Remember the good old days when a top 25 list had staying power? When rankings could be used to cover the college basketball landscape? No longer. The transfer portal has changed. We have a new look at the 2022-23 women's college basketball season's top teams just a month after our first look.
Two teams were not present last month. LSU was not even close to making it onto the list. Maryland went from being in the top five to nearly out of the top 20 before finally landing in the top 16.
The top of the list is still intact. The top four teams have not changed and will not change when practice begins in October.
The rest? Who knows?
Most of the top transfers have chosen a destination. The choice Angel Reese makes for her next school could have a big impact on the preseason outlook. Sonya Morris and Saniya Rivers are also out there.
During one of the craziest offseasons in college basketball history, let this be your snapshot in time. The fun is not over.
The national champion have lost some young talent to the transfer portal. What Dawn Staley has gained in that month might be more valuable than the title. After Destanni Henderson left for the WNBA, South Carolina lost an experienced point guard in Kierra Fletcher, but he comes over from Georgia Tech after missing last season with a knee injury.
National Player of the Year Aliyah Boston is one of the main contributors who returns for another attempt at a No. 1 ranking and national championship.
Since their national championship game loss, the Huskies have not changed much. Next year's team is likely to be built around a backcourt of Azzi Fudd, Dorka Juhasz, and Aaliyah Edwards. The two key contributors, Nika Muhl andCaroline Ducharme, will be ready after hip surgery. Two of the top five recruits in the country arrive. Lou Lopez-Senechal is a graduate transfer from the MAAC.
The same lineups and depth that the Cardinal have had in the past two seasons won't happen in the future. That may not matter. The rotation of Tara VanDerveer shrunk this year, but she still made the Final Four. Lexie Hull, Lacie Hull, and Anna Wilson will be missed, but in Haley Jones and Cameron Brink, there are two of the best 10 players in the country. Seniors Fran Belibi, Hannah Jump and Ashten Prechtel, as well as rising sophomores Brooke Demetre and Kiki Iriafen, are talented enough to make the Cardinal a favorite for a third.
The Longhorns are coming off their most wins in a season since 2016 and are poised to get to the Final Four. They will have a large part of the core back to do that. Aaliyah Moore and DeYona Gaston will be more experienced as sophomores, while Aliyah Matharu is back for her senior season.
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The Hawkeyes will be able to out score anyone. They should be the favorites in the Big Ten. The key to a deeper NCAA tournament run might be how much players like Kate Martin further develop during the off-season.
The votes have now been counted, and Kellie has won the offseason so far. Rickea Jackson and Jasmine Powell committed to the Lady Vols early in the transfer process. The second-leading rebounder in the nation before a knee injury ended her season, Jasmine Franklin was added to the team. After leaving Georgia following her freshman year, 5-5 Jillian Hollingshead arrived in Tennessee on Monday. The Tennessee team that was second in the country in rebound percentage last year might be even better with Franklin, Hollingshead and Key. With Powell sliding in at the point, top scorer Jordan Horston will have even more freedom off the ball.
There is talent in the area. It will be the same as last season. Rickea Jackson and Jasmine Powell should start. Jasmine Franklin has also been added.
South Bend is where the transfer portal is located. It has given back. The Fighting Irish lost a lot of their depth in the first edition of this list. The losses of Sam Brunelle, Anaya Peoples, Abby Prohaska, and Maya Dodson, who weredenied an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA, don't affect the recent additions of Lauren Ebo, Kylee Watson, and Jenna Brown. Notre Dame is in the top 10.
The Irish will now have a physical inside presence and screener in the form of the 6-3 Ebo, who will allow them to free up the perimeter talent of the two players who will now have Brown as a backup. The last two rookies of the year give the coach a lot of options.
The group has all the makings of a great team. All five starters are back, including All-American, and the team set a school record with 28 wins. Lexi Donarski and Emily Ryan are the best backcourt in the Big 12. They have added size with the addition of 6 foot two player of the yearStephanie Soares, who should pair well with Morgan Kane.
In the past two seasons, coach Jeff Walz has been able to score with transfers Emily Engstler, Chelsie Hall, and Kianna Smith. Morgan Jones and Chrislyn Carr are two big-time wing scorers who give the Cards two big-time wing scorers to go with rising junior and All-American candidate. Louisville has a group capable of another Final Four run with the return of Ahlana Smith, Mykasa Robinson and Liz Dixon.
Carlie Littlefield, who was a point guard at UNC last year, will not be coming back because of the NCAA's decision not to grant former and current Ivy League players the year they lost due to COVID-19. The 25 win total last season could still be surpassed by North Carolina. Kelly will be a candidate for player of the year in the conference, as will Todd-Williams and Ustby. A replacement for Littlefield could be a top 30 recruit.
It would be difficult to duplicate their chemistry of the past two seasons, but the transfer portal may allow the Hoosiers to have a more balanced offensive attack. Losing Nicole Cardano-Hillary, Ali Patberg, and Aleksa Gulbe won't be easy, but the additions of two 3-point shooters will help the team. Scalia was the leader of the Minnesotans with 17.9 points per game this season and is the reason that Indiana jumped six spots in the rankings and could now be Iowa's biggest challenger in the Big Ten.
Replacing a program icon like Elissa Cunane will be difficult, but Wes Moore has a potential productive post combination of 6-1 senior Camille Hobby and 5-5 Florida State transfer River Baldwin. A transfer from Maryland helps with the graduation of a student. Diamond Johnson, Jakia Brown-Turner, and Jada Boyd are the returning point guards. They might not make the Wolfpack a Final Four contender like the past two years, but they should keep it in the mix.
Despite some key injuries, the Sooners still managed to average the third-most points in the country, win 25 games and exceed all expectations in their first season as a coach. The pieces are in place to challenge Texas and Iowa State for Big 12 supremacy once again after the decision of Taylor Robertson and Madi Williams to return for an extra season. Oklahoma will have three top-flight scorers if Ana Llanusa is healthy again after she missed most of last season with a knee injury. The rising junior averaged 11.8 points off the bench.
The Hokies have a fight on their hands. The departure of Sheppard meant that the burden was on Elizabeth Kitley to continue the success of the Hokies. Not anymore. Over the weekend, help arrived when Maryland transfer and northern Virginia native,Ashley Owusu, chose Blacksburg as her next destination. With an established point guard in Georgia Amoore already in place, Owusu will be able to play off the ball more with the Hokies and her power scoring game and passing abilities will limit the double teams on Kitley.
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With Taylor Mikesell taking her super-senior season in Columbus and the return of Madison Greene from a knee injury that kept her out all last season, the Buckeyes will have one of the best and most. Ohio State will need a big season from Rebeka Mikulasikova, who averaged 9.4 point and 5.0 rebound in her career.
After the season, Kaila Charles andStephanie Jones graduated, as well as Shakira Austin and Taylor Mikesell, who went to the transfer portal. They were replaced with three other people from the portal. The Big Ten regular season and tournament title was won in 2021.
The same thing is happening this year. They used up their eligibility. Reese, Owosu, and Collins are moving.
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Oklahoma State's leading scorer, 5-9 Lauren Fields, will join Arizona's top point producers in establishing Adia Barnes' most coveted transfer: the one player from the portal she most coveted: Oklahoma State's leading scorer, 5-9 Lauren Fields. Improved production from Lauren Ware and Madison Conner would help grow the offense into a unit that can compete with the best teams in the conference. Maya Nnaji from Minnesota and Paris Clark from New York should make significant contributions to the recruiting class.
The addition of Arizona State transfer Taya Hanson and one of the best recruiting classes in the country, with point guard Chance Gray and versatile 6-3 forward Grace VanSlooten leading the way, help mitigate the damage of losing five players to the portal. Te-Hina Paopao is the best of the bunch from the 2020 class. If they stay healthy, they can form one of the best backcourts in the conference. Prince will anchor the post for her senior season.
The talents of the two winners of the Freshman of the Year will be called upon by Lynne Roberts. The winner of the honor in 2020 was recently joined by a Utah player. Two years ago, Pili scored 16.3 points per game and has dealt with injuries over the past two seasons. If she's healthy, her skills as an interior scorer will complement the perimeter games of Kneepkens and other Utah players.
Queen Egbo, Jordan Lewis, and NaLyssa Smith were all selected in the WNBA draft. The cupboard filled back up quickly when the nation's second-leading rebounder, Aijha Blackwell, the hero of the SEC tournament, and a national champion, were there. She was an All-SEC selection in all three of her seasons at Missouri. In the SEC title game, he scored 27 and had 17 points. A 37.8% 3-point shooter is Van Gytenbeek.
The Bears are right back in the mix for a 13th straight Big 12 regular season championship if they can mold the three back together.
The WNIT champion was the heavy favorite to win the Summit League next season before adding the leader in assists, Dru Gylten, as a grad transfer. Gylten was a four-year starter at Utah and joined the Jackrabbits team. South Dakota State's Myah Selland was the Summit League Player of the Year despite working back from injury. The perfect spot for Gylten, who has never averaged fewer than five assists per game for a season, will be if the Jackrabbits have three players that shot better than 40% from 3-point range.
In the first edition of the top 25, the Tigers were not even close to making the cut. The minutes were leaving after four of the five starters dominated the scoring. The only contributors left were guards Ryann Payne and Alexis Morris, and 5-5 Hannah Gusters. The recruiting class was good, but not much was proven.
There is now. Four players out of the portal have a combined 11 years of college experience, including Esmery, Jasmine, LaDazhia and Kateri, who could be the starting point guard next season. Bob Starkey, a long-time SEC assistant and defensive guru, was added to Mulkey's coaching staff.
The addition of two top-50 recruits should allow the Tigers to continue their dominance of the Ivy League. The league Player of the Year was lost. Julia Cunningham and Kaitlyn Chen are back to lead the offense. The team that has not lost an Ivy League game in two years is the best of the bunch.
The top four scorers from the team that reached the NCAA tournament are back. If Markowski continues her growth, Nebraska could have a star. The experienced backcourt of Sam Haiby and JazShelley will be joined by South Dakota transfer and Omaha native Maddie Krull, who has averaged 12.0 points over her last two seasons.
The Bluejays run to the Elite Eight might have been unexpected, but they shouldn't be considered one of the best teams in the country. It might stay that way for a while. The core is made up of Emma Ronsiek, Morgan Maly, Lauren Jensen, and Molly Mogensen. Jim Flanery's team is the biggest threat to Connecticut in the Big East because of the return of five of their top six scorers.
UCLA, Arkansas, South Florida, and Kansas are also considered.
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