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NCAA Champion UCLA Finishes No. 1 in Women's AP Top 25 Ahead of South Carolina, UConn, Texas, Duke
- On Monday, April 6, 2026, the UCLA Bruins finished as the unanimous No. 1 in the final Associated Press women's basketball poll after routing South Carolina to win their first NCAA championship.
- The Bruins are one of only three teams in both the first women's basketball poll 50 years ago and this season's final Top 25, joined by Maryland and Baylor in that historic distinction.
- Eight teams from both the SEC and the Big Ten finished in the final Top 25, with South Carolina, UConn, Texas, and Duke rounding out the top five behind the Bruins.
- Virginia earned its first ranking since 2011 after reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time in 26 years, though the university fired coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton following an internal investigation over the weekend.
- Coach Cori Close plans to recruit new talent for next year as the entire championship-scoring roster is graduating, though UCLA's program momentum should aid the rebuilding effort.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Center
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- 61% of the sources are Center
61% Center
L 28%
C 61%
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