WBB: General All-NCAA Thread - Not Team Cyclones Stuff
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Lol, yeah I'm sure if CC opted for a team chock full of top-50 players she probably wouldn't have won one.
Nice to see the plucky upstart program eke out a W.
Women's NCAA basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25: Who is No. 1?
As this season's title is won, we take a look at the women's college basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2025-26.
Way-Too-Early Pre-Season #13 for ISU, with rivals Baylor a couple spots in front and EIU a couple spots behind.Women's NCAA basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25: Who is No. 1?
As this season's title is won, we take a look at the women's college basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2025-26.www.espn.com
Apparently Charlie Creme is a bigger fan of Nicki Collen than this board - she's losing four of her top six players and he puts Baylor at pre-season #9. Littlepage-Buggs is excellent and Bella Fontleroy is the my new favorite to root against, but that's much production to replace.
I would like to start the season ranked. Teams seem to get a lot of leeway and positive seeding momentum starting ranked rather than playing their way in and the goal should be a top 16 seed for the tourney.Women's NCAA basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25: Who is No. 1?
As this season's title is won, we take a look at the women's college basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2025-26.
I'd be good with us in the top 20. That's more than we showed last yr, but is giving us credit for hopefully improving on the off season.
You would expect the team to be ranked based on key players returning. Depending on who Baylor and OSU bring in we should be in a good position to challenge for the title.
I was going to joke and post "Invalid list! No Golden Gophers!"
Than saw a last sentence caveat "Also considered". And there were my Gophers.
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Here's my semi-serious reply, well as serious as a way way way too early list deserves. Weird timing since the dust hasn't even begun to settle on the portal pluses and minuses. Our listing seems a repeat of last years "Crooks is back and will be even better and look at what they added! And Ryan is back!" I'd have us a bit lower, maybe at 16 but wouldn't have any Big 12 teams higher at this point.
Lot's of love for Baylor considering how the polls never gave them the love this year. Guess they are leaning heavy on Collens track record of getting portal transfers and meshing them into a team. Still, I'd have them just outside the hosting 16 until they land some more players. Unless there are some portal homeruns the league is going to be pretty weak next year, historically and currently as compared to the three leagues above us.
Big Ten dominates the tier outside the Top 10 with 7 teams out of the 15. Going to be a dog fight for #2 and #3 in that league. Will be interesting to see if Hawks can add anything via the portal, might need to to stay in the teens or low 20's.
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Here's another way too early one from The Athletic/NY Times. ISU at #13, no Baylor at all and KSU is ranked for some reason. Iowa at #14, which seems pretty optimistic. And, holy smokes, they have my Gophers at #16. It's a pretty wild list, they drop USC completely out of the Top 25.
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Women’s college basketball 2025-26 too-early power ranking: UConn looks like favorite again
Where's South Carolina ranked? Does Notre Dame make the top 25?
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Next year will be expectations but I believe between getting Jada and another year older for Addy and Audi will be better prepared for them. Also non con can't get crazier than last year.
Uh oh - the faithful here at CF aren’t going to like this!Here's another way too early one from The Athletic/NY Times. ISU at #13, no Baylor at all and KSU is ranked for some reason. Iowa at #14, which seems pretty optimistic. And, holy smokes, they have my Gophers at #16. It's a pretty wild list, they drop USC completely out of the Top 25.
Women’s college basketball 2025-26 too-early power ranking: UConn looks like favorite again
Where's South Carolina ranked? Does Notre Dame make the top 25?
“Iowa State was the young team last season, and we just can’t quit the potential of Audi Crooks and Addy Brown. The Cyclones’ ceiling is still probably limited by Crooks’ defense, but to start the year, there is too much continuity and talent to leave Iowa State out of the top 15.”
I may have to join you on the Gopher bandwagon. I have two young grandchildren in Owatonna and my wife will not be denied - we will likely again own real estate in MN before the end of Summer! I’m shopping for a D3 school to get behind when I retire in a couple years - who’s the ISU equivalent in the MIAC? St. Olaf? Augsburg? Gustavus?
I consider myself part of the faithful and that statement does not bother me at all. That is right on about this team as we have strength in areas and parts we need to work on. Plus I don't have an axe to grind on with our coach so I can look at the team objectively.
That might be nice but guessing with Audi / Addy / Jada alone our budget for players is probably about maxed out.
You're not even close to objective when it comes to CBF, but this isn't the place to discuss it since this is a "Not Team Cyclones" thread. If you want to start a CBF pro's and con's thread as an off-season diversion, I'd participate so long as it stayed civil.
Among Arizona's top targets for head coach is Drake's Pohlman.
And you know this because? Since you are not a close friend to me or my family you have NO idea about my objectivity. What I don't do is trash players and coaches like some on here do.
