Baylor keeps on rolling with ninth consecutive Big 12 title
As other potential No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament have stumbled, Baylor hasn't lost since December, winning a string of 17 consecutive games.
As other potential No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament have stumbled, Baylor hasn't lost since December, winning a string of 17 consecutive games.
Chloe Jackson scored 18 points, Juicy Landrum had 16 and top-ranked Baylor never trailed in beating No. 20 Iowa State 73-60 on Saturday to clinch the outright Big 12 title.
Kalani Brown reached career milestones of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, and No. 1 Baylor clinched at least a share of its ninth consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship with an 80-40 win over Kansas on Wednesday night.
Notre Dame has supplanted Mississippi State as No. 5 overall on the S-curve, and the Irish should be the No. 2 in Albany instead of in Greensboro.
Rice finds itself in the Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time in school history while Baylor remains No. 1.
Chloe Jackson scored a season-high 24 points and top-ranked Baylor rolled to its 36th consecutive Big 12 Conference victory, 87-53 over Oklahoma on Saturday night.
Chloe Jackson scored 16 points and No. 1 Baylor used a good shooting night and solid defense to rout Kansas State 71-48 on Wednesday night.
Baylor was awarded the top overall seed in the NCAA women's basketball selection committee's first reveal of the top 16 overall seeds for the tournament. The Lady Bears are joined by fellow No. 1 seeds Louisville, Oregon and Mississippi State.
The NCAA committee's reveal left more questions than answers, especially for No. 1 overall seed Baylor, which is paired with Notre Dame in Greensboro.
The South Dakota Coyotes are ranked for the first time in program history, entering this week's Associated Press women's basketball poll at No. 25.
Baylor, UConn, Louisville and Oregon are No. 1 seeds, with Marquette, Mississippi State, Notre Dame and Stanford on the 2-line.
Will UConn or Mississippi State get a No. 1 seed? Where will Notre Dame end up? Here are the biggest things to keep an eye on in Monday's reveal.
Kalani Brown scored a season-high 32 points on 11-of-12 shooting and No. 1 Baylor stretched its Big 12 winning streak to 34 in a row with an 89-71 victory over TCU on Saturday.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Baylor | 15-0 | - | 25-1 |
Texas | 11-4 | 4 | 21-6 |
Iowa State | 10-5 | 5 | 20-7 |
West Virginia | 10-5 | 5 | 19-7 |
TCU | 8-7 | 7 | 18-8 |
Kansas State | 8-7 | 7 | 17-10 |
Oklahoma State | 5-10 | 10 | 14-12 |
Texas Tech | 3-12 | 12 | 12-14 |
Oklahoma | 3-12 | 12 | 7-19 |
Kansas | 2-13 | 13 | 12-14 |
AP | COACHES |
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1 | 1 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
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Jordyn Oliver | SG | Signed | 98 |