March Madness 2026: 4 teams with the best chance to challenge UConn for the women's NCAA championship

UCLA UCLA is UConn’s clear No. 1 challenger. In any season which UConn wasn't doing what it was doing, UCLA would be the game’s unquestioned dominant force. The Bruins are 34-1 , with their only loss coming against then-No. 4 Texas on Nov. 26. Since then, they’re 25-0 against a considerably tougher schedule than UConn’s featuring a grueling Big Ten slate.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Where UConn faced five ranked opponents, UCLA faced 13. The Bruins beat 12 of them, including a 96-45 drubbing of No. 9 Iowa in the Big Ten championship game. UCLA has a 19-1 record against Quad 1 opponents vs. 9-0 for UConn. Even Auriemma acknowledged after UCLA’s dominant Big Ten championship...