As top overall seed UCLA and star center Lauren Betts prepared for a Sweet 16 meeting with Mississippi, the Bruins’ thoughts were also on a familiar foe.

Here’s the bracket for the women’s NCAA tournament: Every game of the women’s tournament will be aired — here is a schedule — on ESPN’s networks and streaming services with select games on ABC. The top four betting favorites as Sweet 16 week arrives are (in order): UConn, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.

Back in 2023, the NCAA changed the structure of the women's basketball tournament, condensing the regionals to just two sites instead of four. This year the two host sites for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 are Spokane,

Betts and her family — including her 6-foot-4 sister, Sienna, who will play for UCLA next year — were brunching at The Terrace in Beverly Hills when they spotted Sandler at the restaurant. Everybody got together for a photo, and the family invited Sandler to the Bruins’ game Sunday.

Lauren Betts revealed how she (and her whole family!) casually met Adam Sandler amid UCLA's March Madness run. See the video of her explanation.

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association named UCLA assistant coach Tony Newnan the NCAA Division I Assistant Coach of the Year on Wednesday. Newnan, who join