Women's Bracketology: Five contenders -- and everyone else
UConn, Texas, South Carolina and UCLA remain 1-seeds -- and LSU is the only real challenger behind them.





























UConn, Texas, South Carolina and UCLA remain 1-seeds -- and LSU is the only real challenger behind them.
The Big East Conference and ESPN announced a six-year digital media rights deal on Tuesday.
With four top-40 recruits, the Tigers retain the top spot in the latest edition of our top 25.
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UConn superstar Paige Bueckers lifted the 1-seed Huskies to a 70-50 victory over 2-seed Creighton in the Big East tournament championship game to claim the program's 30th conference tournament title -- the most in Division I history -- and 12th straight.
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— Lauren Jensen scored 19 points and No. 23 Creighton cruised past Seton Hall 73-44 on Sunday in the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament.
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— Seniors Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen combined to score 40 and both players topped 2,000 career points as No. 22 Creighton defeated Villanova 70-55 to close out the Big East Conference regular season on Sunday night.
— Sarah Strong had 22 points and nine rebounds and Paige Bueckers added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as No. 5 UConn defeated No. 22 Creighton 72-53 on Thursday night and claimed its fifth straight Big East regular-season title.
What's new in the latest AP women's basketball Top 25 and what's ahead as the regular season winds down.
For the first time in 21 years, the Texas Longhorns are No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, following Notre Dame's double OT loss to NC State.
— Lauren Jensen scored 28 points and No. 23 Creighton used a strong second half to defeat DePaul 83-74 on Sunday.
— Morgan Maly scored 14 of her 20 points in the second half and No. 23 Creighton rallied in the fourth quarter to edge St. John's 65-62 on Wednesday night.
After a tumultuous week at the top of the rankings, we offer a key stat for every top team.
— Morgan Maly scored 18 points and Lauren Jenson filled up the box score and No. 24 Creighton pulled away for a 70-48 win over Georgetown on Saturday, the Bluejays fifth-straight win and 12th in their last 13 games.
Notre Dame received its best ranking in the women's AP Top 25 since 2019, moving up to No. 2 behind UCLA. Texas is at No. 3, while South Carolina fell to No. 4.
A look at the latest rankings and what's next for all the top teams in women's college basketball.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 3-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Villanova | 2-0 | 0.5 | 9-2 |
| Creighton | 2-0 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| Marquette | 2-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| St. John's | 1-1 | 1.5 | 11-2 |
| Seton Hall | 1-1 | 1.5 | 7-4 |
| Xavier | 1-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
| Providence | 1-2 | 2 | 8-5 |
| Butler | 1-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Georgetown | 0-2 | 2.5 | 7-4 |
| DePaul | 0-3 | 3 | 3-11 |