Connecticut Huskies Ruling in Women's March Madness Final!
UConn was selected as the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament despite there being a strong case for the UCLA Bruins.
The UConn women's basketball team was tabbed as the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket on Sunday night, while UCLA was given the No. 2 overall seed.
Rounding out the No. 1 seeds were Texas in the Fort Worth 3 Region and South Carolina in Sacramento 4. There had been discussion and debate as the season wound down about who would get the No.
1 seed. Despite UConn’s undefeated record, people around women’s college basketball were making the case for UCLA to get the top spot. Among the cheerleaders for the Bruins was former Notre Dame head coach and ACC Network contributor Muffet McGraw.
“UConn is certainly good enough to win the national championship, but UCLA and South Carolina have had as much success against a much tougher schedule,” McGraw wrote on X . The case for UCLA begins with the fact that it has 19 Quad 1 wins — the most in the country and 10 more than UConn. The Bruins, led by Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice, also rank first in WAB (wins above bubble) and strength of schedule based off of the average NET ranking of opponents.