Top 25 women's college basketball players for 2021-22
Kim Mulkey has moved on, but NaLyssa Smith is back at Baylor and leads our first offseason player rankings for next season.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
20-10, 6th in Big Ten
- 11/25W 96-81
- 12/2W 103-97
- 12/5W 85-78
- 12/9W 82-80
- 12/12L 86-82
- 17PPD
- 12/22W 92-65
- 12/31W 90-84
- 1/3W 107-68
- 1/6W 92-79
- 1/922L 77-67
- 1/1315L 84-82
- 1/18W 87-81
- 1/217PPD
- 1/24CANC
- 1/2823L 87-80
- 1/31W 94-68
- 2/411L 92-87
- 2/717L 85-72
- 2/11W 88-81
- 2/18W 96-78
- 2/238L 111-93
- 2/2512W 89-67
- 2/28W 84-70
- 3/310L 89-80
- 3/6W 83-75
- 3/10W 83-72
- 3/1119W 73-62
- 3/12W 87-72
- 3/137L 104-84
- 3/2112W 87-72
- 3/234W 86-72
- 3/271L 92-72
- Full Schedule
NCAA Women's Bracketology - 2022 women's college basketball projections
Kim Mulkey has left for LSU, but Baylor joins fellow No. 1 seeds UConn, Stanford and South Carolina in our early projection for 2022.
Is it time to change the early entry rules for the WNBA draft?
Freshmen Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark have sparked renewed conversation about the WNBA's age limit and whether it's time for change.
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.
'Dream big': Iowa's Clark has a message for 9-year-old reporter (0:29)
Are more upsets in store in the women's Sweet 16?
Which teams will win Sunday to join UConn, Baylor, Indiana and Arizona in the Elite Eight? And what's next for Iowa and Caitlin Clark?
Bueckers, Williams outduel Clark as UConn advances to the Elite Eight (2:13)
Clark buries a 3 to end the third quarter (0:28)
Excellent Iowa passing leads to the easy layup (0:19)
Clark dances on defender, drops dime to Czinano for layup (0:22)
Clark banks in the tough 3 (0:17)
Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark and everything you need to know about UConn-Iowa
The star freshmen meet Saturday (1 p.m. ET, ABC) for the first time on a national stage in the regional semifinals. Will UConn or Iowa win?
Women's Sweet 16 predictions: Has a new favorite emerged?
ESPN's BPI has spoken, but has a team emerged as a clear favorite? Here are the upsets to expect and the matchups to watch in the regional semifinals.
The best player in women's college basketball history at every jersey number
From Diana Taurasi at No. 3 to Sabrina Ionescu at No. 20 and to Val Whiting at No. 52, we rank the best all-time women's players by jersey number.
Reseeding the women's NCAA tournament Sweet 16 field
Sixteen teams, including the top eight seeds, remain in San Antonio. Here's how we rank them heading into the regional semifinals.
Michigan's up, Tennessee's out and the Bueckers-Clark showdown everybody wanted
What's next for Tennessee? Can the Big Ten make up a quarter of the Sweet 16 field? And what's the early take on that UConn-Iowa date?
Iowa's Caitlin Clark erupts for 35 points in win vs. Kentucky (2:18)
Iowa's Clark leads UK at half in reaching final 16
Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark single-handedly outscored Kentucky in the first half -- 24-22, with six 3-pointers -- as she propelled the Hawkeyes into the Sweet 16, where a showdown with top-seeded UConn awaits.
Reseeding the women's NCAA tournament field for the round of 32
Baylor, Oregon State and Wright State made jumps as we rank the women's NCAA tournament teams that remain heading into the second round.
Which teams can erase the chalk in the 2021 women's basketball tournament?
Higher seeds went 16-0 Sunday. Which games Monday might be bracket breakers? And which players step up for UConn if Nika Mühl is sidelined by injury?
Clark dishes behind-the-back pass for Iowa bucket (0:25)
Iowa freshman Clark dominant in first-round win
In her NCAA tournament debut, Iowa standout freshman Caitlin Clark had 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a first-round win over Central Michigan on Sunday.
Iowa's Warnock scores 11 straight in double-double game (0:29)
The most exciting player in the women's NCAA tournament, the River Walk debate and Final Four picks
Before Caitlin Clark makes her NCAA tournament debut, we tackle some final questions, including whether Baylor or UConn is the River Walk favorite.
Top women's players to watch and bracket busters, region by region
Which teams will advance from Alamo, Hemisfair, River Walk and Mercado? Which teams could destroy your bracket? We're here to help.
2020-21 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2021 Polls & Rankings
| COACHES |
|---|
| 19 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Ediger | C | Committed | 93 |
| Addison O'Grady | C | Committed | 91 |