UCLA’s path to the Final Four: Will LSU or Baylor contain Lauren Betts? Not likely
1 week, 2 days ago

UCLA’s path to the Final Four: Will LSU or Baylor contain Lauren Betts? Not likely

New York Times  

For the first time in program history, UCLA earned a No. The Bruins aren’t just on the top line — they are the top overall seed as they seek their first Final Four and national title. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament 🤩#B1GWBBall x @UCLAWBB pic.twitter.com/g8eT0pyiT0 — Big Ten Women’s Basketball March 17, 2025 Looking at the rest of the draw, the highest NET rating other than UCLA is No. Johnson missed the entire SEC tournament while Morrow exited LSU’s last game early; both wore protective boots during the Tigers’ Selection Sunday party. 3 seed for the third consecutive season, beat the Bruins in the 2024 NCAA Tournament — a loss that UCLA coach Cori Close said her team has thought about all year.

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No. 1 overall seed UCLA eager to begin its quest for a storybook ending to this historic season
4 days, 10 hours ago

No. 1 overall seed UCLA eager to begin its quest for a storybook ending to this historic season

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Although UCLA’s season already has been a spectacular story by multiple measures, the Bruins are determined to write the proper ending. I do think we’ll play with a lightness, like joy, like Coach Cori said the other day.” The Bruins’ first obstacle is the Jaguars, who beat UC San Diego in the First Four on Wednesday for …

March Madness: UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas are No. 1 seeds in women's NCAA Tournament
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1 week, 1 day ago

March Madness: UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas are No. 1 seeds in women's NCAA Tournament

Hindustan Times  

UCLA is the top overall seed in the women's NCAA Tournament. 1 seeds in women's NCAA Tournament It's the first time in school history that the Bruins are the top team in the tournament. This NCAA Tournament will be only the second one in the past 19 years to have no teams entering March Madness with zero or one loss. …

2025 Women’s March Madness bracket picks: Why Chantel Jennings picked UCLA to win it all
1 week, 1 day ago

2025 Women’s March Madness bracket picks: Why Chantel Jennings picked UCLA to win it all

New York Times  

The bracket is finalized. Harmoni Turner becomes just the third player in program history to surpass 2,000 career points.#GoCrimson x #BelieveIt pic.twitter.com/fwEfoaKQba — Harvard Women’s Basketball March 15, 2025 NC State’s backcourt is … back The Wolfpack made a run to last season’s Final Four, and with its vaunted backcourt — Saniya Rivers, Aziaha James, Zoe Brooks — looking to …

UConn’s path to the Final Four: Will it include a Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins showdown?
1 week, 2 days ago

UConn’s path to the Final Four: Will it include a Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins showdown?

New York Times  

For the second consecutive year, UConn’s path to the Final Four will require it to advance past USC. A matchup between two of the top players in the country, UConn’s Paige Bueckers and USC’s JuJu Watkins, looms in the Elite Eight of Spokane 4. Last season, she led Oregon State to the Elite Eight by averaging 15.8 points and nine …

Women’s March Madness Bracket Watch: UConn takes No. 2 seed behind South Carolina
1 week, 4 days ago

Women’s March Madness Bracket Watch: UConn takes No. 2 seed behind South Carolina

New York Times  

Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. First Four Los Angeles 16 NC A&T 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Columbia 16 Southern 16 High Point Baton Rouge 11 Washington 11 Harvard Raleigh 11 Iowa State 11 Princeton …

UCLA routed by Wisconsin in Big Ten tournament quarterfinal
1 week, 4 days ago

UCLA routed by Wisconsin in Big Ten tournament quarterfinal

LA Times  

UCLA guard Sebastian Mack, who came off the bench to score a team-high 18 points, shoots over Wisconsin guard Jack Janicki during the first half of a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday. “I didn’t feel like we were ready to play.” Cronin shook up his lineup to start the second half, going with reserves Mack, Trent Perry and William Kyle …

UCLA comes into its first league tournament after winless Big Ten start
1 week, 5 days ago

UCLA comes into its first league tournament after winless Big Ten start

India Today  

Mick Cronin’s biggest worries all season have focused on getting better and reaching March with healthy bodies. 1 this week a position they held for 12 straight weeks earlier in the season after beating rival Southern California for the Big Ten Tournament title last weekend. Last year, Cronin’s Bruins had their first overall sub.-500 record since 2015-16 and they missed …

Teams vying for No. 1 NCAA seeds stated their cases and now it’s up to selection committee to decide
2 weeks ago

Teams vying for No. 1 NCAA seeds stated their cases and now it’s up to selection committee to decide

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “So now you can actually put them head to head and say this is what it looks like.” Auriemma’s team lost to Southern California and Notre Dame, but shocked South Carolina on the road last month. 1 overall seed: South Carolina Dawn Staley’s team went …

Southern California, UCLA, Texas and Notre Dame are projected top seeds in women’s NCAA Tournament
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Southern California, UCLA, Texas and Notre Dame are projected top seeds in women’s NCAA Tournament

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament in the latest projections of the top teams. The Trojans would be joined by UCLA, Texas and Notre Dame as the top seeds if the tournament began now, according to the NCAA selection committee, which on Thursday did …

UCLA, Texas, USC, Notre Dame earn No. 1 seeds in second NCAA women’s hoops top-16 reveal
3 weeks, 5 days ago

UCLA, Texas, USC, Notre Dame earn No. 1 seeds in second NCAA women’s hoops top-16 reveal

New York Times  

With Selection Sunday less than three weeks away, the NCAA selection committee released the top 16 seeds for the second time this winter. Ohio State Early look: 2025 bracket Spokane 1: UCLA, LSU, UNC, Kansas State Birmingham 2: Texas, NC State, TCU, Ohio State Spokane 3: USC, UConn, Duke, Kentucky Birmingham 4: Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma USC, Texas …

UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame are No. 1 seeded teams in first NCAA Tournament reveal
1 month, 1 week ago

UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame are No. 1 seeded teams in first NCAA Tournament reveal

Associated Press  

UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame would be the No. “We were pretty certain as a group that we had the right four on the one line,” NCAA women’s basketball selection committee chair Derita Dawkins told The Associated Press in a phone interview. UCLA and Notre Dame were projected as the top seeds in the Spokane Regional, with South …

UCLA projected to get NCAA tournament overall No. 1 seed in first bracket reveal
1 month, 1 week ago

UCLA projected to get NCAA tournament overall No. 1 seed in first bracket reveal

LA Times  

UCLA guards Londynn Jones, Kiki Rice and Gabriela Jaquez look up during introductions playing Ohio State at Pauley Pavilion on Feb. 55, 2025 in Westwood, California. The NCAA basketball selection committee on Sunday did its first reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds. “We were pretty certain as a group that we had the right four …

Lauren Betts leads UCLA to a season-opening victory over Louisville in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lauren Betts leads UCLA to a season-opening victory over Louisville in Paris

LA Times  

UCLA center Lauren Betts, left, and Louisville guard Tajianna Roberts battle for the ball during the Bruins’ 66-59 win in Paris on Monday. UCLA Sports UCLA women looking for a deeper NCAA tournament run this season The Bruins have been eliminated in the Sweet 16 the last two seasons but have the talent and depth to contend for the NCAA …

UCLA vs. LSU takeaways: Was not getting mauled by Tigers a sign of progress?
6 months ago

UCLA vs. LSU takeaways: Was not getting mauled by Tigers a sign of progress?

LA Times  

Was it a step forward or another stride to nowhere? A shorthanded defense kept things competitive despite failing to mount any semblance of a pass rush. Others could question whether incremental improvement is enough in an era when coaches make millions, some players pocket CEO money and fans are asked to keep funding the whole operation, win or lose. UCLA …

No. 16 LSU and UCLA have plenty to clean up heading into the Bruins’ visit to Death Valley
6 months ago

No. 16 LSU and UCLA have plenty to clean up heading into the Bruins’ visit to Death Valley

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We beat South Carolina on the road in a sold-out stadium in the SEC, against a team that beat the pants off of Kentucky, who played Georgia right to the end,” Kelly said. “So, if we want to do that game, I guess we’re going to …

Angel Reese records her 26th double-double of the season as LSU advances beating UCLA 78-69
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Angel Reese records her 26th double-double of the season as LSU advances beating UCLA 78-69

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! ALBANY, N.Y. — Flau’jae Johnson had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Angel Reese put up her 26th double-double of the season and LSU beat UCLA 78-69 in the Sweet 16 on Saturday to continue its quest for a second straight national title. ALBANY REGIONAL 2 …

UCLA women falter at the finish in NCAA tournament loss to LSU
11 months, 3 weeks ago

UCLA women falter at the finish in NCAA tournament loss to LSU

LA Times  

UCLA center Lauren Betts works in the post against LSU forward Angel Reese during the first quarter Saturday. “We gave up layups and free throws and we missed layups and free throws down the stretch,” said Close, “and ultimately I’m responsible.” There were no easy answers in the UCLA locker room, where point guard Kiki Rice sat on a training …

UCLA lands highest women’s NCAA tourney seed in its history, but falls short of No. 1
1 year ago

UCLA lands highest women’s NCAA tourney seed in its history, but falls short of No. 1

LA Times  

Living up to her name this time of year has been agonizing for Cori Close. 1 seed and we didn’t,” said Close, whose team finished tied with USC for second in the Pac-12 standings before losing to the Trojans in a conference tournament semifinal, “so what has that taught us and will we be better moving forward? “I think we …

Women’s basketball Bracket Watch: South Carolina dominates. Who else deserves No. 1 seed?
1 year ago

Women’s basketball Bracket Watch: South Carolina dominates. Who else deserves No. 1 seed?

New York Times  

The full women’s NCAA Tournament bracket has been set with South Carolina as the No. First Four Columbia 16 Sacred Heart 16 UT Martin Corvallis 11 Marquette 11 Miami Los Angeles 16 Holy Cross 16 Presbyterian Baton Rouge 11 Arizona 11 Texas A&M Albany 1 Columbia 1 South Carolina 16 Sacred Heart UT Martin Columbia 8 Michigan State 9 Kansas …

No. 9 LSU looks to re-establish title credentials after early setbacks
1 year, 2 months ago

No. 9 LSU looks to re-establish title credentials after early setbacks

Associated Press  

— Widespread perceptions that Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey had built a juggernaut at reigning national champion LSU have been revised somewhat by two losses, a key injury and early season chemistry concerns. “This is what happens when you’re defending champion,” Mulkey said of the intensity with which LSU’s opponents have played and the hostility the Tigers have faced …

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Purdue, Arizona, Houston, Kansas are top seeds
1 year, 2 months ago

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch: Purdue, Arizona, Houston, Kansas are top seeds

New York Times  

We might remember 2023 as the year America went back to the movie theater. No, not Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” or Beyoncé’s “Renaissance.” We’re talking about the restoration and re-release of Talking Heads’ 40-year-old masterpiece “Stop Making Sense,” which Roger Ebert once perfectly described as 90 minutes “of enormous energy, of life being lived at a joyous high.” We …

Lauren Betts powers No. 2 UCLA to 95-78 win over 20th-ranked Florida State
1 year, 3 months ago

Lauren Betts powers No. 2 UCLA to 95-78 win over 20th-ranked Florida State

Associated Press  

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Lauren Betts has been nearly unstoppable around the basket this season, shooting 77% from the field. 2 UCLA beat 20th-ranked Florida State 95-78 on Sunday at the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. Florida State finally got going at the end of the quarter behind Carla Viegas’ five points to trail 26-17 after one. “They are an amazing …

Lauren Betts and UCLA dominate in season-opening victory over Purdue
1 year, 4 months ago

Lauren Betts and UCLA dominate in season-opening victory over Purdue

LA Times  

UCLA forward Gabriela Jaquez, left, shoots over Purdue forward Alaina Harper during the second half of the Bruins’ 92-49 season-opening win Monday night. Betts scored a career-high 20 points in her UCLA debut, Londynn Jones had 20 points and the fourth-ranked Bruins routed Purdue 92-49 Monday night in a matchup of future Big Ten opponents. This was such a great …

Women’s college basketball too-early top 25: Who lands at the top? UConn or LSU?
1 year, 11 months ago

Women’s college basketball too-early top 25: Who lands at the top? UConn or LSU?

New York Times  

We last released power rankings five weeks before the end of the NCAA Tournament. • The top spot goes to the 2023 champion Tigers, a team that improved steadily throughout the year and proved that a tough schedule isn’t a necessary prerequisite for postseason success. Nevertheless, the talent of that duo, along with the growth UConn saw from Aaliyah Edwards …

UCLA's March Madness toughness will be tested on Final Four trek
2 years ago

UCLA's March Madness toughness will be tested on Final Four trek

LA Times  

It is glamorously called, “The Road to the Final Four,” but on the day UCLA received its coordinates, it was surely struck with a gritty realization. In the NCAA men’s basketball tournament pairings announced Sunday, the Bruins were placed in the toughest region against some of the toughest teams and must compete without potentially two of their toughest players. UCLA …

Stock Watch: Is it time to dump Kentucky? Will LSU rise to a No. 2 seed?
3 years, 1 month ago

Stock Watch: Is it time to dump Kentucky? Will LSU rise to a No. 2 seed?

New York Times  

I’m a believer in sure bets. Senior NaLyssa Smith averaged 25.6 points and 10 rebounds in the previous five games before Wednesday night’s win at Oklahoma State, and she has been a force on both ends along with frontcourt partner Queen Egbo. The Yellow Jackets scored an average of only 54 points in those previous four losses, and that won’t …

UCLA is part of a Final Four with a distinct Western flavor
3 years, 11 months ago

UCLA is part of a Final Four with a distinct Western flavor

LA Times  

Jules Bernard and his UCLA teammates are part of a men’s Final Four that for the first time ever features teams only from west of the Mississippi River. “I think it’s great that Gonzaga has a chance to go undefeated from the West Coast Conference,” said Holton, a color analyst for the Portland Trail Blazers, his former NBA team. Every …

USC has the goods to beat unbeaten Gonzaga and reach Final Four
3 years, 11 months ago

USC has the goods to beat unbeaten Gonzaga and reach Final Four

LA Times  

USC’s Evan Mobley, left, looks to pass as he’s guarded by Oregon’s Franck Kepnang during the Trojans’ Sweet 16 win Sunday in the NCAA tournament. × Highlights from USC’s win over Oregon in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament on Sunday. Evan Mobley scored 17 points in his tournament opener against Drake, but the number of double teams he …

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