Conference realignment changed the landscape of college basketball in 2024-25, and while the affiliations have changed, the expectations and traditional powers stayed the same.
Despite a pair of recent stumbles, defending champion South Carolina is still exceptional and a favorite once again. JuJu Watkins is a star and has USC reaching heights the program hasn’t been in more than 40 years. The Trojans, along with UCLA, are just doing it in the Big Ten now.
Texas and Oklahoma have made the SEC better. Notre Dame is pacing the ACC as expected, and Hannah Hidalgo remains a star and threat to opponents on both ends of the floor.
With Selection Sunday less than a month away, NCAA tournament bids will be overwhelmingly gobbled up by what are now the Power 4 conferences. But to what extent? Which of the four leagues has been the best in 2024-25, and which offers the most postseason upside? We rank the four best conferences in women’s college basketball.
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Temira Poindexter gets up for a massive block for Kansas State
Temira Poindexter climbs the ladder for an epic Wildcats block.
4. Big 12
Projected bids: 7
Average seed: 6.0
Nonconference winning percentage: .775
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