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The LSU women’s basketball team went into its matchup with No. 4 Texas on a seven-game SEC win streak, which included a statement win over the Longhorns. The Tigers weren’t able to get the better of their opponent in the rematch, however, as Texas decisively beat the No. 5 seed 77-64 for a revenge victory. […]

The stretch of the season leading into early February often functions as a truth serum for women’s college basketball. Nonconference resumes have faded into the background, conference play has tightened the margins, and teams are now judged less on reputation and more on execution. Injuries, fatigue, and pressure begin to separate contenders from pretenders, and […]

This week served as a stress test for women’s college basketball’s elite. Conference play had reached a point where travel wear-and-tear began to matter, and every possession carried postseason implications. This was not a week to rely on projected future greatness or lean on early resumes. It was a week that rewarded execution, punished complacency, […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team went into its matchup against No. 5 Vanderbilt with a chip on its shoulder after a heartbreaking defeat. But on Sunday, the No. 2 Gamecocks were the ones playing heartbreaker as they brought the Commodores’ undefeated season to an halt with a 103-74 statement victory. The win ended Vanderbilt’s […]

South Carolina women’s basketball went into its matchup with No. 16 Oklahoma with the No. 2 seed and a competitive advantage. However, the Sooners were the ones who broke their three-game losing streak with a 94-82 overtime win over the Gamecocks at home. “We ran into a team that actually wanted to win more, and […]

The ever-changing world of NCAA sports is so rapid that it is hard to keep up. Certainly, the landmark 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates for things such as NIL. Now the NCAA is taking another strong step. On Friday, it was announced that they gave the green light for the use of sponsorship […]

The Oklahoma Sooners’ sports programs are apparently heading into a new era. Shortly after the end of the college football season, it appears the University is set to hire a new athletic director. Reports indicate that Oklahoma is expected to hire Illinois deputy athletic director and COO Roger Denny as the program’s new athletic director, […]

Azzi Fudd made a national name for herself while playing for the UConn women’s basketball team. But the highlight of the Huskies’ 83-42 demolition of Georgetown on Thursday was that Fudd got to return to the area where she grew up and where her career began. Fudd admitted after the game that she had already […]

Iowa State star Audi Crooks has been having a record-setting 2025-26 NCAA season, and she’s landing herself in elite company as a result. While helping the Cyclones end their five-game losing streak with a decisive 93-68 revenge win over Cincinnati, Crooks became the first Division I player since Caitlin Clark to put up double-digit points […]

The heart of January is where women’s college basketball reveals its truth. By this stage of the season, teams can no longer rely on reputation, early momentum, or theoretical upside. Conference play strips away insulation quickly, familiar opponents expose habits, travel tests focus, and physical games challenge both depth and resolve. January basketball is rarely […]

Sabrina Ionescu rarely turns down an opportunity to show up and support her alma mater Oregon whenever she can. A few months ago, Ionescu helped welcome ESPN’s “College Gameday” at a home football game, and this time, the New York Liberty star turned up to offer some advice to her former women’s basketball team. Ionescu […]

UConn women’s basketball star Sarah Strong has earned yet another accolade to add to her career achievements. The young phenom was named USA Basketball’s 2025 3×3 Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, thanks to her standout performances with Team USA at the 2025 FIBA 3×3 World Cup last summer. Despite still being a teenager, […]

The first week of January is always a reckoning point in women’s college basketball. Nonconference resumes collide with the realities of league play, reputations are stress-tested, and assumptions built in November either harden into truth or dissolve under pressure. In the first week of the new year, women’s college basketball finds itself in one of […]

The dominance LSU showed early in the NCAA season has seemed to fizzle out to start 2026. After losing its first game of the campaign on New Year’s Day at home to Kentucky, then-No. 5 LSU women’s basketball has been upset once again, this time falling to then-No. 12 Vanderbilt 65-61 on Sunday. The Tigers […]

Star junior Audi Crooks has been able to lead Iowa State to victory in every game of the 2025-26 NCAA season so far, but the Cyclones’ luck ran out on Sunday. Then-No. 22 Baylor’s Taliah Scott hit the game-winning shot over Crooks with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift the final score to 72-70, upsetting then-No. […]

Senior center Lauren Betts keeps making a case for why she should be a top-ranked 2026 WNBA draft pick. In UCLA’s latest outing, a 97-61 rout of Penn State on Wednesday, the young phenom scored a season-high 25 points in just 25 minutes to pass the 1,500-career-point mark. Betts opened up scoring for the Bruins […]

Audi Crooks has been dominating all season offensively for No. 10 Iowa State and shows no sign of slowing down. The star junior put up 35 points and 13 rebounds against Houston en route to the Cyclones’ 80-62 win on Wednesday. Crooks went 17-of-21 from the field as she topped 30 points for the fifth […]

No. 8 TCU may have committed 15 turnovers against BYU, but that didn’t stop the team from earning a 72-48 blowout win. The Horned Frogs largely have transfer star Olivia Miles to thank for the victory after her 12-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist triple-double performance helped carry the team to its 12th straight win over a Big […]

The LSU women’s basketball team ended the 2025 half of its season undefeated, but it wasn’t able to bring that win streak into the new year when it faced off against Kentucky on Thursday night. The No.5-ranked team started the new year in gut-wrenching fashion as Tonie Morgan hit a 3-pointer with just 0.5 seconds […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide suffered another setback Thursday as quarterback Ty Simpson exited the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl with an apparent injury. Alabama trailed the Indiana Hoosiers 24–0 in the third quarter when Simpson left the game, with the offense struggling to sustain drives against Indiana’s defense. Backup Austin Mack entered […]

After a grueling season filled with incredible highs and crushing lows, Ty Simpson and the Alabama Crimson Tide will test their mettle in Pasadena, California, at the Rose Bowl against arguably the best team in the nation, Indiana. Legacies will grow, legends will be defined, and the winner will advance even further into the College […]

As the season moved through its final days of December, the broader competitive picture began to sharpen. Early experimentation faded, rotations solidified, and identity emerged for both contenders and challengers alike. Holiday schedules often create uneven rhythms, but this particular stretch revealed which programs were built to maintain focus regardless of opponent or atmosphere. Dominance […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team has been on a hot streak to start the year as its new-look roster adapts well to playing together. However, the Gamecocks might be facing their biggest test so far after star guard Ta’Niya Latson went down with a lower left leg injury during their 96-55 win over Providence […]

Texas A&M football saw a significant development Monday when cornerback Will Lee announced his decision to enter the 2026 NFL Draft following the Aggies’ season-ending College Football Playoff loss. Lee played his final collegiate game in Saturday’s postseason loss to the Miami Hurricanes, closing a two-year stretch as one of the SEC’s most dependable defensive […]

As the Indiana Hoosiers prepare for a massive College Football Playoff matchup on New Year’s Day vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide, head coach Curt Cignetti is drawing on a familiar blueprint. He has made it clear that his time in Tuscaloosa coaching under Nick Saban still heavily influences his philosophy, adding a layer of personal […]

As the calendar approaches the holiday break, the women’s college basketball season reaches its first true inflection point. Non-conference play is largely complete, early tournaments have revealed strengths and weaknesses, and teams are beginning to prepare for the grind of conference schedules that will ultimately define seeding, resumes, and championship aspirations. The national picture is […]

The hot streak Hannah Hidalgo has been on to start the 2025-26 NCAA season continued against Bellarmine on Sunday as she added another career milestone to her resume. Hidalgo put up 30 points, 13 steals, and 10 assists during Notre Dame’s 110-38 blowout, notching her second-ever triple-double in the process. Hidalgo’s first career triple-double came […]

No. 1 UConn women’s basketball got its fourth victory over a ranked opponent this season on Saturday as the team cruised to a 90-64 blowout over No. 11 Iowa. The Huskies dominated the Women’s Champions Classic right out of the gate and never looked back, largely thanks to two standout performances from Azzi Fudd and […]

The Iowa State women’s basketball team may have needed every minute of Sunday’s game against Kansas to win, but that just resulted in a high-energy and very entertaining conclusion. The nation’s 10th-ranked team came close to going to overtime and potentially losing its undefeated streak when Kenzie Hare hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer […]

The UConn women’s basketball team has been solidly holding on to the top-ranked spot in the nation so far in the 2025-26 NCAA season. The Huskies have looked unshakable, even when taking on other top 25 programs. They easily handled No. 6 Michigan and recently blew out No. 16 USC on the road. Now, UConn […]

Despite being in recovery from an ACL tear suffered in March, USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins still earned an invite to USA Basketball’s senior training camp over the past weekend. And even though she couldn’t take the court with the potential 2026 FIBA World Cup Team USA members, she revealed that she has begun […]

By mid-December, women’s college basketball begins to reveal its true shape. Early-season surprises have either stabilized or faded, preseason expectations have been tested against real competition, and the nation’s elite programs are separating themselves through consistency rather than hype. Non-conference play remains critical, but by this point in the calendar, power rankings must weigh more […]

It should come as a surprise to nobody that UConn is continuing to dominate the 2025-26 NCAA season. The nation’s No. 1 seed wound down the non-conference part of its schedule with a seemingly effortless 79-51 victory over No. 16 USC on Saturday to move to 10-0 on the campaign. Azzi Fudd led the way […]

JuJu Watkins likely never imagined that she would go to her first USA Basketball senior-level training camp while rehabbing from a serious injury, but she’s seemingly taking it in stride. After being tapped for the Team USA honor, the USC women’s basketball star gave an update to the media about how she’s feeling at this […]

It’s a big week in Boston, as the city is about to bid farewell to one of the most historic sports buildings in North America: Matthews Arena. Opened on April 16, 1910, and recognized as the oldest hockey and basketball venue in the NCAA as well as the oldest multipurpose athletic facility in the world, […]

Earlier in 2025, LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson had a major life decision to make. When the Tigers’ 2024-25 season came to an end in the Elite Eight, Johnson was left with two potential paths forward — one that led to a professional career in the WNBA, and the other that led to a […]

Audi Crooks has been leading the way and snatching headlines for Iowa State so far this season, and that hasn’t changed after the Cyclones’ latest major win. The nation’s 10th-ranked team took down its cross-state rival and formerly undefeated No. 11 Iowa on Wednesday, 74-69, and Crooks thinks it’s what the team needed to look […]

Another professional women’s basketball startup league is planning to make its debut in 2026, but this time, it’s one that will cater to players who are transitioning out of college. UpShot, which has been pitched as a developmental league, will start its inaugural season in May of next year. UpShot is more comparable to the […]

Every women’s college basketball season begins with the same collection of unknowns. There are questions surrounding chemistry, player development, rotations, and how highly touted freshmen or impactful transfers will adapt to the national stage. But by early December, the fog usually begins to lift. Patterns emerge. Rotations stabilize. Elite teams reveal themselves through a combination […]