The Huskies secured their 12th national championship with a one-sided victory over South Carolina, leaving them to stand alone as the winningest team in college basketball history.

The University of Connecticut Huskies' women's basketball team finally has its dominant dozen after nearly a decade of waiting. UConn returned to its perch atop the women's game as it silenced South Carolina to the tune of an 82-59 final in Sunday afternoon's NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament finale at Amalie Arena.

The Huskies received all 31 first-place votes following their dominant 82-59 victory over South Carolina in the national championship game. The Gamecocks stayed at No. 2, with UCLA, Texas and USC rounding out the top five. 5. USC

UConn capped its season at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball pol l on Monday, one day after winning its 12th national championship. The Huskies received all 31 votes from a national media panel after Geno Auriemma's team beat South Carolina 82-59 for the title.

The thing about legends? They just can’t stop proving their greatness (See: Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma). UConn women's basketball is back on top

How do you sum up UConn's latest national title under Geno Auriemma? The answer for ESPN's Ryan Ruocco is to focus on Huskies superstar Paige Bueckers, who proved she was the biggest superstar in the women's NCAA tournament who's finishing a storybook college career as she presumably heads to the WNBA.