"In women's college basketball, 12 Division I teams have finished the regular season and conference tournaments undefeated since 2009. Six of them won the national championship. (In 2014, two undefeated teams Connecticut and Notre Dame faced off in the final.)"
"In Division III, 10 of the last 11 tournament winners have been undefeated, and NYU are on a 91-game winning streak. The Violets passed UConn to take second place among the longest win streaks in NCAA women's basketball history, second only to UConn, who won 111 straight from 2014 to 2017."
"Men's basketball has had far fewer dominant teams. No Division I team has entered the NCAA Tournament unbeaten since Gonzaga in the Covid-afflicted 2020-21 season. The last team to get through the Division I grind in a full season was Kentucky in 2014-15, and the Wildcats lost in the Final Four."
Women's college basketball has produced numerous dominant teams since 2009, with 12 Division I teams finishing undefeated in regular seasons and conference tournaments, six winning national championships. UConn and Notre Dame faced each other in the 2014 final while both undefeated. Division III shows even greater dominance, with 10 of the last 11 tournament winners undefeated, and NYU currently on a 91-game winning streak, second only to UConn's 111-game streak from 2014-2017. Men's Division I basketball presents a stark contrast, with no undefeated tournament entries since Gonzaga in 2020-21 and no perfect season since Indiana in 1976. UConn continues this women's basketball dominance with another undefeated season.
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