Women’s Final Four preview
The women’s Final Four is all high seeds: UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, with the championship set for Sunday April 5 — South Carolina and Texas reached the semis after commanding Elite Eight wins. Full schedules and seed context are in the tournament coverage. (ncaa.com) (usatoday.com)
South Carolina beat TCU 78-52 in the Elite Eight, with Joyce Edwards scoring 24 points and pulling down 12 rebounds while freshman Agot Makeer added 18 off the bench as the Gamecocks pulled away in the fourth quarter. (cbsnews.com)) Texas routed Michigan 77-41 in the Fort Worth regional final, Madison Booker led Texas with 19 points and seven rebounds while Rori Harmon posted 13 assists in the Longhorns’ defensive clinic. (espn.com)) UConn advanced with a 70-52 win over Notre Dame in the Fort Worth regional final; Sarah Strong scored 21 and Blanca Quiñonez had 20 as the Huskies entered the Final Four undefeated at 38-0 and claiming their 25th appearance. (espn.com)) UCLA rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Duke 70-58 in Sacramento, sophomore center Lauren Betts finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, and the Bruins improved to 35-1 — a program single‑season wins mark. (espn.com)) All four No. 1 seeds reaching the 2026 women’s Final Four marks the first time that’s happened since 2018 and only the fifth occurrence in tournament history, and it also makes these same four programs repeat Final Four participants from last year. (ncaa.com)) The national semifinals are scheduled in Phoenix at the event’s Mortgage Matchup Center on Friday, April 3, with the two women’s semis listed at 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. local MST (7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET on most listings). (ncaa.com))
