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four
sì zhī
四支
women basketball
nǚlán
女篮
number one
dì yī
第一
seeded
hào
seeded teams
zhǒngzǐ duì
种子队
again
zàicì
再次
all
quánbù
全部
to advance to
jìnrù
进入
college
dàxué
大学
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
Final Four
sìqiáng
四强

American
Měiguó
美国
women
nǚzǐ
女子
college
dàxué
大学
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
Final Four
sìqiáng
四强
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to be confirmed
quèdìng
确定
UConn (University of Connecticut)
UConn
UConn
UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)
UCLA
UCLA
Texas
Dé kè sà sī
德克萨斯
University
dàxué
大学
and
South Carolina
Nán Kǎluólái nà
南卡罗来纳
University
dàxué
大学
all
quánbù
全部
to advance
jìnjí
晋级
four
sì zhī
四支
teams
qiúduì
球队
all
dōu
are
shì
number one
dì yī
第一
seeded
hào
seeded teams
zhǒngzǐ duì
种子队
consecutive
liánxù
连续
two years
liǎng nián
两年
to appear
chūxiàn
出现
completely
wánquán
完全
identical
xiāngtóng
相同
structural particle
de
Final Four
sìqiáng
四强
lineup
zhènróng
阵容

March 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM

American
Měiguó
美国
four
sì zhī
四支
women
nǚzǐ
女子
basketball teams
lánqiú duì
篮球队
to advance to
jìnrù
进入
completion marker
le
2026
2026 nián
2026年
national
quánguó
全国
college
dàxué
大学
championship tournament
jǐnbiāo sài
锦标赛
Final Four
sìqiáng
四强
these
zhè
four
sì zhī
四支
teams
qiúduì
球队
are
shì
UConn (University of Connecticut)
UConn
UConn
UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)
UCLA
UCLA
Texas
Dé kè sà sī
德克萨斯
University
dàxué
大学
and
South Carolina
Nán Kǎluólái nà
南卡罗来纳
University
dàxué
大学
these
zhè
four
sì zhī
四支
teams
qiúduì
球队
all
dōu
are
shì
this year
běn jiè
本届
tournament
jǐnbiāo sài
锦标赛
structural particle
de
number one
dì yī
第一
seeded
hào
seeded teams
zhǒngzǐ duì
种子队
last year
qùnián
去年
the same
tóngyàng
同样
structural particle
de
four
sì zhī
四支
teams
qiúduì
球队
also
to advance to
jìnrù
进入
completion marker
le
Final Four
sìqiáng
四强
this
zhè
in
zài
women
nǚzǐ
女子
college
dàxué
大学
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
in history
lìshǐ shàng
历史上
very
fēicháng
非常
rare
hǎnjiàn
罕见
Final Four games
sìqiáng sài
四强赛
will
jiāng
on
April 3
4 yuè 3 rì
4月3日
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to take place
jǔxíng
举行
UConn (University of Connecticut)
UConn
UConn
women basketball team
nǚlán
女篮
currently
mùqián
目前
already
yǐjīng
已经
consecutive
liánxù
连续
to win
yíngdé
赢得
completion marker
le
54 games
54 chǎng
54场
games
bǐsài
比赛

New Words

nǚzǐ
女子
female / women
lánqiú
篮球
basketball
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
championship / tournament
sìqiáng
四强
Final Four / top four
zhǒngzǐ duì
种子队
seeded teams
liánxù
连续
consecutive
xiāngtóng
相同
identical
zhènróng
阵容
lineup
jìnrù
进入
to advance to
dàxué
大学
university / college

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

All Four No. 1 Seeds Reach Women College Basketball Final Four for Second Straight Year

The women college basketball Final Four is set with all four No. 1 seeds advancing: UConn, UCLA, Texas, and South Carolina. This is the second straight year the same four teams have reached the Final Four.

Four American women's college basketball teams have advanced to the 2026 NCAA Division I tournament Final Four. The four teams are UConn (University of Connecticut), UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), the University of Texas, and the University of South Carolina. All four teams are seeded first in their respective regions.

This marks the second consecutive year that all four number-one seeds advance to the Final Four, creating an identical lineup to last year's tournament. This rare occurrence highlights the competitive strength of these elite basketball programs and the consistency of their performance at the highest levels of college sports.

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