We're moments away
The women's national title game is about to tip off. The starting lineups are being read.
Last 10 women's national champions
2024 - South Carolina (38-0)
2023- LSU (34-2)
2022- South Carolina (35-2)
2021- Stanford (31-2)
2020 - Canceled due to Covid-19
2019 - Baylor (37-1)
2018 - Notre Dame (34-3)
2017 - South Carolina (33-4)
2016 - Connecticut (38-0)
2015 - Connecticut (38-1)
2014 - Connecticut (40-0)
Paige Bueckers going for history
South Carolina getting shots up early
Good or bad the Final Four had 3 No. 1 seeds and a No. 2 seed?
As a sicko who doesn’t make a bracket specifically to root for mass chaos, I am legitimately torn on this question. On one hand, the beauty of the knockout tournament is seeing an underdog catch fire and try to ride that wave all the way to the Final Four. On the other, it’s hard to be upset when most of the best talent in the sport is left to battle it out for a championship. So I will say that I err on the side of being pro-top seed. At the end of the day, when the stakes are at their highest, I want to see the sport’s best battling each other in high-pressure situations.
Paige Buckers' journey would make today special
Bueckers’ trying to win a ring as the elder stateswoman on a relatively young Connecticut Huskies squad is as exciting as it gets.
Bueckers has had a roller-coaster collegiate career, essentially having two seasons (one partly, one entirely) ruined by injury. In her senior go-around with the Huskies, she has remained a talented and efficient scorer while also being the playmaker her team desperately needs.
Bueckers and UConn have been in the Final Four each of the last two years (and four out of the last five seasons), but the program hasn’t won a championship since 2016. Bueckers’ returning the Huskies to glory would be an incredibly satisfying story.