Who's the top 2020-21 player of the year candidate in every women's college basketball conference?
From Louisville's Dana Evans in the ACC to Gonzaga's Jenn Wirth in the WCC, we break down which players have stood out in each conference.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
18-5, 2nd in OVC
- 11/2911L 70-50
- 12/6W 70-64
- 12/8PPD
- 12/10W 83-35
- 12/13L 64-61
- 12/17PPD
- 12/18W 71-55
- 12/20W 78-57
- 12/30PPD
- 1/2PPD
- 1/7PPD
- 1/9PPD
- 1/12CANC
- 1/14PPD
- 1/16CANC
- 1/19L 72-66
- 1/21W 63-49
- 1/23W 69-57
- 1/26L 66-63
- 1/28CANC
- 1/30W 66-54
- 2/1W 68-52
- 2/4W 77-75
- 2/6W 78-33
- 2/9L 70-66
- 2/11W 82-73
- 2/13W 74-49
- 2/17CANC
- 2/18W 54-53
- 2/20W 73-61
- 2/23W 77-56
- 2/25W 79-55
- 2/27W 89-59
- 3/3W 54-50
- 3/5h:mm a z, US/Eastern
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Who's the top women's player of the year candidate in every conference?
From Louisville's Dana Evans in the ACC to Gonzaga's Jill Townsend in the WCC, we break down which players have stood out in each conference.
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No. 17 NC State women use big late run to top Belmont 77-62
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Odom's career-high 25 points lead Duke past Belmont
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No. 22 Belmont women top Jacksonville St 63-53 in OVC semis
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Smith scores 30, No. 23 Belmont women run OVC streak to 37
Kylee Smith scored 30 points on 12-of-16 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 23 Belmont ended the regular season with its 37th straight Ohio Valley Conference win, 84-42 over Tennessee State on Saturday.
No. 23 Belmont women win 18th straight
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Belmont takes over top spot in mid-major rankings
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Smith, Maggard lead No. 24 Belmont women to 17th straight
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Maggard, Smith lead No. 24 Belmont women past EKU 95-62
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Belmont earns first ranking; UConn No. 1
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Green Bay returns to top of mid-major rankings
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Top three remain the same in mid-major rankings
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2020-21 OVC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 17-2 | - | 19-4 |
| Belmont | 14-3 | 2 | 18-5 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 13-7 | 4.5 | 15-10 |
| Jacksonville State | 12-7 | 5 | 15-8 |
| Tennessee Tech | 12-8 | 5.5 | 14-9 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 5.5 | 15-10 |
| Austin Peay | 10-8 | 6.5 | 12-11 |
| Eastern Illinois | 9-11 | 8.5 | 11-15 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 8-12 | 9.5 | 9-15 |
| Morehead State | 6-13 | 11 | 7-16 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 3-17 | 14.5 | 6-19 |
| Tennessee State | 0-20 | 17.5 | 0-22 |