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.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
21-6, 2nd in Big Ten
- 11/25W 100-51
- 12/3W 71-26
- 12/611L 72-68
- 12/12CANC
- 12/17L 66-58
- 12/20W 81-45
- 12/23W 75-54
- 12/31W 79-56
- 1/412L 84-80
- 1/7W 85-64
- 1/10W 74-49
- 1/14W 66-45
- 1/18PPD
- 1/21CANC
- 1/2421W 74-61
- 1/2814L 78-70
- 1/31W 79-67
- 2/4CANC
- 2/7W 85-72
- 2/10W 90-65
- 2/14W 58-50
- 2/1811W 70-65
- 2/24W 77-49
- 2/2715W 87-75
- 3/3W 89-80
- 3/6W 74-59
- 3/11L 69-61
- 3/2213W 63-32
- 3/2412W 70-48
- 3/271W 73-70
- 3/293L 66-53
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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.
Tempers flare between Indiana, Arizona after hard foul (1:05)
Indiana's Patberg dishes no-look dime (0:17)
Reseeding the women's NCAA tournament field for the Elite Eight
Sixth-seeded Texas, 4-seed Indiana and third-seeded Arizona join three No. 1 seeds and a pair of 2-seeds in the Elite Eight. Here's how we rank them.
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?
NC State falls, becomes 1st top seed to bow out
The first No. 1 seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament has lost, as Indiana upset NC State 73-70 in the Mercado Region semifinals on Saturday night.
Indiana survives vs. NC State to advance to their first ever Elite Eight (0:31)
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.
Berger leads Indiana to blowout win vs. Belmont (0:54)
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?
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.
Holmes goes to work in the paint for Indiana (0:16)
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.
Why each team in the NCAA's top 16 could win the 2021 NCAA title
In a season of COVID-19 pauses and cancellations, anything seems possible. So just how far could each team in Monday's top-16 reveal go in 2021?
What we learned from the NCAA women's bracket reveal
From why Baylor and NC State were seeded lower than expected to how COVID-19 pauses impacted seeds, here are the biggest takeaways from the reveal.
What are the biggest questions ahead of the NCAA's women's bracket reveal?
The NCAA selection committee will reveal its current top-16 teams at halftime of Monday's Stanford-Oregon game (ESPN/ESPN App, 9 p.m. ET).
Is the Big Ten on the verge of a breakthrough?
Maryland coach Brenda Frese says the Big Ten is the deepest she has seen it since the Terps joined the league seven seasons ago.
Can Tennessee fix its inconsistency and right its season?
What do we make of Tennessee's start? Which under-the-radar players have our attention (hello, Caitlin Clark)? Which game most impacts Bracketology?
With coach sidelined, Kentucky rallies to beat IU
No. 11 Kentucky rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to beat No. 13 Indiana 72-68.
What broke down for South Carolina, the debate for the new No. 1 and weekend picks
How does South Carolina's stumble impact Bracketology and the rankings? We preview the weekend's biggest games, including Louisville-DePaul.
South Carolina remains No. 1; top 10 unchanged
South Carolina remained at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll as the top 10 stayed the same as in the preseason poll.
Women's Bracketology: Single site would change look of women's NCAA bracket
The at-large pool has grown to 33 with the Ivy League opting out. And if the NCAA tourney is held at one site, geographical placement is eliminated.
Big Ten predictions: Indiana, Northwestern and Maryland will vie for title
Northwestern looks to continue to build on its historic run last season, while Maryland looks to remain the standard-bearer in the Big Ten.
Waiting game wreaks havoc on women's college basketball nonconference schedules
Most league schedules aren't set, nonconference games aren't locked in, and plenty of questions remain six weeks before the start of the season.
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
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 12 | 8 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyarah Berry | SG | Committed | 90 |
| Kaitlin Peterson | SG | Committed | 90 |