Everything we learned on the opening day of the women's college basketball season
A top-five clash, a 95-point victory and new faces in new places gave us plenty of takeaways to dissect as women's college basketball returned Tuesday.
2022 Season
2022 Schedule
6-1, 2nd in ACC
- 11/9W 76-57
- 11/11W 75-38
- 11/14W 81-52
- 11/17W 85-32
- 11/20W 84-39
- 11/26L 76-68
- 11/27W 54-49
- 12/1
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/511
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/7
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/12
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/1925
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 12/30
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/2
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/6
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/9
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/13h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 1/16
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/20
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/232
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/27h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/324
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/6
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/10
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/13h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/17
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/2010
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/24
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/272h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
Ranking the 25 best women's college basketball players heading into 2021-22
For our panel of 12 voters, only three points separated the top two players. South Carolina and UConn each put three players on the list.
Why UConn starts at No. 1 in top 25 women's college basketball preseason rankings
Stanford is the reigning champ. South Carolina is No. 1 in the AP Top 25. But with perhaps the deepest roster in program history, UConn opens on top.
Va. Tech extends AD Babcock through June '29
Virginia Tech has extended the contract of athletic director Whit Babcock for five years, through June 2029.
Top 25 women's college basketball players for 2021-22
Kim Mulkey has moved on, but NaLyssa Smith is back at Baylor and leads our first offseason player rankings for next season.
Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: UConn reigns while South Carolina looms
The Big Ten put three teams in the top 10, but UConn, South Carolina and 2021 national champion Stanford remain the teams to beat.
Baylor's Carrington drains 3 to extend lead (0:15)
Reseeding the women's NCAA tournament field for the round of 32
Baylor, Oregon State and Wright State made jumps as we rank the women's NCAA tournament teams that remain heading into the second round.
Packer & Durham Hour 3: Gene Deckerhoff, FSU PXP Announcer
Legendary Florida State play by play announcer Gene Deckerhoff joins the show to talk about tonight’s NCAA Tournament matchup between Florida State & Colorado. We also speak to ACCN CBB Analyst Debbie Antonelli ahead of her calling the Oklahoma/Gonzaga matchup and gives us a breakdown of the #1 seed vs #8.seed. Plus Virginia Tech Center Elizabeth Kitley stops by to talk about getting their first NCAA tournament victory since 2006 beating Marquette 70-63. And of course we look back at this week's "Top Plays" from the ACC.
Stanford, UConn lead way in women's NCAA tournament 1-64 power rankings
Which teams won't be around for long? Which teams are expected to have extended stays in San Antonio? We look at the best and worst case for all 64.
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.
WNBA mock draft 2021, version 2.0: Texas' Collier projected to go No. 1
The No. 1 pick changed hands, but Charli Collier still tops the WNBA draft board after a lot of free-agency movement.
Five women's college basketball players who have upped their WNBA draft stock
Arkansas' Chelsea Dungee is now a top-five WNBA draft pick. Which other players are potential first-rounders? Dungee is also our player of the week.
Should UConn be worried, which teams are No. 1 seeds and other questions
Previously unbeaten No. 2 NC State and third-ranked UConn were upset on a busy night of games in women's college basketball.
Va. Tech hands No. 2 NCST first loss of season
Virginia Tech's 83-71 overtime win over No. 2 NC State was just its second ever against a top-5 team.
ACC Sixth POY Baptiste transferring to Arizona
Virginia Tech graduate transfer Trinity Baptiste, last season's ACC Sixth Player of the Year, announced her commitment to Arizona on Tuesday.
Who wins BPI's women's NCAA tournament bracket simulation?
Using a single-simulation method, we picked the entire tournament using BPI-weighted coin flips.
Wake Forest women upset Virginia Tech 58-55 at ACC tourney
Ivana Raca had 16 points and six rebounds, Gina Conti scored four of her 11 points in the final minute and Wake Forest beat Virginia Tech 58-55 on Thursday in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Seniors lead No. 5 Louisville in 70-53 win over Va. Tech
Jazmine Jones scored 18 points to lead No. 5 Louisville to a 70-53 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Louisville makes statement in battle for ACC lead
The Cardinals' victory over NC State left the teams in a tie for first place in the conference.
Cunane, No. 7 Wolfpack topple Hokies for eighth straight win
Elissa Cunane scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 7 North Carolina State to a 71-59 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday night, ending the Hokies' 16-game home winning streak.
Cunane lifts No. 9 N.C. State over Virginia Tech
Elissa Cunane scored 14 of her 28 points in the final 7:10 to lift No. 9 N.C. State to a 76-69 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday night.
Woolfolk scores 21 as Florida St. secures best ever start
Nausia Woolfolk scored 21 points and Nicki Ekhomu added 16 points as No. 8 Florida State won its first 13 games for the first time in school history with an 86-62 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Collier sparks Clemson women in overtime victory
Aliya Collier came off the bench to score 28 points, including all nine of Clemson's in overtime, and the seventh-seeded Tigers held on to beat No. 10 seed Virginia Tech 80-79 in the second-round matchup of the ACC tournament on Thursday.
Virginia Tech women beat Wake Forest 85-63 in ACC tourney
Taylor Emery scored 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting and Regan Magarity had her 21st double-double of the season to help No. 10 seed Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest 85-63 on Wednesday in the first round of the ACC tournament.
2021-22 ACC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-0 |
| Duke | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-1 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-1 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-1 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-1 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-1 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-2 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-2 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-2 |
| Miami | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-2 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1-6 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 3-4 |
2022 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleigh Wenzel | SG | Committed | 94 |