NCAA women's basketball tournament runs from the First Four on March 19 through the championship on April 6. South Carolina is the early favorite, with a bid to successfully defend its 2024 title. Other elite teams on the championship radar this year include UCLA,

Women's March Madness Tournament starts this Wednesday, March 19, and runs through Sunday, April 6. After securing an automatic bid to the tournament by winning this year's Big East title — their fifth straight — Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies look to continue making an impact.

At just 23 years old, Paige Bueckers has already cemented herself as a force in women’s basketball: She’s the fastest player in UConn history to reach 2,000 career points; she was the first freshman to nab the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy—and, come next month, she’s widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft.