Women’s College Basketball

The top 25 rankings are important for understanding just who is killing it in college basketball, but we can go deeper — all the way to the bubble and beyond. The NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET, is a rankings system used in Division I basketball to help figure out which teams are going to participate in March Madness. As the NCAA puts it, NET "takes into account game results, strength of […]

A big-time performance — or a key injury — can be the difference for teams eyeing a spot in March Madness. With the final weeks of the NCAA hoops regular season upon us, it's now crunch time. Final Four hopefuls, potential Cinderella squads, and bubble teams are gearing up for a sprint to the finish. Keeping track of notable injuries, news and happenings across men's and women's college basketball. Mar. […]

UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25. The Huskies, who have won 47 consecutive games, are 31-0 this season after routing St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. It's the 11th time they've headed to the conference tournament undefeated. The 47 wins in a row are tied for the fifth-longest streak in Division I […]

Charlisse Leger-Walker matched her season high with 20 points and No. 2 UCLA routed Southern California 73-50 on Sunday to complete the first undefeated Big Ten women's regular season in 11 years. The Bruins (28-1, 18-0) equaled Maryland's feat from 2014-15, when the Terrapins also went 18-0. UCLA won the league title outright when it beat Wisconsin last weekend. The Bruins haven't lost since Nov. 26, when they were beaten […]

Meet the orchestrator of UCLA's dominance: Kiki Rice The women's college basketball season is ramping up with high-stakes games every night and the NCAA Tournament just around the corner. In those key regular-season games, March Madness stars introduce themselves to the nation with magical moments and Cinderella runs. We're teaching you about them before they become national heroes. Ahead of No. 2 UCLA facing rival USC on Sunday afternoon (at […]

Olivia Olson scored a career-high 31 points, including a driving jumper with 3.2 seconds remaining in overtime, to give No. 8 Michigan an 88-86 victory over 13th-ranked Ohio State on Wednesday night. Ohio State's Chance Gray hit a 30-footer on the ensuing trip down the floor, but the senior did not get her shot off until after the buzzer. Olson also had nine rebounds and four assists for Michigan (23-5, […]

You know all about the Power 5 conferences in college basketball. You hear about those more than any other, and those groups often dominate the March Madness conversation. There are 26 other conferences out there, however, and our goal is to get you up to speed on the teams, players and fights in the standings to know before the conference tournaments, Selection Sunday and the official start of March Madness. […]

Olivia Miles raised eyebrows when she decided to transfer from Notre Dame to TCU after last season. The star guard was widely projected as a WNBA lottery pick. If she was going to leave South Bend, the assumption was she’d turn pro. And if she wasn’t heading to the WNBA, why leave a program where she’d become the face of it? Miles, alongside Hannah Hidalgo, powered Notre Dame to a […]

Men's college basketball, women's college basketball – there's no shortage of college ball, every night. Don't worry, we're here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in college basketball. Miami (OH) wins again We are coming up on the end of the regular season, which for Miami (OH) means an attempt at an undefeated one. The No. […]