The undefeated UConn Huskies were on Monday named the top seed of the 64-team field for the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship.

The No. 1 seeds were awarded to UConn (32-0), South Carolina (31-1), Notre Dame (31-1) and Baylor (33-1) by NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Sport Committee.

Each school comes into the tournament after emerging victorious in their respective conference regular season and tournament championships.

UConn is the most successful team in women's basketball program and they are now seeking an 11th overall national championship and become the first women's basketball team to win four consecutive titles. The Huskies started the championship having won 69 straight games, the third longest streak in team and NCAA Division I women's basketball history. A No. 1 seed for the third consecutive year, South Carolina is looking to win their first national championship. Notre Dame is playing for its second national title. Big 12 Conference regular season and tournament champion, Baylor is aiming to clinch third overall national championship.

First- and second-round games will be played at 16 home sites Friday, March 18 through Monday, March 21, with the 16 second-round winners moving on to the four regional sites. The Lexington Regional (Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky) and the Sioux Falls Regional (Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota) will be played on Friday, March 25 and Sunday, March 27, while the Bridgeport Regional (Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut) and the Dallas Regional (American Airlines Center, Dallas) will be held Saturday, March 26 and Monday, March 28. The four regional winners will advance to the 2016 NCAA Women's Final Four, April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse).