Many teams have proven capable of winning the 2025 national championship, but as the halfway point of the season reaches the rearview mirror, we are getting a clearer picture of which teams have more of an edge. While UCLA and LSU are the nation’s only two undefeated programs, teams like South Carolina, USC, Texas, Notre […]
A dilemma has developed atop the projected March Madness field: Six teams have resumes deserving of No. 1 seeds, but only four spots are up for grabs. UCLA and South Carolina are the clear top two teams at this stage, and could both sustain a loss and remain at the top of the bracket. With […]
No. 2 South Carolina handed No. 5 LSU its first loss of the season with a 66-56 victory on Friday. This was the Gamecocks’ 69th consecutive home victory, and their eighth win against AP Top 25 competition this season. Friday also marked South Carolina’s 17th straight win against LSU, including the 2024 SEC championship game. […]
UCLA star Lauren Betts registered a career-high 33 points in an 82-67 road win against Maryland on Sunday. In the process, she also reached 1,000 career points. “Growth, that’s it,” UCLA coach Cori Close said of Betts’ performance. “Growth and being willing to put in the work. There are no shortcuts. We say the standard […]
South Carolina’s athletic department apologizes to LSU women’s basketball star Flau’jae Johnson and her family after the Gamecocks’ arena DJ played a song by her late father during South Carolina’s win against LSU on Friday. In a statement, South Carolina described the song choice as “inappropriate” and revealed the DJ, who is known as DJ […]
UCLA, the last undefeated team in the nation, is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the 10th consecutive week, while No. 2 South Carolina is receiving one first place vote. The Bruins are 20-0 after an 82-67 win over then-No. 8 Maryland in which Lauren Betts — one of the top candidates for […]
UConn’s Sarah Strong and Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes have proven themselves as the most consistent and impactful freshmen in the country. But this doesn’t mean other first-year players can’t leave their imprint on big-time, season-defining games for their programs. For this week’s women’s college basketball Freshmen Tracker, we give Strong and Blakes their well-deserved flowers while […]
The recent Madison Booker sightings have been promising for Texas. After an up-and-down start to the season, Booker is starting to look like the star she was as a freshman last season. For this week’s women’s college basketball Star Power Index, we dive into Booker’s resurgence while also highlighting a massive upset in Texas’ former […]
The rosters for the 2025 McDonald’s All-American Girls Game have officially been announced. As expected, the lineups for this historic celebration of girls high school basketball is littered with star-studded names. Multiple 247Sports 2025 five-star prospects such as Agot Makeer, Aaliyah Crump, Sienna Betts and the top-rated Aaliyah Chavez will share the court at Barclays […]
No. 2 South Carolina picked up a 70-63 road win over No. 18 Tennessee on Monday night and continued making history in the process. With the victory, the Gamecocks extended their winning streak to 15 games, with the last five coming over ranked opponents — No. 5 Texas, No. 19 Alabama, No. 13 Oklahoma, No. […]