Women’s Basketball Top 362 for 2/24/2025

Welcome to episode 454 of the GCR and today we refocus on the women. The top 5 or 6 teams are all championship caliber and I’m looking forward to the post-season. Most conferences end the regular season over the weekend although some play games as late as March 8th. Here’s the 31-conference-by-conference breakdown, alphabetically.

Conf1st Rnd2nd Rnd3rd Rnd4th RndQuartersSemisFinals
American EastMar 6Mar 10Mar 14
AACMar 10Mar 11Mar 12
Atlantic 10Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9
ACCMar 5Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9
Atlantic SunMar 7Mar 8Mar 11Mar 15
Big 12Mar 5Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9
Big EastMar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10
Big SkyMar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11Mar 12
Big SouthMar 5Mar 6Mar 8Mar 9
Big TenMar 5Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9
Big WestMar 12Mar 13Mar 14Mar 15
CoastalMar 12Mar 13Mar 14Mar 15Mar 16
C-USAMar 11Mar 12Mar 13Mar 15
HorizonMar 4Mar 6Mar 10Mar 11
IvyMar 14Mar 15
MetroMar 11Mar 12/13Mar 14Mar 15
MACMar 12Mar 14Mar 15
MEACMar 12/13Mar 14Mar 15
MVCMar 13Mar 14Mar 15Mar 16
MWCMar 9Mar 10Mar 11Mar 12
NECMar 10Mar 13Mar 16
Ohio ValleyMar 5Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8
PatriotMar 8Mar 10Mar 13Mar 16
SECMar 5Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9
SoConMar 6Mar 7Mar 9
SthlandMar 10Mar 11Mar 12Mar 13
SWACMar 11Mar 12Mar 14Mar 15
SummitMar 5Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9
Sun BeltMar 4Mar 5Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10
West CoastMar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11
WACMar 11Mar 12/13Mar 14Mar 15

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That’s right – conference championships range from March 8th through March 16th. Number of rounds range from 2 (Ivy) to 7 (Sun Belt). You just gotta love college athletics! There are 3 post-conference-championship playoffs. Tipping off on March 19 and running through April 6th is the 68-team NCAA Championship after which a champion will be crowned. March 20th kicks off the replacement for the Women’s NIT in the inaugural WBIT (Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament). There will be a total of 32 teams (down from 48 in the WNIT) and it’s a pay-for-play scenario – teams must pay a fee and cover all of their own travel. It will have its championship game on April 2nd. The third tournament is the BCIC (Black College Invitational Tournament) which will kick off with 16 teams on March 20th and hold its championship game on March 23th.

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With no further ado, thank you for reading and sharing with others. Here are the GCR top 362 for this week from UCLA who took the top spot back with a good week to Niagara who is ready for the season to be over, G.

RANKTeamRecordSOSScoreRPIRank
1UCLA26-1837.310.7093
2Texas26-2436.990.7141
3South Carolina25-3136.270.7142
4Southern Cal25-22134.700.6836
5LSU27-22634.400.6777
6UCONN26-31534.300.6845
7NC St22-5232.860.6894
8North Carolina25-41932.650.6708
9Notre Dame24-33032.550.66210
10TCU26-35931.450.64415
11Kansas St25-44530.890.64414
12Tennessee21-61030.290.66111
13Creighton23-45230.270.63816
14Duke21-7629.990.6669
15Maryland21-62029.500.64812
16Kentucky21-54928.850.62920
17Ohio St23-48328.830.61627
18Richmond24-57028.660.62025
19Oklahoma21-63328.520.63319
20Alabama22-64728.190.62422
21Oklahoma St22-57627.950.61330
22Baylor24-58727.620.60433
23Utah21-65827.400.61429
24Oregon19-9727.200.64713
25Louisville19-81427.170.63617
26Illinois21-74227.070.61726
27West Virginia21-66627.000.60732
28James Madison25-49926.900.59639
29Florida St22-67826.850.60335
30UTSA23-316226.800.58143
31California22-76026.760.60931
32Michigan19-82426.320.62124
33South Dakota St24-313626.310.58045
34Iowa18-91126.160.63318
35Georgia Tech21-77126.040.60037
36Michigan St20-76825.760.59838
37South Florida20-85425.550.60334
38Vanderbilt19-92525.410.61428
39Nebraska18-10925.320.62821
40Seton Hall19-85325.190.60136
41George Mason23-515525.120.56658
42Montana St25-224125.120.55766
43UNLV22-510825.060.57847
44Columbia19-59824.730.58044
45Indiana17-101224.670.62223
46Fla Gulf Coast25-322024.610.55468
47St Josephs21-613024.580.56756
48N Arizona23-611524.250.56952
49Middle Tennessee21-610923.890.56953
50Iowa St19-104023.860.59440
51Harvard20-322523.790.54976
52Quinnipiac22-325123.570.54381
53Princeton18-69623.510.57150
54Minnesota20-811023.170.56161
55Mississippi18-89123.140.56855
56Norfolk St23-426022.700.53197
57Grand Canyon25-233122.670.521109
58Colorado17-105622.540.58046
59Virginia Tech17-105722.470.57848
60Mississippi St19-910122.460.55962
61Ball St20-712622.420.55272
62Steph F Austin24-525222.320.529100
63Portland26-332422.260.519112
64Oral Roberts22-620022.160.53492
65Fairfield22-331422.160.520110
66Toledo19-615222.150.54382
67Green Bay25-527721.900.521108
68North Texas20-721721.760.53098
69Villanova16-122321.650.58841
70Liberty19-618321.620.53294
71Arizona17-124121.470.57749
72Temple16-107421.420.56360
73Lehigh23-431721.400.512121
74Hawaii20-622321.270.526103
75Drake18-99221.180.55370
76Colorado St20-814221.170.53591
77Gonzaga20-912121.130.54480
78Coastal Carolina21-624721.080.519113
79Missouri St22-529521.000.512120
80Marquette19-819920.990.525104
81South-eastern24-334920.980.500142
82Cincinnati15-115520.810.56757
83Washington16-125020.780.56951
84Army20-528520.770.511126
85Murray St18-717420.660.527102
86Buffalo22-433620.480.497148
87Albany22-532320.300.499143
88Stanford14-131620.290.58842
89Davidson17-1110020.220.54184
90TN Tech22-532620.210.497147
91Kansas15-125120.200.56559
92Tulane16-1011220.050.53590
93Lamar19-724919.840.507131
94Belmont16-116919.790.55467
95C Arkansas20-726319.790.504135
96Wyoming17-1012319.330.527101
97Miami FL14-134819.000.55765
98W Kentucky19-729018.940.491156
99Lindenwood20-730718.890.489163
100Fort Wayne22-634518.790.478172
101Rhode Island16-139018.710.53393
102San Diego St20-925418.680.495153
103Charleston18-632518.650.483169
104Cleveland St22-733518.550.477176
105North Dakota St17-1015618.510.510127
106Duquesne17-1022718.480.498146
107East Carolina14-136518.450.54479
108UC Irvine18-827518.310.490159
109Greensboro20-634618.280.470190
110Navy16-1014618.280.511124
111Washington St18-1213318.200.514118
112Kent St17-1018218.130.501141
113Drexel15-917518.040.502139
114Texas Tech14-153718.010.55469
115Florida14-146317.980.54383
116St Johns14-138517.930.53295
117Wisconsin13-143817.920.55271
118Troy18-1118517.870.499144
119Colgate21-734717.860.467197
120Bowling Green15-1112017.840.517115
121Clemson13-144317.820.55074
122BYU13-144417.800.55075
123S Indiana20-930817.670.475180
124Virginia14-147717.520.53196
125New Mexico St15-1210617.480.516117
126Dayton15-1214817.460.503137
127Fairleigh Dickinson23-336217.410.446239
128New Mexico16-1213517.350.507129
129Missouri13-162217.310.55963
130E Illinois16-1116817.280.498145
131Holy Cross16-1022117.230.489160
132Wofford16-926417.180.477177
133Miami OH16-927017.100.477173
134Lipscomb18-930917.090.470191
135Tulsa14-1311117.080.511122
136Coppin St16-1023717.060.484167
137Vermont16-1215916.860.496149
138Tarleton18-1028816.820.470189
139N Iowa14-138916.780.518114
140Auburn12-153516.770.54678
141Fresno St17-1220716.710.486164
142NC A&T16-929316.690.469193
143Bucknell14-1212416.680.507130
144Boston College14-158616.650.519111
145UMASS15-1316416.640.493154
146Boise St16-1217716.590.489161
147Illinois St17-1028416.590.470188
148Alabama A&M19-835116.530.452221
149E Kentucky19-1032216.530.461203
150Rice13-148816.530.517116
151Butler15-1511616.470.505133
152Howard16-930516.440.465198
153Siena16-1027316.440.472185
154Oregon St15-1410316.420.510128
155Old Dominion16-1315816.330.491155
156Campbell16-1028116.290.467195
157Rio Grande16-1317816.050.484168
158Idaho17-933815.980.451227
159Fordham14-1319615.770.479171
160Depaul12-173615.680.53985
161LA Tech13-1312515.550.496151
162E Tennessee St15-1223315.540.471186
163UAB15-1228315.530.459206
164Georgetown11-163415.530.53886
165Air Force16-1129615.500.457211
166UC Davis17-1033715.470.446240
167Little Rock14-1315315.460.485165
168Nicholls16-1130015.460.457213
169Bellarmine17-1228715.430.457210
170Arkansas St17-1033915.410.446244
171Abilene Christian17-1034015.370.443252
172Incarnate Word15-1224815.330.464199
173Jacksonville14-1413415.320.491158
174Texas A&M10-161715.310.55173
175Penn14-1029915.220.454218
176High Point17-1133015.190.446241
177North-western St13-1313715.170.485166
178Elon13-1217915.160.477178
179Va Common-wealth12-168115.110.511123
180Chatta-nooga13-1218715.100.474182
181San Francisco13-1411815.090.495152
182St Louis12-176415.080.521107
183Mt St Marys13-1220514.950.472184
184St Thomas16-1132814.910.444249
185Maine13-1412714.880.489162
186UCF10-162914.850.53788
187Southern14-1321014.850.468194
188Long Beach13-1221414.830.469192
189Pittsburgh12-177314.800.513119
190App St13-1413914.620.481170
191Utah Valley15-1034314.610.435264
192Marist14-1226714.590.456216
193Santa Barbara16-1134414.420.433268
194Syracuse10-172714.410.53589
195Santa Clara14-1516314.370.473183
196Bryant14-1325014.320.457214
197Georgia St14-1421614.290.463201
198Longwood19-936114.270.411311
199Purdue9-18314.250.56854
200St Marys13-1417314.180.47187
201Providence12-188214.160.503136
202Stetson15-1329414.130.444248
203Louisiana12-1413814.080.477174
204Northwestern9-171314.070.54777
205Detroit Mercy13-1323614.070.458208
206Penn St10-173914.040.523105
207Brown10-148413.990.503138
208Jackson St13-1227813.970.448233
209Rutgers10-183113.840.52999
210Arlington14-1035213.810.422289
211TX Southern14-1232013.760.435266
212IL Chicago12-1321913.690.457212
213Georgia10-176213.650.511125
214Charleston So13-1519013.570.462202
215Baltimore County14-1233313.530.429278
216Pacific13-1519713.510.460204
217UT Martin12-179513.510.491157
218Wake Forest9-181813.430.53887
219CA Baptist10-166713.280.505134
220Manhattan12-1325913.240.446243
221Arkansas9-20513.230.55864
222NC Wilmington13-1426913.140.441257
223C Michigan12-1423013.120.450228
224SMU10-187213.010.501140
225UC San Diego14-1431513.010.430275
226Texas St12-1521212.850.451226
227Monmouth13-1234112.800.418297
228UC Riverside13-1429112.800.432271
229Sam Houston12-1329212.760.430273
230Furman14-1432712.730.421291
231Omaha12-1523112.660.445245
232Merrimack12-1426812.640.438258
233George Washington11-1619212.630.452222
234Arizona St9-192812.630.522106
235Samford12-1618912.610.451225
236N Colorado13-1431012.590.425283
237Montana10-1610512.500.477175
238Cal Poly11-1518812.480.451223
239Stony Brook11-1424212.430.441256
240Idaho St11-1520212.360.448235
241Binghamton14-1434212.330.411312
242Robert Morris12-1526212.280.435265
243Weber St11-1425312.270.436261
244ULM11-1616612.200.453219
245Austin Peay11-1616712.200.453220
246W Carolina12-1527112.160.430272
247Corpus Christi13-1531312.160.420295
248North Alabama12-1527612.090.429277
249Loyola Marymount11-1524012.030.438259
250William & Mary10-1516912.000.451224
251N Illinois12-1431911.960.418300
252Sacramento St12-1625811.920.432269
253Nevada11-1812911.920.463200
254W Michigan10-1518611.880.447238
255E Washington10-1711711.870.467196
256West Georgia11-1621311.850.442255
257Hofstra10-1519111.840.447237
258UTEP10-1519311.810.444247
259St Peters10-1519511.80.446242
260Florida Intl10-1520111.750.444251
261W Illinois13-1435011.740.403319
262Radford12-1530411.730.418298
263Loyola Chicago11-1628011.720.424286
264Grambling11-1430111.690.417303
265Wichita9-206111.630.496150
266Florida Atl10-1814911.600.454217
267Ga Southern12-1725611.550.430274
268Delaware10-1522411.550.438260
269Charlotte9-1713111.550.460205
270South Dakota11-1815711.530.449231
271Winthrop14-1335911.460.384340
272Stonehill13-1335811.390.388337
273North Dakota10-1715411.320.448234
274Marshall10-1812811.300.458207
275Valparaiso11-1627211.220.422288
276Boston Univ10-1621811.180.436263
277Iona10-1717011.160.445246
278NJ Tech11-1627911.150.421290
279Jacksonville St10-1622611.110.432270
280Kennesaw St10-1624310.990.427280
281Bradley11-1629810.920.413309
282Loyola MD9-1714410.760.447236
283Memphis7-193210.750.506132
284N Kentucky10-1914010.740.449232
285Towson9-1716110.620.443253
286Morgan St11-1435510.560.384339
287Gardner Webb10-1631110.240.403318
288Cornell7-177910.220.476179
289San Jose St10-1824510.210.419296
290New Hampshire10-1824610.200.420293
291Kansas City10-1920910.190.427281
292Youngstown St11-1733410.050.391332
293C Connecticut9-172449.950.418302
294St Francis10-173069.900.401322
295Akron9-182119.890.425284
296Oakland8-191049.870.458209
297Queens9-182159.850.423287
298Alcorn St9-162899.830.403320
299McNeese10-182869.760.402321
300MD Eastern8-162349.750.415306
301NC Central7-171149.640.450229
302La Salle8-211139.580.449230
303Florida A&M9-173029.390.397325
304Southern Miss9-192399.350.414308
305Pepperdine8-191459.350.436262
306Lafayette7-19979.190.456215
307Morehead St9-192619.140.405316
308Dartmouth8-163039.060.392330
309S Utah7-191198.930.443254
310TN St8-201988.680.418301
311Wright St9-193128.680.388336
312Denver8-192558.550.400323
313Sacred Heart7-182038.540.415307
314Mercyhurst9-163578.440.353356
315Bethune9-183488.390.368348
316Mercer7-201418.340.429276
317IU Indy7-201728.100.418299
318Xavier6-211028.100.444250
319Canisius7-192288.080.406315
320SC Upstate8-193188.000.378343
321Milwaukee8-222327.940.404317
322St Bonaventure6-211227.920.434267
323Houston5-22467.620.474181
324Hampton6-182387.560.398324
325Ohio6-191847.560.410313
326East Texas6-201437.540.420294
327Prairie View8-163607.510.332360
328Rider6-201607.440.416305
329Houston Christian6-211477.260.416304
330Fullerton7-193327.220.365350
331San Diego6-211657.120.409314
332South Alabama6-212356.790.391333
333Wagner7-183566.770.336359
334Evansville6-212666.580.381341
335Presbyterian6-212746.530.378342
336Utah Tech5-202086.380.393328
337Alabama St6-213216.200.359354
338Le Moyne5-212226.080.389335
339SEMO5-222045.970.392329
340Long Island6-203545.960.338357
341Portland St4-201325.890.413310
342SIUE5-222575.700.375345
343Delaware St5-193535.520.330361
344Indiana St4-231715.070.392331
345S Illinois4-212655.050.366349
346Yale3-21934.970.424285
347Northridge4-212974.890.355355
348North Florida4-251504.840.396326
349MS Valley4-222824.780.359353
350Chicago St4-251814.710.387338
351New Orleans3-23944.610.421292
352Lowell3-231514.280.391334
353Seattle3-222064.260.376344
354Ark Pine Bluff3-223163.850.338358
355E Michigan2-23803.690.425282
356North-eastern2-211943.480.372346
357Utah St2-25753.470.428279
358SC St2-242293.030.360352
359Bakersfield2-251803.020.372347
360Asheville2-253292.620.320362
361American1-251072.260.395327
362Niagara1-231762.250.364351

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