rutgers — about 25 minutes after Penn State/Wisconsin on BTN
Quarterfinals: Friday, Mar. 8
- No. 1 Ohio State vs. Winner of Maryland/Illinois — 3:30 p.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET on BTN
- No. 4 Michigan State vs. Winner of Nebraska/Purdue/Northwestern — about 25 minutes later on BTN
- No. 2 Iowa vs. Winner of Penn State/Wisconsin — 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. ET on BTN
- No. 6 Michigan vs. Winner of Minnesota/Rutgers — about 25 minutes later on BTN
Semifinals: Saturday, Mar. 9
- TBD — 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET on BTN
- TBD — about 25 minutes later on BTN
Championship Finals: Sunday, Mar. 10
- TBD — 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET on CBS