{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818a0d4eb737caf8ca3e31e/69af8741a944676525748300?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is UCLA a Lock for the Top Overall Seed? ","description":"<p>USA Women’s Basketball tips off Wednesday in Puerto Rico. Zena, Chantel and Sabreena dive into how Team USA is preparing for the World Cup, plus the return of Caitlin Clark to game action. They also break down the latest in the CBA talks as the drop-deadline approaches.</p><p><br></p><p>From there, they share their conference tournament takeaways from around the association—debating whether UCLA has done enough for the overall No. 1 seed, if West Virginia improved its seeding, and which mid-majors caught their attention this weekend, plus more.</p><p><br></p><p>We wrap things up with Two Takes and A Fake</p><p><br></p><p><strong>REFERENCES:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7096874/2026/03/07/caitlin-clark-usa-basketball-indiana-fever-health-status/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlin Clark preparing for Team USA debut, feels ‘even better’ than start of last season</a> by Chantel Jennings</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7099652/2026/03/08/womens-conference-tournament-basketball-duke-acc/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Women’s conference tournament takeaways: Texas takes down South Carolina</a> by Chantel Jennings,&nbsp; Cameron Teague Robinson, Sabreena Merchant and Grace Raynor</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7100377/2026/03/09/womens-college-basketball-power-rankings-lsu-tournament/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Women’s basketball power rankings: If LSU can’t beat South Carolina, is it a tournament threat?</a> by Sabreena Merchant</p><p><br></p><p>Check out Zena’s exclusive interview with WNBA star Napheesa Collier <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/wnba-star-napheesa-collier-talks-power-moves-cba-and-more/id1699815468?i=1000753860566&amp;l=id\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}