For the women, the focus of Selection Sunday was on the battle for the No. 1 overall seed. Big Ten champion UCLA was able to secure the top seed in the tournament, leaving a bad taste in the mouths of teams like South Carolina and USC.

The No. 7 seed UCLA Bruins open NCAA tournament play far from home against No. 10 seed Utah State Aggies Thursday in Lexington, Ky.

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.