Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink, JuJu Watkins headline The Athletic All-America teams

The regular season has come and gone, and while the NCAA selection committee might need more time to select the truly best 68 teams in the country, here at The Athletic, we feel confident that we’ve seen enough to select the best players in the country for our annual All-America teams.

Some of our predictions from our preseason teams came into focus — Caitlin Clark remained unstoppable. Angel Reese was LSU’s anchor on both ends of the floor by season end. Paige Bueckers carried UConn (probably quite a bit more than she anticipated would be required from her). Stanford’s Cameron Brink and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso were the dominant paint players we knew we’d see.

But then, there were some surprises. Two freshmen made our first team — USC’s JuJu Watkins and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo — after dazzling in nonconference and conference play. If there needed to be any kind of an indicator that the future of women’s college hoops is in great hands, look no further than this terrific freshman class. Elsewhere, post players out of Utah, Kansas State and Oregon State played their teams into the top 10 and played themselves onto our All-America team.

First team