UConn women's basketball is a national champion for the 12th time in program history.
And boy, did Paige Bueckers earn her first national title in style. The Huskies defeated South Carolina 82-59 in the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament national championship game from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The championship is the first for the Huskies since 2016.
The 23-point victory is a historic margin for a national championship game. But how dominant was UConn?
Here's where the 2025 women's national championship game ranks among the biggest blowouts in women's championship game history:
UConn-South Carolina score
The Huskies earned a dominant 23-point victory over the Gamecocks in the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament championship game. The margin of victory was tied for the third-largest in championship game history.
UConn led by as many as 32 points with 4:20 left in the fourth quarter. That margin would have still been a point short of the biggest margin of victory in history.
What is the biggest blowout in women's NCAA championship game?
UConn holds the distinction of having the biggest blowout in women's NCAA championship game history. The Huskies defeated Louisville 93-60 in New Orleans in the 2013 national championship game.
Freshman Breanna Stewart scored 18 of her 23 points in the first half as the Huskies captured their eighth national title at the time.
Biggest blowouts in women's NCAA championship history
The Huskies also have the second-biggest blowout victory in the history of the NCAA championship games.
- 1. 2013: UConn 93, Louisville 60 (33)
- 2. 2016: UConn 82, Syracuse 51 (31)
- T-3. 2023: UConn 82, South Carolina 59 (23)
- T-3. 1987: Tennessee 67, Louisiana Tech 44 (23)
- T-5. 2009: UConn 76, Louisville 54 (22)
- T-5. 2005: Baylor 84, Michigan State 62 (22)
- 7. 2014: UConn 79, Notre Dame 58 (21)
- T-8. 2012: Baylor 80, Notre Dame 61 (19)
- T-8. 2000: UConn 71, Tennessee 52 (19)
- T-10. 1993: Tennessee 83, Georgia 65 (18)
- T-10. 1998: Tennessee 93, Louisiana Tech 75 (18)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Women's championship blowouts: Where does UConn-South Carolina rank?
