Cinderella will not be found at the Final Four. Instead, the favorites are headed to the last weekend of the 2025 men's NCAA tournament.
The Final Four field has finally been set, with South Carolina, UCLA, Texas and UConn heading to Tampa, Florida. This is South Carolina's fifth straight Final Four appearance. UCLA is making its first trip to the Final Four.
Top overall seed UCLA is playing in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time. The Bruins won a national title in 1978 in the pre-NCAA era of women’s basketball, led by Ann Meyers Drysdale, and returned to the Final Four the next year.
Geno Auriemma's UConn Huskies advanced to the Final Four for the 16th time over the last 17 tournaments, with the veteran coach's strong belief in guard Paige Bueckers aiding their latest run.
The UConn Huskies defeated the University of Southern California Trojans in the women's Elite Eight on Monday to advance to their 24th program Final Four, the most in NCAA tournament history across either bracket.
Final Four repeats the history of 2008, and, by seed, they’re right. In many other ways, this Final Four is so much different.
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Texas’ 64-year-old coach became the fifth person to lead two programs to the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Being one cohesive unit played a pivotal role in the Gators reaching the Final Four for the first time in over a decade