This Final Four is dripping with history.
For the second consecutive year, South Carolina enters the final weekend unbeaten and will try to be the 10th team to finish a championship season without a loss. UConn, the most storied program in women’s college basketball with 11 NCAA titles, advances to its 23rd Final Four. Caitlin Clark sits atop the all-time scoring list after a record-breaking senior year — and has a chance to add to a monumental legacy by bringing Iowa its first championship. NC State might not bring historical weight, but the Wolfpack are in their second Final Four in program history and their first in 26 years.
Like UConn, the Wolfpack are a No. 3 seed — the first time since 2016 the Final Four will include two teams seeded No. 3 or lower — but despite beating a No. 1 seed and a No. 2 seed in the regionals, NC State had the least stressful journey to Cleveland of any of the four teams. The wins over Stanford and Texas in the regionals were each by 10 points.
The Wolfpack and Gamecocks get the festivities started Friday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). Then it’s UConn vs. Iowa (9:30 p.m. ET). Or is it Paige vs. Caitlin? The…
