TAMPA — Despite the 2,000-mile flight UCLA took from Los Angeles to Tampa to arrive at Amalie Arena for the Women’s Final Four, Bruins forward Janiah Barker feels right at home this week.

Every No. 1 seed is in the Final Four for just the second time in NCAA Tournament history and first time since 2008. Seeding, by the way, began in 1979.  What lies ahead has a chance to go down as the best Final Four in modern history.

The No. 1 UCLA Bruins play the No. 3 UConn Huskies in the NCAA Tournament Final Four. Friday's matchup is the first of the season for the two teams.

On a random Tuesday in November, Lavin surprised Close by showing up after one of the UCLA women’s practices and told her that he had informed Wooden that she’d be tagging along that night. At first, she was nervous. She remembers telling Lavin, “I’m not prepared. I can’t go.”

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Thousands of basketball fans are expected to visit Tampa for this week’s Women’s Final Four. Defending national champion South Carolina (34-3) will face Texas (35-3), while UCLA (34-2) takes on UConn (35-3) in semifinals that tip off Friday at Amalie Arena.

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament wraps up on Saturday April 5 and Monday April 7 with the Final Four taking place at the Alamodome in San Antonio.