COLUMBIA — South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley didn't hide the fact the Gamecocks deserved to be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. UCLA was the choice on Sunday.

The top two overall seeds, UCLA and South Carolina, will begin their tournament journeys on Friday, while UConn, USC and Texas, the other primary contenders, at least by seed and betting odds ...

UCLA, which beat the defending national champions on Nov. 24, is the top seed in Women's March Madness. Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina will open tournament play with a first-round game ...

UCLA Bruins head coach Cori Close during the ... JuJu Watkins' USC and Dawn Staley's South Carolina. "I wonder if they can mentally have that toughness, have that ability to have that juice ...

UCLA received 19 first place votes from the 32-member national media panel. South Carolina, the defending national champion, garnered eight first-place ballots as was No. 2. UConn was third after ...

(AP Photo/Michael Conroy) UCLA is the top overall seed in the women's NCAA Tournament. The Bruins were joined by South Carolina, Southern California and Texas as the No. 1 seeds that the NCAA ...

UCLA had one of the best seasons in school history and was rewarded with the top overall seed in the women's NCAA Tournament. The Bruins were joined by South Carolina, Southern California and ...

UCLA received 19 first-place votes from the 32-member national media panel. First-place votes in parentheses: South Carolina, the defending national champion, garnered eight first-place ballots as ...

UCLA received 19 first place votes from the 32-member national media panel. South Carolina, UConn, USC and Texas round out the top five. All but UConn on No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tourney that ...

The New Canaan girls earned the No. 1 ranking after winning Class LL and FCIAC titles last ...