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Paige Bueckers is favored to win a national title in her last season of college basketball.
From Bleacher Report
South Carolina won the 2024 women's national championship last season.
From USA Today
UConn has won a record 11 national titles in women's basketball, all under Geno Auriemma.
From NBC 10 Philadelphia
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Think of the Final Four this way: Auburn ranks higher at KenPom than all but six teams from 1997-2024, yet it ranks fourth in this Final Four and has BetMGM's longest odds to win it all at +525. Auburn would have been the favorite in 21 of the past 27 tournaments, if KenPom was used to set the odds.
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It has been a March Madness full of favorites, as favored teams won all 12 games in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds, going 7-5 against the spread. Overall, that means favorites have won 48 of the 60 games played in the 2025 NCAA tournament.
College basketball experts have already chosen their favorites to win the national college basketball championship, both men and women. Each spring, college basketball fans across the country are treated to one of the most thrilling spectacles in sports: March Madness.
And just like that, we are down to two. From 64 teams in the beginning, we have finally made it to the finals of the NCAA Men's College Basketball tournament. The semi-final match ups from the Alamodome on Saturday,
South Carolina will face The toughest test of its tournament to this point when the defending champions battle a double-tough Texas Longhorns squad. Connecticut and star Paige Bueckers will look to cash their ticket to the title game by beating the red-hot UCLA Bruins.