Ranking UConn women’s basketball’s 12 national championship seasons. Which was the best?
Geno Auriemma is leading 38-0 UConn into Phoenix for the Final Four on the hunt for his second straight national title and 13th overall for the Huskies. He’s been the torchbearer of success in the women’s game for over four decades, with more rings than fit on his fingers. And though an undefeated champion in any sport is typically a legendary and rare feat, this season would be the seventh time his teams have done so.
So how impressive is this season in the context of Auriemma’s indelible legacy? That’s for you to decide, and the task in front of them still looms large. Dawn Staley and South Carolina will try to end UConn’s perfect season in a rematch of last year’s championship in the Final Four this season.
So for now, let’s take a look back and rank the 12 championships. 12. 2003-2004 Record: 31-4 The last Taurasi championship and the culmination of UConn’s first three-peat.
Yet, the season lacked the utter dominance of other Huskies’ campaigns on this list. It was the second straight season in which UConn didn’t win the Big East tournament following Sue Bird’s departure in 2002. The Huskies didn’t even make the final, losing to Boston College in the semifinals for their fourth loss on the year, a stain by UConn’s standards.
It righted the ship in the NCAA Tournament, beating two No. 1 seeds and winning their last three games by an average of 12. 3 points.
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