The key theme in this ranking comes down to entertainment factor. The best finals feature the sports' most in-form stars. UCLA gets the short end of the stick with UConn fielding Bueckers. If Betts can dominate both ends of the paint to get past Bueckers and Co.

Here is everything that South Carolina said Thursday about Texas during pregame news conferences for Dawn Staley, Te-Hina Paopao and Raven Johnson.

Three of the four No. 1 seeds made it to the final weekend of the NCAA Tournament, with UCLA, South Carolina and Texas still dancing. The odd one out is No. 2 seed UConn, a team that should by no means be considered an underdog.