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"National champ is crazy," she wrote.
From Bleacher Report
UConn has won its 12th national championship and first since 2016 in women’s basketball after blowing out defending champion South Carolina 82-59 in the NCAA Tournament final.
From The New York Times
It's also the 17th time overall that the Huskies have ended in the top spot.
From Yahoo! Sports
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Follow UConn vs. South Carolina live updates from the women’s NCAA championship game. One of women's college basketball's most storied programs is heading back to the national championship game.
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UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59.
The 2025 women’s NCAA championship game between UConn and South Carolina drew 8.5 million viewers on Sunday, which was the third-most in the tournament’s history, per ESPN, but it was a steep decline from last year’s game and a slight drop from 2023’s matchup.
Here's everything you need to know about the UConn women's basketball dynasty, including rosters, stats, records, key moments and quotes.
UConn has capped its season at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll one day after winning its 12th national championship.
The Gamecocks opened at +450 on ESPN Bet to win the 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament, which puts them at the top of the odds board over USC (+500) and 2025’s newly-minted champion, UConn (+600). Texas, Notre Dame and LSU are tied for fourth at +750, while UCLA opened just behind at +850.
Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong lead the way in a dominant victory over the defending champion Gamecocks, securing the Huskies’ 12th women’s basketball championship.
The season wraps up with an epic matchup of legacy programs and legendary coaches as South Carolina faces UConn for the NCAA title.
The UConn Huskies pulled away in the second half and didn’t look back, defeating defending champions South Carolina 82-59 for a dominant victory in the women’s NCAA tournament national championship game.
Here's a look at the series history between South Carolina and UConn women's basketball, including head-to-head record, entering NCAA championship:
TAMPA, Fla. — After UConn crushed South Carolina on Sunday to win another national championship, women’s college basketball can turn its attention to a court drastically different but no less important than the hardwood at Amalie Arena.
UConn women's basketball won an NCAA record 12th national championship by defeating South Carolina at the Amalie Arena in Tampa.