The Lady Huskies have won every single game over the last two seasons by at least ten points. Their average margin of victory is 34. During that stretch, they have trailed in the second half for a grand total three and a half minutes. This season, they beat the No. 2 team in the country by 12; a No. 3 by 24; a No. 7 by 33 (on the road) and another No. 7 team by 41. Only one conference game was closer than 20. (They beat Seton Hall by 67.) Last night was their worst game of the season: A 15-point win over Notre Dame (another top 10 team) where they only scored 59 points. They are very good.

With their sixth national championship in 11 years all but assured, UConn is approaching UCLA-like dominance of their sport. But it’s not just that nobody can compete with Connecticut. Nobody competes with anybody. There are eight conference champions this year that did not lose a game in conference. Stanford, who lost to UConn by 12, went 28-1 and also won every game (except one) by double digits. Nebraska is undefeated and almost all of their wins are by 10 or more as well. Yet, neither is considered a serious threat to knock off the Huskies in the tournament. The NCAA is a one-team league.

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