2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	LSU
Regular season	November 6, 2023 – March 17, 2024
NCAA Tournament	2024
Tournament dates	March 20 – April 7
National Championship	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA Champions	TBD

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.

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:

• 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

• July 17, 2023
  • The NCAA announced the creation of the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), a secondary 32-team national tournament that will be a direct parallel to the men's National Invitation Tournament.
  • Triple Crown Sports, which owns and operates the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), responded to the WBIT announcement by reducing the WNIT field from 64 to 48 teams, effective immediately.
• October 4 – The Division I Council announced changes to the transfer window for all sports. In men's and women's basketball, the transfer portal now opens on the day after Selection Sunday and remains open for 45 days, down from the previous 60.
• October 15 – Iowa held Crossover at Kinnick, an exhibition game at the school's football home of Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes defeated DePaul 94–72 in front of a crowd of 55,646, the largest documented attendance in history for a women's basketball game.
• October 23 – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that Merrimack and Sacred Heart would join from the Northeast Conference (NEC) in July 2024.
• October 24 – The AP released its preseason All-America team. Reigning national player of the year Caitlin Clark of Iowa was the only unanimous choice, joined by forwards Angel Reese of LSU, Cameron Brink of Stanford, and Mackenzie Holmes of Indiana; center Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech; and guard Paige Bueckers of UConn. The team had six players instead of the normal five because Holmes and Kitley tied in voting for the fifth spot.
• October 27 – The NCAA announced that effective immediately, the top overall seed in the Division I tournament would be placed in a regional pod playing on Friday and Sunday. This assures that team of the most possible rest time between the regional final and the Final Four, assuming that it advances to that point.
• November 28 – Conference USA announced that Delaware would join from the Coastal Athletic Association in 2025.
• December 5 - The NEC announced that Chicago State, the only Division I independent, would join the conference in July 2024.
• December 20 – The two schools left behind in the mass exodus from the Pac-12, Oregon State and Washington State, were reported to be nearing a deal with the West Coast Conference (WCC) for affiliate membership in multiple sports, including men's and women's basketball. The arrangement, expected to be voted on by WCC member presidents in the coming days, would run for two years (through 2025–26), during which time the so-called "Pac-2" would be eligible for WCC championships and could represent the conference in NCAA championship events.
• December 22 – The reported deal between the "Pac-2" and the WCC became official, with Oregon State and Washington State joining as affiliate members in all non-football sports apart from baseball through 2025–26.

Milestones and records

• November 12 – Caitlin Clark joined Sabrina Ionescu as the only Division I players to collect a triple-double in four different seasons, recording 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in Iowa's 94–53 blowout of Northern Iowa. Clark also surpassed Megan Gustafson as Iowa's all-time scoring leader.
• December 6 – Clark became the 15th Division I women's player with 3,000 career points after a 35-point performance in Iowa's 67–58 win at Iowa State. She also became the first D-I player, male or female, with 3,000 points, 750 rebounds, and 750 assists.

Conference membership changes

Main article: 2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment

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

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. It is also the last season for Chicago State as the only Division I independent.

School	2023−24 conference	Future conference
Arizona	Pac-12	Big 12
Arizona State	Pac-12	Big 12
California	Pac-12	ACC
Chicago State	Independent	NEC
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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Seasonal outlook

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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

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

• November 6, 2023
  • No. 6 South Carolina defeated No. 10 Notre Dame, 100–71 (Aflac Oui-Play – Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France)
• November 9
  • No. 3 Iowa defeated No. 8 Virginia Tech, 80–76 (Ally Tipoff – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina)
• November 24
  • No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 6 UConn, 78–67 (Cayman Islands Classic – John Gray Gymnasium, George Town, Cayman Islands)
• November 25
  • No. 10 NC State defeated No. 3 Colorado, 78–60 (Paradise Jam – UVI Sports & Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
• November 30
  • No. 7 LSU defeated No. 9 Virginia Tech, 82–64 (ACC–SEC Challenge – Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA)
• December 30
  • No. 10 Baylor at No. 5 Texas (Moody Center, Austin, Texas)
  • No. 6 USC at No. 2 UCLA (Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California)

Regular season

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. 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
Washington	60–55	No. 21 Washington State	December 10, 2023
Seton Hall	84–54	No. 23 UNLV	December 16, 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	Austin Peay	November 6, 2023
Illinois–Springfield (Division II)	71–69	Indiana State	November 15, 2023
Hope International (NAIA)	64–60	Cal State Northridge	November 18, 2023
Wingate (Division II)	72–53	Elon	December 2, 2023
Mayville State (NAIA)	75–68	North Dakota	December 15, 2023
Western Colorado (Division II)	51–49	Utah State	December 18, 2023

Conference standings

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Albany 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Vermont 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 NJIT 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Maine 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Bryant 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 New Hampshire 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Binghamton 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 UMBC 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 UMass Lowell 0 – 0   – 0 – 11   .000 † 2024 AmEast tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Texas 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Tulsa 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 UAB 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 East Carolina 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700 Tulane 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 South Florida 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Charlotte 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Rice 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 SMU 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 UTSA 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Temple 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 Florida Atlantic 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Memphis 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Wichita State 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 † 2024 AAC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll Source: The American	2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Davidson 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917 Duquesne 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 6   .500 Saint Joseph's 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 VCU 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 George Mason 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818 Richmond 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 George Washington 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Rhode Island 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Loyola Chicago 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Saint Louis 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 La Salle 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 UMass 0 – 0   – 2 – 10   .167 Dayton 0 – 1   .000 6 – 6   .500 Fordham 0 – 1   .000 5 – 7   .417 † 2024 A10 tournament winner As of December 27, 2023
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Clemson 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615 No. 3 NC State 0 – 0   – 12 – 0   1.000 Syracuse 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909 Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900 No. 13 Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900 No. 19 Louisville 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846 No. 14 Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818 No. 22 Florida State 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Virginia 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 No. 24 North Carolina 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Boston College 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 Duke 0 – 1   .000 7 – 4   .636 † 2024 ACC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll	2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Kentucky 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 Florida Gulf Coast 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Central Arkansas 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Lipscomb 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Austin Peay 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Queens* 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 North Florida 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Bellarmine* 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Jacksonville 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 North Alabama 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 Stetson 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 Kennesaw State 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 † 2024 ASUN tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 23 TCU 0 – 0   – 13 – 0   1.000 No. 5 Texas 0 – 0   – 12 – 0   1.000 No. 10 Baylor 0 – 0   – 11 – 0   1.000 No. 25 West Virginia 0 – 0   – 11 – 0   1.000 No. 11 Kansas State 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923 UCF 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900 Texas Tech 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846 Houston 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818 BYU 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 Cincinnati 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Iowa State 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Kansas 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 † 2024 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 18 Marquette 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 0   1.000 Seton Hall 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750 No. 15 UConn 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750 DePaul 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615 St. John's 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 6   .538 Providence 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 No. 21 Creighton 0 – 1   .000 9 – 2   .818 Georgetown 0 – 1   .000 9 – 2   .818 Butler 0 – 1   .000 8 – 4   .667 Villanova 0 – 1   .000 7 – 5   .583 Xavier 0 – 1   .000 1 – 9   .100 † 2024 Big East tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll	2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Washington 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Northern Arizona 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Montana 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667 Idaho 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Portland State 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Montana State 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Idaho State 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444 Northern Colorado 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444 Weber State 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250 Sacramento State 0 – 0   – 1 – 8   .111 † 2024 Big Sky tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Presbyterian 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571 Winthrop 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 High Point 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 UNC Asheville 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 USC Upstate 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Radford 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 Longwood 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182 Charleston Southern 0 – 0   – 2 – 10   .167 Gardner–Webb 0 – 0   – 1 – 11   .083 † 2024 Big South tournament winner As of December 27, 2023
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Iowa 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 1   .923 Minnesota 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917 No. 16 Indiana 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 1   .909 No. 17 Ohio State 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833 Michigan 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769 Maryland 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750 Nebraska 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750 Michigan State 0 – 1   .000 10 – 2   .833 Penn State 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750 Wisconsin 0 – 1   .000 7 – 4   .636 Purdue 0 – 1   .000 7 – 5   .583 Illinois 0 – 1   .000 6 – 5   .545 Rutgers 0 – 1   .000 6 – 8   .429 Northwestern 0 – 1   .000 5 – 7   .417 † 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll	2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC Irvine 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 UC Santa Barbara 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 Long Beach State 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 UC Riverside 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Cal Poly 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400 Cal State Fullerton 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400 UC Davis 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400 UC San Diego* 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Cal State Bakersfield 0 – 0   – 3 – 6   .333 Hawai'i 0 – 0   – 3 – 6   .333 Cal State Northridge 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 Big West tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stony Brook 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900 Charleston 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Towson 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700 Campbell 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Hofstra 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 Monmouth 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 North Carolina A&T 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Drexel 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400 Northeastern 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400 Delaware 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 William & Mary 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Elon 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250 UNC Wilmington 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200 Hampton 0 – 0   – 0 – 10   .000 † 2024 CAA tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Middle Tennessee 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 FIU 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Western Kentucky 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571 New Mexico State 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 Sam Houston 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Jacksonville State 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Louisiana Tech 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357 UTEP 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 Liberty 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 † 2024 C-USA tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll	2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Cleveland State 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846 Detroit Mercy 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692 Purdue Fort Wayne 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667 Green Bay 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 3   .727 Milwaukee 1 – 1   .500 7 – 6   .538 Wright State 1 – 1   .500 7 – 6   .538 Robert Morris 1 – 1   .500 5 – 6   .455 Northern Kentucky 0 – 1   .000 2 – 8   .200 Oakland 0 – 2   .000 4 – 6   .400 Youngstown State 0 – 2   .000 4 – 8   .333 IUPUI 0 – 2   .000 2 – 9   .182 † 2024 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Brown 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Princeton 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Columbia 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Cornell 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Harvard 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Penn 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Dartmouth 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Yale 0 – 0   – 2 – 10   .167 † 2024 Ivy League tournament winner As of December 27, 2023
2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fairfield 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 1   .900 Canisius 2 – 0   1.000 7 – 3   .700 Niagara 2 – 0   1.000 5 – 7   .417 Quinnipiac 1 – 0   1.000 4 – 5   .444 Manhattan 1 – 1   .500 7 – 3   .700 Siena 1 – 1   .500 4 – 6   .400 Saint Peter's 1 – 1   .500 4 – 7   .364 Iona 0 – 1   .000 5 – 5   .500 Mount St. Mary's 0 – 2   .000 3 – 8   .273 Rider 0 – 2   .000 2 – 8   .200 Marist 0 – 2   .000 2 – 10   .167 † 2024 MAAC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Ball State 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818 Toledo 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667 Bowling Green 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 Buffalo 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556 Kent State 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556 Northern Illinois 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Western Michigan 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Akron 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444 Ohio 0 – 0   – 3 – 6   .333 Eastern Michigan 0 – 0   – 2 – 7   .222 Miami (OH) 0 – 0   – 2 – 7   .222 Central Michigan 0 – 0   – 1 – 8   .111 † 2024 MAC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Norfolk State 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Maryland Eastern Shore 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 North Carolina Central 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Morgan State 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 Delaware State 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 Coppin State 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 Howard 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154 South Carolina State 0 – 0   – 1 – 13   .071 † 2024 MEAC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Murray State 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778 Illinois State 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700 Belmont 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Drake 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 UIC 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Missouri State 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667 Southern Illinois 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Indiana State 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400 Bradley 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Evansville 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182 Northern Iowa 0 – 0   – 1 – 8   .111 Valparaiso 0 – 0   – 1 – 8   .111 † 2024 MVC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNLV 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909 Colorado State 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818 Boise State 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 New Mexico 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 San Diego State 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Air Force 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Fresno State 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Nevada 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Wyoming 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 San Jose State 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Utah State 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 † 2024 Mountain West tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll	2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Chicago State –   – 0 – 20   .000 As of December 27, 2023
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sacred Heart 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Merrimack 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 Le Moyne* 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182 Wagner 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182 Central Connecticut 0 – 0   – 2 – 10   .167 Fairleigh Dickinson 0 – 0   – 2 – 10   .167 LIU 0 – 0   – 1 – 9   .100 Saint Francis 0 – 0   – 1 – 11   .083 Stonehill* 0 – 0   – 0 – 12   .000 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 NEC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Western Illinois 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818 Southern Indiana* 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Morehead State 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Tennessee Tech 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Tennessee State 0 – 0   – 3 – 7   .300 Lindenwood* 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200 Southeast Missouri State 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 UT Martin 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 Eastern Illinois 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 SIU Edwardsville 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 Little Rock 0 – 0   – 1 – 10   .091 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 OVC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Washington 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917 Arizona 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667 No. 2 UCLA 0 – 0   – 11 – 0   1.000 Oregon State 0 – 0   – 10 – 0   1.000 No. 6 USC 0 – 0   – 10 – 0   1.000 No. 8 Colorado 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909 No. 9 Stanford 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909 California 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 No. 12 Utah 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Oregon 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Washington State 0 – 1   .000 11 – 3   .786 Arizona State 0 – 1   .000 8 – 4   .667 † 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lehigh 0 – 0   – 8 – 2   .800 Boston University 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Colgate 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 Holy Cross 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Lafayette 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Loyola 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400 Navy 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400 Bucknell 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 Army 0 – 0   – 2 – 7   .222 American 0 – 0   – 2 – 8   .200 † 2024 Patriot League tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 South Carolina 0 – 0   – 11 – 0   1.000 No. 7 LSU 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923 Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 Alabama 0 – 0   – 12 – 2   .857 Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 12 – 2   .857 Auburn 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Arkansas 0 – 0   – 11 – 3   .786 Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Florida 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Missouri 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Georgia 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Tennessee 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Kentucky 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 † 2024 SEC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll	2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bethune–Cookman 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Grambling State 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Jackson State 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 Alabama A&M 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 Prairie View A&M 0 – 0   – 3 – 6   .333 Alcorn State 0 – 0   – 2 – 7   .222 Southern 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182 Florida A&M 0 – 0   – 1 – 9   .100 Texas Southern 0 – 0   – 1 – 9   .100 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 0   – 1 – 10   .091 Alabama State 0 – 0   – 0 – 10   .000 † 2024 SWAC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Chattanooga 0 – 0   – 11 – 3   .786 East Tennessee State 0 – 0   – 10 – 4   .714 UNC Greensboro 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Samford 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Wofford 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Furman 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571 Mercer 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357 Western Carolina 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 † 2024 SoCon tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Incarnate Word 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 Lamar 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556 Texas A&M–Commerce* 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556 Nicholls 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 Houston Christian 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Northwestern State 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 McNeese 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 New Orleans 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 Southland tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 Oral Roberts 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 South Dakota State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Kansas City 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 St. Thomas* 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 North Dakota State 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Omaha 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Denver 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 North Dakota 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III † 2024 Summit League tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Georgia Southern 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Old Dominion 0 – 0   – 8 – 2   .800 Texas State 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Louisiana–Monroe 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 Southern Miss 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700 James Madison 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Arkansas State 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 Georgia State 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600 South Alabama 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Marshall 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Appalachian State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Coastal Carolina 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Louisiana 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444 Troy 0 – 0   – 3 – 7   .300 † 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll	2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT California Baptist 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 1   .909 Grand Canyon 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 3   .727 Stephen F. Austin 2 – 0   1.000 7 – 5   .583 Utah Tech* 1 – 1   .500 7 – 5   .583 Abilene Christian 1 – 1   .500 5 – 5   .500 Southern Utah 1 – 1   .500 3 – 7   .300 Tarleton State* 1 – 1   .500 3 – 7   .300 Seattle 1 – 1   .500 1 – 9   .100 Utah Valley 0 – 2   .000 5 – 6   .455 UT Arlington 0 – 2   .000 3 – 8   .273 UT Rio Grande Valley 0 – 2   .000 0 – 10   .000 * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † 2024 WAC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023	2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 20 Gonzaga 0 – 0   – 13 – 2   .867 Santa Clara 0 – 0   – 11 – 3   .786 Pacific 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Portland 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571 Saint Mary's 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Loyola Marymount 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 San Diego 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 San Francisco 0 – 0   – 3 – 8   .273 Pepperdine 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250 † 2024 WCC tournament winner As of December 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Coaching changes

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

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Eastern Michigan	Fred Castro	Ke'Sha Blanton		EMU announced on December 11, 2023 that they had parted ways with Castro after 7+ seasons and an 80–129 record overall. Eagles assistant coach Blanton was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.
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.
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.
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.

See also

• 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season