UConn Huskies women's basketball
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The UConn Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, in the NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They currently play in the Big East Conference. The UConn Huskies have won a record 12 NCAA Division I National Championships and a women's record four in a row, from 2013 through 2016, plus over 50 conference regular season and tournament championships. They have taken part in every NCAA tournament since 1989; as of the end of the 2024–25 season, this is the second-longest active streak in Division I. From 2008 to 2022, they appeared in a record 14 consecutive Final Fours. UConn owns the two longest winning streaks (men's or women's) in college basketball history. The longest streak, 111 straight wins, started with a win against Creighton University on November 23, 2014, and ended on March 31, 2017, when a buzzer-beater at the end of overtime caused a 66–64 loss in the 2017 NCAA Final Four to Mississippi State. The second streak counts 90 consecutive wins, including two undefeated seasons (2008–09 and 2009–10), and was delimited by two losses against Stanford, the first on April 6, 2008, in the National Semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, and the second – three seasons later – on December 19, 2010. The Huskies also own the longest winning streak in regular-season games in college history; after an overtime loss to Stanford on November 17, 2014, they won their next 126 regular-season games until a 68–57 loss to Baylor on January 3, 2019. UConn's current head coach is Luigi "Geno" Auriemma, who joined the team in 1985. His 1277 wins are the most by any NCAA coach in basketball, and his 1277–165 ( ) record as of February 2026 represents the highest winning percentage among NCAA basketball coaches (minimum 10 seasons), any level, men's or women's. UConn has also been one of the leaders in women's basketball attendance; the team plays its home games at both Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs and the PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford.
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| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
| Sandra Hamm (Yankee Conference) (1974–1975) | ||||||||
| 1974–75 | Sandra Hamm | 2–8 | ||||||
| Sandra Hamm: | 2–8 ( ) | |||||||
| Wanda Flora (Yankee Conference) (1975–1980) | ||||||||
| 1975–76 | Wanda Flora | 7–12 | ||||||
| 1976–77 | Wanda Flora | 7–13 | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Wanda Flora | 7–13 | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Wanda Flora | 8–13 | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Wanda Flora | 9–15 | ||||||
| Wanda Flora: | 38–66 ( ) | |||||||
| Jean Balthaser (Yankee Conference) (1980–1982) | ||||||||
| 1980–81 | Jean Balthaser | 16–14 | ||||||
| 1981–82 | Jean Balthaser | 9–18 | ||||||
| Jean Balthaser (Big East Conference) (1982–1985) | ||||||||
| 1982–83 | Jean Balthaser | 9–18 | 1–7 | 9th | ||||
| 1983–84 | Jean Balthaser | 9–20 | 0–8 | 9th | ||||
| 1984–85 | Jean Balthaser | 9–18 | 3–13 | 8th | ||||
| Jean Balthaser: | 52–88 ( ) | 4–28 ( ) | ||||||
| Geno Auriemma (Big East Conference) (1985–2013) | ||||||||
| 1985–86 | Geno Auriemma | 12–15 | 4–12 | 7th | ||||
| 1986–87 | Geno Auriemma | 14–13 | 9–7 | 7th | ||||
| 1987–88 | Geno Auriemma | 17–11 | 9–7 | 5th | ||||
| 1988–89 | Geno Auriemma | 24–6 | 13–2 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||
| 1989–90 | Geno Auriemma | 25–6 | 14–2 | T–1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||
| 1990–91 | Geno Auriemma | 29–5 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 1991–92 | Geno Auriemma | 23–11 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA 2nd Round | |||
| 1992–93 | Geno Auriemma | 18–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA 1st Round | |||
| 1993–94 | Geno Auriemma | 30–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | |||
| 1994–95 | Geno Auriemma | 35–0 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
| 1995–96 | Geno Auriemma | 34–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 1996–97 | Geno Auriemma | 33–1 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | |||
| 1997–98 | Geno Auriemma | 34–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | |||
| 1998–99 | Geno Auriemma | 29–5 | 17–1 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1999–2000 | Geno Auriemma | 36–1 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
| 2000–01 | Geno Auriemma | 32–3 | 15–1 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 2001–02 | Geno Auriemma | 39–0 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
| 2002–03 | Geno Auriemma | 37–1 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
| 2003–04 | Geno Auriemma | 31–4 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
| 2004–05 | Geno Auriemma | 25–8 | 13–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2005–06 | Geno Auriemma | 32–5 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | |||
| 2006–07 | Geno Auriemma | 32–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | |||
| 2007–08 | Geno Auriemma | 36–2 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 2008–09 | Geno Auriemma | 39–0 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
| 2009–10 | Geno Auriemma | 39–0 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
| 2010–11 | Geno Auriemma | 36–2 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 2011–12 | Geno Auriemma | 33–5 | 13–3 | 3rd | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 2012–13 | Geno Auriemma | 35–4 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA Champions | |||
| Geno Auriemma (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2020) | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | Geno Auriemma | 40–0 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||
| Year | Seed | First Round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
| Big East Conference | ||||||
| 1983 | Boston College 57–69 | |||||
| 1984 | Boston College 52–51 | Pittsburgh 57–60 | ||||
| 1985 | Seton Hall 73–87 OT | |||||
| 1986 | Villanova 47–68 | |||||
| 1987 | St. John's 58–68 | |||||
| 1988 | Boston College 56–71 | |||||
| 1989 | Georgetown 85–73 | Boston College 65–45 | Providence 84–65 | |||
| 1990 | St. John's 71–58 | Boston College 72–51 | Providence 61–82 | |||
| 1991 | Villanova 64–47 | Seton Hall 69–54 | Providence 79–74 | |||
| 1992 | Pittsburgh 86–50 | Georgetown 82–64 | Miami 47–56 | |||
| 1993 | Seton Hall 56–54 OT | Providence 73–87 | ||||
| 1994 | St. John's 69–45 | Providence 92–56 | Seton Hall 77–51 | |||
| 1995 | Providence 92–63 | Pittsburgh 95–63 | Seton Hall 85–49 | |||
| 1996 | Rutgers 93–64 | Pittsburgh 83–51 | Notre Dame 71–54 | |||
| 1997 | Villanova 63–45 | Miami 98–71 | Notre Dame 86–77 | |||
| 1998 | West Virginia 84–82 | Notre Dame 73–53 | Rutgers 67–58 | |||
| 1999 | St. John's 82–58 | Georgetown 77–42 | Notre Dame 96–75 | |||
| 2000 | St. John's 85–41 | Boston College 79–54 | Rutgers 79–59 | |||
| 2001 | Boston College 96–53 | Rutgers 94–66 | Notre Dame 78–76 | |||
| 2002 | Seton Hall 78–48 | Villanova 83–39 | Boston College 96–54 | |||
| 2003 | Seton Hall 70–47 | Virginia Tech 71–54 | Villanova 48–52 | |||
| 2004 | Virginia Tech 48–34 | Boston College 70–73 | ||||
| 2005 | Syracuse 82–56 | Notre Dame 67–54 | Rutgers 67–51 | |||
| 2006 | Notre Dame 71–60 | DePaul 69–57 | West Virginia 50–44 | |||
| 2007 | South Florida 74–54 | Louisville 76–50 | Rutgers 47–55 | |||
| 2008 | DePaul 86–67 | Pittsburgh 74–47 | Louisville 65–59 | |||
| 2009 | South Florida 79–42 | Villanova 72–42 | Louisville 75–36 | |||
| 2010 | Syracuse 77–41 | Notre Dame 59–44 | West Virginia 60–32 | |||
| 2011 | Georgetown 54–43 | Rutgers 75–51 | Notre Dame 73–64 | |||
| 2012 | Rutgers 49–34 | St. John's 74–43 | Notre Dame 63–54 | |||
| 2013 | DePaul 91–61 | Syracuse 64–51 | Notre Dame 59–61 | |||
| American Athletic Conference | ||||||
| 2014 | Cincinnati 72–42 | Rutgers 83–57 | Louisville 72–52 | |||
| 2015 | Cincinnati 93–34 | East Carolina 106–56 | South Florida 84–70 | |||
| 2016 | East Carolina 92–51 | Tulane 82–35 | South Florida 77–51 | |||
| 2017 | Tulsa 105–57 | UCF 78–56 | South Florida 100–44 | |||
| 2018 | Tulane 82–56 | Cincinnati 75–21 | South Florida 70–54 | |||
| 2019 | East Carolina 92–65 | South Florida 81–45 | Central Florida 66–45 | |||
| 2020 | Temple 94–61 | South Florida 79–38 | Cincinnati 87–53 | |||
| Big East Conference | ||||||
| 2021 | St. John's 77–41 | Villanova 84–39 | Marquette 73–39 | |||
| 2022 | Georgetown 84–38 | Marquette 71–51 | Villanova 70–40 | |||
| 2023 | Georgetown 69–39 | Marquette 81–52 | Villanova 67–56 | |||
| 2024 | Providence 86–53 | Marquette 58–29 | Georgetown 78–42 | |||
| 2025 | St. John's 71–40 | Villanova 82–54 | Creighton 70–50 | |||
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1989 | 8 | First Round | (9) La Salle | L 63–72 |
| 1990 | 4 | Second Round | (5) Clemson | L 59–61 |
| 1991 | 3 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (11) Toledo (2) NC State (4) Clemson (1) Virginia | W 81–80 W 82–71 W 60–57 L 55–61 |
| 1992 | 6 | First Round Second Round | (11) St. Peter's (3) Vanderbilt | W 83–66 L 47–75 |
| 1993 | 6 | First Round | (11) Louisville | L 71–74 |
| 1994 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (16) Brown (9) Auburn (4) Southern Miss (3) North Carolina | W 79–60 W 81–59 W 78–64 L 69–81 |
| 1995 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (16) Maine (8) Virginia Tech (4) Alabama (3) Virginia (2) Stanford (1) Tennessee | W 105–75 W 91–45 W 87–56 W 67–63 W 87–60 W 70–64 |
| 1996 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) Howard (9) Michigan State (12) San Francisco (3) Vanderbilt (1) Tennessee | W 94–63 W 88–68 W 72–44 W 67–57 L 83–88 OT |
| 1997 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (16) Lehigh (9) Iowa (4) Illinois (3) Tennessee | W 103–35 W 72–53 W 78–73 L 81–91 |
| 1998 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (15) Fairfield (10) George Washington (3) Arizona (4) N . State | W 93–52 W 75–67 W 74–57 L 52–60 |
| 1999 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (16) St. Francis (PA (8) Xavier (4) Iowa State | W 97–46 W 86–84 L 58–64 |
| 2000 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | Hampton Clemson Oklahoma LSU Penn State Tennessee | W 116–45 W 83–45 W 102–80 W 86–71 W 89–67 W 71–52 |
| 2001 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | Long Island Colorado State NC State Louisiana Tech Notre Dame | W 101–29 W 89–44 W 72–58 W 67–48 L 75–90 |
| 2002 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | St. Francis (PA) Iowa Penn State Old Dominion Tennessee Oklahoma | W 86–37 W 86–48 W 82–64 W 85–64 W 79–56 W 82–70 |
| 2003 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | Boston University TCU Boston College Purdue Texas Tennessee | W 91–44 W 81–66 W 70–49 W 73–64 W 71–69 W 73–68 |
| 2004 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | Pennsylvania Auburn UC Santa Barbara Penn State Minnesota Tennessee | W 91–55 W 79–53 W 63–55 W 66–49 W 67–58 W 70–61 |
| 2005 | 3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | Dartmouth Florida State Stanford | W 95–47 W 70–52 L 59–76 |
| 2006 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Coppin State Virginia Tech Georgia Duke | W 77–54 W 79–56 W 77–75 L 61–63 OT |
| 2007 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | UMBC Wisconsin–Green Bay NC State LSU | W 82–33 W 94–70 W 78–71 L 50–73 |
| 2008 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | Cornell Texas Old Dominion Rutgers Stanford | W 89–47 W 89–55 W 78–63 W 66–56 L 73–82 |
| 2009 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (16) Vermont (8) Florida (4) California (6) Arizona State (2) Stanford (3) Louisville | W 104–65 W 87–59 W 77–53 W 83–64 W 83–64 W 76–54 |
| 2010 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (16) Southern (LA) (8) Temple (4) Iowa State (3) Florida State (4) Baylor (1) Stanford | W 95–39 W 90–36 W 74–36 W 90–50 W 70–50 W 53–47 |
| 2011 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) Hartford (9) Purdue (5) Georgetown (2) Duke (2) Notre Dame | W 75–39 W 64–40 W 68–63 W 75–40 L 63–72 |
| 2012 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) Prairie View A&M (8) Kansas State (4) Penn State (2) Kentucky (1) Notre Dame | W 83–47 W 72–26 W 77–59 W 80–65 L 75–83 OT |
| 2013 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (16) Idaho (8) Vanderbilt (4) Maryland (2) Kentucky (1) Notre Dame (5) Louisville | W 105–37 W 77–44 W 76–50 W 83–53 W 83–65 W 93–60 |
| 2014 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (16) Prairie View A&M (9) Saint Joseph's (12) BYU (3) Texas A&M (2) Stanford (1) Notre Dame | W 87–44 W 91–52 W 70–51 W 69–54 W 75–56 W 79–58 |
| 2015 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (16) St. Francis Brooklyn (8) Rutgers (5) Texas (7) Dayton (1) Maryland (1) Notre Dame | W 89–33 W 91–55 W 105–54 W 91–70 W 81–58 W 63–53 |
| 2016 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (16) Robert Morris (9) Duquesne (5) Mississippi State (2) Texas (2) Oregon State (4) Syracuse | W 101–49 W 91–57 W 98–38 W 86–65 W 80–51 W 82–51 |
| 2017 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) Albany (8) Syracuse (4) UCLA (10) Oregon (2) Mississippi State | W 116–55 W 94–64 W 86–71 W 90–52 L 64–66 OT |
| 2018 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) St. Francis (9) Quinnipiac (5) Duke (2) South Carolina (1) Notre Dame | W 140–52 W 71–46 W 72–59 W 94–65 L 89–91 OT |
| 2019 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (15) Towson (10) Buffalo (6) UCLA (1) Louisville (1) Notre Dame | W 110–61 W 84–72 W 69–61 W 80–73 L 76–81 |
| 2021 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) High Point (8) Syracuse (5) Iowa (2) Baylor (3) Arizona | W 102–59 W 83–47 W 92–72 W 69–67 L 59–69 |
| 2022 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (15) Mercer (7) UCF (3) Indiana (1) N . State (1) Stanford (1) South Carolina | W 83–38 W 52–47 W 75–58 W 91–87 2OT W 63–58 L 49–64 |
| 2023 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (15) Vermont (7) Baylor (3) Ohio State | W 95–52 W 77–58 L 61–73 |
| 2024 | 3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (14) Jackson State (6) Syracuse (7) Duke (1) USC (1) Iowa | W 86–64 W 72–64 W 53–45 W 80–73 L 69–71 |
| 2025 | 2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | (15) Arkansas State (10) South Dakota State (3) Oklahoma (1) USC (1) UCLA (1) South Carolina | W 103–34 W 91–57 W 82–59 W 78–64 W 85–51 W 82–59 |
| 2026 | 1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (16) UTSA (9) Syracuse (4) North Carolina (6) Notre Dame South Carolina | W 90–52 W 98–45 W 63–42 W 70–52 L 48–62 |
| Years → | '89 | '90 | '91 | '92 | '93 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 |
| Seeds → | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Player | Honda Sports Award (since 1977) | Wade Trophy (since 1978) | Naismith Player of the Year (since 1983) | USBWA Player of the Year (since 1988) | AP College Player of the Year (since 1995) | Wooden Award (since 2004) |
| Rebecca Lobo | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | |
| Jennifer Rizzotti | 1996 | 1996 | 1996 | |||
| Kara Wolters | 1997 | |||||
| Shea Ralph | 2000 | |||||
| Sue Bird | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Diana Taurasi | 2003 2004 | 2003 | 2003 2004 | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Renee Montgomery | 2009 | |||||
| Tina Charles | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | ||
| Maya Moore | 2010 2011 | 2009 2010 2011 | 2009 2011 | 2009 2011 | 2009 2011 | 2009 2011 |
| Breanna Stewart | 2014 2015 2016 | 2015 2016 | 2014 2015 2016 | 2014 2015 2016 | 2014 2015 2016 | 2015 2016 |
| Paige Bueckers | 2025 | 2025 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Sarah Strong | 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2026 |