The 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament continued on Sunday, with two of the four Elite Eight matchups in the books. South Carolina took down Duke by the score of 54-50 in the first contest, as head coach Dawn Staley's squad clinched a spot in the Final Four for the fifth consecutive season.

Madness odds for UConn Huskies vs UCLA Bruins women's Final Four March Madness NCAA Tournament game for betting on Friday, April 4, 2025.

UCLA, South Carolina and Texas — punched their tickets to the Final Four in Tampa Bay. UConn is the lone No. 2 seed to advance.

The NCAA Women's March Madness Final Four teams are determined: UCLA Bruins, UConn Huskies, Texas Longhorns, and South Carolina Gamecocks. The semifinals will be held on April 4, with the championship game following on April 6.

It's been tough sledding for Ayoka Lee in the Sweet 16 matchup, as the 6-foot-6 center has struggled to counteract USC's two-headed center combo of Marshall and Clarice Akunwafo. Lee has 10 points with three minutes to play but has needed 13 shots to get there.

Last year, there were only four brackets that remained perfect after the first two rounds of the women’s tournament.

This Friday, April 4, the NCAA women’s March Madness final four takes place in Tampa, Florida. There are three no. 1 seeds in the final four (South Carolina, Texas, and UCLA) and no. 2 seed UConn. On the men’s side, all four no. 1 seeds made it to the final four for the first time in years.

The 2025 NCAA Women’s March Madness Elite Eight features the best college basketball teams in the country, including USC Trojans, Texas Longhorns, UConn Huskies, TCU Horned Frogs and others.