Women’s college basketball wasn’t always dominated by UConn, Tennessee and South Carolina. A half-century ago, tiny Immaculata won the first three national AIAW titles. Delta State soon followed before the likes of Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion and ...

In all, the SEC has six teams ranked in both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25. Here's a full look at the top-25 rankings to start the 2025 college basketball season: SEC teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.

Purdue guard Braden Smith has been named a unanimous preseason All-American by The Associated Press. He earned all 57 votes from a media panel.