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
17-9, 3rd in ACC
- 11/25W 62-38
- 11/29L 75-69
- 12/3W 55-51
- 12/9W 86-68
- 12/13W 82-67
- 12/17PPD
- 12/21CANC
- 12/313L 84-75
- 1/3L 69-67
- 1/7W 67-55
- 1/10W 56-54
- 1/1424PPD
- 1/17CANC
- 1/21W 73-44
- 1/24W 66-58
- 1/28W 70-56
- 2/2W 76-63
- 2/4W 71-69
- 2/7L 61-52
- 2/113L 85-70
- 2/16W 67-56
- 2/18W 62-48
- 2/21L 49-43
- 2/25L 84-59
- 2/28W 65-60
- 3/5W 60-57
- 3/63L 66-61
- 3/2112W 54-52
- 3/234W 73-56
- 3/281L 76-65
- Full Schedule
Gamecocks advance after win over Yellow Jackets (1:59)
McQueen hyped after beating the buzzer with a side-step 3 (0:23)
McQueen races for fast-break layup (0:29)
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.
WNBA mock draft: Which players have upped their stock in the NCAA tournament?
Arella Guirantes, Kiana Williams and Lorela Cubaj have upped their draft stock in the NCAA tournament. Which players are trending downward?
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.
Packer & Durham Hour 3: Nell Fortner, Georgia Tech HC
The 2021 ACC Coach Nell Fortner of the year stops by the show to talk about her Yellow-jackets advancing to the Women’s Sweet 16 and having to face the #1 seed South Carolina on Saturday. And Florida State Guard Anthony Polite spends some time with us to talk about his Seminoles making the Sweet 16 as well. Plus Kelly Gramlich gives us her top 3 women’s tournament moments with Arike Ogunbowale’s game winner to give Notre Dame a national championship being her #1 moment.
Georgia Tech scores on back-to-back hustle plays (0:21)
GT's Fletcher can knock them down from anywhere (0:20)
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.
Georgia Tech survives upset scare with clutch defense in OT (0:45)
Georgia Tech ends dominant 3rd quarter with buzzer-beating 3 (0:29)
Stanford, UConn lead way in women's NCAA tournament 1-64 power rankings
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.
Packer & Durham Hour 3: Dana Evans, Louisville Guard
ACC Women's Basketball Awards.. The guys have the honor of announcing the ACC women’s awards including All ACC teams and the most outstanding Coach, Player awards.. In keeping with that topic we visit with Louisville Guard Dana Evans who just won back to back ACC player of the year awards. Plus we speak to Georgia Tech Head Women's Basketball Coach Nell Fortner who was just named the ACC Coach of the year.
Which conference tournaments will most impact the bubble?
The bubble looks different in 2021, with sub-.500 teams eligible for at-large berths and most mid-majors lacking opportunities to build their résumés.
Should UConn be worried, which teams are No. 1 seeds and other questions
Previously unbeaten No. 2 NC State and third-ranked UConn were upset on a busy night of games in women's college basketball.
Louisville and NC State are locks, but the rest of the ACC is bubbling over
The ACC, which has had a revolving door on the bubble, might end up with as few as five teams in the NCAA tournament -- or as many as nine.
Packer and Durham Hour 2: The ACC in the CFP Top 25
Mark & Wes go talk about the 5 ACC teams that are in the CFP Top 25 list and Tim Bourrett joins to talk about Clemson's dominance on the field.
Women's college basketball picks: What questions does UConn need to answer?
What questions are we looking to get answered when UConn finally makes its season debut on Saturday? Is the ACC the country's deepest conference?
Ga. Tech taking Election Day off to push voting
Nine Georgia Tech teams, including football and men's and women's basketball, will take the day off from mandatory activities on Election Day as a way to encourage their student-athletes to vote.
Women's Bracketology: Georgia Tech stumbles to the wrong side of the bubble
Conference tournaments continued to take a toll on the bubble through Friday's games. Georgia Tech is out and James Madison moves in.
Cunane, No. 10 NC State women beat Georgia Tech 57-48 in ACC
Elissa Cunane had 14 of her 16 points after halftime to help No. 10 North Carolina State beat Georgia Tech 57-48 in Friday’s quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
Pan helps Georgia Tech women hold off Pitt 68-58 in ACC
Francesca Pan scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter and seventh-seeded Georgia Tech pulled away from 15th-seeded Pittsburgh on Thursday night for a 68-58 win in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Sunday's winners and losers in women's Bracketology
Three No. 3 seeds lost. UCLA no longer has a shot at a No. 1. A Sunday full of unexpected outcomes caused quite a bit of movement in the bracket.
2020-21 ACC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 14-2 | - | 26-4 |
| NC State | 12-2 | 1 | 22-3 |
| Georgia Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 17-9 |
| Syracuse | 9-7 | 5 | 15-9 |
| Florida State | 9-7 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Notre Dame | 8-7 | 5.5 | 10-10 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-8 | 6 | 15-10 |
| North Carolina | 8-9 | 6.5 | 13-11 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Wake Forest | 8-10 | 7 | 12-13 |
| Clemson | 5-12 | 9.5 | 12-14 |
| Pittsburgh | 3-12 | 10.5 | 5-14 |
| Boston College | 2-11 | 10.5 | 7-12 |
| Duke | 0-1 | 6.5 | 3-1 |
| Virginia | 0-2 | 7 | 0-5 |
2021 Polls & Rankings
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| 22 |