UConn, UCLA, Texas, South Carolina top women's NCAA tournament seeds - ESPN

UConn was awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the women's NCAA tournament on Sunday and enters March Madness needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history.

The Huskies (34-0) are looking for their 13th national title and becoming the first team to repeat as champions since the Huskies won four in a row from 2013-16. They are joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as the other No. 1 seeds.

UConn, which is led by stars Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, opens the tournament at home against 16th-seeded UTSA and will play in the Fort Worth Regional. If seeds hold, the Huskies could face No. 2 Vanderbilt, which is coached by former UConn great Shea Ralph.

UCLA (31-1) was just behind the Huskies as the second overall seed in the tournament. The Bruins have won 25 straight games in dominant fashion with the lone loss this season coming against Texas on a neutral court.

UCLA reached the Final Four last year before losing to UConn. Cori Close's team ran through the Big Ten and has an experienced group led by center Lauren Betts looking to win the school's first NCAA championship.

The Bruins will try to win the first women's national championship for the Big Ten Conference since 1999. The Bruins are one of 12 Big Ten teams in the field. That matches the record they set last season for most teams in the tournament. The SEC has 10, the ACC nine and Big 12 eight.

Other tops teams in UCLA's region are No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Duke and No. 4 Minnesota.

The Longhorns (31-3) earned the third No. 1 seed after winning the SEC tournament title. They beat South Carolina in two of the three meetings this season. Texas will play in Fort Worth Regional 3. Other top teams in Texas' region are No. 2 Michigan, No. 3