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NCAA Women's Basketball Championship - National Championship
UCLA routs South Carolina for first national title
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'The best decision I ever made': How UCLA's roster converged to become NCAA champs
How a longtime coach and an eclectic mix of transfers finally delivered an NCAA title years in the making.
UCLA celebrates first NCAA title in rout of South Carolina
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Gabriela Jaquez punctuates blowout with a 3 and double-double performance
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Lauren Betts assists back-to-back 3s as UCLA's lead balloons to 25
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Jaquez strips the ball and scores
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Rice steals it on one end, Leger-Walker hits a trey on the other
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Betts finishes a nice feed for a UCLA basket
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Raven Johnson hits a rainbow jumper over Betts
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Kiki Rice sinks smooth step-back triple to end 1st quarter for UCLA
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LOOKING AHEAD
NCAA women's basketball Way-Too-Early 2026-27 Top 25 rankings
UCLA is the 2026 champion -- but unranked in the first top 25 for next season. Runner-up South Carolina is No. 3.
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What's next for UCLA and South Carolina? Breaking down recruits, portal priorities, more
As the women's NCAA tournament comes to an end, what's next for UCLA and South Carolina ?
A NEW CHAMPION IS CROWNED
Emotional Gabriela Jaquez reacts to UCLA's national title victory
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UCLA coach Cori Close: We did this our way
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REFLECTING ON THE LOSS
Dawn Staley on national title loss to UCLA: 'We got smacked today'
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AURIEMMA-STALEY FALLOUT
Wetzel: Dawn Staley might not be fazed by Geno Auriemma's antics, but he still needs to fix this
Geno Auriemma is a defining figure in women's basketball, which makes his behavior Friday night all the more disappointing.
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Andscape
Dawn Staley's remarks on rival's outburst reflect a restraint familiar to Black women
ANDSCAPE
Andscape
For former UCLA player turned assistant Michaela Onyenwere, NCAA title is sweet
Alum celebrates helping the Bruins earn their first national championship.
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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Don't take Dawn Staley for granted
Among the giants of women's basketball, South Carolina coach has had an entirely different impact across 30 years
NCAA Women's Basketball
Recapping best moments from SEC women's basketball this season
The SEC Now crew takes a look at some of the best and most exciting moments from SEC women's basketball this season.
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Top Headlines
- 'We did it!': UCLA wins first women's NCAA title
- Staley praises Close: Happy for 'quality people'
- Georgia hires McNeese's Guzzardo as new coach
- Geno apologizes to South Carolina for outburst
- Marshall beats Illinois State for 1st WNIT title
- Clemson releases five-star recruit Jones from NLI
- UVA fires Agugua-Hamilton despite Sweet 16 run
- UCF hires Lazo as new women's basketball coach
- 🤔 What's next for eliminated tournament teams?
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Unbeaten UConn women's basketball is close to a title repeat
Even after Paige Bueckers departed for the WNBA, the Huskies kept rolling and are closing in on a repeat.
