Eight-time national champion Tennessee, 2023 NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed Indiana and six other power conference programs will head to Southwest Florida this November to take part in the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off, which is scheduled for Nov. 23-25 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers, Fla.
Eight teams will participate in one of two divisions over the three days of the event. Tennessee, Indiana, Oklahoma and Princeton make up the Island Division, with games set for Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, and Nov. 25. FOX will provide a national television platform for the Elevance Heath Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thanksgiving night when the network broadcasts the Tennessee-Indiana contest at 6 p.m. ET. Oklahoma and Princeton will open the event with a 3 p.m. ET tipoff on Thanksgiving Day. On Nov. 25, Indiana will face Princeton and Tennessee takes on Oklahoma.
Shell Division games are set for Nov. 24 and 25 and will follow a traditional bracket format. Boston College faces Marquette and Wisconsin takes on Arkansas in opening-round games on Nov. 24, with the third-place and championship games of the Shell Division set for Nov. 25.
Distribution plans for remaining Island and Shell Division contests will be announced at a later date.
Combined, the eight programs boast 123 NCAA Tournament appearances and 79 conference regular season and tournament championships. Indiana, Marquette, Oklahoma, Princeton and Tennessee each earned NCAA Tournament berths last season, with the Hoosiers earning their first No. 1 seed in program history. Tennessee’s eight national championships and 18 Final Four appearances rank second in NCAA history.
The complete schedule of Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off games is below:
| Date | Division | Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Thursday, Nov. 23 | Island Division | Oklahoma vs. Princeton | 3 p.m. |
| Thursday, Nov. 23 | Island Division | Tennessee vs. Indiana | 6 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 24 | Shell Division | Wisconsin vs. Arkansas | 2 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 24 | Shell Division | Boston College vs. Marquette | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Nov. 25 | Island Division | Indiana vs. Princeton | 11 a.m. |
| Saturday, Nov. 25 | Island Division | Tennessee vs. Oklahoma | 1:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Nov. 25 | Shell Division | Shell Division Third-Place | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, Nov. 25 | Shell Division | Shell Division Championship | 7:30 p.m. |
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