UCLA, South Carolina and Texas, who all had a turn at No. 1 this season in the Associated Press poll, joined USC on Sunday as the top seeds in the women's NCAA basketball tournament, which will begin this week and conclude with the Final Four in Tampa.

When the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament begins Friday, the UCLA Bruins will be its top overall seed.It is the highest seed in the history of UCLA's program but whether it can remain on top of the 68-team field will be determined over the next three weeks leading to the national semifinals on April 4,

UCLA remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 a day after the Bruins earned the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.