The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season will end on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 20 and ending with the championship game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 7.[1]

This season is the first for the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, a secondary national tournament operated by the NCAA as a direct parallel to the men's National Invitation Tournament.

Rule changes

On May 5, 2023, the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee proposed a suite of rule changes for the 2023–24 season. These changes were approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel during its June 8 conference call:[2][3]

  • Players judged to have flopped will be warned on the first offense, with a technical foul to be issued for subsequent offenses. All flop calls after the first will be added to the team foul count, but not to the individual players' foul counts.
  • Flopping and delay of game were established as a new class of technical fouls assessed to the team and not to individuals.
  • The restricted-area arc within the free-throw lane was reduced from an arc 4 feet (1.22 m) from the center of the basket to the area directly under the basket. Defenders can now draw charges at any location other than directly under the basket.
  • Prerecorded or live video can be transmitted to the bench area during the game, on an optional basis. This had been an experimental rule since 2021–22, but is now permanent.
  • The shot clock will reset to 20 seconds for all offensive rebounds when the original shot has touched the rim.
  • Red and amber lights can now be placed on the backboard.
  • Schools will no longer have to apply for a waiver to allow players to use religious headwear that is safe for competition.
  • All numbers from 0–99 will be allowed. Previously, player numbers could only include digits from 0 to 5.

Season headlines

Milestones and records

Conference membership changes

Nineteen schools joined new conferences, became independents, or dropped athletics.[13]

School Former Conference New conference
BYU WCC Big 12
Campbell Big South CAA
Charlotte C-USA American
Cincinnati American Big 12
Florida Atlantic C-USA American
Hartford Independent CCC (D-III)
Houston American Big 12
Jacksonville State ASUN C-USA
Le Moyne NE-10 (D-II) NEC
Liberty ASUN C-USA
New Mexico State WAC C-USA
North Texas C-USA American
Rice C-USA American
St. Francis Brooklyn NEC None (dropped athletics)
Sam Houston WAC C-USA
UAB C-USA American
UCF American Big 12
UTSA C-USA American
Western Illinois Summit OVC

The 2023−24 season is the last for at least 16 Division I schools in their current conferences and at least one Division II school in its current conference before reclassification to Division I.[14][15]

School 2023−24 conference Future conference
Arizona Pac-12 Big 12
Arizona State Pac-12 Big 12
California Pac-12 ACC
Colorado Pac-12 Big 12
Kennesaw State ASUN C-USA
Merrimack NEC MAAC
Oklahoma Big 12 SEC
Oregon Pac-12 Big Ten
Sacred Heart NEC MAAC
SMU American ACC
Stanford Pac-12 ACC
Texas Big 12 SEC
UCLA Pac-12 Big Ten
USC Pac-12 Big Ten
Utah Pac-12 Big 12
Washington Pac-12 Big Ten
West Georgia Gulf South (D-II) ASUN

Arenas

New arenas

  • Austin Peay left the on-campus Winfield Dunn Center for the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee after 49 seasons. The new arena opened on July 15, 2023. The team played its first game there on November 6, 2023, against Life University.[16][17]
  • Baylor will be leaving the Ferrell Center for the new Foster Pavilion; the venue will open with the team's first game being played there on January 2, 2024, against Cornell University.[18][19]
  • Georgia Southern will leave the Hanner Fieldhouse for the new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center. The venue was scheduled to open in the early fall of 2023, but was delayed until 2024–25 season.[20]
  • Longwood left Willett Hall for the new Joan Perry Brock Center; the venue opened on August 25, 2023. The team played its first game there on November 11, 2023, against St. Mary's of Maryland.[21][22]
  • Vermont was originally slated to open the new Tarrant Event Center, the replacement for Patrick Gym, in 2021. However, the new arena has since been placed on indefinite hold. Construction was initially halted by COVID-19. With the Tarrant Center being part of a much larger upgrade of UVM's athletic and recreation facilities, UVM chose to prioritize a new student recreation center. Construction of the Tarrant Center is now being hampered by increased borrowing costs.[23]

Seasonal outlook

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching Polls.[24][25]

Pre-season polls

AP
Ranking Team
1 LSU (35)
2 UConn (1)
3 Iowa
4 UCLA
5 Utah
6 South Carolina
7 Ohio State
8 Virginia Tech
9 Indiana
10 Notre Dame
11 Tennessee
12 Ole Miss
13 Texas
14 Maryland
15 Stanford
16 North Carolina
17 Louisville
18 Florida State
19 Baylor
20 Colorado
21 USC
22 Creighton
23 Illinois
24 Washington State
25 Mississippi State
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 LSU (29)
2 UConn (3)
3 Iowa
4 South Carolina
5 Virginia Tech
6 Ohio State
7 Utah
8 UCLA
9 Indiana
10 Notre Dame
11 Maryland
12 Tennessee
13 Stanford
14 Texas
15 Louisville
16 Ole Miss
17 North Carolina
18 Colorado
19 Duke
20 Baylor
21 USC
22 Florida State
23 Oklahoma
24 Michigan т
25 Miami (FL) т


Top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Upsets

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I women's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponents home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
No. 20 Colorado 92–78 No. 1 LSU November 6, 2023 Naismith Hall of Fame Series LSU was the first reigning Division I women's champion to lose its season opener since UConn in 1995.[26] Game was played in Las Vegas.
Oklahoma 80–70 No. 12 Ole Miss November 9, 2023
Marquette 71–67 No. 23 Illinois November 11, 2023
NC State 92–81 No. 2 UConn November 12, 2023
Kansas State 65–58 No. 2 Iowa November 16, 2023
Green Bay 65–53 No. 22 Creighton
Princeton 77–63 No. 22 Oklahoma November 23, 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off
Alabama 78–73 No. 20 Louisville November 24, 2023 Betty Chancellor Classic Game played in Katy, TX
Green Bay 59–48 No. 23 Washington State November 25, 2023 Cancún Challenge
Florida Gulf Coast 65–64 No. 18 North Carolina November 26, 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase
Miami (FL) 74–68 No. 21 Mississippi State November 29, 2023 ACC–SEC Challenge
Arkansas 71–58 No. 15 Florida State November 30, 2023
Southern Miss 61–59 No. 19 Ole Miss December 2, 2023
Rhode Island 60–58 No. 25 Princeton December 3, 2023
Chattanooga 59–53 No. 21 Mississippi State
Gonzaga 96–78 No. 3 Stanford
West Virginia 83–65 No. 25 Penn State December 4, 2023

In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been two non-Division I teams to defeat a Division I team so far this season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
Trevecca Nazarene (Division II) 75–59[27] Austin Peay November 6, 2023
Illinois–Springfield (Division II) 71–69[28] Indiana State November 15, 2023
Hope International (NAIA) 64–60[29] Cal State Northridge November 18, 2023
Wingate (Division II) 72–53[30] Elon December 2, 2023

Conference standings

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Albany00 52  .714
Maine00 54  .556
NJIT00 54  .556
Vermont00 54  .556
Bryant00 45  .444
New Hampshire00 45  .444
Binghamton00 27  .222
UMBC00 17  .125
UMass Lowell00 07  .000
† 2024 AmEast tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Texas00 71  .875
UAB00 62  .750
South Florida00 63  .667
Rice00 53  .625
Tulsa00 53  .625
UTSA00 53  .625
East Carolina00 43  .571
Charlotte00 54  .556
Wichita State00 44  .500
Florida Atlantic00 33  .500
SMU00 34  .429
Tulane00 34  .429
Memphis00 35  .375
Temple00 35  .375
† 2024 AAC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
Source: The American
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Joseph's00 70  1.000
Davidson00 71  .875
George Mason00 71  .875
VCU00 71  .875
Richmond00 72  .778
Rhode Island00 63  .667
Fordham00 53  .625
Dayton00 44  .500
George Washington00 44  .500
Loyola Chicago00 44  .500
Duquesne00 33  .500
Saint Louis00 45  .444
La Salle00 34  .429
St. Bonaventure00 26  .250
UMass00 18  .111
† 2024 A10 tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 NC State00 90  1.000
Miami (FL)00 70  1.000
No. 18 Louisville00 81  .889
Syracuse00 71  .875
No. 14 Notre Dame00 61  .857
No. 20 Florida State00 62  .750
Virginia00 62  .750
No. 15 Virginia Tech00 52  .714
Duke00 53  .625
Georgia Tech00 53  .625
No. 24 North Carolina00 53  .625
Clemson00 54  .556
Boston College00 45  .444
Pittsburgh00 45  .444
Wake Forest00 26  .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Kentucky00 71  .875
Florida Gulf Coast00 63  .667
Lipscomb00 52  .714
Central Arkansas00 53  .625
Queens*00 44  .500
Jacksonville00 34  .429
Kennesaw State00 34  .429
Austin Peay00 35  .375
Bellarmine*00 24  .333
North Florida00 37  .300
North Alabama00 25  .286
Stetson00 27  .222
† 2024 ASUN tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Texas00 90  1.000
Texas Tech00 90  1.000
TCU00 80  1.000
West Virginia00 80  1.000
No. 10 Baylor00 70  1.000
UCF00 70  1.000
No. 13 Kansas State00 71  .875
Houston00 51  .833
BYU00 62  .750
Oklahoma00 62  .750
Cincinnati00 43  .571
Iowa State00 43  .571
Oklahoma State00 43  .571
Kansas00 34  .429
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Marquette00 80  1.000
Georgetown00 71  .875
No. 22 Creighton00 61  .857
Butler00 62  .750
Villanova00 52  .714
Seton Hall00 53  .625
No. 17 UConn00 43  .571
DePaul00 44  .500
St. John's00 45  .444
Providence00 35  .375
Xavier00 07  .000
† 2024 Big East tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington00 52  .714
Portland State00 42  .667
Idaho00 43  .571
Northern Arizona00 43  .571
Northern Colorado00 33  .500
Montana00 22  .500
Idaho State00 34  .429
Montana State00 34  .429
Sacramento State00 16  .143
Weber State00 07  .000
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Presbyterian00 63  .667
High Point00 44  .500
Winthrop00 45  .444
USC Upstate00 36  .333
Longwood00 25  .286
UNC Asheville00 25  .286
Charleston Southern00 26  .250
Radford00 27  .222
Gardner–Webb00 07  .000
† 2024 Big South tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Iowa00 81  .889
No. 16 Indiana00 71  .875
Michigan00 71  .875
Michigan State00 71  .875
Minnesota00 71  .875
No. 12 Ohio State00 61  .857
No. 25 Penn State00 72  .778
Nebraska00 62  .750
Illinois00 42  .667
Maryland00 63  .667
Purdue00 53  .625
Wisconsin00 53  .625
Rutgers00 55  .500
Northwestern00 35  .375
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Santa Barbara00 52  .714
UC Irvine00 53  .625
Long Beach State00 32  .600
UC Riverside00 43  .571
Cal State Fullerton00 33  .500
Hawai'i00 35  .375
UC San Diego*00 35  .375
Cal State Bakersfield00 24  .333
Cal State Northridge00 24  .333
Cal Poly00 25  .286
UC Davis00 25  .286
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Big West tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stony Brook00 61  .857
Charleston00 51  .833
Towson00 51  .833
Campbell00 52  .714
Delaware00 43  .571
Hofstra00 43  .571
Northeastern00 44  .500
Monmouth00 34  .429
North Carolina A&T00 34  .429
Drexel00 23  .400
William & Mary00 35  .375
UNC Wilmington00 25  .286
Elon00 26  .250
Hampton00 06  .000
† 2024 CAA tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee00 63  .667
Sam Houston00 42  .667
Western Kentucky00 64  .600
New Mexico State00 43  .571
FIU00 54  .556
UTEP00 45  .444
Jacksonville State00 35  .375
Liberty00 35  .375
Louisiana Tech00 26  .250
† 2024 C-USA tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cleveland State20 1.00071  .875
Purdue Fort Wayne20 1.00062  .750
Detroit Mercy20 1.00063  .667
Green Bay10 1.00052  .714
Wright State11 .50053  .625
Milwaukee11 .50054  .556
Robert Morris11 .50035  .375
Northern Kentucky01 .00015  .167
Oakland02 .00034  .429
Youngstown State02 .00026  .250
IUPUI02 .00017  .125
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Brown00 63  .667
Harvard00 53  .625
Penn00 53  .625
Princeton00 53  .625
Columbia00 54  .556
Cornell00 44  .500
Dartmouth00 24  .333
Yale00 27  .222
† 2024 Ivy League tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fairfield00 51  .833
Manhattan00 42  .667
Canisius00 33  .500
Iona00 33  .500
Siena00 23  .400
Niagara00 35  .375
Mount St. Mary's00 24  .333
Quinnipiac00 24  .333
Saint Peter's00 24  .333
Marist00 25  .286
Rider00 25  .286
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ball State00 61  .857
Bowling Green00 52  .714
Buffalo00 52  .714
Toledo00 32  .600
Kent State00 43  .571
Western Michigan00 43  .571
Akron00 33  .500
Ohio00 23  .400
Northern Illinois00 35  .375
Miami (OH)00 14  .200
Central Michigan00 15  .167
Eastern Michigan00 15  .167
2024 MAC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Norfolk State00 72  .778
Maryland Eastern Shore00 45  .444
North Carolina Central00 34  .429
Morgan State00 35  .375
Coppin State00 37  .300
Delaware State00 16  .143
Howard00 18  .111
South Carolina State00 18  .111
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois State00 62  .750
UIC00 52  .714
Murray State00 42  .667
Drake00 53  .625
Belmont00 53  .625
Missouri State00 32  .600
Bradley00 34  .429
Indiana State00 34  .429
Southern Illinois00 34  .429
Evansville00 16  .143
Northern Iowa00 16  .143
Valparaiso00 06  .000
† 2024 MVC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNLV00 80  1.000
Colorado State00 60  1.000
Boise State00 62  .750
New Mexico00 62  .750
Fresno State00 63  .667
Nevada00 53  .625
Wyoming00 43  .571
Air Force00 44  .500
San Diego State00 44  .500
San Jose State00 46  .400
Utah State00 34  .429
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chicago State 013  .000
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sacred Heart00 45  .444
Merrimack00 36  .333
Wagner00 15  .167
Le Moyne*00 16  .143
Central Connecticut00 17  .125
Fairleigh Dickinson00 17  .125
LIU00 17  .125
Saint Francis (PA)00 17  .125
Stonehill*00 08  .000
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 NEC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Illinois00 71  .875
Southern Indiana*00 33  .500
Morehead State00 35  .375
Southeast Missouri State00 25  .286
Tennessee Tech00 25  .286
Tennessee State00 26  .250
SIU Edwardsville00 27  .222
Eastern Illinois00 16  .143
UT Martin00 16  .143
Lindenwood*00 06  .000
Little Rock00 06  .000
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 OVC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington00 80  1.000
No. 2 UCLA00 70  1.000
No. 6 USC00 70  1.000
Oregon State00 60  1.000
No. 21 Washington State00 91  .900
No. 8 Colorado00 81  .889
No. 9 Stanford00 81  .889
California00 71  .875
No. 11 Utah00 71  .875
Arizona State00 72  .778
Arizona00 62  .750
Oregon00 43  .571
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lehigh00 71  .875
Boston University00 52  .714
Colgate00 42  .667
Loyola00 43  .571
Lafayette00 44  .500
Holy Cross00 34  .429
Navy00 35  .375
American00 25  .286
Army00 25  .286
Bucknell00 26  .250
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina00 70  1.000
No. 7 LSU00 81  .889
Vanderbilt00 81  .889
Texas A&M00 71  .875
Mississippi State00 82  .800
Alabama00 72  .778
Arkansas00 72  .778
Auburn00 62  .750
Florida00 62  .750
Georgia00 62  .750
Missouri00 63  .667
Ole Miss00 63  .667
Tennessee00 44  .500
Kentucky00 45  .444
2024 SEC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Jackson State00 52  .714
Bethune–Cookman00 43  .571
Alabama A&M00 33  .500
Prairie View A&M00 33  .500
Grambling State00 34  .429
Alcorn State00 24  .333
Arkansas–Pine Bluff00 26  .250
Texas Southern00 15  .167
Florida A&M00 16  .143
Mississippi Valley State00 17  .125
Southern00 06  .000
Alabama State00 07  .000
† 2024 SWAC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga00 81  .889
UNC Greensboro00 62  .750
Samford00 62  .750
East Tennessee State00 53  .625
Wofford00 64  .600
Furman00 54  .556
Mercer00 37  .300
Western Carolina00 26  .250
† 2024 SoCon tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Incarnate Word00 42  .667
Lamar00 42  .667
Texas A&M–Commerce*00 43  .571
Nicholls00 54  .556
Southeastern Louisiana00 44  .500
Northwestern State00 34  .429
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi00 34  .429
Houston Christian00 35  .375
McNeese00 35  .375
New Orleans00 16  .143
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Southland tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota00 63  .667
South Dakota State00 42  .667
Oral Roberts00 43  .571
North Dakota State00 44  .500
Kansas City00 35  .375
North Dakota00 35  .375
St. Thomas*00 35  .375
Omaha00 25  .286
Denver00 16  .143
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Old Dominion00 70  1.000
Southern Miss00 70  1.000
Louisiana–Monroe00 61  .857
Georgia Southern00 62  .750
South Alabama00 52  .714
Texas State00 52  .714
James Madison00 63  .667
Appalachian State00 42  .667
Georgia State00 42  .667
Louisiana00 32  .600
Coastal Carolina00 44  .500
Arkansas State00 33  .500
Marshall00 34  .429
Troy00 05  .000
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon20 1.00062  .750
Stephen F. Austin20 1.00052  .714
California Baptist10 1.00060  1.000
Utah Tech*10 1.00052  .714
Abilene Christian11 .50043  .571
Southern Utah11 .50024  .333
Tarleton State*11 .50024  .333
Seattle11 .50017  .125
Utah Valley02 .00034  .429
UT Arlington02 .00017  .125
UT Rio Grande Valley02 .00007  .000
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Gonzaga00 82  .800
Santa Clara00 82  .800
Pacific00 53  .625
Portland00 54  .556
Saint Mary's00 35  .375
San Diego00 35  .375
Loyola Marymount00 25  .286
San Francisco00 26  .250
Pepperdine00 27  .222
† 2024 WCC tournament winner
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from AP poll


Coaching changes

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends. Three teams so far have had a coaching change between June 1 and the start of the season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Georgetown Tasha Butts Darnell Haney Butts died on October 24, 2023, at the age of 41 following a two-year battle with breast cancer. She had been hired by the university in April from Georgia Tech and had stepped away from the program last month to focus on her health. Hoyas associate head coach Haney was named interim head coach for the season, continuing the role he had during Butts' initial leave.[31]
North Carolina Central Trisha Stafford-Odom Terrence Baxter North Carolina Central released Stafford-Odom from her contract on September 13, 2023, after 6 seasons. Eagles assistant coach Baxter was named interim head coach of the team for the season.[32]
Pepperdine Tim Hays Kelsey Keizer Hays, who was hired by Pepperdine in April, announced his resignation on August 14, 2023, citing a desire to be closer to his family. Waves assistant coach Keizer will serve as the team's interim head coach for the season.[33]

See also

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