The final days of 2023 delivered for women’s college basketball fans.
Two top-20 teams were upset by unranked opponents over the weekend, with Michigan taking down No. 17 Ohio State on Saturday and Syracuse defeating No. 13 Notre Dame on Sunday.
Three of the weekend’s matchups between top-25 teams lived up to the billing: No. 2 UCLA-No. 6 USC and No. 10 Baylor-No. 5 Texas were close until the final moments before the Bruins and Bears pulled away to win by seven and six points, respectively. Out West, No. 8 Colorado erased an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat No. 12 Utah by 11. And No. 15 UConn thrashed No. 18 Marquette by 31 after falling behind 10-0 to start.
By the weekend’s end, seven teams ensured they’d take the plunge into 2024 undefeated: South Carolina, UCLA, NC State, Baylor, TCU, West Virginia and Oregon State.
The results made for an interesting process trying to figure out ESPN’s Week 8 women’s college basketball Power Rankings. Ohio State (10-3) dropped…
