NCAA Women's Basketball Bracket 2018: Championship Odds for Final Four

The Final Four is set in the women's NCAA tournament and it looks nothing like the upset-laden bracket that has taken place in the men's competition.

Instead, the No. 1 seeds have held in all four brackets, with Connecticut, Notre Dame, Louisville and Mississippi State all advancing to the national semifinals.

The Huskies and the Irish will square off Friday in Columbus, Ohio, as will the Cardinals and the Bulldogs. The two winners will meet Sunday. The Louisville-Mississippi State game will tip off at 7 p.m. ET, and the UConn-Notre Dame game is scheduled for 9 p.m. 

Both games will be televised by ESPN2.

UConn improved its record to 36-0 with its 94-65 victory over South Carolina Monday. That win earned the Huskies a trip to the Final Four for the 11th consecutive year.

Gabby Williams scored 23 points to lead the Huskies to the win over South Carolina. Katie Lou Samuelson leads the Huskies with an average of 17.5 points per game and is shooting 53.1 percent from the field. Napheesa Collier is right behind, averaging 15.9 points per night. Azura Stevens is third, averaging 14.6 points per game.

"I think we definitely have something to prove," Williams said of the Final Four, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com). "Not only to the rest of the world, but to ourselves as well."

Notre Dame (33-3) earned its way into the Final Four with an 84-74 victory over Oregon. Kathryn Westbeld had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead the way.

Arike Ogunbowale is averaging 20.7 points to lead the Irish and is securing 5.5 rebounds per game. Jessica Shepard is averaging 15.6 points and a team-leading 8.1 rebounds per night, while Marina Mabrey is averaging 14.8 points and shooting 85.2 percent from the free-throw line.

Louisville (36-2) routed Oregon State 76-43 to earn its way into the Final Four, and Asia Durr was the Cardinals' leading scorer with 18 points. Mississippi State (36-1) prevailed over UCLA by an 89-73 margin, as Teaira McCowan led the way with 23 points and 21 rebounds.

UConn is motivated to win after falling short last year. The Huskies lost to Mississippi State in the semifinals last year, but the Bulldogs lost the title game to South Carolina.

UConn had won the previous championships, and head coach Geno Auriemma's team has an excellent opportunity to regain the title this year. 

Projected Odds to win NCAA championship (estimated by writer)

UConn, 1-5

Mississippi State, 5-1

Louisville, 10-1

Notre Dame, 12-1