Final Four: Why not the Texas Longhorns to win the women's title? | Golden

The Texas Longhorns will defeat the UConn Huskies for the 2026 NCAA championship. No, I haven’t submitted myself for drug testing. Texas Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer celebrates winning the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Elite 8 game against Michigan at Dickies Arena on Monday, March 30, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas.

(Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) I just happen to be cleaner than a pair of KD19s fresh out of the box. For those questioning this prediction, here’s a better question: Why not Texas?

I agree with coach Vic Schaefer who has said more than once during this tournament that the Horns are good enough to make history. “They’re a special group,” he said after Monday’s 77-41 bludgeoning of Michigan . Two days earlier, while Texas was busy taking SEC colleague Kentucky apart in sections, basketball legend Rebecca Lobo — ESPN’s lead analyst — said what many in the women’s hoops world have been thinking for some time now.

“Texas is playing as well as any team in the tournament,” she said. UCLA's Lauren Betts (51) and Charlisse Leger-Walker (5) celebrate together on the bench during an 87-68 win against Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 at Pauley Pavilion on March 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Ronaldo Bolanos/TNS) MORE CED : UCLA will have its hands full with Texas Yes, we’re aware of that team from the northeast that’s captured a record 12 titles.