No. 3 South Florida (23-10) defeated No. 9 Rice (17-17), 69-62, in the 2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship final on Wednesday evening, March 12, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

USF has played Tennessee only once, losing 52-49 in 2021. A win would match USF with No. 4 seed Ohio State (25-6) or No. 13 seed Montana State (30-3) in the second round on March 23.

TAMPA (USF) – No. 12 seed USF Women’s Basketball will face No. 5 seed Tennessee on Friday, March 21, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. Tip-off is slated for 8… ...