2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	South Carolina
Regular season	November 4, 2024 – March 16, 2025
NCAA Tournament	2025
Tournament dates	March 19 – April 6, 2025
National Championship	Amalie Arena; Tampa, Florida
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season will begin on November 4, 2024. The regular season will end on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning with the first four on March 19 and ending with championship game at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on April 6.

Rule changes

TBD

Season headlines

May 29, 2024 – Stephen F. Austin announced it would leave the Western Athletic Conference on July 1 to rejoin the Southland Conference after a three-year absence.^[1]
July 1 – IUPUI's athletic teams renamed to Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indy) after the Indiana and Purdue university systems split the university into IU Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis.^[2]
September 12 – The Pac-12 Conference, which had been reduced to 2 members after its remaining 10 schools left for other power conferences, began a rebuilding process by announcing that Mountain West Conference members Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State would join the Pac-12 in 2026–27.^[3]
September 24 – The Pac-12 Conference's rebuilding continued as Utah State would join the other Mountain West defectors in 2026–27.^[4]
September 30 – Gonzaga announced it would leave the West Coast Conference to join the Pac-12 Conference for all sports except for football in 2026–27.^[5]
October 1 – UTEP announced it would join the Mountain West from Conference USA in 2026–27.^[6]
October 9:^[7]
- The NCAA Division I Council approved a proposal that reduced the duration of the transfer portal to 30 days. Going forward, the window opens on the day after the completion of the second round of the Division I women's tournament.
- The Council also abolished the National Letter of Intent program effective immediately. Written offers of athletics aid will replace the NLI.
- The Council introduced a proposal that would shorten the transition periods for schools wishing to reclassify from Division II or Division III to Division I. If approved at the Council's January 2025 meeting, the transition periods for D-II and D-III schools would drop by a year, respectively to three and four years.
October 15 – The Mountain West announced that Hawaiʻi, which has been a football-only member of that conference since 2012, would leave the Big West Conference in 2026 to become a full MW member.^[8]

Milestones and records

TBD

Conference membership changes

A total of 23 schools joined new conferences for the 2024–25 season. Of these, 20 moved within Division I, two began reclassification from NCAA Division II, and Chicago State ended its two-year stint as an all-sports independent to join the Northeast Conference.

School	Former conference	New Conference
Arizona	Pac–12	Big 12
Arizona State	Pac–12	Big 12
California	Pac–12	ACC
Chicago State	Independent	NEC
Colorado	Pac–12	Big 12
Kennesaw State	ASUN	CUSA
Mercyhurst	PSAC (D-II)	NEC
Merrimack	NEC	MAAC
Oklahoma	Big 12	SEC
Oregon	Pac–12	Big Ten
Oregon State	Pac–12	WCC
Sacred Heart	NEC	MAAC
SMU	AAC	ACC
Stanford	Pac–12	ACC
Stephen F. Austin	WAC	Southland
Texas	Big 12	SEC
UCLA	Pac–12	Big Ten
USC	Pac–12	Big Ten
Utah	Pac–12	Big 12
UTRGV	WAC	Southland
Washington	Pac–12	Big Ten
Washington State	Pac–12	WCC
West Georgia	Gulf South (D–II)	ASUN

The 2024–25 will be the last season in their respective conferences for five Division I schools.

School	2024–25 conference	Future conference
Delaware	CAA	CUSA
UMass	Atlantic 10	MAC
Missouri State	Missouri Valley	CUSA
Grand Canyon	WAC	WCC
Seattle	WAC	WCC

Arenas

New arenas

Georgia Southern will leave the Hanner Fieldhouse after 55 seasons there for the new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center. The team will play its first game in the Hill Convocation Center in November 2024.^[9]
St. Thomas will play their final season at Schoenecker Arena, where they have played since 1981, before moving to the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena, which will open in the 2025–26 season.^[10]
Vermont was originally slated to open their new arena, Tarrant Event Center, as a replacement for the current arena, Patrick Gym. Construction was to continue in 2021 but it has been delayed indefinitely.^[11]

Arena of new D-I teams

West Georgia will transition from Division II to Division I and play at the Coliseum in Carrollton, Georgia, where it has played since 2009. It will be ineligible for NCAA-organized postseason play (i.e., the NCAA tournament or NIT) in 2029.
Mercyhurst will transition from Division II to Division I and play at the Owen McCormick Court in Erie, Pennsylvania (formerly Mercyhurst Athletic Center but renovated in 2021), where it has played since 1977. It will be ineligible for NCAA-organized postseason play for 2029.

Other arena changes

Bellarmine announced on August 28, 2024 that home games would return to campus at Knights Hall for the first time since 2019–20. The Knights had played in the interim at Freedom Hall on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center.^[12]

Seasonal outlook

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching Polls.

Pre-season polls

AP
Ranking	Team
1	South Carolina (27)
2	UConn (2)
3	USC (1)
4	Texas
5	UCLA
6	Notre Dame
7	LSU
8	Iowa State
9	NC State
10	Oklahoma
11	Duke
12	Baylor
13	Kansas State
14	Ohio State
15	North Carolina
16	West Virginia
17	Louisville
18	Maryland
19	Florida State
20	Ole Miss
21	Creighton
22	Kentucky
23	Nebraska
24	Alabama
25	Indiana

USA Today Coaches
Ranking	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Final polls

AP
Ranking	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

USA Today Coaches
Ranking	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season

Nov. 10, 2024
- No. 9 NC State vs. No. 1 South Carolina (Ally Tipoff – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC)

Postseason

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Head-to-head conference challenges

Conference Match Up	Dates	Conference Winner	Conference Loser	Record

Upsets

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournamnet/Event	Notes

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 31 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)
America East Conference	2025 America East women's basketball tournament	Campus sites
American Athletic Conference	2025 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament	Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX)
Atlantic Sun Conference	2025 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament	Campus sites
Atlantic 10 Conference	2025 Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball tournament	Henrico Sports & Events Center (Henrico, VA)
Atlantic Coast Conference	2025 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)
Big 12 Conference	2025 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament	T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)
Big East Conference	2025 Big East Conference women's basketball tournament	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)
Big Sky Conference	2025 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament	Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID)
Big South Conference	2025 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament	Freedom Hall Civic Center (Johnson City, TN)
Big Ten Conference	2025 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
Big West Conference	2025 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament	Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, NV)
Coastal Athletic Association	2025 Coastal Athletic Association women's basketball tournament	Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, DC)
Conference USA	2025 Conference USA women's basketball tournament	Propst Arena (Huntsville, AL)
Horizon League	2025 Horizon League women's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)
Ivy League	2025 Ivy League women's basketball tournament	Pizzitola Sports Center (Providence, RI)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	2025 MAAC women's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)
Mid-American Conference	2025 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	2025 MEAC women's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)
Missouri Valley Conference	2025 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)
Mountain West Conference	2025 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament	Thomas and Mack Center (Paradise, NV)
Northeast Conference	2025 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament	Campus sites
Ohio Valley Conference	2025 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)
Patriot League	2025 Patriot League women's basketball tournament	Campus sites
Southeastern Conference	2025 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC)
Southern Conference	2025 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)
Southland Conference	2025 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament	The Legacy Center (Lake Charles, LA)
Southwestern Athletic Conference	2025 SWAC women's basketball tournament	Bartow Arena (Birmingham, AL)
Summit League	2025 Summit League women's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun Belt Conference	2025 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament	Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)
West Coast Conference	2025 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)
Western Athletic Conference	2025 WAC women's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)

Tournament upsets

Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA Tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team.

Upsets in the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
Round	TBD (#1)	TBD (#2)	TBD (#3)	TBD (#4)
Round of 64
Round of 32	None	None	None	None
Sweet 16	None	None		None
Elite 8	None	None		None
Final 4	None
National Championship	None

Conference standings

2024–25 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bryant	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NJIT	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMBC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vermont	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 AmEast tournament winner

2024–25 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024

2024–25 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMass	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 A10 tournament winner

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 11 Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 19 Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 17 Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 9 NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 15 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 6 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2024–25 ASUN women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bellarmine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Queens*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stetson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Georgia*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner

2024–25 Big 12 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 12 Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 8 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 13 Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 16 West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of October 18, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 2 UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 21 Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2024–25 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

2024–25 Big South women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
High Point	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Longwood	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Radford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Asheville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Winthrop	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big South tournament winner

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 25 Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 18 Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 23 Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 14 Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 5 UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 3 USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hawai'i	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big West tournament winner

2024–25 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Campbell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Charleston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Delaware	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drexel	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Elon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hampton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stony Brook	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Towson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 CAA tournament winner

2024–25 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

2024–25 Horizon League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cleveland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Detroit Mercy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Green Bay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
IU Indy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Milwaukee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oakland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue Fort Wayne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Robert Morris	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wright State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Youngstown State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner

2024–25 Ivy League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Brown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Columbia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cornell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dartmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Harvard	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Princeton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Yale	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Ivy League tournament winner

2024–25 MAAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Canisius	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fairfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Manhattan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marist	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Merrimack	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mount St. Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Niagara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Quinnipiac	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rider	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacred Heart	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Peter's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Siena	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner

2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ball State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kent State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Toledo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 MAC tournament winner

2024–25 MEAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Coppin State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Delaware State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Howard	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland Eastern Shore	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Norfolk State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina Central	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 MEAC tournament winner

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bradley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drake	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Evansville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Murray State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UIC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 MVC tournament winner

2024–25 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Air Force	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boise State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nevada	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNLV	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2024–25 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Chicago State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fairleigh Dickinson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Le Moyne*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mercyhurst*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Francis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stonehill*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wagner	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 NEC tournament winner

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lindenwood*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Little Rock	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 OVC tournament winner

2024–25 Patriot League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Army	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boston University	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bucknell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colgate	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Holy Cross	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lafayette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lehigh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Navy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner As of April 13, 2024

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 22 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 10 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 20 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 4 Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

2024–25 SWAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Alabama State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Alcorn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bethune–Cookman	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Grambling State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jackson State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Prairie View A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SWAC tournament winner

2024–25 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Furman	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mercer	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Samford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wofford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SoCon tournament winner

2024–25 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Houston Christian	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lamar	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
McNeese	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nicholls	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M–Commerce*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.

† 2025 Southland tournament winner

2024–25 Summit League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Denver	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Omaha	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Thomas*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2025 Summit League tournament winner

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Troy	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Sun Belt Tournament winner

2024–25 WAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Abilene Christian	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California Baptist	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Grand Canyon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seattle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tarleton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Arlington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah Valley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2025 WAC tournament winner

2024–25 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Award winners

2025 Consensus All-Americans

Coaching changes

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.

Team	Former	Interim	New	Reason
Holy Cross	Maureen Magarity	Candice Green		Magarity, citing family reasons, announced her resignation from Holy Cross on August 20, 2024 after 4 seasons. Crusaders assistant coach Green was named interim head coach for the season.^[13]
Santa Clara	Bill Carr	Michael Floyd		Carr announced his resignation from Santa Clara on October 12, 2024 after 8 seasons. Broncos associate head coach Floyd was tabbed as the interim head coach for the season.^[14]

References

^ "SFA Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25" (Press release). Southland Conference. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
^ Neddenreip, Kyle (April 1, 2024). "'A no-brainer.' New IU Indy basketball coach Paul Corsaro will 'start in our backyard.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ "Ushering in a new era, the Pac-12 Conference strengthens its legacy by welcoming four respected academic and athletic universities" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ "Pac-12 Conference and Utah State University Unite to Advance the New Era of the 100-Year-Old Legacy" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
^ "Pac-12 Conference and Gonzaga University Unite to Build a Basketball Powerhouse, Advancing the New Era of the Conference's 100-Year Legacy" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "Mountain West Welcomes UTEP Into The Conference" (Press release). October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows in basketball, football" (Press release). NCAA. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "Mountain West Officially Welcomes Hawaiʻi as a Full-Time Member" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
^ Ryans, Joshua (November 8, 2023). "Convocation Center Will Soon Be Home For Men's And Women's Basketball Teams". TheGeorgeanne.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Neighborhood Group Court For Environmental Review Of New St. Thomas Arena". MPRNews.org. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.^{[dead link]}
^ "UVM Sports Complex Arena Still On Hold Wellness Center Open". WCAX.com. September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.^{[dead link]}
^ "NCAA basketball returns to Knights Hall as Bellarmine celebrates full Division I membership after successful reclassification process" (Press release). Bellarmine Knights. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ "Magarity steps down as Holy Cross women's basketball head coach, Green tabbed as interim for 2024-25 campaign" (Press release). Holy Cross Crusaders. August 20, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ "Bill Carr Stepping Down As Santa Clara Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Santa Clara Broncos. October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

[1] "SFA Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25" (Press release). Southland Conference. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

[2] Neddenreip, Kyle (April 1, 2024). "'A no-brainer.' New IU Indy basketball coach Paul Corsaro will 'start in our backyard.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[3] "Ushering in a new era, the Pac-12 Conference strengthens its legacy by welcoming four respected academic and athletic universities" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

[4] "Pac-12 Conference and Utah State University Unite to Advance the New Era of the 100-Year-Old Legacy" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

[5] "Pac-12 Conference and Gonzaga University Unite to Build a Basketball Powerhouse, Advancing the New Era of the Conference's 100-Year Legacy" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[6] "Mountain West Welcomes UTEP Into The Conference" (Press release). October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[7] "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows in basketball, football" (Press release). NCAA. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[8] "Mountain West Officially Welcomes Hawaiʻi as a Full-Time Member" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[9] Ryans, Joshua (November 8, 2023). "Convocation Center Will Soon Be Home For Men's And Women's Basketball Teams". TheGeorgeanne.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[10] "Neighborhood Group Court For Environmental Review Of New St. Thomas Arena". MPRNews.org. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.^{[dead link]}

[11] "UVM Sports Complex Arena Still On Hold Wellness Center Open". WCAX.com. September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.^{[dead link]}

[12] "NCAA basketball returns to Knights Hall as Bellarmine celebrates full Division I membership after successful reclassification process" (Press release). Bellarmine Knights. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[13] "Magarity steps down as Holy Cross women's basketball head coach, Green tabbed as interim for 2024-25 campaign" (Press release). Holy Cross Crusaders. August 20, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[14] "Bill Carr Stepping Down As Santa Clara Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Santa Clara Broncos. October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

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Rule changes

Season headlines

Milestones and records

Conference membership changes

Arenas

New arenas

Arena of new D-I teams

Other arena changes

Seasonal outlook

Pre-season polls

Final polls

Top 10 matchups

Regular season

Postseason

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Head-to-head conference challenges

Upsets

Conference winners and tournaments

Tournament upsets

Conference standings

Award winners

2025 Consensus All-Americans

Coaching changes

See also

References