Women's March Madness brackets are set

U.S. Women's March Madness brackets are set with UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds March 16, 2026 / 7:32 AM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google UConn edged UCLA as the No. 1 overall seed in women's NCAA Tournament when the bracket was announced Sunday night. Having the top spot in March Madness didn't really matter to Huskies coach Geno Auriemma as he looks to lead the team to another undefeated season with the school's 13th national championship. "We have been in that situation before, not that much different than being a No. 2 seed or a No. 1 seed somewhere else," Auriemma said. "I think it is important that we recognize that there are a lot of good teams out there and there are times I felt like we deserved a No. 1 seed based on our wins, our record, who we have beaten and it didn't pan out that way. This year it did." The Huskies (34-0) need six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history. They are trying to become the first team to repeat as champions since the program won four in a row from 2013-16. UConn was joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds. UConn, which is led by stars Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, opens the tournament at home against 16th-seeded UTSA and will play in the Fort Worth Regional. If seeds hold, the Huskies could face No. 2 Vanderbilt, which is coached by former UConn great Shea Ralph. This is the 23rd time UConn has earned a No. 1 seed and first since 2021. "When you break it all down, in the next three weeks, if we are lucky enough to play all three weeks, you have to beat the best teams," Auriemma said. "It doesn't matter if you are the 1, 2, 3 or whatever you are. There are some teams in there that we have already played or just recently played. Everybody is going in front of the media and say our bracket is the toughest, what our matchups are and it is just pointless." UCLA (31-1) was just behind the Huskies as the second overall seed in the tournament. The Bruins have won 25...