2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season will end on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 20 and ending with the championship game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 7.[1]

This season is the first for the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, a secondary national tournament operated by the NCAA as a direct parallel to the men's National Invitation Tournament.

Rule changes[edit]

On May 5, 2023, the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee proposed a suite of rule changes for the 2023–24 season. These changes were approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel during its June 8 conference call:[2][3]

  • Players judged to have flopped will be warned on the first offense, with a technical foul to be issued for subsequent offenses. All flop calls after the first will be added to the team foul count, but not to the individual players' foul counts.
  • Flopping and delay of game were established as a new class of technical fouls assessed to the team and not to individuals.
  • The restricted-area arc within the free-throw lane was reduced from an arc 4 feet (1.22 m) from the center of the basket to the area directly under the basket. Defenders can now draw charges at any location other than directly under the basket.
  • Prerecorded or live video can be transmitted to the bench area during the game, on an optional basis. This had been an experimental rule since 2021–22, but is now permanent.
  • The shot clock will reset to 20 seconds for all offensive rebounds when the original shot has touched the rim.
  • Red and amber lights can now be placed on the backboard.
  • Schools will no longer have to apply for a waiver to allow players to use religious headwear that is safe for competition.
  • All numbers from 0–99 will be allowed. Previously, player numbers could only include digits from 0 to 5.

Season headlines[edit]

  • July 17, 2023
  • October 4 – The Division I Council announced changes to the transfer window for all sports. In men's and women's basketball, the transfer portal now opens on the day after Selection Sunday and remains open for 45 days, down from the previous 60.[6]
  • October 15 – Iowa held Crossover at Kinnick, an exhibition game at the school's football home of Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes defeated DePaul 94–72 in front of a crowd of 55,646, the largest documented attendance in history for a women's basketball game.[7]
  • October 23 – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that Merrimack and Sacred Heart would join from the Northeast Conference (NEC) in July 2024.[8]
  • October 24 – The AP released its preseason All-America team. Reigning national player of the year Caitlin Clark of Iowa was the only unanimous choice, joined by forwards Angel Reese of LSU, Cameron Brink of Stanford, and Mackenzie Holmes of Indiana; center Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech; and guard Paige Bueckers of UConn. The team had six players instead of the normal five because Holmes and Kitley tied in voting for the fifth spot.[9]
  • October 27 – The NCAA announced that effective immediately, the top overall seed in the Division I tournament would be placed in a regional pod playing on Friday and Sunday. This assures that team of the most possible rest time between the regional final and the Final Four, assuming that it advances to that point.[10]
  • November 28 – Conference USA announced that Delaware would join from the Coastal Athletic Association in 2025.[11]
  • December 5 - The NEC announced that Chicago State, the only Division I independent, would join the conference in July 2024.[12]
  • December 20 – The two schools left behind in the mass exodus from the Pac-12, Oregon State and Washington State, were reported to be nearing a deal with the West Coast Conference (WCC) for affiliate membership in multiple sports, including men's and women's basketball. The arrangement, expected to be voted on by WCC member presidents in the coming days, would run for two years (through 2025–26), during which time the so-called "Pac-2" would be eligible for WCC championships and could represent the conference in NCAA championship events.[13][14]
  • December 22 – The reported deal between the "Pac-2" and the WCC became official, with Oregon State and Washington State joining as affiliate members in all non-football sports apart from baseball through 2025–26.[15]

Milestones and records[edit]

  • November 12 – Caitlin Clark joined Sabrina Ionescu as the only Division I players to collect a triple-double in four different seasons, recording 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in Iowa's 94–53 blowout of Northern Iowa. Clark also surpassed Megan Gustafson as Iowa's all-time scoring leader.[16]
  • December 6 – Clark became the 15th Division I women's player with 3,000 career points after a 35-point performance in Iowa's 67–58 win at Iowa State. She also became the first D-I player, male or female, with 3,000 points, 750 rebounds, and 750 assists.[17]

Conference membership changes[edit]

Nineteen schools joined new conferences, became independents, or dropped athletics.[18]

School Former Conference New conference
BYU WCC Big 12
Campbell Big South CAA
Charlotte CUSA American
Cincinnati American Big 12
Florida Atlantic CUSA American
Hartford Independent CCC (D-III)
Houston American Big 12
Jacksonville State ASUN CUSA
Le Moyne NE-10 (D-II) NEC
Liberty ASUN CUSA
New Mexico State WAC CUSA
North Texas CUSA American
Rice CUSA American
St. Francis Brooklyn NEC None (dropped athletics)
Sam Houston WAC CUSA
UAB CUSA American
UCF American Big 12
UTSA CUSA American
Western Illinois Summit OVC

The 2023−24 season is the last for at least 18 Division I schools in their current conferences and at least one Division II school in its current conference before reclassification to Division I. It is also the last season for Chicago State as the only Division I independent.[19][20]

School 2023−24 conference Future 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
Merrimack NEC MAAC
Oklahoma Big 12 SEC
Oregon Pac-12 Big Ten
Oregon State Pac-12[a] WCC
Sacred Heart NEC MAAC
SMU American ACC
Stanford Pac-12 ACC
Texas Big 12 SEC
UCLA Pac-12 Big Ten
USC Pac-12 Big Ten
Utah Pac-12 Big 12
Washington Pac-12 Big Ten
Washington State Pac-12[a] WCC
West Georgia Gulf South (D-II) ASUN
  1. ^ a b The Pac-12 will continue to technically exist through at least 2025–26, with Oregon State and Washington State as the only members unless more schools join in the interim.

Arenas[edit]

New arenas[edit]

Seasonal outlook[edit]

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching Polls.[30][31]

Pre-season polls[edit]

AP
Ranking Team
1 LSU (35)
2 UConn (1)
3 Iowa
4 UCLA
5 Utah
6 South Carolina
7 Ohio State
8 Virginia Tech
9 Indiana
10 Notre Dame
11 Tennessee
12 Ole Miss
13 Texas
14 Maryland
15 Stanford
16 North Carolina
17 Louisville
18 Florida State
19 Baylor
20 Colorado
21 USC
22 Creighton
23 Illinois
24 Washington State
25 Mississippi State
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 LSU (29)
2 UConn (3)
3 Iowa
4 South Carolina
5 Virginia Tech
6 Ohio State
7 Utah
8 UCLA
9 Indiana
10 Notre Dame
11 Maryland
12 Tennessee
13 Stanford
14 Texas
15 Louisville
16 Ole Miss
17 North Carolina
18 Colorado
19 Duke
20 Baylor
21 USC
22 Florida State
23 Oklahoma
24 Michigan т
25 Miami (FL) т


Top 10 matchups[edit]

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Early season tournaments[edit]

Upsets[edit]

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I women's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponents home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
No. 20 Colorado 92–78 No. 1 LSU November 6, 2023 Naismith Hall of Fame Series LSU was the first reigning Division I women's champion to lose its season opener since UConn in 1995.[32] Game was played in Las Vegas.
Oklahoma 80–70 No. 12 Ole Miss November 9, 2023
Marquette 71–67 No. 23 Illinois November 11, 2023
NC State 92–81 No. 2 UConn November 12, 2023
Kansas State 65–58 No. 2 Iowa November 16, 2023
Green Bay 65–53 No. 22 Creighton
Princeton 77–63 No. 22 Oklahoma November 23, 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off
Alabama 78–73 No. 20 Louisville November 24, 2023 Betty Chancellor Classic Game played in Katy, TX
Green Bay 59–48 No. 23 Washington State November 25, 2023 Cancún Challenge
Florida Gulf Coast 65–64 No. 18 North Carolina November 26, 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase
Miami (FL) 74–68 No. 21 Mississippi State November 29, 2023 ACC–SEC Challenge
Arkansas 71–58 No. 15 Florida State November 30, 2023
Southern Miss 61–59 No. 19 Ole Miss December 2, 2023
Rhode Island 60–58 No. 25 Princeton December 3, 2023
Chattanooga 59–53 No. 21 Mississippi State
Gonzaga 96–78 No. 3 Stanford
West Virginia 83–65 No. 25 Penn State December 4, 2023
Washington 60–55 No. 21 Washington State December 10, 2023
Seton Hall 84–54 No. 23 UNLV December 16, 2023
Michigan 69–60 No. 17 Ohio State December 30, 2023 Rivalry
Syracuse 86–81 No. 13 Notre Dame December 31, 2023
St. John's 57–56 No. 19 Marquette January 3, 2024
North Carolina 75–51 No. 25 Syracuse January 4, 2024
Oklahoma State 67–59 No. 23 TCU January 6, 2024
Arizona 71–70OT No. 15 Utah January 7, 2024
North Carolina 61–57 No. 16 Notre Dame
Kansas 87–66 No. 4 Baylor January 10, 2024
Iowa State 74–64 No. 24 West Virginia
66–63 No. 4 Baylor January 13, 2024
Auburn 67–62 No. 7 LSU January 14, 2024

In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been two non-Division I teams to defeat a Division I team so far this season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
Trevecca Nazarene (Division II) 75–59[33] Austin Peay November 6, 2023 First official game at Peay's new home of F&M Bank Arena.
Illinois–Springfield (Division II) 71–69[34] Indiana State November 15, 2023
Hope International (NAIA) 64–60[35] Cal State Northridge November 18, 2023
Wingate (Division II) 72–53[36] Elon December 2, 2023
Mayville State (NAIA) 75–68[37] North Dakota December 15, 2023
Western Colorado (Division II) 51–49[38] Utah State December 18, 2023

Conference standings[edit]

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 3 0   1.000 14 2   .875
Maine 3 0   1.000 10 7   .588
Vermont 3 1   .750 11 7   .611
UMass Lowell 3 1   .750 3 13   .188
UMBC 2 2   .500 6 10   .375
Bryant 2 2   .500 9 8   .529
NJIT 0 3   .000 8 8   .500
Binghamton 0 3   .000 5 11   .313
New Hampshire 0 4   .000 6 11   .353
2024 AmEast tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 4 1   .800 13 4   .765
Charlotte 4 1   .800 11 6   .647
North Texas 3 1   .750 13 3   .813
Rice 3 1   .750 9 6   .600
Tulsa 3 2   .600 13 5   .722
South Florida 3 2   .600 11 7   .611
UTSA 3 2   .600 9 7   .563
Temple 3 2   .600 9 8   .529
East Carolina 2 2   .500 9 6   .600
SMU 2 3   .400 8 8   .500
Tulane 1 3   .250 8 7   .533
Memphis 1 4   .200 5 11   .313
Wichita State 1 4   .200 5 12   .294
Florida Atlantic 0 5   .000 5 11   .313
2024 AAC tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 5 0   1.000 15 3   .833
Saint Joseph's 5 1   .833 16 2   .889
VCU 4 1   .800 15 2   .882
George Mason 3 1   .750 12 3   .800
Davidson 3 2   .600 13 3   .813
Rhode Island 3 2   .600 11 7   .611
Duquesne 3 2   .600 8 8   .500
La Salle 3 3   .500 6 11   .353
Loyola Chicago 2 3   .400 8 8   .500
Saint Louis 2 3   .400 7 11   .389
George Washington 1 3   .250 8 8   .500
Dayton 1 4   .200 7 9   .438
St. Bonaventure 1 4   .200 4 12   .250
UMass 1 4   .200 3 14   .176
Fordham 1 5   .167 6 11   .353
2024 A10 tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Louisville 4 0   1.000 15 2   .882
No. 15 Florida State 5 1   .833 14 4   .778
Syracuse 4 1   .800 14 2   .875
No. 14 Virginia Tech 4 1   .800 13 3   .813
No. 23 North Carolina 4 1   .800 12 5   .706
No. 4 NC State 3 1   .750 15 1   .938
No. 19 Notre Dame 3 2   .600 12 3   .800
Georgia Tech 3 2   .600 12 5   .706
Duke 3 2   .600 11 5   .688
Boston College 2 3   .400 10 8   .556
Miami (FL) 1 4   .200 11 5   .688
Clemson 1 4   .200 8 9   .471
Virginia 0 5   .000 8 8   .500
Pittsburgh 0 5   .000 6 12   .333
Wake Forest 0 5   .000 4 13   .235
2024 ACC tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 3 0   1.000 13 4   .765
Central Arkansas 3 0   1.000 11 5   .688
Kennesaw State 3 0   1.000 7 9   .438
Lipscomb 3 1   .750 10 7   .588
Stetson 2 1   .667 7 10   .412
Austin Peay 2 2   .500 9 9   .500
Eastern Kentucky 1 2   .333 12 5   .706
North Alabama 1 2   .333 5 11   .313
North Florida 1 3   .250 7 11   .389
Jacksonville 1 3   .250 5 12   .294
Queens* 0 3   .000 6 10   .375
Bellarmine* 0 3   .000 5 10   .333
*Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 ASUN tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Kansas State 5 0   1.000 17 1   .944
No. 24 Iowa State 5 0   1.000 12 4   .750
Oklahoma 4 1   .800 10 6   .625
No. 11 Texas 3 2   .600 16 2   .889
No. 12 Baylor 3 2   .600 14 2   .875
West Virginia 3 2   .600 14 2   .875
Oklahoma State 3 2   .600 10 6   .625
Texas Tech 2 3   .400 13 5   .722
Houston 2 3   .400 11 5   .688
Kansas 2 3   .400 9 7   .563
TCU 1 4   .200 14 4   .778
BYU 1 4   .200 11 7   .611
Cincinnati 1 4   .200 9 7   .563
UCF 0 5   .000 9 6   .600
2024 Big 12 tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 UConn 6 0   1.000 14 3   .824
Villanova 4 1   .800 11 5   .688
No. 22 Marquette 4 2   .667 15 2   .882
No. 21 Creighton 4 2   .667 13 3   .813
St. John's 4 2   .667 10 8   .556
Seton Hall 3 3   .500 11 6   .647
Georgetown 2 3   .400 12 4   .750
Providence 2 3   .400 8 10   .444
DePaul 1 4   .200 9 9   .500
Butler 0 5   .000 8 8   .500
Xavier 0 5   .000 1 13   .071
2024 Big East tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 3 0   1.000 13 3   .813
Montana 3 1   .750 11 4   .733
Northern Arizona 2 1   .667 10 6   .625
Idaho 2 1   .667 9 6   .600
Northern Colorado 2 1   .667 7 7   .500
Montana State 2 2   .500 8 9   .471
Idaho State 2 2   .500 6 9   .400
Weber State 2 2   .500 5 12   .294
Portland State 0 4   .000 5 11   .313
Sacramento State 0 4   .000 1 14   .067
2024 Big Sky tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
USC Upstate 3 0   1.000 8 8   .500
Radford 3 0   1.000 7 10   .412
High Point 2 1   .667 7 9   .438
Presbyterian 2 2   .500 11 8   .579
Charleston Southern 2 2   .500 5 12   .294
Gardner–Webb 1 2   .333 2 14   .125
UNC Asheville 1 3   .250 7 10   .412
Winthrop 1 3   .250 7 10   .412
Longwood 1 3   .250 3 13   .188
2024 Big South tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Iowa 6 0   1.000 17 1   .944
No. 16 Indiana 5 1   .833 14 2   .875
No. 18 Ohio State 4 1   .800 13 3   .813
Nebraska 4 2   .667 12 5   .706
Minnesota 3 2   .600 13 3   .813
Michigan 3 2   .600 12 5   .706
Maryland 3 2   .600 11 5   .688
Michigan State 2 3   .400 12 4   .750
Penn State 2 3   .400 11 5   .688
Purdue 2 3   .400 9 7   .563
Northwestern 2 4   .333 7 10   .412
Illinois 1 4   .200 7 8   .467
Wisconsin 1 5   .167 8 8   .500
Rutgers 0 6   .000 6 13   .316
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 5 1   .833 11 5   .688
Hawai'i 4 1   .800 7 7   .500
Cal Poly 4 2   .667 8 8   .500
UC Davis 4 2   .667 8 8   .500
UC Irvine 3 2   .600 9 6   .600
UC San Diego* 3 2   .600 7 9   .438
UC Riverside 3 3   .500 8 8   .500
Cal State Fullerton 2 3   .400 6 9   .400
Cal State Bakersfield 1 4   .200 4 10   .286
Long Beach State 1 5   .167 6 10   .375
Cal State Northridge 0 5   .000 2 13   .133
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Big West tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 4 0   1.000 14 1   .933
Charleston 3 1   .750 11 4   .733
North Carolina A&T 3 1   .750 9 6   .600
Drexel 3 1   .750 8 7   .533
William & Mary 3 1   .750 7 8   .467
Monmouth 2 1   .667 9 5   .643
Delaware 2 1   .667 6 9   .400
Northeastern 2 2   .500 6 8   .429
Hofstra 1 2   .333 7 7   .500
Towson 1 3   .250 8 6   .571
Campbell 1 3   .250 8 7   .533
Elon 1 3   .250 5 12   .294
Hampton 0 3   .000 0 13   .000
UNC Wilmington 0 4   .000 2 13   .133
2024 CAA tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
FIU 3 0   1.000 12 5   .706
Western Kentucky 3 0   1.000 12 6   .667
Middle Tennessee 2 0   1.000 12 4   .750
UTEP 1 1   .500 6 9   .400
Jacksonville State 1 2   .333 6 9   .400
Louisiana Tech 1 2   .333 7 11   .389
Liberty 1 2   .333 6 12   .333
New Mexico State 0 2   .000 6 9   .400
Sam Houston 0 3   .000 5 10   .333
2024 CUSA tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 7 0   1.000 14 3   .824
Cleveland State 6 1   .857 15 3   .833
Wright State 5 2   .714 11 7   .611
Purdue Fort Wayne 5 3   .625 11 7   .611
Detroit Mercy 4 3   .571 11 7   .611
Milwaukee 4 4   .500 10 9   .526
Oakland 3 4   .429 7 8   .467
IUPUI 2 5   .286 4 12   .250
Robert Morris 2 6   .250 6 11   .353
Youngstown State 2 6   .250 6 12   .333
Northern Kentucky 0 6   .000 2 13   .133
2024 Horizon League tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 3 0   1.000 13 3   .813
Columbia 3 0   1.000 12 4   .750
Brown 2 1   .667 11 5   .688
Penn 2 1   .667 10 6   .625
Harvard 2 1   .667 9 7   .563
Cornell 0 3   .000 6 9   .400
Dartmouth 0 3   .000 6 9   .400
Yale 0 3   .000 3 13   .188
2024 Ivy League tournament winner
As of January 15, 2024
2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield 6 0   1.000 14 1   .933
Quinnipiac 4 1   .800 7 7   .500
Canisius 4 2   .667 9 6   .600
Manhattan 3 2   .600 10 4   .714
Siena 3 3   .500 6 8   .429
Niagara 3 3   .500 6 10   .375
Rider 2 3   .400 5 9   .357
Marist 2 3   .400 4 11   .267
Iona 1 4   .200 6 8   .429
Mount St. Mary's 1 4   .200 4 10   .286
Saint Peter's 1 5   .167 4 11   .267
2024 MAAC tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ball State 4 0   1.000 14 2   .875
Toledo 4 0   1.000 11 3   .786
Kent State 4 0   1.000 10 4   .714
Bowling Green 3 1   .750 9 5   .643
Buffalo 2 2   .500 8 6   .571
Northern Illinois 2 2   .500 8 7   .533
Akron 1 3   .250 6 8   .429
Eastern Michigan 1 3   .250 4 10   .286
Ohio 1 3   .250 4 10   .286
Miami (OH) 1 3   .250 3 11   .214
Central Michigan 1 3   .250 2 11   .154
Western Michigan 0 4   .000 5 9   .357
2024 MAC tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 2 0   1.000 12 4   .750
Coppin State 2 0   1.000 5 11   .313
North Carolina Central 1 1   .500 6 10   .375
Morgan State 1 1   .500 6 11   .353
Delaware State 1 1   .500 5 10   .333
Howard 1 1   .500 4 12   .250
Maryland Eastern Shore 0 2   .000 7 9   .438
South Carolina State 0 2   .000 1 16   .059
2024 MEAC tournament winner
As of January 8, 2024
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 5 0   1.000 12 2   .857
Belmont 5 0   1.000 12 4   .750
Drake 5 0   1.000 12 4   .750
Missouri State 4 1   .800 10 4   .714
Northern Iowa 3 1   .750 4 9   .308
Illinois State 3 2   .600 10 5   .667
UIC 1 3   .250 8 7   .533
Southern Illinois 1 4   .200 6 9   .400
Indiana State 1 4   .200 5 10   .333
Bradley 1 4   .200 5 11   .313
Evansville 0 5   .000 2 14   .125
Valparaiso 0 5   .000 1 13   .071
2024 MVC tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 UNLV 4 0   1.000 14 1   .933
Wyoming 4 0   1.000 9 6   .600
Fresno State 3 2   .600 10 8   .556
Colorado State 2 2   .500 11 4   .733
Boise State 2 2   .500 11 6   .647
New Mexico 2 2   .500 11 6   .647
Nevada 2 2   .500 8 9   .471
San Diego State 2 3   .400 11 7   .611
Air Force 2 3   .400 9 9   .500
San Jose State 1 3   .250 6 10   .375
Utah State 0 5   .000 3 13   .188
2024 Mountain West tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chicago State   1 22   .043
As of January 15, 2024
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Le Moyne* 3 0   1.000 5 11   .313
Sacred Heart 3 1   .750 9 9   .500
Central Connecticut 2 1   .667 4 12   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 2   .500 4 13   .235
Stonehill* 2 2   .500 2 15   .118
Wagner 1 2   .333 4 11   .267
LIU 1 2   .333 3 12   .200
Saint Francis 1 2   .333 2 14   .125
Merrimack 1 3   .250 4 13   .235
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 NEC tournament winner
As of January 15, 2024
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Indiana* 5 0   1.000 10 5   .667
Morehead State 4 1   .800 9 7   .563
Little Rock 3 1   .750 5 11   .313
UT Martin 3 2   .600 6 10   .375
Eastern Illinois 3 2   .600 6 12   .333
Western Illinois 2 3   .400 11 5   .688
Tennessee Tech 2 3   .400 7 9   .438
Southeast Missouri State 2 3   .400 5 11   .313
Tennessee State 2 3   .400 5 10   .333
Lindenwood* 0 4   .000 2 12   .143
SIU Edwardsville 0 5   .000 3 15   .167
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 OVC tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Colorado 5 0   1.000 15 1   .938
No. 8 Stanford 4 1   .800 15 2   .882
No. 5 UCLA 3 1   .750 14 1   .933
No. 6 USC 3 1   .750 13 1   .929
Oregon State 3 2   .600 14 2   .875
California 2 3   .400 12 5   .706
No. 20 Utah 2 3   .400 12 5   .706
Oregon 2 3   .400 11 7   .611
Arizona 2 3   .400 10 7   .588
Washington 1 3   .250 11 4   .733
Washington State 1 3   .250 12 5   .706
Arizona State 0 5   .000 8 9   .471
2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate 4 0   1.000 11 4   .733
Holy Cross 4 0   1.000 10 5   .667
American 4 0   1.000 6 9   .400
Boston University 3 1   .750 11 4   .733
Lehigh 1 3   .250 9 6   .600
Lafayette 1 3   .250 6 9   .400
Loyola 1 3   .250 6 9   .400
Navy 1 3   .250 5 10   .333
Army 1 3   .250 4 10   .286
Bucknell 0 4   .000 3 12   .200
2024 Patriot League tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 4 0   1.000 16 0   1.000
No. 10 LSU 3 1   .750 16 2   .889
Vanderbilt 3 1   .750 16 2   .889
Tennessee 3 1   .750 10 6   .625
Texas A&M 2 2   .500 14 3   .824
Alabama 2 2   .500 15 4   .789
Mississippi State 2 2   .500 15 4   .789
Arkansas 2 2   .500 14 5   .737
Ole Miss 2 2   .500 12 5   .706
Auburn 1 3   .250 12 5   .706
Florida 1 3   .250 10 6   .625
Georgia 1 3   .250 10 7   .588
Missouri 1 3   .250 10 7   .588
Kentucky 1 3   .250 8 10   .444
2024 SEC tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jackson State 3 0   1.000 8 6   .571
Grambling State 3 1   .750 9 6   .600
Southern 3 1   .750 5 10   .333
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 2 1   .667 7 9   .438
Alabama A&M 3 2   .600 8 9   .471
Texas Southern 2 2   .500 3 12   .200
Bethune–Cookman 1 2   .333 10 6   .625
Prairie View A&M 1 2   .333 5 8   .385
Alcorn State 1 2   .333 3 11   .214
Florida A&M 1 2   .333 2 12   .143
Mississippi Valley State 1 3   .250 2 15   .118
Alabama State 1 4   .200 1 15   .063
2024 SWAC tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 2 0   1.000 14 3   .824
East Tennessee State 2 0   1.000 13 4   .765
UNC Greensboro 2 0   1.000 13 4   .765
Furman 1 1   .500 11 7   .611
Wofford 1 1   .500 9 7   .563
Samford 0 2   .000 8 9   .471
Mercer 0 2   .000 6 12   .333
Western Carolina 0 2   .000 5 12   .294
2024 SoCon tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 4 0   1.000 10 4   .714
Southeastern Louisiana 4 0   1.000 8 7   .533
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 3 1   .750 10 5   .667
Incarnate Word 2 2   .500 9 6   .600
Texas A&M–Commerce* 2 2   .500 7 7   .500
Northwestern State 2 2   .500 6 9   .400
New Orleans 2 2   .500 5 10   .333
Nicholls 1 3   .250 7 9   .438
Houston Christian 0 4   .000 5 10   .333
McNeese 0 4   .000 4 13   .235
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Southland tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 3 0   1.000 11 5   .688
North Dakota State 3 0   1.000 9 7   .563
Oral Roberts 3 1   .750 12 5   .706
St. Thomas* 3 1   .750 11 7   .611
North Dakota 2 2   .500 6 11   .353
South Dakota 1 2   .333 12 6   .667
Denver 1 2   .333 4 12   .250
Kansas City 0 4   .000 9 10   .474
Omaha 0 4   .000 4 13   .235
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 5 0   1.000 11 5   .688
James Madison 4 1   .800 12 5   .706
Old Dominion 4 1   .800 12 3   .800
Troy 4 1   .800 7 8   .467
Georgia Southern 3 2   .600 13 4   .765
Louisiana–Monroe 3 2   .600 11 5   .688
Georgia State 3 2   .600 9 6   .600
Arkansas State 2 3   .400 8 7   .533
Appalachian State 2 3   .400 8 8   .500
Louisiana 2 3   .400 6 8   .429
Texas State 1 4   .200 10 7   .588
Southern Miss 1 4   .200 8 7   .533
Coastal Carolina 1 4   .200 7 11   .389
South Alabama 0 5   .000 7 10   .412
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 6 0   1.000 14 3   .824
California Baptist 5 1   .833 13 2   .867
Stephen F. Austin 5 1   .833 11 6   .647
UT Arlington 4 2   .667 8 8   .500
Abilene Christian 3 2   .600 7 7   .500
Utah Tech* 2 3   .400 8 8   .500
Southern Utah 2 3   .400 4 10   .286
Tarleton State* 1 4   .200 4 10   .286
Utah Valley 1 5   .167 6 9   .400
UT Rio Grande Valley 1 5   .167 2 13   .133
Seattle 1 5   .167 1 14   .067
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024


2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Gonzaga 3 0   1.000 16 2   .889
Portland 3 1   .750 11 7   .611
San Francisco 3 1   .750 7 10   .412
Pacific 2 2   .500 10 7   .588
Loyola Marymount 2 2   .500 7 9   .438
Santa Clara 1 2   .333 13 5   .722
Saint Mary's 1 2   .333 8 9   .471
Pepperdine 1 2   .333 5 11   .313
San Diego 0 4   .000 4 13   .235
2024 WCC tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024
Rankings from AP poll


Coaching changes[edit]

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

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Delaware State E.C. Hill Jazmone Turner Delaware State parted ways with Hill on or around June 23, 2023 after 2 seasons and named Hornets assistant Turner interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.[39]
Eastern Michigan Fred Castro Ke'Sha Blanton EMU announced on December 11, 2023 that they had parted ways with Castro after 7+ seasons and an 80–129 record overall. Eagles assistant coach Blanton was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[40]
Georgetown Tasha Butts Darnell Haney Butts died on October 24, 2023, at the age of 41 following a two-year battle with breast cancer. She had been hired by the university in April from Georgia Tech and had stepped away from the program last month to focus on her health. Hoyas associate head coach Haney was named interim head coach for the season, continuing the role he was in during Butts' initial leave.[41]
North Carolina Central Trisha Stafford-Odom Terrence Baxter North Carolina Central released Stafford-Odom from her contract on September 13, 2023, after 6 seasons. Eagles assistant coach Baxter was named interim head coach of the team for the season.[42]
Pepperdine Tim Hays Kelsey Keizer Hays, who was hired by Pepperdine in April, announced his resignation on August 14, 2023, citing a desire to be closer to his family. Waves assistant coach Keizer will serve as the team's interim head coach for the season.[43]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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