Los Angeles’ cross-town rivals earned No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA basketball tournament. The top seed was the first in program history for the Bruins, who won the Big Ten Tournament with a victory over their cross-town rivals in the title game.

UCLA is the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Bruins were joined by South Carolina, Southern California and Texas as No. 1 seeds that the NCAA revealed Sunday night.

When the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament begins Friday, the UCLA Bruins will be its top overall seed.It is the highest seed in the history of UCLA's program but whether it can remain on top of the 68-team field will be determined over the next three weeks leading to the national semifinals on April 4,