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UConn Completes Perfect Regular Season, Leads NCAA Top-16 Snapshot

Conference tournaments this week will determine whether the current seed picture holds.

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UConn guard Kamorea "KK" Arnold (2) heads toward the basket during the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball game against St. John's, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
UConn players cheer for a 3-point basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John's, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
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Overview

  • UConn closed 31-0 with an 84-49 win over St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, extending its streak to 47 straight victories and maintaining an approximately 38-point average margin of victory.
  • The NCAA Committee’s second Top 16 Reveal named UConn the No. 1 overall seed, with UCLA at No. 2, Texas moving onto the top line ahead of Vanderbilt, and Minnesota entering as Ole Miss fell out.
  • The final regular-season AP Top 25 kept UConn unanimous at No. 1 and UCLA at No. 2, with North Carolina jumping five spots to No. 16 and TCU climbing to No. 10 after securing the Big 12 title.
  • UCLA finished an undefeated Big Ten regular season and holds the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament in Indianapolis.
  • Major conference tournaments start Wednesday for the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC, with the Big East beginning Friday, ahead of Selection Sunday on March 15.