UConn didn't have an easy regular season. "The journey the first time you go to the beach is fun as a kid," Geno said on Selection Sunday. "The next couple of years, you just want to get to the water. You don't want to deal with the car ride."

But in the end, they proved that they were still be far the best team in the country. They were tested in the tournament by UCSB, Minnesota, and Tennessee, but even in the midst of those tests, they never looked in serious danger of actually losing.

Too many weapons. Taurasi, of course, the best player in college, who spends most of the game setting plays, but who also has the rare ability to create and score herself when needed.

And so much more. Turner has turned into one of the best post players in the country, and she is joined by Moore and Crockett, who would be stars on any other team. Strother creates huge match-up problems for any team. Battle plays great defense. Conlon hits threes.

It's simply too much. No other team has nearly the same arsenal. And so, when it counted, no other team could match the Huskies.