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Ever since the 2025-26 season tipped off, one question has persisted across the country and throughout the season. Can anyone beat UConn? Through 34 games, the answer has been a resounding no.

The defending champions have been tested at times, usually for no longer than a quarter — kudos to Michigan, Tennessee and Villanova for managing even that — but never enough to actually take down the Huskies. “We haven’t varied that much from November to the tournament last week. We pretty much stayed at a certain level.

No team is gonna be perfect for four months, five months, but we’ve been pretty consistent during all that time,” Geno Auriemma said Sunday. “I think our team has great confidence in what we’ve been able to do. ” UConn’s schedule wasn’t exactly overwhelming during the regular season.

The Huskies didn’t face any of the other No. 1 seeds. Only one other tournament team came from the Big East, while the four nominal power conferences (Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12) all landed at least eight teams in the field.

Now that UConn has to match up against the best teams in the country, this is the time for their weaknesses — if there are any — to show in the light. One statistic that stands out on the Huskies’ profile is the amount of 3-pointers they concede, an average of 25. 1 per game.

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