Top 25 women's college basketball players for 2021-22
Kim Mulkey has moved on, but NaLyssa Smith is back at Baylor and leads our first offseason player rankings for next season.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
17-6, 3rd in Pac-12
- 11/25CANC
- 11/27W 98-49
- 11/29CANC
- 12/47L 68-65
- 12/6W 63-59
- CANC
- 12/9W 102-45
- 12/13W 73-52
- 12/19W 71-37
- 12/211L 61-49
- 1/1CANC
- 1/38W 73-71
- 1/8CANC
- 1/10W 92-67
- 1/15CANC
- 1/1725W 68-66
- 1/225W 70-66
- 1/24CANC
- 1/29W 60-57
- 1/3110CANC
- 2/5L 67-63
- 2/7W 84-50
- 2/12W 69-58
- 2/14CANC
- 2/1913W 83-56
- 2/21L 71-64
- 2/26W 93-51
- 3/4W 58-46
- 3/511W 58-49
- 3/74L 75-55
- 3/2214W 69-48
- 3/246L 71-62
- Full Schedule
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2020-21 Pac-12 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 19-2 | - | 31-2 |
| Arizona | 13-4 | 4 | 21-6 |
| UCLA | 12-4 | 4.5 | 17-6 |
| Oregon | 10-7 | 7 | 15-9 |
| Oregon State | 7-6 | 8 | 12-8 |
| Colorado | 8-8 | 8.5 | 12-11 |
| Washington State | 9-10 | 9 | 12-12 |
| USC | 8-10 | 9.5 | 11-12 |
| Arizona St | 6-9 | 10 | 12-12 |
| Utah | 4-15 | 14 | 5-16 |
| Washington | 3-13 | 13.5 | 7-14 |
| California | 1-12 | 14 | 1-16 |
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 9 | 12 |
2022 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Londynn Jones | PG | Committed | 97 |
| Paris Clark | SG | Committed | 96 |