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UConn Women's Basketball Completes Perfect 31-0 Season

Is UConn's undefeated team better than last year's champions or are they missing Paige Bueckers too much?

Published MAR 2

UConn Women's Basketball Completes Perfect 31-0 Season

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Above: Madison Square Garden in NYC during the UConn vs. St. John's women's college basketball game on March 1, 2026. Image credit: Federico Torres/NurPhoto/Getty Images

The Facts

The University of Connecticut (UConn) women's basketball team completed an undefeated regular season with an 85-49 victory over St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, improving to 31-0 overall and 20-0 in Big East conference play for the 2025-2026 season.
FOX News
The New York Times
ESPN
The win marked UConn's 47th consecutive victory, tying the fifth-longest winning streak in NCAA Division I women's basketball history and matching the program's own streak from 2013-2015. This represents the 11th undefeated regular season in UConn program history.
The UConn Blog
New York Post
Hartford Courant
Azzi Fudd led the Huskies with 14 points, while Allie Ziebell contributed 13 points and Sarah Strong added 11 points along with seven rebounds, six steals and four assists. Serah Williams also scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting in her homecoming game in New York.
On3.com - UConn Report
ESPN
The game drew an announced attendance of 9,612 fans, setting a St. John's program record for home attendance and marking the first standalone women's college basketball game at Madison Square Garden. According to reports, most fans in attendance cheered for the visiting Huskies.
The UConn Blog
Hartford Courant
UConn's average victory margin of 37.8 points per game ranks as the third-largest in Division I history, trailing only the 2014-15 UConn team at 40.6 points and the 2015-16 UConn squad at 39.7 points. The Huskies shot 57.1% from the field in Sunday's victory.
New York Post
The New York Times
UConn will enter the Big East tournament as the top seed and face the winner of the first-round matchup between eighth-seeded Georgetown and ninth-seeded Butler in Saturday's quarterfinals at Mohegan Sun Arena. St. John's finished 21-10 and earned the sixth seed.
On3.com - UConn Report
Hartford Courant

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The Spin

Narrative A

UConn's perfect 31-0 regular season showcases unprecedented dominance, with an average margin of victory of 37.8 points, ranking third in NCAA women's history. Even without Paige Bueckers, this team has actually improved, scoring more points and allowing fewer than last year's championship squad while Sarah Strong emerges as the nation's best player. The Huskies have crushed opponents with 14 wins by at least 40 points, proving they're built for another title run.

On3.com - UConn Report

Narrative B

Despite the undefeated record, this UConn team isn't better than last year's championship squad that had Paige Bueckers, one of the top five WNBA players. Coach Auriemma himself rejects that narrative, noting multiple instances where things wouldn't have happened with Bueckers on the floor. Perfect regular seasons don't guarantee championships, and this team still has significant work to do before March.