South Carolina has opened at +450 to win next season's NCAA women's basketball tournament, the shortest of any team on the odds board, according to ESPN BET lines. USC came in next at +500, followed by national champion UConn at +600.

The journey has been more challenging than usual, but Dawn Staley and defending national champion South Carolina are still getting the job done.

Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong lead the way in a dominant victory over the defending champion Gamecocks, securing the Huskies’ 12th women’s basketball championship.

UConn has won its 12th national championship and first since 2016 in women’s basketball after blowing out defending champion South Carolina 82-59 in the NCAA Tournament final. Paige Bueckers has capped her decorated college career with her first national title despite being limited to 17 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

The No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks play the No. 3 UConn Huskies in the NCAA Tournament National Championship. The teams meet Sunday for the second time this season.

The “underdog” UConn Huskies are national champions once again! The No. 2 seeded team took the national title — their 12th overall — handily beating the South Carolina Gamecocks with a final score of 82-59 on Sunday,

The UConn Huskies pulled away in the second half and didn’t look back, defeating defending champions South Carolina 82-59 for a dominant victory in the women’s NCAA tournament national championship game.

UConn is back on top of women's basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday, ending a nine-year title drought for the team. Azzi Fudd led the Huskies with 24 points while Sarah Strong added 24 points and 15 rebounds.

South Carolina's defense is "like gnats." "We've got bigs blocking shots. We've got guards blocking shots. …Honestly, it's hard against us."