The 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament national title game is set to tip off in a couple of hours.
No. 1 South Carolina and No. 1 Iowa will play for it all this afternoon. The Gamecocks and the Hawkeyes are expected to set a women's basketball television ratings record on Sunday . 📷
Women's college basketball is certainly thriving at the moment. The 2024 tournament has undoubtedly been the most successful one yet from a ratings and hype perspective.
LSU's head coach left Baylor for her home state a couple of years ago. It's paid off in a big way, as she led the Tigers to a national title in 2023.
While it's been eight years since the Huskies won a national championship, UConn remains one of the country's premier programs. The Huskies could be the team to beat in 2024-25, too.
Staley might be the best coach in the country at the moment - men's or women's. She's led the Gamecocks to a perfect season in 2023-24 and can finish it off with a national title win on Sunday afternoon.
The Longhorns were one of the country's top teams in 2024, though they fell short of reaching the Final Four.
The Terps have had some disappointing finishes in recent years, though they remain one of the top programs in the Big Ten. Frese previously led Maryland to a national championship.