Breaking down the women's 2026-27 AP preseason Top 25 basketball poll
The first poll of the 2026-27 season is here. We look at the projected starters and biggest game for each team.
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- Women's college basketball 2026-27 preseason top 25 rankingsWatkins' USC starts at No. 3 behind South Carolina and UConn, while reigning champ UCLA opens at No. 13.
- How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schoolsBreaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28.
- Koval transfers to Baylor after leaving LSU over Russian recruitThe Ukrainian center received an NCAA legislative relief waiver to depart the Tigers.
- Judge grants injunction to pro players seeking LSU returnDae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris have been cleared to return to college football after brief stints in the NFL, according to a judge's orders, setting up a dramatic showdown between the SEC and LSU.
- Koval details LSU exit: Adding Russian player 'deeply personal'Ukrainian center Kate Koval issued a statement on Instagram on Wednesday explaining she decided to leave LSU in order to "remain true to myself, my values and my country" after the Tigers signed a Russian recruit.
- College basketball eligibility: What to know about latest rulingsWith a month to go until the 2026-27 season begins, we check in on the NCAA's player eligibility cases -- and LSU.
- Sources: SEC to suspend head coaches who add pro playersSEC schools that bring back NFL, NBA or WNBA players to their programs will face steep discipline under a new policy unanimously approved by the conference's 16 members, sources confirmed to ESPN.
- SEC draws rule to stop NFL, NBA, WNBA players from returningAfter the Big Ten passed a rule stopping players returning from the NFL from playing at its schools, the SEC followed suit but took it further, adding basketball in announcing a policy forbidding members from rostering anyone from the NFL, NBA and WNBA.
- Koval of Ukraine leaves LSU after Tigers sign Russian playerUkrainian center Kate Koval is leaving LSU less than two weeks after the Tigers brought in a player from Russia.
- Greg Sankey, in filing, speaks out against pros returning to NCAASEC commissioner Greg Sankey asked a judge to uphold NCAA rules that prevent athletes from returning to play in college.
- Women's college basketball recruiting: Top 25 players regardless of classKaleena Smith is the best high school player in the country. Which 2027, 2028 and 2029 prospects join her? Plus, college recruiting updates.
- Notable Walk-Offs: Reflect on historic moments across the SECOn SEC Now, Dari Nowkhah and Matt Stinchcomb look back on some of the most legendary moments from SEC history across all sports.