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3dMichael Voepel and Charlie Creme

Ranking the top 25 women's NCAA basketball players midway through 2025-26

The midseason rankings include nine new names, including two freshmen. Sarah Strong remains No. 1.

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Gamecocks up to No. 2 in AP women's poll shuffle

South Carolina jumped to No. 2 in the AP women's basketball Top 25 poll after another week in which four of the top 10 teams lost.

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7dMichael Voepel

LSU women's hoops hands No. 2 Texas first loss

No. 12 LSU pulled away late to hand No. 2 Texas its first loss this season, 70-65 on Sunday. It's the Tigers' first win over an AP top-2 team since 2008.

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11dKendra Andrews

Fudd, Strong headline women's Wooden Award midseason top 25

Seven schools have multiple players on the midseason short list for the 2025-26 national player of the year award.

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45dKendra Andrews

'I'm a Tiger 'til I die': Why Flau'jae Johnson returned for one last run at LSU

Flau'jae Johnson could have left for the WNBA. Instead, she came back for a final season to give LSU all she has left.

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46dCharlie Creme

ACC/SEC Women's Challenge guide: Can ACC make up ground after disappointing first month?

Can the ACC make noise when LSU-Duke, Notre Dame-Ole Miss, UNC-Texas and more meet on Wednesday and Thursday?

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47dCharlie Creme and Michael Voepel

Texas is UConn's biggest threat -- and four more takeaways from the opening month

Texas is up, the ACC is down, Sarah Strong is even better than anticipated and more early takeaways.

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Texas jumps to No. 2 behind UConn in AP Top 25

Texas moved up to No. 2 behind UConn in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday after beating two top teams in a Thanksgiving tournament.

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49dCharlie Creme

Women's Feast Week takeaways: Crooks' 47 points push Iowa State to 9-0

Big performances from Texas, LSU and Iowa State headline the most significant results from Feast Week.

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56dMichael Voepel

WNBA mock draft: UConn's Fudd is new No. 1 as Wings win lottery

Azzi Fudd is the new projected No. 1 pick after Dallas won the draft lottery for the second consecutive year.

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56dKendra Andrews

Wings again win WNBA draft lottery, to pick No. 1

For the second year in a row, the Dallas Wings will select first in the 2026 WNBA draft after winning the draft lottery Sunday.

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56dMichael Voepel

WNBA mock draft: There's a new No. 1 replacing Lauren Betts at the top

Four UCLA players, including Lauren Betts, are now projected first-round picks. But Spain's Awa Fam is No. 1.

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58dMichael Voepel

Hidalgo, Betts, Miles lead '26 Wooden watch list

Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, UCLA's Lauren Betts and Texas' Madison Booker, who were among the five finalists for the Wooden Award last season, are on the 50-player watch list for the 2026 Wooden Award.

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Women's AP Top 25 poll reaction: What to know about every team

The second in-season women's AP Top 25 poll is out. Here's what's next for every team in the standings.

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72dMichael Voepel and Charlie Creme

Five things we learned during opening week of the women's college basketball season

UConn? As good as expected. Tennessee? Still chasing elite status. And Notre Dame? Heavily reliant on Hannah Hidalgo.

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80dMichael Voepel and Charlie Creme and Kendra Andrews and Alexa Philippou

The comprehensive guide to the women's hoops season, including preseason picks

Who's winning the 2026 national title (UConn? UCLA? South Carolina? LSU?) and other preseason picks, predictions.

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73dMichael Voepel and Charlie Creme and Kendra Andrews

Top 25 women's NCAA basketball players ranked going into 2025-26

A sophomore heads the preseason Top 25 player rankings, which include multiple players from UConn, UCLA, LSU.

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82dMichael Voepel and Charlie Creme and Kendra Andrews

The 10 biggest women's NCAA basketball questions for 2025-26

Can UConn repeat? How will USC do without JuJu Watkins? We tackle some preseason questions.

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87dCharlie Creme

Women's college basketball preseason transfer impact rankings

The top 25 transfers, ranked by impact this season -- beginning with South Carolina's Ta'Niya Latson.

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92dCharlie Creme

Women's NCAA basketball 2025-26 nonconference impact games

There's plenty of star power to watch early this season -- including a potential Final Four quartet in Las Vegas.

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68dMichael Voepel

WNBA mock draft: Betts, Fudd or Miles at No. 1?

Lauren Betts, Azzi Fudd, Flau'Jae Johnson and Olivia Miles are projected 2026 lottery picks.

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96dCharlie Creme

Women's AP preseason Top 25 poll reaction: What to know about every team

The reigning champion UConn Huskies top the list. Find out where South Carolina, UCLA and the rest clock in.

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UConn ranked No. 1 in women's preseason poll

Defending champion UConn picked up where it left off as the No. 1 team in the country in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll.

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103dCharlie Creme

Women's college basketball Preseason Top 25 for 2025-26

The reigning champ and runner-up are 1-2. Which teams round out the rest, and which transfer highlights each roster?