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Women's Final Four Games To Close Tampa Roads: See Where
The national champion will be crowned during the NCAA Women's Final Four Weekend April 4-6 in Tampa. Here is what you need to know.

TAMPA, FL — The NCAA will round out its 2025 March Madness college basketball tournament in Tampa April 4-6, with officials warning the city could attract about 30,000 people a day to watch the final four women's teams battle for a national championship.
Tampa city officials on Wednesday released a breakdown of the NCAA Women's Final Four Weekend, which will feature a matchup between the University of Texas and the defending champion,University of South Carolina, and a head-to-head between the University of Connecticut and the University of California, Los Angeles.
The semifinals will kick at 7 p.m. Friday with the Texas and South Carolina matchup. Then, UConn will take its chances against UCLA at 9:30 p.m. Both games will take place at Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Drive in Tampa.
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The NCAA Women's Final Four National Championship game will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at Amalie.
Rapper Glorilla, of "FNF" and "Yeah Glo!" fame, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N. Ashley Drive, as part of the large-scale basketball event, according to the NCAA.
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Traffic could be heavily congested in the area. City officials released the following road closures:
Water Street – History Museum to Morgan Street
- April 3: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
- April 4: noon-1 a.m.
- April 5: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- April 6: 8 a.m.-midnight
- April 7: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ashley Drive (southbound right lane *Intermittent) – Twiggs Street to Polk Street
- April 4: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
- April 5: 8 a.m.-midnight
Morgan Street (northbound lane) – Water Street to Channelside Drive
- April 4: noon-11 p.m.
- April 5: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
- April 6: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Tampa Police will have a significant presence, and city officials advised people prepare for security screenings.
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