As the college basketball world gears up for March Madness, this is the last chance for seniors to make an impression on WNBA talent evaluators ahead of the 2025 WNBA Draft, which will be held eight days after the national championship.

The women’s NCAA tournament is here, with the bracket set and first-round action scheduled to kick off Friday. UCLA clinched the overall No. 1 seed, while South Carolina, Texas and USC rounded out the remaining top seeds setting up some compelling matchups and the potential for dramatic rematches.

UConn’s Paige Bueckers established herself as the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft well before she put together a second straight outstanding season and was named Big East player of the ye