South Carolina has opened at +450 to win next season's NCAA women's basketball tournament, the shortest of any team on the odds board, according to ESPN BET lines. USC came in next at +500, followed by national champion UConn at +600.

South Carolina women's basketball was blown out by UConn in the second half, preventing Dawn Staley from winning back-to-back national titles.

The Gamecocks opened at +450 on ESPN Bet to win the 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament, which put them at the top of the odds board over USC (opening odds: +500) and 2025’s newly-minted champion, UConn (+600). Texas, Notre Dame and LSU opened tied for fourth at +750, while UCLA opened just behind at +850.