No. 1 seeds atop women’s AP poll before tourney

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina were the top four teams in the final regular-season Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 released Monday, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament that begins this week.

UConn huge odds-on favorite in women’s tourney

After several years away from the favorite spotlight, the UConn Huskies will go into the NCAA women’s basketball tournament as the odds-on favorites to capture a record-extending 13th national championship.