UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top final AP Top 25 before March Madness

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top final AP Top 25 before March Madness

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina were the top four teams in the final regular-season Associated Presswomen's basketball Top 25released Monday, matching the No. 1 seeds in theNCAA Tournamentthat begins this week.

Associated Press UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, right, speaks as UConn guards Azzi Fudd, left, Blanca Quinonez, second from left, and associate head coach Chris Dailey, third from left, listen in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) UCLA guard Gianna Kneepkens (8) and center Lauren Betts (51 celebrate on the bench in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa in the finals of the Big Ten Conference tournament, Sunday, March 8, 2026 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Texas guard Rori Harmon guards South Carolina guard Maddy McDaniel during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) LSU guard Milaysia Fulwiley drives to the basket between South Carolina forward Joyce Edwards and center Madina Okot (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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The No. 1 Huskies were the overall top seed in the NCAA bracket announced Sunday night. The team that was No. 1 in the poll heading into March Madness has won the NCAA championship 17 times out of 43 early March polls dating to 1982, the first year of the women's tournament.

The AP has done a final poll after the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons so there is one more poll this season on April 6.

The No. 2 Bruins picked up one more first place vote this week, giving them three from the 31-member national media panel. UConn received the other 28. With so few games last week that involved ranked teams — only UConn and Princeton played and both won — the Top 25 didn't change much from the week before.

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LSU, Vanderbilt, Iowa and Duke followed No. 3 Texas and No. 4 South Carolina. Michigan and West Virginia rounded out the top 10 teams. All will host NCAA Tournament games this weekend. West Virginia flipped places with Ohio State, moving up to No. 11.

Conference supremacy

The SEC has the most teams in the Top 25 with eight. The Big Ten is next with seven. The Big 12 and ACC each have four. The Ivy League and Big East each have one.

Games of the week

The NCAA Tournamentopens with First Four games taking place on Wednesday and Thursday.

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