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Minnesota looks to keep its strong start going with its first ranking in 6 years

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Minnesota coach Dawn Plitzuweit turned to her college music choice for inspiration last season when the Golden Gophers made a run to the finals of the postseason WNIT. That helped us get ready for this year.” The move paid off, with the team riding the momentum from the title game to the best start in school history, earning 16 wins in the first 17 games. Then there were three There are three unbeaten teams left in Division I women’s basketball after Georgia Tech and Maryland suffered their first losses of the season last week.

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

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

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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 …

Duke ends Auburn’s 8-week stay at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Oregon, Illini return as postseason heats up

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Duke ends Auburn’s 8-week stay at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Oregon, Illini return as postseason heats up

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday, while the Tigers dropped to third behind Houston as all three programs began preparing for their conference tournaments. “Those are two teams capable of getting to the Final Four,” Tigers coach Bruce Pearl …

UCLA and South Carolina are 1-2 in women’s AP Top 25; No. 6 TCU has highest ranking in its history

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UCLA and South Carolina are 1-2 in women’s AP Top 25; No. 6 TCU has highest ranking in its history

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday after beating USC for the Big Ten title over the weekend. TCU climbed up two spots to sixth for the highest ranking in school history after topping Baylor for the Big Ten championship Sunday. …

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Morrow sets LSU tourney record with 36 points, No. 9 Tigers beat Florida 101-87 to reach SEC semis

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! GREENVILLE, S.C. — Aneesah Morrow scored 36 points on 15-of-21 shooting while hauling in 14 rebounds as ninth-ranked LSU defeated Florida 101-87 on Friday night to reach the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. The senior forward’s 36 points were the most ever by an …

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

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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 …

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Auburn atop AP Top 25 for 8th straight week; No. 6 St. John’s has highest ranking in 34 years

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Tigers held the top spot for the eighth straight week following lopsided wins over Ole Miss and then-No. 2 for the second straight week after blowing out Miami and Florida State despite playing without guard Tyrese Proctor due to a bone bruise in his …

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No. 2 USC has best ranking in AP Top 25 in 39 years after beating UCLA; Texas still No. 1

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday. The Wolfpack shared the ACC regular season crown with Notre Dame while the Horned Frogs won their first Big 12 title after beating Baylor on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on …

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NCAA official: Tournament expansion for men and women unlikely next year

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA has not finalized expansion plans for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and a decision is unlikely soon, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said in a CBS Sports interview. “It’s not taken in a lighthearted way at all because of …

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Major women’s basketball conferences see regular season conclude this week with titles at stake

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The regular season titles in the four major conferences will come down to the final week of the season as league play wraps up this weekend. Climbing the charts UConn star guard Paige Bueckers moved into sixth on the Huskies’ career scoring list passing Kerry …

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Texas celebrates first No. 1 ranking in 21 years by leaning on defense to beat Georgia 57-26

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 ranking in 21 years, leaned on its defense to overcome a sluggish start and beat Georgia 57-26 on Monday night. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since Feb. 16, 2004. Key moment Following Georgia’s missed chance to pull even …

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

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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 …

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Smikle, Poffenbarger spearhead No. 21 Maryland women past Northwestern 85-79

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! EVANSTON, Ill. — Kaylene Smikle scored 23 points and Saylor Poffenbarger scored 16 points and 21st-ranked Maryland beat Northwestern 85-79 on Thursday night. Sarah Te-Biasu added 16 points and Shyanne Sellers 12 for Maryland, which helped its cause shooting 9 for 26 from 3-point range …

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Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes is AP women’s basketball player of the week

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball for Week 15 of the season: Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt The freshman guard set the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record with 55 points against Auburn. It was the ninth most points scored in NCAA …

Notre Dame moves up to No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll, has busy week ahead

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Notre Dame moves up to No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll, has busy week ahead

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday, becoming the third team to reach that spot this season. It’s the first time since the 2020-21 season that there have been that many teams to hold the top spot in one year. Signature win UConn’s …

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

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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 …

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Iriafen scores 16 points as No. 6 USC women rally to beat Washington 69-64

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! JuJu Watkins had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Trojans, who were coming off a statement victory over top-ranked UCLA and trailed by as many as 12 points against the Huskies. Takeaways USC: The Trojans won their fourth straight game, and head …

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Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes scores NCAA Division I freshman record 55 points in win over Auburn

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! AUBURN, Ala. — Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes scored a Division I women’s freshman record 55 points on Sunday in a 98-88 overtime victory over Auburn. “I want to say that while it was another amazing performance from Mikayla, she wouldn’t have been able to do that …

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VanSlooten scores 22, No. 22 Michigan State women race past Wisconsin 91-71

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! VanSlooten had 14 points in the first half on 7-of-7 shooting with the Spartans hitting 59%. Hallock had 12 points in the third quarter when the Spartans took a 72-48 lead. VanSlooten and Sotelo, both 6-foot-3, were a combined 18-of-25 shooting and helped the Spartans …

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

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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 …

Auburn edges Alabama atop AP Top 25 despite loss, Duke and Florida tied at No. 3; UConn drops out

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Auburn edges Alabama atop AP Top 25 despite loss, Duke and Florida tied at No. 3; UConn drops out

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UConn’s latest loss has dropped the two-time defending national champions out of the poll for the first time in two years. 9 St. John’s moving into the top 10 for the first time since finishing the 1999-2000 season at No. 2 its bid to become …

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Kansas’ continued struggles risk ending a 78-game ranked streak

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 16 Kansas has been consistently inconsistent lately and that has the Jayhawks on the verge of falling out of the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. “It’s been very difficult for us, for whatever reason, to string games of superb energy back to …

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Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes is AP women’s basketball player of the week

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball for Week 13 of the season: Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt The freshman guard set the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record with 53 points against Florida. The sophomore guard was the only player in the …

Maryland’s slow Big Ten start is in the past. Now the 18th-ranked Terps are rolling

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Maryland’s slow Big Ten start is in the past. Now the 18th-ranked Terps are rolling

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Now Maryland has its first AP Top 25 ranking in nearly two years entering Thursday’s trip to Ohio State and Sunday’s home game against Rutgers. I think the biggest thing is we’re getting a nice week here, a bye week, and just getting these guys …

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Auburn, Duke remain 1-2 atop latest AP Top 25; Maryland jumps in for 1st time since 2023

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week, while Maryland is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years. The two teams offered the only stability after 15 teams …

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Maryland’s 3-point resurgence was on display again in a victory over No. 17 Wisconsin

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “Credit to him, to step up and knock it down.” While Harris-Smith’s contribution from beyond the arc was unlikely, he has a few teammates who need to be reckoned with on the perimeter. “We’ve had our rhythm for a couple games now,” said Rodney Rice, …

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No. 7 Michigan St tops Minnesota 73-51, wins 13 in row for 1st time since 2018-19 Final Four season

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tre Holloman scored all 12 of his points in the first half, Jaden Akins had 10 of his 12 after halftime and No. The Spartans have won 13 straight games for the first time since the 2018-19 season that ended with …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Vanderbilt back among elite teams after earning first Top 25 ranking in more than a decade

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 23 Commodores back among the best as the team entered The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday or the first time since 2014. “We’ll acknowledge it because it’s important to do that and celebrate successes big and small,” Ralph said of making the Top 25. …

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

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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 …

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Auburn, Duke top men’s AP Top 25, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt make poll debuts; UConn tumbles to No. 25

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Tigers were the unanimous choice atop the men’s college basketball poll for the second consecutive week Monday, getting all 62 votes from the national media panel. Ole Miss fell seven spots after close losses to Texas A&M and Missouri, while UConn tumbled six but …

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Minnesota beats another ranked team with 77-69 win over No. 15 Oregon behind Garcia’s 31 points

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! MINNEAPOLIS — Dawson Garcia scored a season-high 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting and Parker Fox had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Minnesota beat No. Lu’Cye Patterson added 11 points for the Gophers, who won their third straight Big Ten game to match their …

Coulibaly scores 21, Texas A&M has late run to beat No. 11 Kentucky women 61-55

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Coulibaly scores 21, Texas A&M has late run to beat No. 11 Kentucky women 61-55

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Aicha Coulibaly scored 21 points, Sole Williams and Erica Moon had their only baskets in a late 11-1 run and Texas A&M beat No. Ware then had blocks on the next two Kentucky possessions before the Wildcat drought ended on a …

2 months ago

No. 18 Wisconsin falls to UCLA 85-83, snapping the Badgers’ seven-game winning streak

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 18 Wisconsin 85-83 on Tuesday night, snapping the Badgers’ seven-game winning streak. Takeaways Wisconsin: The Badgers had plenty of red-clad fans at Pauley Pavilion but they couldn’t complete a sweep of the Los Angeles schools after beating Southern California last weekend. Key moment The Badgers …

2 months ago

Maryland going into key conference stretch potentially without two of its top scorers

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “You’re not going to replace a player like Bri,” Frese said. “Everyone has to do a little bit more on the defensive end.” Frese said the next couple of games wouldn’t define the Terrapins season since it’s only January. “Had two loses and clearly this …

2 months ago

South Carolina gains a first-place vote as UCLA, Gamecocks, Notre Dame top women’s AP Top 25

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 2 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday, picking up a first-place vote to gain a bit of ground on top-ranked UCLA. After LSU were UConn, Texas and Maryland — the Longhorns routed the Terrapins 89-51 later Monday in the Coretta Scott …

2 months ago

Washington retires its first women’s jersey, sending Kelsey Plum’s No. 10 to the rafters

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! SEATTLE — It was always a matter of when — not if — Washington would retire Kelsey Plum’s number. As a player, when your coach has that ultimate confidence in you, you go out there and there’s no fear.” She broke her own single-season mark …

2 months, 1 week ago

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

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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 …

2 months, 1 week ago

No. 8 Maryland beats No. 24 Minnesota 99-92, holding off a huge rally at the end

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 24 Minnesota an unpleasant welcome back to the Top 25, beating the Golden Gophers 99-92 on Tuesday night. Maryland’s Kaylene Smikle put a stop to that with a pair of free throws with 29.7 seconds remaining, but Annika Stewart’s 3-pointer for Minnesota made it 95-92 …

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Bri McDaniel leaves with a knee injury during No. 8 Maryland’s 99-92 win over No. 24 Minnesota

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — Maryland guard Bri McDaniel injured her right knee in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s 99-92 win against Minnesota and did not return. The eighth-ranked Terrapins beat the 24th-ranked Golden Gophers without her, but McDaniel is a potentially big loss after Maryland began a …

2 months, 1 week ago

Back-to-back wins vs. AP Top 25 opponents put Georgia in the poll. Things don’t get any easier

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! And Monday marked the Bulldogs’ first AP Top 25 appearance since spending a week at No. Rankings variations The AP Top 25, KenPom, Bart Torvik, Evan Miyakawa and NET rankings agree on Auburn, Iowa State, Duke, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas and Houston as top-10 teams. …

2 months, 1 week ago

Auburn rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 after Tennessee loses, Georgia is ranked for 1st time since 2011

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history, while fellow Southeastern Conference program Georgia is in the rankings for the first time in 14 years. The Tigers’ rise made them the headliner in another SEC-heavy …

2 months, 1 week ago

Minnesota earns 1st women’s AP Top 25 ranking since 2019. UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame still 1-3

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Minnesota is off to its best start in 17 games and earned its first ranking since 2019 on Monday, entering The Associated Press women’s basketball poll at No. UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame and Southern California kept rolling, holding the top four spots again in …

2 months, 1 week ago

Women’s college basketball power rankings: How high did LSU and South Carolina jump?

New York Times

Read The Athletic’s latest women’s college basketball power rankings. First, South Carolina’s Ashlyn Watkins suffered a season-ending ACL tear against Mississippi State. Lineups with Morrow as the center have a net rating of plus-17.4 this season, and the five-player unit of Morrow, Mikaylah Williams, Flau’jae Johnson, Kailyn Gilbert and Shayeann Day-Wilson is plus-31.9, per CBB Analytics. We’ll see how this …

2 months, 1 week ago

McDaniel, Sellers pace No. 8 Maryland past Wisconsin 83-68

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! MADISON, Wis. — Bri McDaniel and Shyanne Sellers each had 21 points as eighth-ranked Maryand bounced back from its first loss with an 83-68 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday Kaylene Smikle added 18 points and Christina Dalce 15 for the Terps, who lost 79-74 at …

2 months, 1 week ago

Holloway scores 21, Olson adds 18, No. 25 Michigan women roll past Purdue 87-60

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 25 Michigan coasted past Purdue 87-60 on Saturday to end a three-game losing streak. Olson had five points and Syla Swords four in an 11-0 run started by Yulia Grabovskaia’s jumper that gave Michigan a 43-23 lead. Washington is at Michigan and Purdue goes to …

2 months, 1 week ago

Kendall Bostic’s double-double helps Illinois women beat No. 23 Iowa 62-57

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kendall Bostic had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Genesis Bryant scored seven of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and Illinois beat No. Bostic made a basket on back-to-back possessions, including a three-point play, to go ahead 57-53 and Bryant added …

2 months, 1 week ago

Gilbert’s layup lifts No. 6 LSU to 89-87 win over No. 16 Tennessee

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Gilbert finished with 22 points, Flau’Jae Johnson had 20 and Mikaylah Williams 16. Jewel Spear scored 25 points and Talaysia Cooper had 24 for Tennessee, which trailed by 18 in the second quarter. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout …

Victory over Maryland caps a successful sweep on USC’s first big East Coast trip in the Big Ten

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Victory over Maryland caps a successful sweep on USC’s first big East Coast trip in the Big Ten

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — JuJu Watkins and Southern California figured to do a lot of traveling in the Trojans’ first season in the Big Ten. “We’ve been on the East Coast now for like four days,” Watkins said. “It’s really different for us, and so as coaches we’re …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson is AP women’s basketball player of the week

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 9 of the season: Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State The junior guard matched the program record with a 40-point effort against Virginia Tech to become the first player in the ACC to have …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 13 Georgia Tech biggest surprise of the 5 unbeaten teams left in Division I women’s basketball

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Yellow Jackets might be the biggest surprise The Yellow Jackets were coming off a 17-16 season and built the non-conference schedule with a lot of home games early on to build up confidence. “It gave us a good opportunity to continue to play tougher …

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