Rhyne Howard scored 32 points, including six 3-pointers, as Kentucky defeated LSU 78-63. (1:03)
Rhyne Howard became a three-time Associated Press All-American.
The Kentucky senior became the ninth player in women's basketball history to earn first-team honors three times.
Howard said it was a very good company. You had to work for it to be a three-time and one of nine. I have no idea how to explain it. I was happy I was able to do that.
Howard was joined on the first team by South Carolina's Aliyah Boston, Iowa's Caitlin Clark, and Michigan's Naz Hillmon. Hillmon and Jones were tied for the fifth spot.
The AP Top 25 are voted on by a 30-member national media panel. It was the first time since 1995 that there was a tie for the first team.
The last three-time All-American was from Oregon. Boston could join the club next year.
South Carolina's A&ja Wilson, Tennessee's Chamique Holdsclaw, Duke's Alana Beard, and Connecticut's Breanna Stewart are all women. They did it four times.
Kentucky won the SEC tournament with the help of Howard. She scored 20.6 points and had 7.3 rebound and 2.4 steals.
She is the most versatile player I have ever coached and she can play any position on the floor.
South Carolina went wire-to-wire as the top seed in the NCAA tournament, thanks to Boston's dominance on both ends of the floor. The junior post player set an SEC record for consecutive games with a double-double.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said that Aliyah is a great player, having an exceptional season because she dedicated her offseason to putting herself in this position.
Clark became the first women's player to lead the country in both scoring and assists, after putting up eye-popping numbers for the second year in a row. She helped Iowa win both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles.
She is repeat selection to a prestigious team shows her consistency and commitment to growth.
Smith was named to the first-team for the second year in a row. The senior forward averaged 22.5 points and 11.5 boards while shooting 45% from the field. The Bears won a 12th consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship.
NaLyssa is a versatile and elite athlete who excelled in the lane but has faced up and knocked down jump shots this season.
The first Michigan player to earn first-team honors was Hillmon, who was on the second team. She averaged 21.0 points and 9.4 rebound for Michigan.
Kim Barnes Arico said that she has helped elevate Michigan women's basketball and that she makes such an impact on the court.
Jones was the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four last year and this year he averaged 13 points, 7.9 rebound and 3.7 assists.
She is a deserving member of the Associated Press All-America team.
The preseason All-America team included Howard, Clark, Boston, Smith and Bueckers. Bueckers missed two months with a knee injury. This was the first time since 2007 that there wasn't a player from the University of Connecticut on the All-America team.
The second team.
The second team was led by Kansas State's Ayoka Lee, who set an NCAA women's single-game scoring record. She was joined by several other people, including Aneesah Morrow of DePaul, Khayla Pointer of LSU, and Elissa Cunane of N.C. State. Cunane has been on either the second or third team in the last three years.
The third team.
Virginia Tech's Elizabeth Kitley was one of the AP third team. It is the first time in history that Virginia Tech, Northwestern and Villanova have had a player on an All-America team.
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