Cooper Flagg, right, and Kon Knueppel of the Duke Blue Devils react after Flagg scored a three-point basket to end the first half against the Arizona Wildcats in the East Regional Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Prudential Center on March 27, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption
JuJu Watkins of the USC Trojans lies on the court after an injury against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the first half during the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Galen Center on March 24, 2025, in Los Angeles. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption
Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies walks off the court with Hassan Diarra,left, and Samson Johnson after losing to the Florida Gators 77-75 in the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lenovo Center on March 23, 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images hide caption
Head coach Will Wade of the McNeese State Cowboys celebrates after defeating the Clemson Tigers 69-67 in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March 20, 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images hide caption
From left: coach and former player, former player, current player. Darryl Oumi/Getty Images; Steph Chambers/Getty Images; Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images hide caption
Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma is presented with a goat after becoming the NCAA all-time basketball wins leader on Wednesday in Storrs, Conn. Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images hide caption
Alissa Pili #35 and Jenna Johnson #22 of the Utah Utes react after a basket against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in Spokane, Wash. on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption
An average of about 18.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the South Carolina Gamecocks triumph over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship on Sunday. Morry Gash/AP hide caption
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, and her teammates celebrate after beating Louisiana State 94-87 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA women's tournament on Monday. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption
Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball over Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers during the first half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on April 1, 2024 in Albany, New York. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption
Alissa Pili #35 of the Utah Utes is introduced before the game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at McCarthey Athletic Center on March 25, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. Steph Chambers/Getty Images hide caption
Lynette Woodard, pictured circa 1990, scored 3,649 points for the University of Kansas and went on to play professionally and for Team USA. Tony Duffy/Getty Images hide caption
Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers gestures toward Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes toward the end of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game in Dallas on Sunday. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption
The South Carolina Gamecocks celebrate after their Monday night win over Maryland. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption
A visitor looks up at the logo for the Women's Final Four in San Antonio, as the city prepares to host the Women's NCAA College Basketball Championship, in this March 18, 2021, file photo. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Texas Tech women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings has been fired after players accused her of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program. Brad Tollefson/AP hide caption
Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (center) celebrates with teammates after setting a triple-double milestone against Stanford on Monday in Palo Alto, Calif. Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images hide caption
Lauren Cox (#15) of the Baylor Bears shoots over Brianna Turner (#11) of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Amalie Arena Sunday night in Tampa, Fla. Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images hide caption
Baylor University center Kalani Brown (21) works around University of Connecticut forward Napheesa Collier during the second half of the NCAA game Thursday in which Baylor defeated UConn 68-57. Ray Carlin/AP hide caption
Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale celebrates by cutting down the net after a 61-58 victory over Mississippi State in the final of the women's NCAA basketball tournament Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
At the American Athletic Conference tournament semifinals earlier this month in Uncasville, Conn., Cincinnati's Andeija Puckett, left, looks to pass to Sam Rodgers, right, under pressure from Connecticut's Kia Nurse. Connecticut is the first overall seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament that begins on Saturday. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption
Gabby Williams of the Connecticut Huskies battles for the ball against Dominique Dillingham of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the first half Friday night during the semifinal round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four in Dallas. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images hide caption
Mount St. Joseph University women's basketball coach Dan Benjamin spoke at a vigil for Lauren Hill Friday. The 19-year-old freshman died after a battle with brain cancer. Tana Weingartner/WVXU hide caption
Notre Dame guard Lindsay Allen shoots against Connecticut forward Breanna Stewart as Connecticut guard Moriah Jefferson looks on April 7 during the first half of the NCAA women's college basketball championship game in Tampa, Fla. John Raoux/AP hide caption