Women’s Final Four power rankings: Who will win it all? UConn, South Carolina, Texas or UCLA?
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s & women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. For the second year in a row, UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina — all four No. 1 seeds — are the last teams standing in the Final Four.
Last year, UConn blew out the competition, but with all four teams playing at an elite level throughout the season, this year’s games figure to be much closer. UConn and South Carolina face each other in the first Final Four game on Friday in Phoenix, followed by UCLA and Texas. UConn and South Carolina both have cut down the national championship nets before, but Texas and UCLA are seeking their first titles since 1986 and 1978, respectively.
In three days, we will have a new (or maybe old) national champion. Here’s how the four remaining teams stack up. Connecticut Huskies With freshman Blanca Quiñonez performing at a high level, UConn is even more dangerous.
She’s shown flashes of brilliance throughout the season, but in the NCAA Tournament, Quiñonez has been consistently impactful. She’s averaging 17. 3 points, 4.
8 rebounds and 2. 5 steals per game. Gameplanning for Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd is hard enough, but Quiñonez makes the UConn attack even more complex.