Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: UConn reigns while South Carolina looms
The Big Ten put three teams in the top 10, but UConn, South Carolina and 2021 national champion Stanford remain the teams to beat.
The Big Ten put three teams in the top 10, but UConn, South Carolina and 2021 national champion Stanford remain the teams to beat.
Which teams won't be around for long? Which teams are expected to have extended stays in San Antonio? We look at the best and worst case for all 64.
The final automatic bids produced only minor changes to the projected field. West Virginia remains a No. 4 seed after losing to Baylor in the Big 12.
The Summit League might have the biggest impact on the bubble, which will shrink rapidly if chalk doesn't hold in remaining conference tourneys.
Official Angie Enlund was injured when she was inadvertently run over by a player after the Rutgers-Michigan State women's basketball game Wednesday, and was taken to a hospital.
Michigan State women's basketball has extended its pause through at least Monday after postponing its in-state rivalry game against No. 13 Michigan due to COVID-19 protocols within the Spartans' program.
South Carolina is a Final Four-caliber team, but what other SEC squads have the potential? Plus, we discuss Ohio State and make our game picks.
Maryland coach Brenda Frese says the Big Ten is the deepest she has seen it since the Terps joined the league seven seasons ago.
Northwestern looks to continue to build on its historic run last season, while Maryland looks to remain the standard-bearer in the Big Ten.
Karissa McLaughlin scored 17 points, Ae'Rianna Harris and Fatou Diagne posted double-doubles and ninth-seeded Purdue defeated eighth-seeded Michigan State 72-63 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament.
Lindsey Pulliam scored 31 points and No. 19 Northwestern beat Michigan State 85-55 on Monday night for its third straight win.
Ashley Owusu had 22 points, six rebounds and eight assists, Taylor Mikesell added 21 points and No. 13 Maryland beat Michigan State 94-53 on Monday night for their seventh straight victory.
Freshman McKenna Warnock scored 15 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter when No. 19 Iowa broke open a close game and beat Michigan State 74-57 on Sunday for the Hawkeyes' eighth straight victory.
Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton scored 22 points apiece, and No. 22 Northwestern beat Michigan State 76-48 on Thursday night for its fifth straight victory.
Ali Patberg scored 23 points and No. 14 Indiana took over in the second half to open Big Ten Conference play Saturday with a 79-67 win over Michigan State.
Kari Niblack scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting and No. 22 West Virginia edged No. 19 Michigan State in the Florida Sunshine Classic on Saturday.
Gabrielle Cooper scored 19 points, Emily Engstler had 13 points, 17 rebounds and five assists and Syracuse beat No. 19 Michigan State 77-63 on Friday in the Florida Sunshine Classic.
Julia Ayrault had 14 points and 11 rebounds and No. 19 Michigan State overwhelmed Morehead State 94-48 on Sunday.
Louisville, in the AP top 10 in both men's and women's college hoops, leads ESPN's updated combined rankings.
Kiah Gillespie scored 18 of her season-high 24 points in the second half and No. 8 Florida State remained undefeated by rallying for a 78-68 victory over No. 19 Michigan State on Thursday night.
Nia Clouden and Shay Colley combined for 31 points and No. 15 Michigan State bounced back from its first loss of the season to defeat Kansas State at the Junkanoo Jam on Saturday.
Khayla Pointer had 13 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three assists and LSU upset 15th-ranked Michigan State 58-56 in the Junkanoo Jam on Friday.
Taryn McCutcheon and Julia Ayrault had 14 points apiece, Kayla Belles had a double-double and No. 15 Michigan State cruised to a 79-34 win over Hartford on Sunday.
Taryn McCutcheon scored 16 points, Mardrekia Cook added 14 and No. 15 Michigan State defeated Oakland 76-56 on Tuesday night.
Nia Clouden scored a career-high 28 points and No. 16 Michigan State held off No. 15 Notre Dame’s late rally for a 72-69 victory on Thursday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Maryland | 17-1 | - | 26-3 |
Indiana | 16-2 | 1 | 21-6 |
Rutgers | 10-3 | 4.5 | 14-5 |
Michigan | 9-4 | 5.5 | 16-6 |
Northwestern | 11-7 | 6 | 16-9 |
Iowa | 11-8 | 6.5 | 20-10 |
Ohio State | 9-7 | 7 | 13-7 |
Michigan State | 8-7 | 7.5 | 15-9 |
Nebraska | 9-10 | 8.5 | 13-13 |
Minnesota | 7-11 | 10 | 8-13 |
Penn State | 6-13 | 11.5 | 9-15 |
Purdue | 4-14 | 13 | 7-16 |
Illinois | 2-16 | 15 | 5-18 |
Wisconsin | 2-18 | 16 | 5-19 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
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Damiya Hagemann | PG | Committed | 95 |