The 10 undefeated women’s basketball national champions

Perfection is rarely achieved in sport. When this happens, it should be recognized and celebrated. In the 43 years of the women’s basketball tournament, the season ended with only 10 teams like undefeated champions.

Although there are 10 individual cases of undefeated seasons, there are only five programs that record the perfect season: Baylor, Uconn, Tennessee, Texas and most recently in South Carolina in 2024.

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Here is a view of all 10 of these historical teams:

1985-86 Texas Longhorns (34-0)

Texas became the fifth national champion in women’s basketball history in 1986 – and the first to complete the undefeated season.

Longhorns on average 83.9 points per game in the last season without a three -point line for women’s basketball di. They had four players with completion with more than 10 points per game. One player, Clarissa Davis, played in all 34 games, but only five began. Davis fired 66% of the field (99-150) along with the team leading 262 rebounds and 23 blocks.

At the Texas tournament, the first two games won 41 and then 26, scared in the national semi-finals against No. 4 Western Kentucky in the regional finals, won 90-65 and defeated South California by 16 points in the National Championship.

After winning all this, head coach Joda Conradt had to say about the historical performance of his team:

“The first idea was perfection. Every year the champion will be crowned, but the non -deductible champions will create an elite group.”

1994-95 UConn Huskies (35-0)

This elite group would continue to grow because the Geno Auriemma’s Uconn Huskies began to hit their step. This was the first National Championship of the program – and that was some unforgettable because Huskies was the second team that was undefeated.

Rebecca Lobo was a huge factor in the 1994-95 team. As a senior Lobo, he average 17.1 points per game, 50% percent of the field goal and 35.3% 3-point percentage.

Huskies quickly worked from all their opponents at the 1995 tournament. Uconn had an average margin of 25.3 victory. The closest game for this team came against Virginia No. 3, which lost four on Huskies.

Uconn had to face Tennessee in the National Championship game; That was the second time this season that they both faced each other, with Huskies won the best of Lady Vols occasionally.

1997-98 TENINESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS (39-0)

Tennessee would use this loss in the 1995 title game as Fuel for three direct championships in 1996-98. The release of Lady Volunteers from 1998 became the first team of Pat Summitt, which was undefeated.

The combination of Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Catchings were dangerous. Holdsclaw ended with a win by almost every player of the year, while Catchings was also AMERICAN. The duo joined for more than 41 points per game.

After the leadership of the first two undefeated champions dominated in every round of Tennessee. Surprisingly, Tennessee (1998), Uconn (1995) and Texas (1986) all had a single -digit victory in the regional semifinals. Lady Vols limited their run with a victory of 93-75 over Louisiana Tech in the National Championship.

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2001-02 UConn Huskies (39-0)

At the beginning of the millennium, Uconn won four of the first five national titles (2000, 2002-04). The second of Huskies made the first program to have two undefeated season of the National Championship.

This team Huskies was star with Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Swin Cash, Tamika Williams and Asjha Jones, who led the way. Each of them on this season on this season on average more than 10 points. They set the NCAA record for the one -time season for the edge of victory (35.4).

The big winnings from the regular season continued in the NCAA tournament. It turned out that the year will also become the beginning of the dominance of Tennessee. Huskies defeated Lady Vols at the beginning of 2002 and later on the final Four on the way to the defeat of Oklahoma in the title game.

2008-09 UConn Huskies (39-0)

Huskies completed his third undefeated season in 2009.

Like the 2002 team, Huskies had some superstars from 2009. Maya Moore, Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles worked on an average of more than 50 points per game as a group.

Huskies have never really met any close games. The strictest game was the 10-point victory in the final game of the regular season in Rutgers. Every game in the tournament was not really close; Uconn took off Louisville by 22 points to earn his sixth title in the program history.

2009-10 UConn Huskies (39-0)

The 2008-09 season was just the beginning of the historical run for Huskies. In 2009–10, UConn completed its second direct undefeated season. Auriemma’s troops won 78 games during these two seasons. He even transferred to the 2010-11 season before finally ended at 90.

Eight players from the previous perfect season returned to continue the lane. Tina Charles, Maya Moore and Kalana Greene have been on the team of this season by several leaders.

When the program established itself to the level that Uconn did, Huskies would get the best shot of each team. It wasn’t so much a problem in the regular season. Huskies held teams for less than 50 points more often than not.

Postseason, however, brought several close games. At the Big East tournament, Huskies were held twice under 60, but won with a firm defense. In Stanford’s national title game, he almost caught UConn, but lagged, 53-47.

2011-12 Baylor Bears (40-0)

In 2012, a new member of the undefeated club broke through, when Kim Mulkey’s Baylor Bears became the first team to go 40-0.

Brittney Griner and Odyssey Sims were the main national titles of the program. Griner had 160 blocks this season (the following year it set a record for most career blocks in the history of NCAA with 748).

Baylor had nine Top-25 victories in the regular season and then continued to beat the seed No. 2 and two No. 1 to win the national title. Griner recorded his fourth double-double tournament when Bears beat Notre Dame, 80-61.

2013-14 UConn Huskies (40-0)

UConn, not to show off the 40 winning season Baylor, had to do it two years later.

This time Huskies’ well rounded list was led by Kaleen Mosqueda-Lewis, Stefanie Dolson, Breanna Stewart and Kelly Faris. Four of them on at least 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

This title meant the third set of consecutive titles for the UConn-i group when this after the season 2013-14 did not end.

2015-16 UConn Huskies (38-0)

This Uconn championship was his fourth in a row. During these four seasons (2012-16), Huskies went 151-4.

Breanna Stewart was still hung and dominated with 19.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game while shooting 57.9% of the field.

Huskies let one game decide on individual numbers throughout the season; It was all smooth sailing for the Auriemmy team. In the title game they won 82-51 over Syracuse No. 4.

2023-24 South Carolina (38-0)

The latest undefeated female basketball national champion is South Carolina in 2024. Gamecocks ran through the table, starting with a unique competition for the opening of the Paris season with Final Four and National Championship Game in Cleveland in Ohio.

South Carolina found a redemption in the National Game title with a victory of 87-75 over Iowou-Hawkeyes ended the undefeated run in the final Four for Gamecocks just a year before. In the victory, which won the undefeated season, the Star Center Kamilla Cardoso scored 15 points with 17 rebounds, while newcomer Tessa Johnson led all shooters with 19 points.