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2025–26 Big Ten women’s basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA † 18 – 0   1.000 37 – 1   .974
No. 7 Michigan 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
No. 16 Iowa 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
No. 17 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
No. 15 Minnesota 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
No. 20 Maryland 11 – 7   .611 24 – 9   .727
No. 22 Michigan State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 9   .719
No. 25 Washington 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
USC 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
Illinois 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647
Oregon 8 – 10   .444 23 – 13   .639
Nebraska 7 – 11   .389 19 – 13   .594
Indiana 6 – 12   .333 18 – 14   .563
Purdue 5 – 13   .278 13 – 17   .433
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278 16 – 18   .471
Penn State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 18   .379
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 8 – 21   .276
Rutgers 1 – 17   .056 9 – 20   .310
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2025-26 UCLA Women’s Basketball Team at Minnesota January 14, 2026
2025-26 UCLA Bruins Women’s Basketball Team at the Big Ten Tournament Championship March 8, 2026
NCAA Championship tournament MOP Lauren Betts

The 2025–26 UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women’s basketball season.[1] The Bruins were led by head coach Cori Close in her fifteenth year, and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins went 37–1 and won the program’s second women’s basketball national championship, and the first basketball championship in the NCAA era.[2]

In the preseason, the Bruins were voted the favorite to win the Big Ten conference, with senior center Lauren Betts named the 2025-26 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.[3] Betts and senior guard Kiki Rice were named to the All-Big Ten preseason conference team.[3] Laren Betts was named to the Associated Press Preseason All-America team.[4] In November 2025, the first month of the season, the Bruins faced ranked teams in Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, and Tennessee, going 3-1, and won their other games, to establish their ranking in the top 5.[5] Past the mid-point of the conference schedule at the end of January 2026, the Bruins had defeated 10 conference teams, including four ranked teams, to solidify a number 2 national ranking.[6] The entire starting lineup was projected to be taken in the first round of the WNBA draft.[7][8][9] The Bruins clinched a share of the Big Ten conference title on February 19, 2026 by defeating Washington.[10]

The Bruins won the outright regular season Big Ten conference championship on February 22 against Wisconsin on Senior night.[11] They finished the conference season undefeated on March 1, 2026 with a win at USC.[12] Seeded number 1 in the Big Ten tournament, the Bruins won all three games, concluding with a tournament record-setting win over number 8 ranked Iowa.[13] For the NCAA tournament, the Bruins were the number 2 seed overall and number one in the Sacramento region.[14] Reaching the final four, the Bruins won the re-match with the Texas Longhorns, the one loss they experienced all season.[15] In a dominating performance, UCLA defeated South Carolina 79-51 in the national championship game.[2] All six senior players were selected in the 2026 WNBA draft, five in the first round, setting a record.[16]

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2024–25 season with a 34–3 record, including 16–2 in Big Ten play to finish in second place to USC. UCLA proceeded to beat USC in the 2025 Big Ten conference tournament to win the championship.[17] They were ranked No. 1 in the polls for the first time in program history.[18] They received the number 1 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament and reached their first NCAA Final Four game[a][19], where they were eliminated by the eventual national champion UConn.[20][21] A documentary named You See LA produced by Fox Sports was broadcast on March 1, 2026 on FS1 immediately following the 2026 UCLA-USC women’s basketball game.[22][23] The episode includes footage from games and post-game locker room team meetings, team gatherings, and interviews.[24]

Offseason

In the offseason, the Bruins did not lose any players to graduation.[25] The team was joined by Lauren Betts’ younger sister Sienna,[25] Gianna Kneepkens, who transferred from Utah[26], and Megan Grant, a member of the UCLA Softball team.[27] New recruit Lena Bilić earned a medal at FIBA summer international play representing Croatia,[28] while Sienna Betts and Gianna Kneepkens also earned medals for UCLA.[28] The Bruins also signed Christina Karamouzi from Sweden.[29] The entire previous highly ranked freshman recruiting class, along with Janiah Barker and Londynn Jones, entered the transfer portal within days following the end of the season.[30][31] Freshman Kendall Dudley transferred to Michigan.[32] The Bruin team would play all six of the teams of the transfers during the season and defeat them.

Departures

UCLA departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Janiah Barker 0 F 6’4″ Junior Marietta, GA Transferred to Tennessee
Avary Cain 2 G 6’1″ Freshman Santa Maria, CA Transferred to Oregon
Londynn Jones 3 G 5’4″ Junior Riverside, CA Transferred to USC
Zania Socka-Ngumen 6 F 6’3″ Freshman Silver Spring, MD Transferred to Indiana
Elina Aarnisalo 7 G 5’10” Freshman Helsinki, Finland Transferred to North Carolina
Kendall Dudley 22 F 6’2″ Freshman Lewisville, TX Transferred to Michigan

Additions

UCLA incoming transfers
Name Position Height Year Hometown Previous school
Megan Grant G/F 5’10” Senior San Mateo, CA UCLA (softball)
Gianna Kneepkens G 6’0″ Senior Duluth, MN Utah

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Sienna Betts
F 		Centennial, CO Grandview High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (98)
Lena Bilić
G 		Zagreb, Croatia 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Christina Karamouzi
G 		Sweden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2025–26 UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kiki Rice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Sidwell Friends Bethesda, MD
G 3 Christina Karamouzi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr   Luleå, Sweden
G 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS St Peter’s School, Cambridge
Washington State 		Waikato, New Zealand
G 8 Gianna Kneepkens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Marshall School
Utah 		Duluth, MN
G/F 9 Lena Bilić 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr XVI Gimnazija Zagreb, Croatia
F 11 Gabriela Jaquez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Camarillo Camarillo, CA
F 16 Sienna Betts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Grandview Centennial, CO
F 30 Timea Gardiner Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Fremont
Oregon State 		Ogden, UT
F 32 Angela Dugalić 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Maine West
Oregon 		Des Plaines, IL
F 33 Amanda Muse 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Heritage Brentwood, CA
G/F 43 Megan Grant 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Aragon High School San Mateo, CA
C 51 Lauren Betts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr Grandview
Stanford 		Centennial, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Seven of the team members had been named to the McDonald’s All-American Game team before coming to UCLA: Lauren Betts, Sienna Betts, Angela Dugalić, Timea Gardiner, Gabriela Jaquez, Amanda Muse, and Kiki Rice. Rice, Jaquez, and Sienna Betts were game MVPs. Both Sienna Betts and Timea Gardiner were out with injuries in November.[33] Gardiner elected to redshirt for the 2025-26 season.[34]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 3 vs. San Diego State
Orange County Hoops Classic 		W 77–53[35]  1–0
  21 – L. Betts   11 – Jaquez   5 – Tied  Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
November 6, 2025*
11:30 a.m., B1G+ 		No. 3 UC Santa Barbara W 87–50[36]  2–0
  21 – Jaquez   8 – Rice   7 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (6,863)
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2025*
7:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 3 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma W 73–59[37]  3–0
  20 – Kneepkens   15 – Dugalic   6 – Rice  Golden 1 Center (1,463)
Sacramento, CA
November 13, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 vs. No. 11 North Carolina
WBCA Challenge 		W 78–60[38]  4–0
  20 – L. Betts   10 – Tied   7 – L. Betts  Michelob Ultra Arena (1,588)
Paradise, NV
November 15, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 3 vs. South Florida
WBCA Challenge 		W 94–61[39]  5–0
  17 – Jaquez   8 – L. Betts   7 – Leger-Walker  Michelob Ultra Arena (2,116)
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 3 Southern W 88–37[40]  6–0
  20 – Dugalic   8 – Tied   7 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (3,712)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2025*
11:00 a.m., TruTV 		No. 3 vs. No. 4 Texas
Players Era Festival semifinals 		L 65–76[41]  6–1
  17 – Tied   7 – L. Betts   3 – Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2025*
7:30 p.m., TruTV 		No. 3 vs. Duke
Players Era Festival Consolation Game 		W 89–59[42]  7–1
  23 – Jaquez   8 – Dugalic   6 – Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2025*
1:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 3 No. 14 Tennessee W 99–77[43][44]  8–1
  29 – Jaquez   11 – Rice   11 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (5,639)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2025
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 Oregon W 80–59[45]  9–1
(1–0) 		 24 – L. Betts   14 – L. Betts   8 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (3,889)
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 4 Cal Poly W 115–28[46]  10–1
  23 – Rice   10 – L. Betts   7 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (3,110)
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 4 Long Beach State W 106–44[47]  11–1
  17 – Tied   10 – Kneepkens   10 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (3,428)
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2025
11:00 a.m., BTN 		No. 4 at No. 19 Ohio State W 82–75[48][49]  12–1
(2–0) 		 18 – L. Betts   16 – L. Betts   4 – Tied  Value City Arena (8,455)
Columbus, OH
December 31, 2025
11:00 a.m., Peacock 		No. 4 at Penn State W 97–61[50][51]  13–1
(3–0) 		 25 – L. Betts   7 – Tied   8 – Leger-Walker  Rec Hall (2,189)
State College, PA
January 3, 2026
5:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 4 No. 17 USC
Rivalry 		W 80–46[52][53]  14–1
(4–0) 		 18 – L. Betts   12 – L. Betts   8 – Rice  Pauley Pavilion (11,241)
Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 2026
4:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 4 at No. 25 Nebraska W 83–61[54][55]  15–1
(5–0) 		 18 – L. Betts   10 – L. Betts   6 – Kneepkens  Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,110)
Lincoln, NE
January 14, 2026
5:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 3 at Minnesota W 76–58[56][57]  16–1
(6–0) 		 25 – Rice   10 – L. Betts   5 – Rice  Williams Arena (4,374)
Minneapolis, MN
January 18, 2026
1:00 p.m., NBC 		No. 3 No. 12 Maryland W 97–67[58]  17–1
(7–0) 		 22 – Jaquez   8 – Dugalić   8 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (8,721)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 3 Purdue W 96–48[59]  18–1
(8–0) 		 25 – Jaquez   10 – Tied   5 – L. Betts  Pauley Pavilion (3,759)
Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2026
1:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 3 at Northwestern W 80–46[60]  19–1
(9–0) 		 19 – Jaquez   10 – Rice   8 – Rice  Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,894)
Evanston, IL
January 28, 2026
4:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 2 at Illinois W 80–67[61][62]  20–1
(10–0) 		 23 – L. Betts   9 – L. Betts   5 – Rice  State Farm Center (4,756)
Champaign, IL
February 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 2 No. 8 Iowa W 88–65[63]  21–1
(11–0) 		 22 – Dugalic   7 – S. Betts   7 – Rice  Pauley Pavilion (6,917)
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 2 Rutgers W 86–46[64]  22–1
(12–0) 		 17 – Rice   7 – Tied   7 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (2,895)
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2026
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 2 at No. 8 Michigan W 69–66[65][66]  23–1
(13–0) 		 20 – Rice   16 – L. Betts   5 – L. Betts  Crisler Center (6,108)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 11, 2026
5:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 2 at No. 13 Michigan State W 86–63[67][68]  24–1
(14–0) 		 22 – L. Betts   7 – Tied   5 – Tied  Breslin Center (3,517)
East Lansing, MI
February 15, 2026
12:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 2 Indiana W 92–48[69]  25–1
(15–0) 		 17 – Rice   14 – L. Betts   3 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (5,468)
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2026
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 2 Washington W 82–67[70]  26–1
(16–0) 		 23 – L. Betts   8 – L. Betts   8 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (3,421)
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 2026
2:30 p.m., Peacock 		No. 2 Wisconsin W 80–60[71]  27–1
(17–0) 		 19 – L. Betts   14 – L. Betts   7 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (5,421)
Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 2026
3:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 2 at USC
Rivalry 		W 73–50[72]  28–1
(18–0) 		 20 – Leger-Walker   15 – L. Betts   5 – Tied  Galen Center (8,841)
Los Angeles, CA
Big Ten tournament
March 6, 2026
9:00 a.m., BTN 		(1) No. 2 vs. (8) Washington
Quarterfinals 		W 78–60[73]  29–1
  26 – L. Betts   8 – L. Betts   6 – Rice  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (5,146)
Indianapolis, IN
March 7, 2026
11:00 a.m., BTN 		(1) No. 2 vs. (5) No. 11 Ohio State
Semifinals 		W 72–62[74]  30–1
  17 – Rice   9 – L. Betts   6 – Leger-Walker  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (6,387)
Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2026
11:15 a.m., CBS 		(1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 9 Iowa
Championship 		W 96–45[75]  31–1
  19 – Kneepkens   7 – Tied   8 – Rice  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (6,451)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2026*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1 S2) No. 2 (16 S2) Cal Baptist
First round 		W 96–43[76]  32–1
  22 – L. Betts   12 – S. Betts   5 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (7,250)
Los Angeles, CA
March 23, 2026*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1 S2) No. 2 (8 S2) Oklahoma State
Second round 		W 87–68[77]  33–1
  35 – L. Betts   9 – L. Betts   5 – Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (6,114)
Los Angeles, CA
March 27, 2026*
4:41 p.m., ESPN 		(1 S2) No. 2 vs. (4 S2) No. 18 Minnesota
Sweet Sixteen 		W 80–56[78]  34–1
  21 – Rice   10 – Dugalić   8 – Leger-Walker  Golden 1 Center (9,446)
Sacramento, CA
March 29, 2026*
12:00 p.m., ABC 		(1 S2) No. 2 vs. (3 S2) No. 8 Duke
Elite Eight 		W 70–58[79]  35–1
  23 – L. Betts   10 – L. Betts   6 – Leger-Walker  Golden 1 Center (9,627)
Sacramento, CA
April 3, 2026*
6:30 p.m., ESPN 		(1 S2) No. 2 vs. (1 FW3) No. 3 Texas
Final Four 		W 51–44[80]  36–1
  16 – L. Betts   11 – L. Betts   5 – Leger-Walker  Mortgage Matchup Center (15,856)
Phoenix, AZ
April 5, 2026*
12:30 p.m., ABC 		(1 S2) No. 2 vs. (1 S4) No. 4 South Carolina
National Championship 		W 79–51[81]  37–1
  21 – Jaquez   11 – L. Betts   5 – Tied  Mortgage Matchup Center (15,856)
Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S2=Sacramento 2. FW3=Fort Worth 3.
All times are in Pacific Time.
Source:[82]

Game summaries

Sources: 2025-26 UCLA Bruins Women’s basketball Schedule[82] UCLA Athletic Communications Office Website at uclabruins.com[83][84][85]

San Diego State (Orange County Hoops Classic)

November 3, 2025
7:00 p.m. PST
San Diego State Aztecs 53, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 77
Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 13–25, 16–21, 15–19
Honda Center • Anaheim, California
Referees: Nicole Leon, Erica Parker, Charles Gonzalez

vs UC Santa Barbara

BTN+
November 6, 2025
11:30 a.m. PST
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 53, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 77
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 13–25, 16–21, 15–19
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Referees: Esther Hsu, Tessa Turner, Julie Krommenhoek

No. 6 Oklahoma

November 10, 2025
7:30 p.m. PST
No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners 50, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 87
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 9–30, 17–23, 7–13
Golden 1 Center • Sacramento, California
Attendance: 6863
Referees: Felicia Grinter, Mike McConnell, Brenda Pantoja

No. 11 North Carolina (WBCA Challenge)

November 13, 2025
6:00 p.m. PST
No. 3 UCLA Bruins 78, No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels 60
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 23–17, 23–12, 20–14
Michelob Ultra Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 1,588
Referees: Chuck Gonzalez, Maj Forsberg, Brenda Pantoja

South Florida (WBCA Challenge)

November 15, 2025
6:00 p.m. PST
South Florida Bulls 61, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 94
Scoring by quarter: 8–29, 24–26, 16–21, 13–18
Michelob Ultra Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 2,116
Referees: Lisa Jones, Melissa Barlow, Angelica Suffren

vs Southern

BTN+
November 23, 2025
200 p.m. PST
Southern Lady Jaguars 37, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 88
Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 0–27, 12–23, 16–16
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 3,712

Texas (Players Era Festival semifinals)

November 25, 2025
11:00 a.m. PST
No. 3 UCLA Bruins 65, No. 4 Texas Longhorns 76
Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 15–25, 22–17, 18–14
Michelob Ultra Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Chuck Gonzalez, In’Fini Robinson and Kyle Bacon

Duke (Players Era Festival)

TNT/TruTv
November 27, 2025
7:30 p.m. PST
Duke Blue Devils 59, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 89
Scoring by quarter: 7–30, 18–13, 17–22, 17–24
Michelob Ultra Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Maj Forsberg, Lisa Jones and Saif Esho

vs Tennessee

FS1
November 30, 2025
1:30 p.m. PST
No. 14 Tennessee Lady Volunteers 77, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 99
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 18–23, 17–27, 21–23
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 5,639
Referees: Maj Forsberg, Gina Cross, Brenda Pantoja

vs Oregon

FS1
December 7, 2025
12:00 p.m. PST
Oregon Ducks 59, No. 4 UCLA Bruins 80

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Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 18–30, 14–16, 19–15
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 3,889
Referees: Doug Knight, Kenneth Nash, Michol Murray

vs Cal Poly

December 16, 2025
7:00 p.m. PST
Cal Poly Mustangs 28, No. 4 UCLA Bruins 115
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 3–35, 5–31, 7–24
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 3,110
Referees: Maj Forsberg, Roy Gulbeyan, Esther Hsu

vs Long Beach State

BTN+
December 20, 2025
2:00 p.m. PST
Long Beach State Beach 44, No. 4 UCLA Bruins 106
Scoring by quarter: 11–29, 12–28, 8–21, 13–28
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 3,428
Referees: Kyle Bacon, Nicole Leon, Kenneth Nash

at Ohio State

BTN
December 28, 2025
11:00 a.m. PST
No. 4 UCLA Bruins 82, Ohio State Buckeyes 75
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 21–17, 24–23, 19–19
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 8,455
Referees: Brian Hall, Chuck Gonzalez, Maggie Tieman

at Penn State

December 31, 2025
11:00 a.m. PST
No. 4 UCLA Bruins 97, Penn State Lady Lions 61
Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 17–11, 25–13, 26–25
Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,189
Referees: Bruce Morris, Natasha Camy, Roy Gulbeyan

vs USC (Rivalry)

Peacock
January 3, 2026
5:00 p.m. PST
USC Trojans 46, No. 4 UCLA Bruins 80
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 12–27, 12–22, 6–15
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 11,241
Referees: Michol Murray, In’Fini Robinson, Michael McConnell

at Nebraska

BTN
January 11, 2026
4:00 p.m. PST
No. 4 UCLA Bruins 83, Nebraska Cornhuskers 61
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 20–14, 24–16, 22–20
Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska
Attendance: 6,110
Referees: Felicia Grinter, Tiara Cruse, Kenneth Nash

at Minnesota

BTN+
January 14, 2026
5:00 p.m. PST
No. 3 UCLA Bruins 76, Minnesota Golden Gophers 58
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 17–15, 17–15, 25–19
Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,374
Referees: Maj Forsberg, Michael McConnell, Brad Maxey

vs Maryland

January 18, 2026
1:00 p.m. PST
Maryland Terrapins 67, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 97
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 18–22, 12–26, 20–24
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 8,721
Referees: Kevin Pethtel, Michol Murray, Lisa Jones

vs Purdue

BTN+
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m. PST
Purdue Boilermakers 48, No. 3 UCLA Bruins 96
Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 12–24, 18–22, 10–28
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 3,759
Referees: Kyle Bacon, Ashlee Goode, Corey Long

at Northwestern

BTN
January 25, 2026
1:00pm
No. 3 UCLA Bruins 80, Northwestern Wildcats 46
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 25–8, 24–16, 10–8
Welsh Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois
Attendance: 2,894
Referees: Brian Hall, Chuck Gonzalez, Esther Hsu

at Illinois

BTN+
January 28, 2026
6:00 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA Bruins 80, Illinois Fighting Illini 67
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 22–15, 11–18, 24–18
State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois
Attendance: 4,756
Referees: Nykesha Thompson, Julie Krommenhoek, Angel Kent

vs Iowa

FOX
February 1, 2026
1:00 p.m.
No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes 65, No. 2 UCLA Bruins 88
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 15–22, 17–23, 20–26
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 6,917
Referees: Gina Cross, Michol Murray, S. Brian Hall

vs Rutgers

B1G+
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 46, No. 2 UCLA Bruins 86
Scoring by quarter: 6–26, 13–14, 8–28, 19–18
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 2,895
Referees: Lisa Jones, Kelly Broomfield, Nicole Leon

at Michigan

FOX
February 8, 2026
12:00 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA Bruins 69, No. 8 Michigan Wolverines 66
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 20–13, 21–15, 15–21
Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Attendance: 6,108
Referees: Michael McConnell, Gina Cross, Kimberly Hobbs

at Michigan State

Peacock
February 11, 2026
5:00 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA Bruins 86, No. 13 Michigan State Spartans 63
Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 21–11, 22–18, 20–25
Breslin Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Attendance: 3,517
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Brian Hall, Maggie Tieman

vs Indiana

Peacock
February 15, 2026
12:00 p.m.
Indiana Hoosiers 48, No. 2 UCLA Bruins 92
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 10–30, 14–29, 14–16
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 5,468
Referees: Esther Hsu, Angela Enlund, Chuck Gonzalez

vs Washington

BTN
February 19, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Washington Huskies 67, No. 2 UCLA Bruins 82
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 17–20, 19–21, 19–19
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 3,421
Referees: Maj Forsberg, In’Fini Robinson, Julie Krommenhoek

vs Wisconsin (Senior Day)

Peacock
February 22, 2026
2:30 p.m.
Wisconsin Badgers 60, No. 2 UCLA Bruins 80
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 14–15, 20–24, 11–15
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 5,421
Referees: Kalei Enterline, Teresa Turner, Corey Long

at USC (Rivalry)

FS1
March 1, 2026
3:00 p.m.
No. 2 UCLA Bruins 73, USC Trojans 50
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 19–9, 19–16, 16–14
Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 8,841
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Maj Forsberg, Julie Krommenhoek

vs Washington (Big Ten tournament)

BTN
March 6, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Washington Huskies 60, No. 2 UCLA Bruins 78
Scoring by quarter: 15–6, 9–21, 17–22, 19–29
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 5,146
Referees: Julie Krommenhoek, Nykesha Thompson, Tim Daley

vs Ohio State (Big Ten tournament)

BTN
March 7, 2026
11:00 a.m.
No. 11 Ohio State Buckeys 62, No. 2 UCLA Bruins 72
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 11–18, 19–20, 22–20
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,387
Referees: Felicia Grinter, Maj Forsberg, Julie Krommenhoek

vs Iowa (Big Ten Championship)

CBS
March 8, 2026
2:15 p.m.
No. 8 Iowa 46, No. 1 UCLA 95
Scoring by quarter: 5–22, 15–20, 16–25, 9–29
Pts: Ava Heiden (15)
Rebs: Tied (4)
Asts: Chazadi Wright (5)		 Pts: Gianna Kneepkens (19)
Rebs: Tied (7)
Asts: Kiki Rice (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,451
Referees: Gina Cross, Brenda Pantoja, Lisa Jones

vs Cal Baptist (NCAA Tournament Round 1)

ESPN
March 21, 2026
7:00 p.m.
No. 16 (S2) Cal Baptist 43, No. 1 (S2) UCLA 96
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 19–21, 4–31, 5–21
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 7,250
Referees: Brad Schmidt, Sean Martin, Julie Krommenhoek

vs Oklahoma St. (NCAA Tournament Round 2)

ESPN
March 23, 2026
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 (S2) Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 (S2) UCLA
Scoring by quarter: 6–21, 20–25, 21–18, 21–23
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 6,114
Referees: Michael McConnell, Julie Krommenhoek, Sean Martin

vs Minnesota (NCAA Tournament Sweet 16)

ESPN
March 27, 2026
4:41 p.m.
No. 4 (S2) Minnesota 56, No. 1 (S2) UCLA 80
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 19–16, 15–19, 12–27
Golden 1 Center • Sacramento, California
Attendance: 9,446
Referees: Lisa Jones, Maggie Tieman, Timothy Daley

vs Duke (NCAA Tournament Elite Eight)

ABC
March 29, 2026
12:00 p.m.
(3 S2) No. 8 Duke 58, (1 S2) No. 2 UCLA 70
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 18–14, 8–20, 11–19
Golden 1 Center • Sacramento, California
Attendance: 9,627
Referees: Tiffany Bird, Natasha Camy, timothy Greene

vs Texas (NCAA Tournament Final Four)

ESPN
April 3, 2026
6:30 p.m.
(1 FW3) No. 3 Texas 44, (1 S2) No. 2 UCLA 51
Scoring by quarter: 6–14, 11–6, 11–11, 16–20
Mortgage Matchup Center•Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 15,856
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Felicia Grinter, Kyle Bacon

vs South Carolina (NCAA Championship)

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship game
April 5, 2026
12:30 p.m.
(1 S4) No. 4 South Carolina 51, (1 S2) No. 2 UCLA 79
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 13–15, 9–25, 19–18
Pts: T. Johnson (14)
Rebs: Edwards (11)
Asts: Edwards (3)		 Pts: Jaquez (21)
Rebs: L. Betts (11)
Asts: Jaquez, Rice (5)
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 15,856
Referees: Gina Cross, Tiffany Bird

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women’s basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP333 (1)3 (1)44444*4332222222 (3)2 (3)1 (31)
Coaches4433444444332222222 (1)2 (1)1 (31)

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

Awards and honors

  • November 18, 2025 – UCLA was the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Team of the Week[5]
  • December 1, 2025 – Gabriela Jaquez was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week[124]
  • December 8, 2025 – Lauren Betts was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week[125]
  • December 9, 2025 – Lauren Betts was named AP Player of the Week[126]
  • January 5, 2026 – Lauren Betts was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week[127][128]
  • February 6, 2026 – Four Bruins were named to the Mid-Season Top 10 lists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA Starting 5 awards: Kiki Rice (Nancy Lieberman Award)[129][130], Gianna Kneepkens (Ann Meyers Drysdale Award)[131][130], Gabriela Jaquez (Cheryl Miller Award)[132], and Lauren Betts (Lisa Leslie Award)[133].
  • February 9, 2026 – Kiki Rice was named the Big Ten Conference Co-player of the Week[134]
  • March 1, 2026 – The team won the 2025-26 Big Ten conference regular season with an 18-0 record, and a Number 1 seed in the 2026 Big Ten women’s basketball tournament.[135] This is the first undefeated conference season for the Bruins since they began play in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten conference since the 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women’s basketball team.[72] The Bruins are only the fourth team in the Big Ten to do so following the Terrapins, The 1984-85 Ohio State Buckeyes and the 1998-99 Purdue Boilermakers.
  • March 3, 2026 – Big Ten Post Season honors were selected separately by coaches and media[136][137]
    • Cori Close was named Big Ten Coach of the Year (coaches and media)
    • Lauren Betts was named Big Ten Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year (coaches and media, and the first time in conference history a player was honored with both)
    • Angela Dugalić was named Big Ten Conference Sixth Player of the Year (coaches and media)
    • Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice were named to the media and coaches All-Big Ten First Team (coaches and media)
    • Gabriela Jaquez and Gianna Kneepkens were named to the media All-Big Ten Second Team, with Gabriela also named to the coaches All-Big Ten Second team
    • Sienna Betts was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team
  • March 5, 2026 – Lauren Betts was named to the Athletic All-America first team[138]
  • March 8, 2026 – The Bruins won the 2026 Big Ten women’s basketball tournament[139] This gave them an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament in which the Bruins were selected the number 2 seed overall and number one in the Sacramento region.[14]
    • Kiki Rice was named the Big Ten Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • Kiki Rice and Lauren Betts were named to the Big Ten All–Tournament team
    • New tournament records were set in the championship game by the UCLA Bruins in the victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes[139], including the largest margin of victory in a Big Ten Tournament Final, the highest shooting percentage by a team in any Big Ten Tournament game, the most assists in any Big Ten Tournament game with 34, and tying the record for most steals in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game with 15.
    • The 51 point margin of victory over number 8 ranked Iowa is the highest of any team over a top ten team in the NCAA era.[13]
  • March 11, 2026 – Lauren Betts was named both the ESPN 2026 All-American first team[140] and the USA Today All-America first team[141]
  • March 16, 2026 – Lauren Betts was named to The Sporting News All-America first team.[142]
  • March 17, 2026 – Lauren Betts was named to the USBWA All-America first team.[143] Kiki Rice was named to the USWBA All-America third team.
  • March 18, 2026 – Lauren Betts was named to the AP All-America first team.[144] Kiki Rice was named to the AP All-America third team. Gianna Kneepkens was an AP All-America honorable mention.
  • March 29, 2026 – Lauren Betts was Most Outstanding Player of the Sacramento 2 regional, and was named to the regional all-tournament team along with Angela Dugalić following the win over Duke to reach the Final Four.[145]
  • April 2, 2026 – Lauren Betts was named to the list of 2026 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-Americans[146] Kiki Rice was named a WBCA honorable mention.[146]
  • April 4, 2026 – Lauren Betts was named the Lisa Leslie Award winner for the second time[147]
  • April 5, 2026 – The Bruins won the 2026 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship game. Lauren Betts was voted the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament.[148] Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice were named to the Final Four all-tournament team
  • April 5, 2026 – Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice were named Sports Illustrated All-Americans, first and second team respectively[149]
  • April 6, 2026 – The UCLA Bruins were ranked number one in the final season Associated Press women’s basketball poll, the first time in school history.[150] They were also ranked number one in the final season USA Today Coaches poll.[151] Both were unanimous.

Team players drafted in the WNBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Team
2026 1 4 Lauren Betts Washington Mystics
1 5 Gabriela Jaquez Chicago Sky
1 6 Kiki Rice Toronto Tempo
1 9 Angela Dugalić Washington Mystics
1 15 Gianna Kneepkens Connecticut Sun
2 18 Charlisse Leger-Walker Connecticut Sun

Notes

  1. ^ The UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team has played in the semi-finals of the AIAW women’s basketball tournament twice, winning the championship in 1978

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  104. ^ No. 3 UCLA Doubles Purdue, 96-48, in Home Victory. uclabruins.com, January 21, 2026
  105. ^ No. 3 UCLA Tames Northwestern, 80-46, in Evanston. uclabruins.com, January 25, 2026
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  111. ^ No. 2 Bruins Trounce Indiana, 92-48. uclabruins.com, February 15, 2026
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