No. 19 Iowa gets its first major test Thursday at Orlando, against No. 7 Baylor. All of Iowa's five newcomers have made an impact in a 4-0 start.

Iowa held off a nationally-rated Baylor team, Iowa State and UMKC rolled and UNI was a one-point winner over Creighton.

Iowa also got a big spark off its bench from sophomore guard Taylor Stremlow, who notched a career-high 12 points and a pair of second half 3-pointers. Senior forward Hannah Stuelke was Iowa's other double-figure scorer with 10 points.

The Bears climbed the rankings after they kicked off their season with a big win over then-No. 7 Duke in Paris.

The 2025-26 women's college basketball season is getting kicked off in Paris — Duke and Baylor will go head-to-head in the French capital Monday. Following a conference title and Elite Eight exit last season, Duke is hungry. In the offseason, the Blue ...