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Women’s March Madness by the numbers: Watkins ahead of Clark’s 2-year point total. Now it gets tough

When Caitlin Clark set the NCAA’s career scoring record last season, JuJu Watkins was widely considered the player most likely to challenge it. She passed Clark’s two-year total of 1,662 in 62 games for Iowa when she scored 29 against UCLA in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Clark’s scoring average went up each year, topping out at 31.6 per game, and she played in a total of 77 games as Iowa made it to the national championship game her junior and senior seasons. Assuming the improbable scenario of Watkins playing 74 more games to match Clark’s 139, she would have to increase her career average of 26 points per game to 30.6 the rest of the way. 16.7 Iowa’s drop in points per game in its first season without Clark.

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Kentucky women host NCAA Tournament games for first time in 8 years as they face Liberty

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When fourth-seeded Kentucky tips off at home against No. “Georgia obviously has a cheat code because she’s been with me for, I think, 22 years, but she knows me inside and out,” he said. “We’re playing some of our best ball right now, and confident,” Flames coach Carey Green said. You’ve got to believe in yourself.” The …

4 days, 13 hours ago

24 most intriguing women’s March Madness players to watch: JuJu Watkins, Ta’Niya Latson and more

New York Times

All throughout the buildup to March Madness we hear about seeding, resumes, quads, good wins, bad losses … the list goes on and on. Flau’jae Johnson, LSU Junior guard, key stats: 18.9 ppg, 5.8 ppg, 2.4 apg Johnson has made multiple deep runs with LSU, including the 2023 National Championship. “We deserved it and we got it.” 🔥 —Chloe Kitts …

5 days, 13 hours ago

Women's March Madness gaining success and drawing eyeballs

India Today

It’s no stretch to say the two biggest names in college basketball these days will be playing in the women’s tournament when March Madness goes into full swing later this week. One of the surest signs of the growing popularity of the women’s game came last year, when the final of the tournament, featuring Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes against coach Dawn …

UCLA and South Carolina headline AP Top 25 women's poll and are top seeds in NCAA Tournament

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5 days, 21 hours ago

UCLA and South Carolina headline AP Top 25 women's poll and are top seeds in NCAA Tournament

Hindustan Times

1 in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday one day after the Bruins earned the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. UConn was third after winning the Big East Tournament championship over Creighton in the only game with ranked teams last week. The only change in the poll from …

6 days, 3 hours ago

Strong TV ratings and attendance, women’s basketball in good place heading to NCAA Tournament

Associated Press

There was concern that attendance and overall interest in women’s college basketball would drop this year with the departure of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and other stars for the WNBA. “The 3-5-10 year trend clearly is an upward trend.” While the network’s overall ratings are down from last season’s record mark that was due in large part to Clark being …

March Madness: How to watch the women’s NCAA Tournament and what to watch for

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6 days, 11 hours ago

March Madness: How to watch the women’s NCAA Tournament and what to watch for

Associated Press

Women’s basketball has not slowed down at all this season as March Madness arrives. A year ago, the women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark. Instead, the women’s game has featured a …

March Madness: How to win your NCAA women’s tournament pool and a look at what history tells us

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6 days, 12 hours ago

March Madness: How to win your NCAA women’s tournament pool and a look at what history tells us

Associated Press

Congratulations to the 12 teams left in the chase for the women’s Division I national championship. Technically, yes, there are 68 teams in the women’s tournament field, but history tells us that only 12 — at the most — have a chance to be the last team standing in Tampa in a few weeks at the Final Four. So, using …

March Madness: UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas are No. 1 seeds in women's NCAA Tournament

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March Madness: UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas are No. 1 seeds in women's NCAA Tournament

Hindustan Times

UCLA is the top overall seed in the women's NCAA Tournament. 1 seeds in women's NCAA Tournament It's the first time in school history that the Bruins are the top team in the tournament. This NCAA Tournament will be only the second one in the past 19 years to have no teams entering March Madness with zero or one loss. …

6 days, 17 hours ago

William & Mary women capture school’s first NCAA Tournament berth in men’s or women’s basketball

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — It’s fair to assume King William III and Queen Mary II never filled out a bracket. William & Mary — established by royal charter in 1693 — reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in men’s or women’s basketball when its women’s team defeated Campbell 66-63 on Sunday to win the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament. William & …

Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket: UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, USC land No. 1 seeds

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Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket: UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, USC land No. 1 seeds

New York Times

Entering Sunday’s women’s NCAA Tournament bracket reveal, there was a looming question about who would be the field’s top seed. In a season full of parity, SEC tournament champion South Carolina and Big Ten tournament champion UCLA both had strong cases. South Carolina features a rotation that is one of the deepest in the nation with freshman forward Joyce Edwards, …

1 week, 2 days ago

Women’s March Madness Bracket Watch: UConn takes No. 2 seed behind South Carolina

New York Times

Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. First Four Los Angeles 16 NC A&T 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Columbia 16 Southern 16 High Point Baton Rouge 11 Washington 11 Harvard Raleigh 11 Iowa State 11 Princeton …

Lauren Betts, strong defense lead No. 4 UCLA past No. 2 USC 72-67 in Big Ten title game

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1 week, 6 days ago

Lauren Betts, strong defense lead No. 4 UCLA past No. 2 USC 72-67 in Big Ten title game

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! USC won the previous meeting — and the outright regular-season title — nine days earlier at UCLA, and the Bruins made no secret they wanted a rematch. The Trojans missed 14 consecutive shots, starting late in the third quarter, and made only four baskets in …

2 weeks, 5 days ago

NCAA Tournament women’s bubble watch: Seton Hall, Ivy League, Virginia Tech

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! With the calendar turning to March, conference tournaments get underway this week — the last chance for teams to try to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Getting a win or two in the conference tournaments could be huge for teams like Seton Hall, Virginia …

3 weeks, 1 day ago

JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC visit No. 2 UCLA in winner-take-all game for Big Ten regular-season title

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — It’s probably not what the Big Ten expected when the league opened its doors to UCLA and USC this season: two West Coast schools dominating the women’s basketball standings. “That gets me very excited about where we’ve brought the entire game,” UCLA …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

March Madness: How to watch the women’s NCAA Tournament and what to watch for

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! A year ago, the women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark. Instead, the women’s game has featured …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

NCAA Tournament women’s bubble watch: Virginia Tech, Ivy League and Fairfield

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Hokies have contests left at Boston College and Clemson and probably can’t afford to slip up in either of them to make the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers home loss to Columbia last week probably cost them a shot at an outright Ivy League championship. …

1 month ago

UCLA’s Betts scores 22, sets school single-season blocks mark in 70-55 win over No. 25 Illinois

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — Lauren Betts scored 22 points, Kiki Rice added 16 and third-ranked UCLA pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 70-55 victory over No. Takeaways Illinois: The Illini came into the game leading the Big Ten in free throw percentage, but were …

1 month ago

NCAA Tournament women’s bubble watch: USF, Ivy League and Atlantic-10 with key matchups this weekend

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! There’s one month until the NCAA Tournament selection show and there are still many teams battling to get off the bubble and into the field. South Florida has won seven straight games, including a triple-overtime victory over Rice last week, to get into the at-large …

1 month, 1 week ago

Busy week ahead with top matchups in women’s college basketball including UCLA-USC

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s a busy week ahead in women’s basketball with a few top matchups on the schedule that may go a long way in determining conference regular season winners and top seeds in the NCAA Tournament. The Gamecocks enter Sunday’s game after seeing its 57-game regular …

UCLA women's basketball team is only remaining undefeated squad

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UCLA women's basketball team is only remaining undefeated squad

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UCLA women's basketball team is only remaining undefeated squad UCLA has one of the most storied programs in college basketball. This year, the UCLA women's team is carrying on that legacy as they're the only unbeaten Division 1 college basketball team left. FUTTERMAN: UCLA's women's basketball team has been perfect so far this season - 21 games, 21 victories. FUTTERMAN: …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

UCLA women's basketball team is only remaining undefeated squad

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UCLA women's basketball team is only remaining undefeated squad UCLA has one of the most storied programs in college basketball. STEVE FUTTERMAN, BYLINE: UCLA's Pauley Pavilion has been the home court for many of college basketball's greatest teams. FUTTERMAN: UCLA's women's basketball team has been perfect so far this season - 21 games, 21 victories - the latest on Sunday, …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

USC women bounce back from loss with win over Wisconsin

LA Times

Kiki Iriafen, shown here earlier this season, led the Trojans in scoring Wednesday. USC’s JuJu Watkins, who entered the night averaging 24.7 points to rank third in Division I, had a season-low 14 points in 26 minutes. Then she got five points during a 10-4 run over the last 1:39 of the second quarter to give USC a 39-28 halftime …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Joyce Edwards scores 18 to lead No. 2 South Carolina past No. 18 Tennessee 70-63

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Tennessee: With Caldwell back, the Lady Vols will try to recover from a stretch of five losses in seven games, four of them to teams ranked in the top 10. Key moment With 6:50 to play in the second quarter, Tennessee’s Talaysia Cooper hit a …

2 months ago

Hallock’s career-best 26 help No. 22 Michigan State women beat Illinois 86-68

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Michigan State women rolled to an 86-68 win over Illinois on Sunday. Illinois scored its first seven points of the fourth quarter at the free throw line and did not score a field goal until Kendall Bostic’s layup with 6:03 remaining. AP women’s college …

2 months, 1 week ago

Iowa State’s 30-year streak of hitting a 3-pointer ends in win over Texas Tech

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Iowa State’s NCAA record streak of 945 consecutive games with a 3-pointer ended Tuesday night in a 71-58 victory over Texas Tech. Coach Bill Fennelly took over the next season and his teams have always made at least one 3-pointer in every game he’d coached …

3 months, 1 week ago

Spencer’s career day highlights No. 19 Lady Vols’ NCAA-record 30 3s in 139-59 win over NC Central

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 19 Tennessee set an NCAA record for 3-pointers and a Southeastern Conference record for total points in a 139-59 win over North Carolina Central on Saturday. Spencer was 9 of 13 on 3-pointers and the Lady Vols were 30 of 63 with nine players hitting …

3 months, 1 week ago

Tennessee’s fast-paced pressing style leads the Lady Vols into the AP women’s Top 25

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Lady Vols entered the AP women’s basketball poll Monday for the first time in a year, ending the longest drought outside the Top 25 in school history. Iowa coach Jan Jensen said that it was difficult to prepare for Tennessee’s style and the Lady …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennessee uses late run to beat No. 17 Iowa 78-68 in inaugural Women’s Champions Classic

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! NEW YORK — Talaysia Cooper scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half to help Tennessee beat No. 17 Iowa 78-68 on Saturday night in the inaugural Women’s Champions Classic. Jan Jensen took over for Lisa Bluder, who retired in the offseason after …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 22 Iowa women beat Rhode Island 69-62 in the Cancun Challenge’s Riviera Division

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Iowa beat Rhode Island 69-62 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge. Iowa is off to its best start since Lisa Bluder’s team began the 2017-18 season 7-0. Jan Jensen, who became Iowa’s fifth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024, is …

4 months ago

Big week in women’s basketball ahead with chance at wins record and pair of top 6 showdowns

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s a huge few days in women’s basketball with two top six showdowns in Los Angeles over the weekend and UConn hosting a giant party in honor of its Hall of Fame coach. “It’s neat for the fan base and it’s neat for our program.” …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

NCAA moves closer to financially rewarding women’s basketball teams that reach March Madness

Associated Press

Women’s basketball teams moved a step closer to getting financially rewarded for success in the NCAA Tournament. Central Arkansas President Houston Davis, who is the chairman of the board’s finance committee, said the panel has been working on women’s basketball units for about a year, though conversations go farther back than that. Baker said Thursday that the antitrust settlement the …

9 months ago

NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says

Associated Press

The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams, according to a person familiar with the details. The proposals were outlined to the commissioners this week by NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball …

9 months ago

NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The NCAA has presented a …

11 months, 1 week ago

Women's NCAA Title Beats The Men's Championship In Ratings For First Time Ever

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LOADING ERROR LOADING South Carolina’s 87-75 victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women’s NCAA championship game has achieved a pair of milestones. The Sunday afternoon game averaged 18.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN while UConn’s 75-60 victory over Purdue in Monday night’s men’s final on TBS and TNT averaged 14.82 million. The audience for Sunday’s game — …

11 months, 1 week ago

Women’s NCAA title game outdraws the men’s championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers

Associated Press

The women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark, according to ratings released Tuesday. The audience for the women’s game — in which the Gamecocks won their fourth national title and denied Clark’s …

11 months, 1 week ago

What are the next steps for women's college basketball after title game drew 18.9 million?

The Independent

11 months, 2 weeks ago

The NCAA women’s tourney had everything: stars, upsets, an undefeated champion. It’s just the start

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — It isn’t just Caitlin Clark. While the two-time Associated Press Player of the Year understands her impact on the women’s NCAA Tournament during the Hawkeyes’ run to a second straight title game — with the sellouts she played in front of, the historic TV ratings and all those commercials, it was hard to miss — Clark never forgot …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Caitlin Clark’s college career is over but her impact on the game is not. The numbers back that up

Associated Press

Most 3-pointers in a season. A look at just some of Clark’s national Division I women’s records: CAREER POINTS Clark’s record: 3,951 points. To be clear: The numbers by Clark, Plum and everyone else who has played Division I women’s basketball for the last 40-some years are the only ones recognized by the NCAA. OTHER MILESTONES — Clark leaves as …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Perfect ending: South Carolina’s Dawn Staley wins third national title as Gamecocks down Clark, Iowa

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — With the championship secured, Dawn Staley released a year’s worth of pent-up frustration and pain. This wasn’t necessarily about revenge, although South Carolina guard Raven Johnson dubbed this season “The Revenge Tour,” it was incredibly satisfying for South Carolina, which became just the 10th team in history to finish undefeated. “I’ll leave that there.” The greatest season in …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Iowa star Caitlin Clark pours in 30 points in final NCAA game but Hawkeyes fall to South Carolina

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — For 10 glorious minutes on Sunday, Caitlin Clark seemed poised to make the impossible possible one last time. “South Carolina is so good, there’s only so much you can do,” Clark said, adding, “You’ve basically got to shoot perfect.” You have to basically play perfect, too. I think that’s pretty cool.” Clark’s run to a second straight NCAA …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Close encounters of the college kind

China Daily

This season's NCAA women's tournament has been a huge ratings hit in North America thanks to breakout stars and increasing levels of competitiveness. Eleven lower seeds won in the first round of the men's tournament, with Middle Tennessee the lone first-round winner among lower seeds in the women's division. The underdogs The women's tournament doesn't have any Cinderella stories to …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Close encounters of the college kind

China Daily

11 months, 2 weeks ago

This March Madness in women’s basketball is producing fewer upsets but closer games

Associated Press

This spotlight season for women’s college basketball isn’t merely creating brighter stars and bigger ratings. The top 16 women’s seeds play at home for the first two rounds while all men’s games are at neutral sites. Eleven lower seeds won in the first round of the men’s tournament, with Middle Tennessee the lone first-round winner among lower seeds in the …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

12.3 million: Iowa’s victory over LSU is the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record

Associated Press

Caitlin Clark can claim another record — the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history. Iowa’s 94-87 victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Monday night averaged 12.3 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen. Only one men’s NCAA Tournament game this year had bigger viewership: North Carolina State’s win over Duke on Sunday …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

NCAA investment in a second women’s basketball tournament emerges as a big hit in Indy

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — As the eagerly anticipated LSU-Iowa women’s rematch was about to tip off, Washington State coach Kamie Ethridge took a seat in Indianapolis, lamented her team’s season-ending loss and celebrated another milestone moment for the sport. Inside one of the sport’s venerable venues, Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse, Ethridge was one of many players and coaches gushing about the opportunities this …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

JuJu Watkins has gotten a taste of March Madness, and wants more next season

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — JuJu Watkins sobbed following USC’s Elite Eight loss to UConn but her tears weren’t so much about the end of the NCAA Tournament run for the Trojans. An AP first-team All-American, Watkins averaged 27 points this season, second only to Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, who set the game’s all-time Division I scoring record this season. “I’m just excited …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

After beating the Hornets, Celtics intently watch TV coverage of Caitlin Clark leading Iowa past LSU

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, the focus of the NBA’s best team quickly turned to something else: watching Caitlin Clark and the final minutes of Iowa’s victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament. With the volume on the television cranked up, 10 Celtics players sat in …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Caitlin Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in 94-87 win over defending champ LSU

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — Caitlin Clark put up another sensational performance to carry Iowa to its second straight Final Four. The Hawkeyes’ superstar guard, whose record-breaking exploits have brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball, made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the NCAA Tournament with a 94-87 victory …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Caitlin Clark and Iowa draw nearly 5 million viewers for second-round NCAA win

Associated Press

BRISTOL, Conn. — It didn’t take long for Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes to break their viewing record in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes’ 64-54 victory over West Virginia in Monday night’s second-round game averaged 4.90 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen, making it the most-viewed women’s tournament game ever — excluding Final Four contests and title …

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