And then there were four in the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament.
Three No. 1 seeds — UCLA, South Carolina and Texas — punched their tickets to Tampa Bay, Florida to the Final Four, which tips off on Friday. UConn is the lone No. 2 seed to advance after knocking out No. 1 USC, which was not at full strength following the season-ending ACL injury of JuJu Watkins. UConn advanced to its 24th Final Four in program history, which marks the most all-time in men's or women's college basketball.
On the other side of the spectrum, UCLA is making its first Final Four appearance. "It feels great. Everyone came to UCLA for this reason, to do something we haven't done in a really long time or in the NCAA era, and so just really proud, proud of my teammates, the staff, the coaches of just continuing to get better every day and grow from each season prior," guard Gabriela Jacquez said after the Bruins' Elite Eight win over No. 3 LSU.
Texas is set to make its fourth Final Four appearance, while South Carolina is through to the semifinals for the fifth consecutive season and the seventh overall. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament, including a breakdown of ...
