Women's NCAA field to be revealed with UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina potential No. 1s

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• Women's NCAA field to be revealed with UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina potential No. 1s

  UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are projected No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament when the bracket is announced Sunday night. The Huskies head into March Madness undefeated and need six more wins to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history. If they win, UConn will be the first repeat champion since the team won four in a row from 2013-16.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published: 2026-03-15 20:13:34 UTC

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• UConn overall 1-seed; joined by UCLA, Texas, SC

  Undefeated UConn was awarded the top overall seed in the women's NCAA tournament on Sunday. The Huskies are joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as the other No. 1 seeds.

  Publisher:ESPN GeneralArticle published: 2026-03-16 01:06:50.255Z

• Picking the NCAA women's bracket: UConn beats Texas for another national championship

  If you're a fan of South Carolina, UCLA or Texas — obviously, excellent teams — then go ahead and pick one of those schools to win the national championship. If it happens, you'll have a great chance to win the pool because everybody else will have picked UConn. It's rare that a team seeded lower than No. 8 reaches the Sweet 16; only three such teams in the last five years (Miami in 2023, Creighton and South Dakota in 2022) have gotten there.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published: 2026-03-16 15:01:18 UTC

• UConn huge odds-on favorite in NCAA women's tournament

  After several years away from the favorite spotlight, the UConn Huskies will go into the NCAA women's basketball tournament as the odds-on favorites to capture a record-extending 13th national championship.

  Publisher:ESPN GeneralArticle published: 2026-03-16 15:29:17.521Z