On Saturday, the No. 3 Ohio State women’s basketball team took care of business against No. 14 Howard, 75-54, and the No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish handled No. 11 Fairfield, 79-60. That sets up a meeting between the two Midwest powers on Monday in the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament’s Round of 32. The winner will advance to the Sweet 16 in Fort Worth, beginning next weekend. It is a relatively early tip-off, getting the action going at 4 p.m. ET, so if you need to figure out how you are going to watch
the game, we’ve got all of the details for you here.
I know it can be incredibly confusing to find the best way to watch a game in today’s entertainment landscape. Fortunately for you, I am something of a streaming expert… no really, I write about streaming services for a living. So, I am going to walk you through the best — and cheapest — ways for you to stream today’s game.
How to watch Ohio State vs. Notre Dame
- When: Monday, March 23, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN
- Announcers: Roy Philpott, Nell Fortner
- Stream: Watch with up to a 21-day free to YouTube TV or on ESPN Unlimited.
Best streaming option for OSU vs. Notre Dame and all March Madness games: YouTube TV | Up to a 21-Day Free Trial
When it comes to checking out both the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, you are going to have a lot of options, as CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, TNT, TBS, truTV are carried on many live TV streaming services, not to mention Paramount’s flagship on-demand platform, Paramount+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max, and ESPN’s new all-in-one streamer. However, whether you only want to watch Ohio State’s first-round game or you want to check out the entire tournament, I would recommend watching with YouTube TV.
Not only does the world’s largest live TV streamer carry all of the channels airing games in both the men’s and women’s Big Dances, but it is also currently offering a three-week free trial to select users. Now, YouTube TV is known for having different trial offers for users, based on certain criteria, so when you go through the sign-up process, make sure that you are paying attention to what the offer is.
Regardless of how long your free trial ends up being, once it is over, you will be able to get your first two months for just $60 apiece. That is a total of $46 off during those two months.
And the final reason to go with YouTube TV during March Madness is the platform’s Multiview feature. Being able to watch up to four tournament games at a time is a game-changer (no pun intended)!
Other streaming options for the Ohio State and Notre Dame game:
- DIRECTV MySports: This sports-specific skinny bundle is just $70 per month, following a five-day free trial. It carries every channel you would need to watch both the men’s and women’s tournaments in their entirety. And, it comes with access to the new ESPN streaming service at no extra cost.
- Hulu + Live TV: This is more expensive than DIRECTV’s MySports Genre Pack, at $89.99 per month, but there are some substantial benefits. Hulu + Live TV comes with all of the channel options as DIRECTV’s Signature packages, but it also offers the complete Disney Bundle, so you won’t have to pay more for Disney+, Hulu, or the new ESPN Unlimited streaming service.
- Fubo: $84.99 per month, with at least a one-day free trial. However, keep in mind that Fubo doesn’t carry any stations owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, so the tournament games airing on TBS, TNT, and truTV will not be available.
- ESPN Unlimited: Launched last fall, ESPN Unlimited is an all-in-one tier inside the ESPN app. For $30 per month, subscribers can watch every channel across the ESPN family of networks, including the sporting events that air on ABC. In addition, you get access to ESPN+’s streaming exclusives, the worldwide leader in sports’ on-demand library, WWE premium live events, and more.
