Women's NCAA Basketball Rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2024-2025 Season

Women's NCAA Basketball Rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2024-2025 Season

The 2023-24 Women's College Basketball is a wrap with South Carolina taking the NCAA Championship over Iowa. Here's a way-too early top 25 for next season.

Apr 8, 2024
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The South Carolina Gamecocks won the NCAA Tournament Championship 87-75 over Iowa to conclude the 2023-2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Season on April 7. Stars from this season such as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are heading to the WNBA Draft along with a NCAA conference realignment poised to shake up the standings. 

Next season will bring a new set of rivalries and matchups with conferences such as the Big 12, Big Ten, ACC receiving changes due to realignment. Oklahoma and Texas will join the SEC,  while four programs including USC and UCLA will be heading to the Big Ten.

The 2024-2025 season will also feature plenty of jersey swaps with some of the nations best players such as Georgia Amoore, and Haley Van Lith entering the NCAA Transfer Portal. 

Here's a way-too early look at the top 25 for the 2024-25 Season. 

NCAA Women's Basketball Way Too Early Top 25

  1. South Carolina Gamecocks
  2. Texas Longhorns
  3. UConn Huskies
  4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 
  5. USC Trojans
  6. UCLA Bruins
  7. NC State Wolfpack
  8. LSU Tigers
  9. Stanford Cardinals
  10. Iowa State Cyclones
  11. Duke Blue Devils
  12.  Oregon State Beavers
  13. Baylor Bears
  14. North Carolina Tar Heels
  15. Louisville Cardinals
  16. West Virginia Mountaineers
  17. Kansas State Wildcats
  18. Florida State Seminoles
  19. Oklahoma Sooners
  20. Creighton Bluejays
  21. Ohio State Buckeyes
  22. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  23. Alabama Crimson Tide
  24. Utah Utes
  25. Illinois Fighting Illini

Who Won The NCAA Championship In 2024?

The Gamecocks won the 2024 NCAA Tournament championship defeating Iowa 87-75 in the Final. 

When Does The NCAA Transfer Portal Close? 

The NCAA Women's Transfer Portal is set to close on May 1. This marks the end of the 45 day period which begins at the conclusion of the regular season. 

Who Has Entered The 2024 WNBA Draft?

With many players having still having NCAA eligibility, everyone wants to know who is returning to play in college or heading to the WNBA Draft. 

Players still participating in the NCAA Tournament can declare themselves eligible for the draft within 48 hours of their final games.

Here's a look at all the players from the NCAA Tournament this year who have declared for the WNBA 2024 Draft. (Via WNBA.com)

  • Shalexxus Aaron    Houston    G    6-1
  • Brinae Alexander    Maryland    G-F    6-0
  • Jillian Archer    St. John’s    F    6-2
  • Erynn Barnum    Mississippi State    F    6-2
  • Sara Bejedi    Florida State (Finland)    G    5-7
  • Grace Berg    Drake    F    6-0
  • Aijha Blackwell    Baylor    G-F    5-11
  • Daisha Bradford    Louisiana Monroe    G    5-8
  • Cameron Brink    Stanford    F    6-4
  • Zippy Broughton    Florida    G    5-7
  • Kassondra Brown    Rutgers    C    6-2
  • Kennedy Brown    Duke    C    6-6
  • Jakia Brown-Turner    Maryland    G    6-0
  • Sam Brunelle    Virginia    F    6-2
  • Jacinta Buckley    Eastern Washington    G    6-1
  • Jessika Carter    Mississippi State    C    6-5
  • Leilani Correa    Florida    G    6-0
  • Makayla Daniels    Arkansas    G    5-8
  • A’Jah Davis    Seton Hall    F-C    6-1
  • Domonique Davis    Southern Mississippi    G    5-6
  • Kaitlyn Davis    USC    F    6-2
  • Marquesha Davis    Ole Miss    G    6-0
  • Unique Drake    St. John’s    G    5-7
  • Faith Dut    Florida    F    6-4
  • Dre’Una Edwards    Baylor    F    6-0
  • Derin Erdogan    Northeastern (Turkey)    G    5-7
  • Dyaisha Fair    Syracuse    G    5-5
  • McKenzie Forbes    USC    G-F    6-0
  • Zakiyah Franklin    Kansas    G    5-8
  • Katia Gallegos    Tulsa    G    5-7
  • Shaylee Gonzales    Texas    G    5-10
  • Gabby Gregory    Kansas State    G    6-0
  • Madison Griggs    Memphis    G    5-9
  • Lauren Hansen    Michigan    G    5-9
  • Dayshanette Harris    Clemson    G    5-7
  • Amari Heard    Savannah State    C    6-0
  • Camille Hobby    Illinois    F    6-4
  • Mackenzie Holmes    Indiana    C    6-3
  • Abbey Hsu    Columbia    G    5-11
  • Rita Igbokwe    Ole Miss    F    6-4
  • Angel Jackson    Jackson State    F    6-6
  • Rickea Jackson    Tennessee    C    6-2
  • Taiyanna Jackson    Kansas    G    6-6
  • Kiki Jefferson    Louisville    G    6-1
  • Hannah Jump    Stanford    G    6-0
  • Holly Kersgieter    Kansas    G    5-11
  • Jordan King    Marquette    G    5-11
  • Elizabeth Kitley    Virginia Tech    C    6-6
  • Ny Langley    Virginia Union    F    5-10
  • Kamryn Lemon    Texas Permian Basin    G    5-8
  • Jada Lewis    San Diego State    G    5-9
  • Esmery Martinez    Arizona    F    6-2
  • Brynna Maxwell    Gonzaga    G    6-0
  • Leilani McIntosh    California    G    5-5
  • Danae McNeal    East Carolina    G    6-0
  • Rebeka Mikulášiková    Ohio State (Slovakia)    F    6-4
  • Quay Miller    Colorado    F    6-3
  • Javyn Nicholson    Georgia    F    6-2
  • Charisma Osborne    UCLA    G    5-9
  • Lauren Park-Lane    Mississippi State    G    5-3
  • Taiyier Parks    Ohio State    F    6-3
  • Anaya Peoples    DePaul    G    5-11
  • Alissa Pili    Utah    F    6-2
  • Chanaya Pinto    Penn State (Mozambique)    F    6-1
  • Jasmine Powell    Tennessee    G    5-6
  • Abby Prohaska    San Diego State    G    5-9
  • Angel Reese    LSU    F    6-3
  • Nina Rickards    Louisville    G    5-9
  • Amari Robinson    Clemson    F    6-0
  • Klarke Sconiers    Delaware    C    6-2
  • Honesty Scott-Grayson    Auburn    G    5-9
  • Jacy Sheldon    Ohio State    G    5-10
  • Jaz Shelley    Nebraska (Australia)    G    5-9
  • Jaylyn Sherrod    Colorado    G    5-7
  • Anne Simon    Maine (Luxembourg)    G    5-9
  • Tyia Singleton    Ole Miss    F    6-2
  • Camryn Taylor    Virginia    F    6-2
  • Celeste Taylor    Ohio State    G    5-11
  • Sydney Taylor    Louisville    G    5-9
  • Taniyah Thompson    Georgia    G    5-11
  • Kayleigh Truong    Gonzaga    G    5-9
  • Kaylynne Truong    Gonzaga    G    5-8
  • Alexis Tucker    Florida State    G    5-11
  • Antwainette Walker    Eastern Kentucky    G    5-11
  • Chloe Webb    California Baptist    G    5-8
  • Savannah Weeler    Middle Tennessee State    G    5-6
  • Charlotte Whittaker    Colorado (New Zealand)    F    6-3
  • Desi-Rae Young    UNLV    C    6-1
  • Tiara Young    SMU    G    5-9

When Is The WNBA Draft 2024?

The WNBA Draft is scheduled for 6:30pm (Central) on April 15 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York.  

This marks the first time the WNBA Draft will be a seated event with fans in attendance since the 2014-2016 drafts held at Mohegan Sun Arena. 

How To Watch the 2024 WNBA Draft?

The 2024 WNBA will be broadcasted on ESPN and streaming is available via ESPN+. The draft will begin at 6:30 pm (Central) on April 15. 

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