The NCAA women's basketball regular season ends on Sunday, with the weekend delivering a stacked lineup despite most conferences already crowning the champions of their 2025/26 campaigns.
No. 3 South Carolina won their fifth straight SEC title on Thursday night, joining No. 1 UConn (Big East), No. 2 UCLA (Big Ten), No. 11 TCU (Big 12), and No. 12 Duke (ACC) as the major conferences' top regular-season finishers heading into Champ Week.
"They knew [the title] was at stake," Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley said after her team's 112-71 win over Missouri. "We've been mentioning just wanting it outright and doing it on our home court in front of the fans that really have supported us to the nth degree."
Titles aside, the season isn't quite over yet, as Sunday rivalries serve as postseason appetizers for teams banking on deep playoff runs.
Duke tips off Sunday's NCAA slate against in-state nemesis No. 21 UNC, before TCU battles fellow Texas standout No. 18 Baylor and UCLA takes on SoCal neighbor USC.
"It's been amazing to watch the program grow," said Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez. "That's a reason we all came here, is to do things UCLA has never done before."
How to watch Sunday's NCAA women's basketball rivalries
No. 12 Duke will visit No. 21 North Carolina at 12 PM ET before No. 11 TCU hosts No. 18 Baylor at 4 PM ET, both airing live on ESPN.
Then at 6 PM ET, No. 2 UCLA will close out their season at USC, with live coverage on FS1.
