Coach Cori Close stands on the sidelines. Close has led the Bruins to their only two Final Four appearances in program history, this and last year’s campaigns. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
No. 1-seeded UCLA women’s basketball (35-1, 18-0 Big Ten) will face No. 1-seeded Texas (35-3, 13-3 SEC) in the Final Four in Phoenix on Friday. The Bruins look to avenge a 76-65 loss to the Longhorns on Nov.
This post was updated March 21 at 10:01
March means a team that lost just one game through the regular season and conference tournament is now suddenly one loss away from the end of its season.
UCLA women’s basketball (31-1, 18-0 Big Ten) returns for its second consecutive NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed Saturday when it plays No. 16 seed Cal Baptist at Pauley Pavilion.
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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