With this year’s NCAA Tournament about to begin, check out our women’s college basketball rankings to see who will be the top 25 teams in the country come March.
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This list differs from the regular Associated Press poll in that it is a ranking of the top 25 teams in the country. So, without further ado, here are our updated women’s college basketball rankings for the 2023-24 NCAA season.
Top 25 College Basketball Rankings
1. South Carolina (LW: 1)
The South Carolina Gamecocks have again been a dominant force this season as they have stormed to a 32-0 record and again won an SEC title. What makes it all the more impressive is they lost star Aliyah Boston after she moved on to the WNBA last year, but Kamilla Cardoso has taken over her mantle as the team’s top player and has been sensational. They are again a Final Four contender heading into the tournament.
2. Iowa (LW: 3)
Caitlin Clark is again the biggest star in women’s college basketball as she fills up the stat sheet every night for the Iowa Hawkeyes. However, she has gotten solid help from the likes of Hannah Stuelke and Kate Martin in 2023-24 as the Hawkeyes look to finish the story they nearly completed last March.
Clark is now the queen of scoring in college basketball and the Hawkeyes enter the tourney on a roll after winning the Big Ten conference title.
3. USC (LW: 5)
Led by an outstanding season from Juju Watkins, the USC Trojans have made some big gains this season. While they had missteps early in the season in losses to UCLA and Colorado, a huge recent win against Stanford pushed them into the top 10.
They are on a serious roll heading into the tournament after winning the final Pac-12 title after scoring a second win over rivals Stanford.
4. Texas (LW: 6)
The Texas Longhorns are having a very strong season in 2023-24 and are led by a rock-solid trio of Madison Booker, Rori Harmon, and Taylor Jones. All three are reliable scorers and rebounders why Booker and Harmon fill the stat sheet in three categories every night.
While their failures in both games to Oklahoma have been surprising, wins over UConn and Kansas State were part of a hot streak that took them all the way to the Big 12 conference title.
5. Stanford (LW: 2)
Cameron Brink entered the season as one of the better players in the league, but Kiki Iriafen has taken a big leap forward in her Junior season. She has become equal to Brink if not, arguably, better in leading the Stanford Cardinals to a strong season with one of the best frontcourts in the nation.
While they should be a force in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, their pair of losses to USC this season show they may not be good enough to go all the way.
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