Which conference tournaments will most impact the bubble?
The bubble looks different in 2021, with sub-.500 teams eligible for at-large berths and most mid-majors lacking opportunities to build their résumés.
The bubble looks different in 2021, with sub-.500 teams eligible for at-large berths and most mid-majors lacking opportunities to build their résumés.
Louisville falls off the top line, six SEC teams are in the top 16, Oregon State joins the field and an ACC trio are among the "first four out."
No. 4 Stanford clinched the regular-season Pac-12 championship for the first time since 2014 after defeating No. 9 Arizona on Monday night.
The No. 1 pick changed hands, but Charli Collier still tops the WNBA draft board after a lot of free-agency movement.
In a season of COVID-19 pauses and cancellations, anything seems possible. So just how far could each team in Monday's top-16 reveal go in 2021?
The SEC has the most teams in the top 16 seeds, with five in the first early reveal of the NCAA tournament, unveiled on ESPN on Monday night.
The NCAA selection committee will reveal its current top-16 teams at halftime of Monday's Stanford-Oregon game (ESPN/ESPN App, 9 p.m. ET).
Defense could decide Monday's South Carolina-UConn 1-2 showdown. Aliyah Boston headlines our list of the best post and perimeter defenders.
Forced to leave campus by COVID-19 protocols, the Cardinal became basketball nomads, gaining (and losing) the No. 1 ranking along the way.
Paige Bueckers is one of 20 players on the Wooden Award late-season top 20 list, which was released Monday.
The undefeated Louisville Cardinals once again find themselves atop the AP women's basketball poll with South Carolina moving up a couple of spots to No. 2.
Stanford's men's and women's basketball teams, which have been playing home games in Santa Cruz due to coronavirus restrictions, are scheduled to return to campus.
Some of the most underrated players on top-10 contenders could be the difference leading into the NCAA tournament.
Geno Auriemma won his 1099th game on Tuesday night, passing the late great Pat Summitt for 2nd on the all-time list. Jay Reynolds talks through the history, with the final call from UConn's win over Butler, and postgame reaction from Geno himself. Geno is now six wins behind Stanford HC Tara VanDerveer, who passed Summitt for first place in wins earlier this season.
Using the NET ratings, we look at why South Carolina is No. 1 overall, why UConn deserves a top seed and how Louisville leapfrogged NC State.
Paige Bueckers on the national stage. Ten years of "We Back Pat." There's a lot to look forward to in UConn's first trip to Knoxville in 15 years.
Colorado upset No. 1 Stanford 77-72 in overtime Sunday. It is the Buffaloes' first win over a No. 1 team and first over Stanford as a member of the Pac-12.
Lauren Betts, the top-ranked recruit by ESPN in the Class of 2022, has committed to Stanford.
Rhyne Howard still leads the way, but Stanford, South Carolina and UConn each put three players on our midseason list of the country's best players.
Maryland coach Brenda Frese says the Big Ten is the deepest she has seen it since the Terps joined the league seven seasons ago.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Stanford | 18-2 | - | 21-2 |
Arizona | 13-3 | 3 | 15-3 |
UCLA | 11-4 | 4.5 | 13-4 |
Oregon | 10-6 | 6 | 13-6 |
Colorado | 8-8 | 8 | 10-9 |
Oregon State | 6-6 | 8 | 8-6 |
USC | 8-9 | 8.5 | 10-10 |
Washington State | 8-10 | 9 | 10-10 |
Arizona State | 5-9 | 10 | 10-9 |
Utah | 4-15 | 13.5 | 5-15 |
Washington | 3-12 | 12.5 | 6-12 |
California | 1-11 | 13 | 1-14 |
AP | COACHES |
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4 | 2 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Brooke Demetre | SF | Signed | 97 |
Okikiola Iriafen | PF | Signed | 95 |
Jzaniya Harriel | PG | Signed | 91 |
Elena Bosgana | SG | Signed | 40 |