2026 women's college basketball thread

Sports-crazy me wants to see whether anyone wants to play. Are people still interested post-Caitlin Clark?

We started the weekend with seven undefeated teams, and I heard we were down to four, but I can’t confirm that. I’ve only seen that Iowa State lost today so at least down to six.

Naturally, i am rooting for my no. 2 Longhorns. We had a scare today against no. 15 Ole Miss this afternoon but an ugly win is still a win, and we are still undefeated for now.

Who are y’all rooting for?

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Well, I’m from Connecticut, so it goes without saying that women’s hoops are big time here. And this year we and your Texas Long Horns are 1-2.

What a crazy week it’s been! I think that the number of undefeated teams who all lost in the same week must be a record. Down from 12 to 4. Wow.

Our next game is against St. John’s. They are good but the game is at our house, so our women should win.

But you have a couple of tough road games coming up pretty soon, I see - LSU and South Carolina. On the road! Those should be tough challenges.

Our big game this month is vs Notre Dame. But again it’s in our house, so I’m optimistic.

Oh, you and I can keep this thread going!

You play ND, and we play LSU. Both those teams lost this weekend. Kim Mulkey is going to be good and mad when we play her Sunday, and they won’t still be ranked no. 5 then.

Not looking forward to playing SC at their place. Beating them at a neutral site was great, but beating them a second time and at their home? Good luck to us!

Don’t get Kim angry. Things could get ugly. :joy:

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I think that your women can beat LSU despite their home court advantage in what should be a dog fight. But taking on a South Carolina should be too much.

Was delighted to watch the Stanford-UNC game on TV and even more delighted with the OT win for Stanford. So much young talent on the team --excited to see how it all develops.

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Too bad about Aaliyah Crump. We went through similar problems with Paige Bueckers.

Isn’t she at UT?

But yes, it’s tough on the team and even worse for the player to get sidelined like that.

I’m a big South Carolina fan and have had season tix with my husband and sister and brother-in-law for over a decade (we all attended). This year is not a given for us. Too many injuries and new players to really assess how they’re going to do in the primetime. But, Dawn Staley always seems to know what she’s doing so I’m trusting and I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Nothing better than women’s basketball and I’m thrilled to see the sport growing.

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Yes.

My mistake, I thought I was responding to @Youdon_tsay. Sorry

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I tend to not keep up with basketball until after Christmas, but it seems it is time to tune in for me with both mens & womens’ “Dores undefeated so far. Big win for the ladies against LSU over the weekend. Anchor Down!! D & family included me in a WBB game last year and hoping I will get to go to a game again this year.

So excited to see some interest in the women’s game!

Ds1 got his master’s at Vandy, and ds2 lives in Nashville so I have a soft spot for the ‘Dores.

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We are in Iowa, so followed Caitlin Clark’s college career and now are following Audi Crooks at Iowa State. She had 5 games in a row with 30+ points, yesterday she broke that streak with 26 points in their loss to Baylor.

They fell from 3rd to 11th in the rankings, Iowa women are right behind them at 14.

It’s an exciting time for Iowa collegiate basketball as the men at ISU are #3 and the Iowa men are #19, 4 top 20 teams in a small state.

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Texas just posted this. Who do y’all think will get the first loss? I looked up their schedules, and we are the only one to play a ranked team in the next week so I fear it will be us. :grimacing: