| No. 1 UCLA won the women’s college basketball championship last night, entering the finals as underdogs but dominating No. 1 South Carolina, 79-51. The victory caps a 37-1 season for the Lady Bruins, whose only loss came against Texas in late November. UCLA never trailed in either of its Final Four games, and the win comes a year after it entered the 2025 tournament as the title favorites but lost by 34 points in the semifinals. It’s the first NCAA title for the program and comes 15 years into the tenure of coach Cori Close, who was mentored by legendary UCLA men’s coach John Wooden for more than a decade. Watch the tearful trophy presentation here.The men’s side wraps up tonight (8:50 pm ET, CBS), with No. 1 Michigan taking on No. 2 Connecticut. The Wolverines enter as 6.5-point favorites; watch top highlights from the Final Four games here. |
