UConn isn't just dominating on the court. Their 30-point win over No. 15 Tennessee (now No. 19) came with a big off-court win.

On Sunday, the two met in a dominant showdown at Hartford, CT. The game drew 1,213,000 viewers on FOX Sunday, the most-watched women's college hoops game on any network this season to date.

The number overshadows the nearly 1.1 million viewers who tuned in for last season's USC-Iowa matchup and marks a significant milestone for the sport.

Interestingly, when Nielsen released the women's basketball TV ratings for 2026 a week ago, UConn wasn't in the top 10. In fact, it was Iowa State that was ranked at the top. But we can see why the Huskies are so popular.

UConn is the only undefeated team. And on Sunday night, they went past the Lady Vols, with the score at halftime reading 42-42. But the contest turned into a one-sided affair from here.

It ended up being the largest margin of victory by either team in the history of the series. The Huskies ended the game 96-66. And for Tennessee, it was also the second-worst loss the program has ever taken in the NCAA season.

Their effort is being recognized by long-time coach Geno Auriemma.

Geno Auriemma Breaks Down the Team's Performance

"I think had it been a 30-point lead at halftime, I would have been really, really disappointed. You play these games to be really tested, to find out a little bit about what your team is made of. ... It's good that you have to kind of regroup and find yourself."

That's the effort Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong combined. They scored 53 points.

"The fact that last year they all felt like they played poorly so going into today's game, there was a sense of, 'We've got a job to do, we've got a game to play that means a lot more to us than just a regular-season game.'"

And now the No. 1 UConn team looks to keep its ongoing momentum in a Big East matchup at DePaul on Wednesday. 

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Written by

Ishika Ghosh

Edited by

Siddharth Shirwadkar