The UCLA Bruins might be the least heralded number one overall seed in recent memory. They came into the tournament as the de facto best team in the country, with just two losses to USC on the year, and continued that trend into the tournament,

Madness continued with the women’s Final Four. After South Carolina rolled to a win over Texas, U-Conn. thrashed UCLA to join the Gamecocks in the title game.

Even in a Final Four with three No. 1 seeds, No. 2 UConn is the clear favorite to win the national title now that the Final Four is set.

It’s been less than 24 hours since navy-and-white confetti dusted the Amalie Arena floor Sunday night. But college basketball is in the thick of its version of free agency.

The UConn star was named the 2025 Final Four Most Outstanding Player following her 24-point performance in the national championship win over South Carolina. Fudd added 5 rebounds and 3 steals, capping a dominant title game that helped seal the Huskies’ 12th NCAA championship — and first since 2016.

UConn capped its season at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball pol l on Monday, one day after winning its 12th national championship. The Huskies received all 31 votes from a national media panel after Geno Auriemma's team beat South Carolina 82-59 for the title.

How do you sum up UConn's latest national title under Geno Auriemma? The answer for ESPN's Ryan Ruocco is to focus on Huskies superstar Paige Bueckers, who proved she was the biggest superstar in the women's NCAA tournament who's finishing a storybook college career as she presumably heads to the WNBA.