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NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament 2026 Elite 8 Scores, Final Four Bracket
All four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA women's tournament will make their way to Phoenix for the Final Four on Friday.
The Texas Longhorns and South Carolina Gamecocks completed the Final Four participants on Monday with a pair of blowout wins.
Texas is lined up for a matchup against the UCLA Bruins, while South Carolina will be involved in a blockbuster showdown with the UConn Huskies.
Elite Eight Scores
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Monday
No. 1 Texas 77, No. 2 Michigan 41
No. 1 South Carolina 78, No. 3 TCU 52
Sunday
No. 1 UConn 70, No. 6 Notre Dame 52
No. 1 UCLA 70, No. 3 Duke 58
No. 1 UConn vs. No. 1 South Carolina
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UConn-South Carolina is the headliner of the two games on Friday in Phoenix.
Three of the last four NCAA women's tournament titles belong to the Huskies and the Gamecocks.
UConn defeated South Carolina last year to claim the championship. The Huskies will be favored to win on Friday as well.
The Huskies haven't allowed more than 52 points during their run to the Final Four.
Geno Auriemma's side can be explosive on the offensive side with Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong leading the way.
South Carolina provides a similar package of well-rounded offense, led by Joyce Edwards and Raven Johnson, and a stout defense.
The Gamecocks held the TCU Horned Frogs to 25 second-half points on Monday night. They've only let one of their four opponents score more than 65 points.
UConn is the undefeated team and reigning champion, but there's not much of an edge in the coaching since Dawn Staley won multiple national titles more recently than Auriemma.
The contest could come down to incredibly fine margins, and if the game lives up to its potential, we'll see standout performances from all of the stars on both sides.
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 1 Texas
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The only loss UCLA suffered this season came at the hands of Texas on November 26.
The Longhorns won that battle by 11 points, but there's a good chance that Friday's clash is closer.
UCLA started the NCAA tournament with three wins of 20+ plus points and then beat the Duke Blue Devils by 12 points.
Texas plowed through its competition to get to Phoenix. It finished off the Fort Worth 3 regional with a 77-41 triumph over the Michigan Wolverines.
The game features two of the best individuals in the sport in Texas' Madison Booker and UCLA's Lauren Betts.
Betts has three 20-plus point performances in the Big Dance, while Booker is averaging 22.5 points per game in the tournament.
Texas held Betts to eight points in the November meeting. If that stays the same, the Longhorns likely win.
However, if Betts continues her scoring spree into another round, the Bruins could be the team headed to Sunday's national championship.
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