Iowa, Baylor and Basketball
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Notre Dame women's basketball is coming off a 39-point loss to No. 9 Michigan, and the No. 23 Irish have another tough test against No. 11 USC on Friday.
The Iowa women's basketball team will compete in the WBCA State Farm Showcase this week in Orlando, Fla.
The Hoosiers lost to Butler last season in a game that left them "starting to pull apart," and Wednesday was a chance to reset that narrative for Teri Moren.
Friday’s matchup marks the second straight ranked opponent for Notre Dame in what has become a challenging stretch of their schedule.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are taking on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a women's basketball game. Follow for live updates.
As of Friday morning, Iowa ranked in the top 10 nationally in four team categories — assists per game (No. 1, 27.7), field goal percentage (No. 5, .568), rebound margin (No. 8, plus-22.0) and points per game (No. 8, 101.7).
Iowa women's basketball made a strong push for 5-star forward Addison Bjorn, but Bjorn announced her commitment to the Texas Longhorns.
While Indiana starting guard Shay Ciezki was the lone returning scholarship player who faced off against Butler last year — the Bulldogs returned only two players — Moren used the loss as a cautionary tale of sorts for the new-look Hoosiers.
Troy (4-1) hit the century mark and forced 18 turnovers in Thursday's non-conference matinee, leading to a 100-82 loss for the Tigers (4-2) inside Mizzou Arena.
After recovering from a slow start, the Minnesota women’s basketball team couldn’t close late in a 63-57 loss at Kansas on Wednesday night. Tori McKinney led the Gophers in scoring
The guaranteed money paid to the smaller schools in a buy game varies by sport. For example, South Carolina football will pay Coastal Carolina $1.4 million for playing the Gamecocks this weekend. The South Carolina men’s basketball team paid Presbyterian $95,000 to play at Colonial Life Arena last week.
Here's an updated look at the women's college basketball top 25 following the release of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25: