Before the 2023-24 women's college basketball season tips on Nov. 6, we're here to break down the sport's biggest headlines, players, teams and trends.
Have the LSU Tigers done enough in the offseason to win a second consecutive national championship? Will reigning national player of the year Caitlin Clark be able to lead a very different-looking Iowa Hawkeyes back to the Final Four? Where does Paige Bueckers' return from injury put the UConn Huskies in the national championship conversation? Which four teams will be No. 1 seeds on Selection Sunday? What is the most compelling conference race? Who are the best players in the nation?
There are a lot of questions leading in to the season. The answers will continue to unfold through the women's Final Four at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 5 and 7.
Last updated: Nov. 6, 2023
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Philippou: 'It's not a rebuild': Staley, South Carolina have new look but same goals
Andscape: Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke steps into her potential
Voepel: The questions that will determine the season (and national championship)
Voepel: 'I want 'em all' -- Why Angel Reese didn't hesitate to get top transfers to LSU
Barnes: Belief, basketball and Aaliyah Gayles' recovery from gunshot wounds
Voepel: Caitlin Clark took the sports world by storm -- what's the encore?
Women's Bracketology: Notre Dame still a host, but slips to No. 4 seed
Andscape: Dawn Staley's full-circle moment ahead of Paris showdown
Creme: The 12 nonconference games that will most impact the NCAA bracket
Creme: The best and worst nonconference schedules in women's college basketball
Conference previews and predictions
New faces in new places
Player and coach movements that will affect the 2023-24 season.
Draft
Which players are eligible (and might declare) for the 2024 WNBA draft -- and where they might land if they did.
Recruiting
How the top high school players are ranked after a busy summer -- plus, how the class of 2024 is looking leading into the early signing period.
