Three No. 1 seeds will be in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament . It’s the No. 2 seed favored to win the title in Tampa, Florida.

South Carolina reached its fifth straight Final Four with a 54-50 win over Duke . The Gamecocks will face fellow top seed Texas on Friday in their bid to become the first repeat NCAA champion since UConn’s run of four straight from 2013-16.

The tourney’s overall 1 seed, UCLA, knocked off LSU 72-65 to advance to its first women’s Final Four behind another big game by Lauren Betts. The 6-foot-7 All-American had 17 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots despite sitting out the second quarter.

The Bruins will face No. 2 seed UConn, which is BetMGM Sportsbook’s favorite to win it all. The Huskies advanced to the program’s record 24th Final Four with a 78-64 win over USC.

Games to watch

Texas (35-3) vs. South Carolina (34-3), Friday 7 p.m. Eastern. An all-SEC showdown and the teams are familiar with each other even though the Longhorns are new to the league this season. The teams split two regular-season meetings but the Gamecocks beat Texas for the SEC Tournament title by 17 points.

UConn (35-3) vs. UCLA (34-2), Friday 9 p.m. Eastern. UCLA will ride the play of Betts, who has been virtually unstoppable during the tournament. Paige Bueckers is pursuing her first national title after a storied career at UConn but the Huskies have standout players to help in Azzi Fudd and freshman Sarah Strong.

How can I watch the tournament?

Every game of the women’s tournament will be aired — here is a schedule — on ESPN’s networks and streaming services with the championship game on ABC.

Who are the favorites?

The top four betting favorites going into the Final Four were (in order): UConn, South Carolina, Texas and UCLA, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.

Who is playing?

There were 31 automatic bids that went to conference champions and they were combined with 37 at-large picks by the NCAA selection committee. Selection Sunday unveiled the bracket matchups .

When are the games?

The Final Four is in Tampa on Friday night, with the championship game at 3 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. A year ago, the the title game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark .