Watch Caitlin Clark play: How to watch today’s Iowa vs. Holy Cross NCAA women’s March Madness game

She became the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader this season and now No. 22 Caitlin Clark has one last shot at bringing a national championship back to Iowa. The Hawkeyes star may be throwing her hat in the ring for the 2024 WNBA Draft, but not without attending to the business at hand of winning March Madness. 

Caitlin Clark is one of the most exciting athletes in college basketball, making her games even more thrilling to watch. Keep reading for everything you need to know about how to watch Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

When and how to watch Caitlin Clark play today

The Iowa Hawkeyes make their 2024 March Madness debut on Saturday, March 23, 2024 against No. 16 Holy Cross at 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. PT). The game will broadcast live on ABC and stream on the platforms featured below.

Watch Caitlin Clark play today free with Fubo

If you’re new to streaming sports, you should know about Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to almost every local and nationally televised college basketball game of the season, plus your local TV affiliates, hundreds of cable TV channels and 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage. Another great reason to love Fubo is its lookback feature, which lets you watch sporting events up to 72 hours after they air live. That said, you won’t be able to watch out-of-market college basketball games with Fubo.

Start watching NCAA March Madness basketball and also get access to network-aired NFL, NBA and MLB games by starting a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. After your free trial, Fubo starts at $80/month for the Pro tier, but you can save $20 off your first month.

What you’ll get with Fubo Pro Tier:

There are no contracts with Fubo — you can cancel at any time.The Pro tier includes 199 channels, including NFL Network.Fubo includes all the channels you’ll need to watch college and pro football, including CBS.In addition to NFL football, Fubo offers MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. All Fubo tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.Stream on your TV, phone and mobile devices.

How to watch Caitlin Clark play today without cable

Women’s March Madness 2024, including the Final Four, will air on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+. If you’ve given up your cable subscription, or your cable provider doesn’t include the channels carrying the 2024 NCAA college basketball season, you can subscribe to one of the platforms featured below.

Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle: How to stream every women’s March Madness game

There’s only one way to watch every game of the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament and that’s through a subscription to Hulu + Live TV. You can watch both the women’ and men’s tournaments with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle features 95 channels, including ESPN and ABC, and includes ESPN+, so you’ll also catch out-of-market college basketball games next season. You’ll avoid the blackout games on ESPN+ by watching in-market games on Hulu+ Live TV, which streams your local network feed. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every local and nationally televised college basketball game on every network this season with Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.

Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It’s priced at $77.

Save $10 on Sling TV: The most cost-effective way to stream college basketball in 2024

If you don’t have cable TV that includes ESPN. TBS, TNN and TruTV, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream live local and nationally televised college basketball this year is through a subscription to Sling TV. The streamer offers access to your local network affiliate’s live feed (excluding CBS) and also includes the NFL Network and ESPN with its Orange + Blue Tier plan. Also worth noting: Sling TV comes with 50 hours of cloud-based DVR recording space included, perfect for recording all the season’s top NFL matchups.

Right now Sling TV is offering $10 off your first month of service on any tier. That means your first month of Sling TV Orange + Blue is just $50. (You’ll pay $60 per month after that, though you can cancel at any time.)

Note: Because men’s March Madness 2024 will be broadcast on CBS, you won’t be able to watch all men’s March Madness 2024 games with a Sling TV subscription. If you’re looking to stream the men’s tournament, we suggest a subscription to one of the other platforms featured here.

Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:

There are 46 channels to watch in total, including local NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available).You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.

ESPN+: How to watch the women’s Final Four

ESPN+ is ESPN’s subscription streaming platform. It offers exclusive live events, original studio shows and top-tier series that aren’t accessible on the ESPN networks. To watch the women’s Final Four, simply sign into the ESPN app. You’ll watch college basketball at no extra charge. You can stream ESPN+ through the ESPN app on your favorite mobile device and on ESPN.com. It’s also available as an app through major smart TV streaming platforms and through gaming consoles such as the PS5.

Keep in mind there are some blackouts prohibiting you from watching certain in-market games with ESPN+, even if they’re nationally televised. If you’re looking to avoid those blackouts, we suggest subscribing to the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle featured above.

It is important to note that ESPN+ does not include access to the ESPN network. It is a separate sports-centric service, with separate sports programming.

An ESPN+ subscription costs $10.99 per month, or save 15% when you pay annually ($110).  ESPN+ is also currently offering a cost-saving bundle. Get ESPN+ (with ads), Disney+ (with ads) and Hulu (with ads) for $14.99 per month.

Watch Caitlin Clark play today live with a digital HDTV antenna

You can watch March Madness coverage on network TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDTV channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here’s the kicker: There’s no monthly charge.

For anyone living in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal — or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch live sports without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.

This amplified digital antenna with a 400-mile range can receive hundreds of HD TV channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox and Univision, and can filter out cellular and FM signals. It delivers a high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV and top-tier sound. It comes with a 16-foot digital coax cable.

Key dates for the 2024 NCAA women’s college basketball tournament

First Four: Wednesday, March 20 and Thursday, March 21, 2024First round: Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23Second round: Sunday, March 24 and Monday, March 25Sweet 16: Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30Elite Eight: Sunday, March 31 and Monday, April 1Final Four: Friday, April 5National championship: Sunday, April 7 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio

Savor Caitlin Clark’s last season in Iowa: Nike “This was never a long shot” T-shirt

Caitlin Clark made history this season when she become the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader. Her last season playing college ball, No. 22 is about to go pro. What better way to celebrate (and savor) the moment than NIke’s “This was never a long shot” T-shirt, an homage to Clark’s prowess on the basketball court. 

The white T-shirt is made from 100% cotton and features graphics of Clark doing what she does best –shooting the ball. The shirt comes in men’s, women’s and kid’s sizing and is also offered in a crewneck sweatshirt. We’ve linked them all.