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UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma dealt with doubt during the nine seasons his program hadn't won a national championship.
UConn women's basketball won an NCAA record 12th national championship by defeating South Carolina at the Amalie Arena in Tampa.
UConn is back on top of women's basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday, ending a nine-year title drought for the team. Azzi Fudd led the Huskies with 24 points while Sarah Strong added 24 points and 15 rebounds. Paige Bueckers had 17 points in her final game at UConn (37-3).
During Staley’s first season at South Carolina, the Gamecocks and Huskies faced off, and for seven consecutive matchups, UConn delivered. But in 2020, at South Carolina, the tides turned. The Gamecocks, with a starting five that included four future first-round WNBA Draft picks, picked off the Huskies at home.
Huskies star Paige Bueckers revealed the team's national championship banner on her Instagram on Monday following UConn's win over South Carolina in the title game. "National champ is crazy," she wrote.
Paige Bueckers is ending her college career on top.
UConn captured its 12th NCAA tournament title in program history with an 82-59 win over reigning champion South Carolina on Sunday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
The Gamecocks opened at +450 on ESPN Bet to win the 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament, which put them at the top of the odds board over USC (opening odds: +500) and 2025’s newly-minted champion, UConn (+600). Texas, Notre Dame and LSU opened tied for fourth at +750, while UCLA opened just behind at +850.
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By the time the Big Dance ended, nobody disputed UConn's status as the best team in women's basketball. Sunday's blowout concluded an incredible run in which it had an average margin of victory of 32.8 points.