LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 05: UCLA band members watch the finals seconds of Bruins' Women's Basketball NCAA Championship win during a watch party at UCLA Pauley Pavilion on April 5, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Strazzante/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 05: UCLA mascot Joe Bruin celebrates after placing UCLA as winner on the Women's Basketball NCAA Championship bracket during a watch party at UCLA Pauley Pavilion on April 5, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Strazzante/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Head coach Cori Close of the UCLA Bruins poses with the trophy and her team after the victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Members of the UCLA Bruins pose with the trophy after their victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Members of the UCLA Bruins pose with the trophy after their victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: ESPN reporter Holly Rowe interviews Lauren Betts #51 of the UCLA Bruins after the victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Members of the UCLA Bruins pose with the trophy after their victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Kiki Rice #1 and Gabriela Jaquez #11 of the UCLA Bruins celebrate with the trophy after the victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)