If I were to rank em, it'd be:
1. 2014-had a legitimate AA in every position. Very complete team 1-5.
2. 2016-arguably the best, but I think 2014 was stronger with a more complete starting 5. Stewart was on another level that season.
3. 2002-another contender for #1. Front court was good but I think for its time it doesn't hold up well compared to how well rounded the front courts were in 2014 and 2016. Back court is UCONN's best ever.
4. 2010-hard to differentiate between 2009/10 because both teams were so utterly dominant. Edge to 2010 since Charles really blossomed this year and Maya was still Maya.
5. 2009-Montgomery was in prime form this year and Maya was outstanding. Their destruction of Oklahoma was a remarkable bloodbath in the regular season. No one ever came close to beating them.
6. 1995-the first undefeated UCONN team. Had 4 players who'd go on to be All Americans and legitimate POY candidates. Obviously they wouldn't hold up well to today's day and age, but for their time they were clearly one of the best teams of the 90s.
7. 2015-they had the fluky Stanford loss, but once they caught their stride they destroyed everyone. Until the title game, every win was by 14+ and only 3 wins were by fewer than 20 points. Only tough competitor all year was a very good Notre Dame team. Went 4-0 against Final Four foes, winning by an average of 19 per game.
8. 2000-this was probably the first season Geno coached where UCONN truly felt like the top dog all season long. Shea Ralph was in prime form, Abrosimova was also a 1st Team AA and Sue Bird was outstanding at the PG spot. They had their share of close calls and lost to a very good Tennessee team but their Final Four performance was remarkable.
9. 2017-maybe not a popular pick to put on here, but this team was really really good. Their OOC was insane and they went undefeated through it. They handily beat all 3 other #1 seeds, beat a top 5 Maryland team on the road, and 4 other top 15 teams in non-conference. The Tulane game was a weird fluky moment, and the 2017 Final Four game also felt super fluky. The combination of Williams/KLS/Collier was lightning in a bottle that year with all of them having arguably career years.
10. 2003-I'm not sure why people rate 2004 over 2003.....I think 2003 was hands down the better squad. DT had her best collegiate season, the team went 37-1 and had some marquee moments like beating Tennessee in OT and beating #1 Duke on the road. 2004 is obviously a similar roster make up but they had 4 losses, weren't a 1 seed and were fortunate to play at home in regionals. Beating Tennessee that year wasn't as impressive or noteworthy as in 2003, and they lost to Duke at home.
11. 2018-Very similar to 2017 but with Stevens/Walker, yet the team never had the same magic IMO. Beat up on another good non-conference schedule, but had close calls to undermanned Notre Dame and Texas. The Final Four game also didn't feel fluky to me like the Mississippi State game did, Notre Dame was on par with UCONN in both meetings.
12. 2013-their season as a whole wouldn't get them on the list, but arguably no other team finished the season as well as this team did. Once Stewart found her form they absolutely destroyed everyone in the tournament. Won their last 4 games by an average of more than 26 ppg, won the title game by 33. The rest of the year they pounded most foes but had a kryptonite in Notre Dame who they lost to 3 times. 4 losses total keeps them lower.
High HM:
2004, 31-4, won title
2008, 36-2, Final Four
1997, 33-1, Elite 8
2001, 32-3, Final Four
