How many NCAA women's basketball championships has UConn won? Huskies' history

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John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORK · USA TODAY Sports

Fri, Apr 4, 2025 ·

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with new information. Check out UConn vs. South Carolina updates from the women's NCAA championship game.

One of women's college basketball's most storied programs has once again won the national championship .

Spearheaded by Paige Bueckers , Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong , the UConn Huskies won the program's 12th national championship game on Sunday, in 13 appearances, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, against No. 1 seed South Carolina , beating the Gamecocks 82-59.

Geno Auriemma's Huskies punched their ticket back to the national championship game for the second time in the last four years after rolling through top-overall seed UCLA 85-51 in the Final Four on Friday. Sunday's national championship game was a rematch of the 2022 women's NCAA Tournament title game between the Huskies and Gamecocks — the only loss that Auriemma has taken in the national championship game, per ESPN's broadcast.

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This year also marked the 16th Final Four appearance in the last 17 women's NCAA Tournaments for Auriemma's Huskies dating back to 2008. UConn's lone miss in that span was 2023, when the Huskies lost to Ohio State in the Sweet 16.

So that has stirred up some queries like: how many national championship titles do the Huskies have? And when was the last time UConn cut down the nets prior to 2025?

Here are answers to your most pressing questions about UConn's championship history:

How many national championships does UConn women's basketball have?

UConn has won 12 NCAA women's basketball championships, all of which have come under Auriemma's tenure.

The Huskies' 12 national titles are the most by any women's basketball program and tied for the most with the UCLA men's team for the most in Division I college basketball, men's or women's.

Auriemma and UConn won their first national championship in 1995 against Pat Summit and Tennessee . The Huskies would then add four more in a span of five years from 2000-2004, with UConn three-peating from 2002-04 with star-studded talents such as Sue Bird, Swin Cash and Diana Taurasi.

Then UConn would win back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010 with Renee Montgomery, Maya Moore and Tina Charles, before Breanna Stewart led them to an unprecedented four in a row from 2013-16.

Here's a breakdown of which women's college basketball programs have the most NCAA Division I national championships :

1. UConn:12 (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2025)
2.Tennessee: Eight (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007 and 2008)
T-3.Baylor: Three (2005, 2012 and 2019)
T-3. Stanford (1990, 1992 and 2021)
T-3. South Carolina (2017, 2022 and 2024)
T-6.Notre Dame: Two (2001 and 2018)
T-6.Louisiana Tech: Two (1982 and 1988)
T-6.USC: Two (1983 and 1984)

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When did UConn women's basketball last win a national championship?

Prior to Sunday's win, UConn last cut down the nets in 2016, when it defeated No. 4 seed Syracuse for its last of four consecutive national championships – a feat that has not been repeated by another program in the history of the women's or men's NCAA Tournament.

In their decisive 82-51 win over the Orange, Breanna Stewart stuffed the stat sheet for the Huskies, finishing with 24 points on 7-of-17 shooting, 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocks.

To make the national championship game that season, UConn defeated Robert Morris (first round), Duquesne (second round), Mississippi State (Sweet 16), Texas (Elite Eight) and Oregon State (Final Four).

"What those 11 championships mean to me is how many great players I've had the opportunity to coach," Auriemma said after UConn's win in 2016, according to The Associated Press. "How many great people have come through the program. It doesn't matter whose name is above or whose name I'm under. As long as I have those players in my memory, I'm good."

Here's a look at some highlights from the Huskies' championship win in 2016:

UConn women's basketball national championship history

Here's a full list of when UConn has won the national championship:

1995
2000
2002
2003
2004
2009
2010
2013
2014
2015
2016
2025

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