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• 6 National Player of the Year candidates in women’s college basketball for 2025-26 season

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Olivia Miles, Sarah Strong and Lauren Betts are among the early frontrunners with JuJu Watkins sidelined with an injury. The start of the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season is still about four months away, but it’s never too early to begin speculating on who the best players in the sport might be. It seems unlikely that we will see a repeat Natio...2025
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• Everything to know about the star-studded USA team at FIBA Women’s AmeriCup

Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo and LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson headline a Team USA squad coached by Duke’s Kara Lawson. The U.S. women’s basketball national team is back in action beginning this weekend as the squad plays in the FIBA AmeriCup in Santiago, Chile. Joining Team USA and host Chile in the 10-team field are Argentina, Brazil, Canada, ...2025
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• 4 NCAA Tournament teams will play in Las Vegas women’s basketball event this season

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images According to multiple sources, UNC, UCLA, USF and Fairfield will meet in Las Vegas in November 2025. Four teams that played in the NCAA Tournament this past season will meet up in mid-November at a two-day event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Multiple sources confirmed to SB Nation that the teams involved in the event are North Carolina, UCLA, South Florida and Fa...2025
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• 4 major women’s college basketball games in the 2025-26 season we’re excited about

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images UConn vs. Louisville in Germany, N.C. State vs. Tennessee in Greensboro, and South Carolina at USC lead the way for big games to watch next season. The transfer portal has closed and the coaching carousel has stopped spinning in women’s college basketball. So, let’s look ahead to next season. We won’t know official schedules for a while, but some big-tim...2025
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• Women’s college basketball top 25: Post-transfer portal, this SEC team looks like a contender

Photo by Tyler McFarland/NCAA Photos via Getty Images After adding MiLaysia Fulwiley, Kate Koval and Amiya Joyner, is LSU the team to beat next season? What about UConn and South Carolina? The transfer portal in women’s college basketball has closed and most of the best players left in the portal — with one big exception being USC’s Kayleigh Heckel — have chosen their new destinations. As ...2025
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• Winners (LSU) and losers (Notre Dame) of women’s basketball’s transfer portal

Photo by Katie Januck/Getty Images Some teams had losses and gains in the transfer portal that even out to a push, like South Carolina and UCLA. Meanwhile, there are others who are clear winners and losers, such as Maryland and Georgia Tech. The transfer portal has closed for women’s college basketball. While there’s still a handful of impactful players in it — like USC’s Kayleigh Heckel —...2025
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• Landing a top 3-point shooter makes this Big Ten women’s basketball team a transfer portal winner

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images UCLA lost several key players to the transfer portal after making the Final Four for the first time ever, but signed Utah’s Gianna Kneepkens on Thursday. For a while, UCLA looked like one of the big losers of women’s college basketball’s transfer portal season. After making the Final Four for the first time ever, the Bruins saw several key players depart ...2025
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• What’s next for ESPN’s College GameDay in women’s basketball? More shows, and maybe a trip to LA

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Elle Duncan, Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike want to see ESPN’s College GameDay continue to grow in women’s basketball next season. And they’d like to go to Los Angeles, too. TAMPA, Fla. — Elle Duncan remembers being impressed by Virginia Tech. Back in February of 2024, the women’s basketball edition of ESPN’s College GameDay — of which Duncan is the host of — wen...2025
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• 2026 WNBA Draft: Way-too-early big board for women’s college basketball prospects

Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images UCLA’s Lauren Betts, UConn’s Azzi Fudd, TCU’s Olivia Miles and LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson are among the top projected 2026 WNBA prospects. The 2025 WNBA Draft is in the books. As expected, UConn star Paige Bueckers went No. 1 overall to the Dallas Wings, while 6-foot-6 French prospect Dominique Malonga was selected second by the Seattle Storm....2025
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• 5 players who skipped the 2025 WNBA Draft, but could be top prospects in 2026

David Butler II-Imagn Images Now that we know a few of the NCAA stars that will NOT be declaring for the upcoming 2025 WNBA Draft, let’s take a look at a few of the biggest prospects for the 2026 class. The 2025 WNBA Draft is just weeks away, and with March Madness winding down, eligible players are deciding whether or not to declare for the pros. With the extra year of COVID eligibility s...2025
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• 9 best players at the 2025 women’s Final Four, ranked

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images The Final Four is set. But who has the best players out of South Carolina, UConn, Texas and UCLA? The winner of the national championship is often decided by who has the best player — or players — at the Final Four. While some could make the case that Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was the top player last year in Cleveland, Ohio, nobody could stop South Carolina’s ...2025
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• Final Four teams, ranked by likelihood to win the national championship in 2025 women’s March Madness

Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and UConn are the last teams standing. On Sunday in Tampa, one of them will win the national championship. The elite of the elite in women’s college basketball will arrive in Tampa, Florida later this week for the chance to compete for a national championship. The remaining field features three No. 1 seeds — UCLA, South Carolina and...2025
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• Ranking the 16 best players in the women’s Sweet 16, including Paige Bueckers

David Butler II-Imagn Images After JuJu Watkins’ injury, who are the best players remaining in the Sweet 16? Among them are Flau’Jae Johnson and Lauren Betts. There are just 16 teams left in the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament. This weekend, teams will battle in Birmingham, Alabama, and square-up in Spokane, Washington. When the dust finally settles on Monday night, we will have four teams go...2025
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by likelihood to win the national championship in 2025 women’s March Madness

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images After the injury to USC’s JuJu Watkins, UConn’s path to the Final Four looks a lot easier. Meanwhile, Notre Dame seems to be regaining its elite form. Just 16 teams remain in the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament. March Madness began with 68 teams and we whittled down the field last weekend. Along the way, we saw players face former teams, some squads make sta...2025
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"Players like Azzi Fudd, Lauren Betts, and Flau’Jae Johnson — who could have been drafted — have already decided to stay in college."

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"The offseason saw Stanford lose long-time senior star Hayley Jones to the WNBA, and former Number 1 recruit Lauren Betts transfer to UCLA."

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• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yes, more people tuned into the WNBA Draft when Caitlin Clark was in it. But what stands out most was that Monday’s viewership numbers topped both the NHL’s and MLB’s Draft numbers. NEW YORK CITY — Cameras surrounded Paige Bueckers as she made her way into the WNBA Draft on Monday. Bueckers, the inevitable No. 1 pick in the draft, was already one of women’s bask...2025
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• 2026 WNBA Draft: Way-too-early big board for women’s college basketball prospects
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• Minnesota Lynx acquire sharpshooting veteran in latest WNBA trade

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images In exchange for Karlie Samuelson, the Lynx sent their 2026 first-round WNBA Draft pick to the Washington Mystics. The Minnesota Lynx have traded their first-round pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft in exchange for Washington Mystics forward Karlie Samuelson. Samuelson is fresh off a career season with the Mystics in which she averaged 8.4 points per game and sho...2025
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• WNBA reveals 16 players likely to be drafted early in the 2025 draft

Photo by Brandon Todd/NBAE via Getty Images The league released its list of players who have been invited to attend the 2025 WNBA Draft in New York City. With the WNBA Draft on Monday, the league has announced the 16 players who have been invited to attend the draft in person. These players will get to sit in the venue with their families while they wait for their names to be called by WNB...2025
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images With the WNBA Draft just one week away, players like Hailey Van Lith out of TCU or Kaitlyn Chen out of UConn could end up being great long-term projects for teams. Now that the NCAA season is over, attention switches right over to the WNBA Draft, happening on Monday, April 14 in New York. While we know that newly crowned National Champion Paige Bueckers...2025
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• 5 players who skipped the 2025 WNBA Draft, but could be top prospects in 2026
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• 6 WNBA prospects to watch in Friday’s Final Four matchups

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Paige Bueckers, Madison Booker, Azzi Fudd, and Lauren Betts are just a few of the future WNBA players to watch in Friday’s March Madness games. The Women’s Final Four tips off on Friday night in Tampa, and a long list of WNBA prospects will compete in the match-ups, both in the incoming 2025 WNBA Draft class, and in future years. Texas and South Carol...2025
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• Women’s college basketball top 25: Post-transfer portal, this SEC team looks like a contender
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• Winners (LSU) and losers (Notre Dame) of women’s basketball’s transfer portal
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• Minnesota Lynx acquire sharpshooting veteran in latest WNBA trade
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals
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• Ranking the 16 best players in the women’s Sweet 16, including Paige Bueckers
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• Women’s college basketball Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and All-Americans: our selections

Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images JuJu Watkins or Lauren Betts? Mikayla Blakes or Sarah Strong? Let’s dive into the season awards for women’s college basketball. Award season is here and it’s time to settle a few things regarding the 2024-25 women’s college basketball season. Who has been the best player? Who has been the best coach? Who was the most impactful transfer? Which freshman st...2025
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• 5 best performances by Player of the Year candidates in women’s college basketball, ranked

David Butler II-Imagn Images These were the best outings of the season by Paige Bueckers, JuJu Watkins and the other Player of the Year contenders in women’s basketball. The regular season is over and March is here. The NCAA Tournament is just around the corner and so is award season in women’s college basketball. All year long, players have wowed us with neck-breaking highlights, record-b...2025
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• Lauren Betts wanted USC in Big Ten tournament final, and then backed up the talk with action

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images After two defeats to the Trojans in the regular season, the Bruins’ big led UCLA when it mattered most After losing twice to the USC Trojans in the regular season, the UCLA Bruins cut a two-day break following the regular season down to one. Head coach Cori Close gave her side a single day to wallow and then get back to watching tape and practicing for ...2025
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• USC vs UCLA: How to watch, preview, predictions for women’s Big Ten tournament final

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Previewing all you need to know about this season’s third edition of The Battle of Los Angeles The Los Angeles City Championship, the Crosstown Showdown, the Battle of Los Angeles, whatever you want to call the rivalry between the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins, it’s happening today for the third time this season. However this time, ...2025
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• JuJu Watkins, Lauren Betts and the stars who shined brightest in the Big Ten Tournament so far

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Los Angeles stars shined on Friday, but does it continue on Saturday? The postseason is known for all the excitement, tension and expectations. Each year, we see players separate themselves and become the key factor in their team’s deep run into the postseason. In all four games of the women’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, an individual perform...2025
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• JuJu Watkins cements her case for the best player in women’s college basketball as USC beats UCLA again

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images JuJu Watkins embraced the spotlight and USC seized the opportunity. They’ve swept UCLA, dealing the Bruins their only two losses of the season so far. On the road, in a rival’s sold-out arena, with the conference title and NCAA Tournament seeding implications on the line, the USC Trojans oozed confidence. Even as they endured several players dealing with fou...2025
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• Hailey Van Lith and 4 other players who could be 2025 WNBA Draft steals
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• JuJu Watkins cements her case for the best player in women’s college basketball as USC beats UCLA again
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• Women’s NCAA tournament bracket: Winners (UCLA) and losers (Notre Dame) from Selection Sunday

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images James Madison was excluded from the field of 68, while the Ivy League got three bids in for the first time ever. We have the bracket. The 68-team field for the 2025 women’s NCAA tournament is set. Let the madness begin. There were no real surprises on the top-line, with UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and USC — in that order — all grabbing No. 1 seeds. The ...2025
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• We aren’t talking enough about how good LSU’s Aneesah Morrow is

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images LSU’s Aneesah Morrow is going to finish her college career as one of the greatest rebounders of all-time. Why aren’t we talking more about her? When this women’s college basketball season began, most folks figured that the race for the national player of the year would come down to three returning guards: UConn’s Paige Bueckers, USC’s JuJu Watkins and ...2025
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by likelihood to win the national championship in 2025 women’s March Madness
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• Women’s basketball rankings: South Carolina and UConn fall, shaking up top five of AP rankings

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Texas Longhorns and Tennessee Volunteers got a bit of revenge against two top programs in the country. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, and no this isn’t about Kendrick Lamar’s memorable Super Bowl halftime show performance. Week 14 of NCAA women’s basketball featured teams overcoming previous defeats — so...2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: JuJu Watkins and USC end UCLA unbeaten season, NCAA releases first top-16

Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images The Huskies beat the Gamecocks, a showdown in Tobacco Road and more A telltale sign that it’s almost March Madness time is when the NCAA Tournament committee releases its first top-16 ranking of the year. That announcement came Sunday leading into one of the top games of the week between No. 4 South Carolina Gamecocks and No. 7 UConn Huskies. However, the act...2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: JuJu Watkins and USC end UCLA unbeaten season, NCAA releases first top-16
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• Meet Cotie McMahon: One of the biggest, most honest personalities in women’s NCAA basketball

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Ohio State junior who is part intensity and part annoying — to opponents and teammates Monday, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced its watchlist of 50 women’s college basketball stars for its National Player of the Year award. Within that list were the usual names like USC’s JuJu Watkins, UConn’s Paige Bue...2025
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• LA’s (other) college basketball superstar

Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images UCLA’s Lauren Betts leaps forward as one of the best players in college basketball. When most people think of Los Angeles women’s basketball, Juju Watkins and the USC Trojans most likely come to mind. While the hometown hero aims to lead her team to their first national championship in over 40 years, another group just a few miles down the road also have their...2024
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• Re-ranking women’s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 teams by national championship chances

Getty Images Let’s rank the Sweet 16 field in 2024 women’s NCAA tournament by their national championship chances After the first two rounds of the women’s NCAA tournament, No. 1-overall seed South Carolina has cemented its status as the overwhelming favorite, running over, past and all around No. 16-seed Presbyterian in the first round and No. 8-seed North Carolina in the second round to ...2024
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• Stanford’s Former No.1 Recruit Lauren Betts Enters Transfer Portal, Eyes Iowa Hawkeyes as Next Destination
A seismic shift is underway in women’s college basketball, with Lauren Betts, the No. 1 recruit of 2022, entering the transfer portal after just one season at Stanford. Sources suggest that Betts is eyeing a move to the University of Iowa, a decision that has many fans buzzing with excitement. Former Number-One Recruit in Transfer […] The post Stanford’s Former No.1 Recruit Laure...2023
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