South Carolina took the lineal Women's College Basketball belt on April 3, 2026, beating UConn 62–48 at a neutral site in the postseason. It is reign 223 in the belt's history and the 7th for the program.
UConn had held it since April 4, 2025: 364 days and 39 defenses, the 6th-longest of 224 reigns in Women's College Basketball belt history.
South Carolina last held the belt in 2024–25, 495 days before this one; that reign lasted 238 days with 7 defenses.
The reign lasted 2 days and 0 defenses, ending April 5, 2026 against UCLA.
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223Reign number
7thReign for the program
0Defenses
2Days held