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Vanderbilt locks in Shea Ralph after a Sweet 16 surge and AP coach of the year honor

Vanderbilt women’s basketball coach Shea Ralph has agreed to a contract extension following her fifth and best season yet in leading the Commodores to the Sweet 16 and earning AP C...

APRIL 22 • Associated Press

Women's CBK AP Top 25: National Champion UCLA is The Final No. 1 of 2025-2026

UCLA finished the season at No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 after defeating South Carolina to win its first NCAA cha...

APRIL 6 • FOX SPORTS

Women's CBK AP Top 25: National Champion UCLA is The Final No. 1 of 2025-2026

UConn has remained women's college basketball's gold standard amid rapid growth of the game

When Jennifer Rizzotti arrived at UConn as a player in 1992, the expectations around the school, as well as the women’s basketball landscape, were much different than they are toda...

APRIL 4 • Associated Press

Shea Ralph, Sarah Strong savor AP basketball awards with Vanderbilt and UConn families present

Shea Ralph surveyed the room as she received The Associated Press Coach of the Year award and all she saw was family

APRIL 3 • Associated Press

UCLA and Texas get Final Four rematch of Longhorns' early-season win

UCLA's path to the women's national championship game must go through the one team that beat the Bruins this season

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

Sarah Strong, Hannah Hidalgo, Shea Ralph Win Women's Naismith Awards

UConn's Sarah Strong, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo and Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph each won respective women's Naismith awards.

APRIL 2 • FOX SPORTS

Sarah Strong, Hannah Hidalgo, Shea Ralph Win Women's Naismith Awards

UConn star sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball

Sarah Strong of UConn is The Associated Press women’s basketball Player of the Year

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

Shea Ralph named AP women's basketball Coach of the Year after Vanderbilt's 29-5 season

Shea Ralph of Vanderbilt has been named The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

Why women's college basketball star Mikayla Blakes was invited to Team USA camp Vanderbilt sophomore Mikayla Blakes is the youngest player at Kara Lawson's Team USA camp in Phoenix, surrounded by WNBA stars like Sabrina...

APRIL 1 • USATODAY.COM

NCAA Basketball Tournament Highlights: UConn Holds On, Beats Michigan State

The Sweet 16 begins in the 2026 NCAA Women's Tournament and continues for the men on Friday. Here are the highlights!

MARCH 28 • FOX SPORTS

NCAA Basketball Tournament Highlights: UConn Holds On, Beats Michigan State

Hannah Hidalgo's triple-double tops Mikayla Blakes in Notre Dame's March Madness win over Vandy

Hannah Hidalgo had 31 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and the assist on the go-ahead bucket in the final minute, leading Notre Dame to a 67-64 victory over higher-seeded Vanderbilt...

MARCH 27 • Associated Press

Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo breaks NCAA single-season steals record in March Madness game

Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo has broken the NCAA’s single-season record for steals after getting seven in the first half of a Sweet 16 game against Vanderbilt

MARCH 27 • Associated Press

The Top Women's College Basketball Players in the Sweet 16

Just 16 teams remain the 2026 Women's College Basketball Tournament, and these are the best players on those teams.

MARCH 27 • FOX SPORTS

The Top Women's College Basketball Players in the Sweet 16

Mikayla Blakes and Hannah Hidalgo bring high-scoring flair to Vanderbilt-Notre Dame in March Madness

Mikayla Blakes and Hannah Hidalgo are bringing some high-scoring flair to the Sweet 16 matchup between Vanderbilt and Notre Dame

MARCH 26 • Associated Press

Sweet 16 regulars UConn and Notre Dame join UNC and Vanderbilt in women's regional semifinals

UConn and Notre Dame are regular participants in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament

MARCH 26 • Associated Press

2025-26 Women's Sweet 16 Odds: Betting Results for all 8 Games

Check out the betting results for each of the women's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchups.

MARCH 26 • FOX SPORTS

2025-26 Women's Sweet 16 Odds: Betting Results for all 8 Games

Vanderbilt meets Notre Dame in Sweet 16 matchup

The No. 6 Vanderbilt Commodores and No. 22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

MARCH 26 • Associated Press

Vanderbilt's Sweet 16 return is powered by more than just Mikayla Blakes' scoring show

AP All-American Mikayla Blakes gets a lot of the attention at Vanderbilt as the nation’s leading scorer

MARCH 24 • Associated Press

SEC Takes Over March Madness With 6 teams in Women's Sweet 16

The Sweet 16 will have a definite SEC feel with six teams advancing from that conference to the second weekend of March Madness

MARCH 24 • FOX SPORTS

SEC Takes Over March Madness With 6 teams in Women's Sweet 16

Blakes leads Vanderbilt to 1st Sweet 16 since 2009 with near triple-double in March Madness

Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points as No. 2 seed Vanderbilt beat seventh-seeded Illinois 75-57 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009

MARCH 24 • Associated Press

Vanderbilt hosts Illinois with its 1st Sweet 16 berth since 2009 on the line in March Madness

Illinois coach Shauna Green dropped a name during film study to help her Fighting Illini better prepare for their second-round NCAA Tournament game against the nation’s leading sco...

MARCH 22 • Associated Press

Vanderbilt and Illinois square off in second round of NCAA Tournament

The No. 6 Vanderbilt Commodores take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

MARCH 22 • Associated Press

Blakes scores 30 as Vanderbilt women open March Madness routing High Point in NCAA Tournament

Mikayla Blakes scored 23 of her 30 points by halftime as the second-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores routed No. 15 seed High Point 102-61 to open the women’s NCAA Tournament

MARCH 22 • Associated Press

Mikayla Blakes storms past Vanderbilt women's single-season scoring mark in NCAA opener

All-American Mikayla Blakes needed only part of the first half Saturday night of the NCAA Tournament to become the best single-season scorer in Vanderbilt women’s history

MARCH 22 • Associated Press

March Madness back at Memorial Gym in Vanderbilt's latest step toward NCAA success

Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph spent 20 minutes Friday walking around historic Memorial Gym soaking in the atmosphere with March Madness and NCAA Tournament branding everywhere

MARCH 20 • Associated Press

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Vanderbilt locks in Shea Ralph after a Sweet 16 surge and AP coach of the year honor

Women's CBK AP Top 25: National Champion UCLA is The Final No. 1 of 2025-2026

UConn has remained women's college basketball's gold standard amid rapid growth of the game

Shea Ralph, Sarah Strong savor AP basketball awards with Vanderbilt and UConn families present

UCLA and Texas get Final Four rematch of Longhorns' early-season win

Sarah Strong, Hannah Hidalgo, Shea Ralph Win Women's Naismith Awards

UConn star sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball

Shea Ralph named AP women's basketball Coach of the Year after Vanderbilt's 29-5 season

NCAA Basketball Tournament Highlights: UConn Holds On, Beats Michigan State

Hannah Hidalgo's triple-double tops Mikayla Blakes in Notre Dame's March Madness win over Vandy

Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo breaks NCAA single-season steals record in March Madness game

The Top Women's College Basketball Players in the Sweet 16

Mikayla Blakes and Hannah Hidalgo bring high-scoring flair to Vanderbilt-Notre Dame in March Madness

Sweet 16 regulars UConn and Notre Dame join UNC and Vanderbilt in women's regional semifinals

2025-26 Women's Sweet 16 Odds: Betting Results for all 8 Games

Vanderbilt meets Notre Dame in Sweet 16 matchup

Vanderbilt's Sweet 16 return is powered by more than just Mikayla Blakes' scoring show

SEC Takes Over March Madness With 6 teams in Women's Sweet 16

Blakes leads Vanderbilt to 1st Sweet 16 since 2009 with near triple-double in March Madness

Vanderbilt hosts Illinois with its 1st Sweet 16 berth since 2009 on the line in March Madness

Vanderbilt and Illinois square off in second round of NCAA Tournament

Blakes scores 30 as Vanderbilt women open March Madness routing High Point in NCAA Tournament

Mikayla Blakes storms past Vanderbilt women's single-season scoring mark in NCAA opener

March Madness back at Memorial Gym in Vanderbilt's latest step toward NCAA success