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.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
19-6, 2nd in WCC
- 11/27W 67-51
- 11/28L 77-48
- 12/1CANC
- 12/7W 87-66
- 12/10W 72-58
- 12/12CANC
- 12/15CANC
- 12/18W 84-74
- 12/28W 70-46
- 12/30W 76-50
- 1/4L 58-56
- 1/7W 71-57
- 1/9PPD
- 1/14W 80-63
- 1/16PPD
- 1/21PPD
- 1/2320PPD
- 1/26W 81-60
- 1/30CANC
- 2/219L 63-56
- 2/4W 75-61
- 2/6W 69-50
- 2/9W 57-43
- 2/11W 65-52
- 2/13W 79-61
- 2/1816W 61-56
- 2/20W 75-68
- 2/25W 66-63
- 2/27L 86-72
- 3/8W 85-55
- 3/916L 43-42
- 3/226W 69-66
- 3/243L 52-46
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Key women's college basketball prospects to watch at 2021 GEICO Nationals
The four teams competing at GEICO Nationals this weekend boast some of the top women's college basketball prospects in the country.
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.
BYU upsets Rutgers after back-and-forth fourth quarter (1:04)
BYU knocks off Rutgers in first upset of tourney
Paisley Harding scored 28 points to lead 11th-seeded BYU past No. 6 seed Rutgers in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament.
BYU's Graham knocks down clutch 3 (0:16)
Who's the top 2020-21 player of the year candidate in every women's college basketball conference?
From Louisville's Dana Evans in the ACC to Gonzaga's Jenn Wirth in the WCC, we break down which players have stood out in each conference.
Women's NCAA tournament could be stronger without conference tournaments
Championship Week could be used for makeup games to help offset disparate résumés and to better balance the NCAA tournament selection process.
Mid-major predictions: Gonzaga, MAC race will dominate
Buffalo, Central Michigan and Ohio are expected to battle for Mid-American supremacy, while Gonzaga should set the bar for all mid-majors.
Campbell, Townsend lift No. 12 Gonzaga women past BYU 59-44
Katie Campbell and Jill Townsend both made 3 of 4 3-point attempts and combined for 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting as No. 12 Gonzaga won its 20th straight game, pulling away from BYU 59-44 on Saturday.
No. 17 Gonzaga women defeat BYU 55-43 for 11th straight win
Katie Campbell had 11 points and Kayleigh Truong had 10 off the bench and No. 17 Gonzaga ran its winning streak to 11 with a 55-43 win over BYU on Thursday night.
No. 4 Oregon State wins 11th straight, beats BYU 65-34
Destiny Slocum scored 18 points and No. 4 Oregon State shook off a slow start and beat BYU 65-34 on Thursday, the final day of the Maui Jim Maui Classic.
Smith heats up in second half, Stanford back to Sweet 16
Alanna Smith had 23 points and 14 rebounds, helping second-seeded Stanford overcome a slow start and advance to the Sweet 16 for a 12th straight year by holding off No. 7 seed BYU 72-63 in a physical second-round NCAA Tournament matchup Monday night.
Balanced BYU uses defense to beat Auburn in NCAA Tournament
Brenna Chase had 19 points, seven assists and three blocked shots, and seventh-seeded BYU used an impressive third quarter to run away from No. 10 seed Auburn 73-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Gonzales gets a tough layup to fall late (0:16)
McKay hits the jumper to beat the buzzer (0:24)
BYU knocks off No. 12 Gonzaga 82-68 in WCC title game
Brenna Chase scored 25 points, Shaylee Gonzales added 20 and Brigham Young beat No. 12 Gonzaga 82-68 on Tuesday to win its third West Coast Conference tournament title.
BYU women top No. 13 Gonzaga again, 66-64
Shaylee Gonzales scored 19 points, Sara Hamson blocked two shots in the last minute and BYU ended No. 13 Gonzaga's seven-game winning streak with a 66-64 victory on Saturday.
Pepperdine women hand No. 25 BYU second straight loss
Yasmine Robinson-Bacote had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Barbara Sitanggan added 16 points with six rebounds and five assists and Pepperdine handed No. 25 BYU its second-straight loss, 79-65 on Saturday.
Jones' 3-point play lifts LMU over No. 25 BYU women
Jasmine Jones scored 21 points, including a 3-point play with 9.6 seconds to play, and Loyola Marymount survived a fourth-quarter collapse to beat No. 25 BYU 61-58, handing the Cougars' their first West Coast Conference loss of the season and ending...
Baylor tops women's poll for first time since '13
Baylor is No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll for the first time nearly six years.
Why BYU's Purcell is the best player you don't know
Is Kalana Purcell the best player outside the major conferences? BYU coach Jeff Judkins has called her the college game's most complete player -- and that was before Breanna Stewart left Storrs.
Postgame interview with Lindsey and Sophie Cunningham (1:23)
Postgame interview with Robin Pingeton (1:01)
Bridgeport Region preview: Chasing UConn
UConn is the overwhelming favorite. But it's not the only defending champion in Bridgeport, a place where -- Mechelle Voepel reminds us -- the Huskies once lost in a regional.
2020-21 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-1 | - | 23-4 |
| BYU | 13-3 | 2.5 | 19-6 |
| San Diego | 9-5 | 5.5 | 12-7 |
| San Francisco | 10-7 | 6 | 16-11 |
| Santa Clara | 9-8 | 7 | 14-11 |
| Portland | 9-8 | 7 | 14-13 |
| Pacific | 9-9 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| Saint Mary's | 4-14 | 12.5 | 7-19 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4-14 | 12.5 | 7-19 |
| Pepperdine | 2-16 | 14.5 | 5-18 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Calvert | C | Committed | 91 |