Breaking records became a habit for the Bruins last season.
First 12-week streak atop the AP Poll by a Big Ten team. First No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament in program history.

No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball and No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball are both returning to the “Big Dance” for the 2025-26 campaign – with the former holding a stake of the title odds and the latter looking to go past the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since the 2020-21 season.

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“We want Meg.”
Less than three minutes remain in a home game at Pauley Pavilion.
The Bruins are winning by a margin that requires a second look at the scoreboard.

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A fast break to the basket in transition.
A layup she had made thousands of times before.

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There was little doubt what the Bruins would hear on Selection Sunday.
UCLA has dropped just one game all season and finished conference play undefeated, winning the Big Ten tournament by a record-breaking 51 points.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Lauren Betts jumped to her feet off the bench, waving a towel like a lasso.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Twenty-four consecutive wins.
No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball (30-1, 18-0 Big Ten) achieved its longest winning streak in program history with a 72-62 victory over No.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Most UCLA games open with a Lauren Betts basket. 
But Friday’s game opened with a different storyline, one the Bruins have seldom seen all season.

After concluding its regular season with an 73-50 win over crosstown rival USC on Sunday, No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (28-1, 18-0) heads to Indianapolis, Indiana for its second-ever Big Ten tournament as the reigning champions.

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The Bruins swept Big Ten conference play, going undefeated across all 18 games and winning the regular season title.