In the first NCAA Women's Basketball AP poll of the 2021-22 season this was the top six:

  1. South Carolina
  2. UConn
  3. Stanford
  4. Maryland
  5. NC State
  6. Louisville

As such, it should be no surprise that the top two then are the final two standing at the end of the NCAA Tournament.

South Carolina won the tournament in 2017 and fell just inches short of beating Stanford in a Final Four matchup last season, and after knocking off Louisville, the Gamecocks are looking for their first national title since 2017

UConn is in what no other basketball program in the country -- men's or women's -- would call a drought. The Huskies haven't won it all since 2016 but extended their record streak of Final Fours to 14 straight. They're back in the championship game for the first time since 2016. Geno Auriemma is now 12-10 in 22 Final Four matchups, and UConn is 11-0 in national championship games under him.

What this title game has in chalk, it also carries in intrigue. Experience. Star power. Legendary coaches. Future WNBA All-Stars. All that and more will be on display in Minneapolis when a champion is crowned on Sunday, April 3. 

All of the 2022 Women's NCAA Tournament games will air on the ESPN family of networks, and you can stream every game on fuboTV (try for free).

2022 NCAA Tournament schedule

(All times eastern)

National championship game

Sunday, April 3

  • (2) UConn vs. (1) South Carolina -- 8 p.m. | ESPN

Final Four

Friday, April 1

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  • (1) South Carolina 72, (1) Louisville 59
  • (2) UConn 63, (1) Stanford 58

Greensboro Region

Sunday, March 27

  • (1) South Carolina 80, (10) Creighton 50

Friday, March 25

  • (1) South Carolina 69, (5) North Carolina 61 
  • (10) Creighton 76, (3) Iowa State 68

Spokane Region

Sunday, March 27

  • (1) Stanford 59, (2) Texas 50

Friday, March 25

  • (2) Texas 66, (6) Ohio State 63
  • (1) Stanford 72, (4) Maryland 66 

Wichita Region

Monday, March 28

  • (2) UConn 91, (1) NC State 87 (2OT)

Saturday, March 26

  • (1) Louisville 76, (4) Tennessee 64
  • (3) Michigan 52, (10) South Dakota 49

Bridgeport Region

Monday, March 28

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  • (1) Louisville 62, (3) Michigan 50

Saturday, March 26

  • (1) NC State 66, (5) Notre Dame 63
  • (2) UConn 75, (3) Indiana 58