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	South Carolina
Other champions	Illinois (WBIT) Saint Louis (WNIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Caitlin Clark, Iowa

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

This season was 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 are warned on the first offense, with a technical foul to be issued for subsequent offenses. All flop calls after the first are 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 resets 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 no longer need to apply for a waiver to allow players to use religious headwear that is safe for competition.
• All numbers from 0–99 are now 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 directly parallels 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.
• February 16, 2024 – During UConn's senior night ceremony, Bueckers announced that she would return for the 2024–25 season. She was eligible for the WNBA draft, in which she was projected as a lottery pick, as a redshirt junior.
• February 29
  • Clark announced she would declare for the WNBA draft. She was also eligible to return to college in 2024–25.
  • The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced that UMass would leave the Atlantic 10 Conference for the MAC in 2025–26.
• March 25 – The Southland Conference announced that UTRGV would join from the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2024.
• April 4 – The NEC announced that Mercyhurst, a member of the Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, would start a transition to Division I and join the NEC on July 1, 2024.
• April 17 – The United States Basketball Writers Association announced that its annual award for the top D-I women's head coach would be renamed as the Geno Auriemma Award starting in 2024–25.

Milestones and records

Caitlin Clark

• November 12 – 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.
• December 30 – Clark passed Ohio State's Samantha Prahalis as the career assists leader in the Big Ten Conference during Iowa's 94–71 win against Minnesota.
• January 31, 2024 – Clark became the all-time scoring leader in Big Ten history, passing Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell, during Iowa's 110–74 win at Northwestern. This also put Clark in second place on the Division I women's career scoring list, behind Kelsey Plum of Washington.
• February 11 – Clark became the sixth Division I player with 1,000 career assists, reaching the milestone during Iowa's 82–79 loss at Nebraska.
• February 15 – Clark surpassed Plum as the D-I career scoring leader with a long three-pointer less than 3 minutes into Iowa's home game against Michigan. She finished with a program-record 49 points, with Iowa winning 106–89.
• February 28 – In Iowa's 108–60 blowout of Minnesota, Clark reached three major milestones:
  • She passed Lynette Woodard, whose career at Kansas from 1977–81 predated NCAA sponsorship of women's sports, as the career scoring leader in major-college women's basketball.
  • Clark became the all-time Division I women's leader for three-pointers in a season. Her 156 threes at this point in the season put her past Taylor Pierce, who had 154 for Idaho in the 2018–19 season.
  • She became the second Division I women's player with 500 career three-pointers, after Taylor Robertson of Oklahoma from 2018 to 2023, and also passed Mitchell as the Big Ten career leader.
• March 3 – In Iowa's last regular-season game, and also the last regular-season game of her college career, Clark surpassed the career total of D-I men's scoring leader Pete Maravich shortly before halftime of the Hawkeyes' 93–83 win over Ohio State.
• March 8 – In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, Clark, who in her previous game had drawn level with Stephen Curry and Darius McGhee for the most three-pointers by any Division I player in a single season, surpassed both in Iowa's 95–62 win over Penn State, finishing the game with 164 this season.
• March 9 – In Iowa's 95–68 win over Michigan in the Big Ten semifinals, Clark became the first player in D-I women's history to score at least 1,000 points in two different seasons, having done so in 2022–23. She also passed Mitchell as the all-time leading scorer in Big Ten tournament history.
• March 25 – Clark's 32 points in Iowa's 64–54 win over West Virginia in the second round of the NCAA tournament put her past Plum for the most points in a single season in D-I women's history.
• April 1 – In a rematch of the 2023 championship game, Clark's 41 points, including nine three-pointers, led Iowa to a 94–87 win over LSU in the Region 2 final, giving the Hawkeyes a second straight Final Four berth. In the process, Clark tied the record for most threes in an NCAA tournament game and became the D-I women's career leader in threes, passing the aforementioned Taylor Robertson. Clark also set NCAA women's tournament records for career assists and threes.
• April 7 – Following Clark's final college game, Iowa's 87–75 loss to South Carolina in the 2024 national championship game, she reached the following season or career milestones:
  • Division I women's record career scoring average of 28.42 points per game, fractionally ahead of the previous record by Mississippi Valley State's Patricia Hoskins (28.38).
  • First D-I player, male or female, with 200 three-pointers in a season (201).
  • First D-I women's player to average 5 threes in a season (5.15), passing Pierce's previous record.
  • Career leader in points (491) in D-I women's tournament history.

Other milestones and records

• January 14, 2024 – Syracuse's Dyaisha Fair became the 16th D-I women's player with 3,000 career points, reaching the milestone in the Orange's 83–82 win over Clemson. Fair played three seasons at Buffalo before transferring to Syracuse in 2022.
• January 21 – Tara VanDerveer became the winningest head coach in Division I history, recording her 1,203rd career win in Stanford's 65–56 win over Oregon State. The win put her ahead of retired Duke men's coach Mike Krzyzewski on the D-I career wins list.
• April 1 – In UConn's 80–73 win over USC in the Region 3 final of the NCAA tournament, USC's JuJu Watkins set a new Division I single-season freshman scoring record. Her 29 points gave her 920 for the season, passing previous leader Tina Hutchinson of San Diego State, who had set the record in 1983–84.

Conference membership changes

Main article: 2021–2026 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	CUSA	American
Cincinnati	American	Big 12
Florida Atlantic	CUSA	American
Hartford	Independent	CCC (D-III)
Houston	American	Big 12
Jacksonville State	ASUN	CUSA
Le Moyne	NE-10 (D-II)	NEC
Liberty	ASUN	CUSA
New Mexico State	WAC	CUSA
North Texas	CUSA	American
Rice	CUSA	American
St. Francis Brooklyn	NEC	None (dropped athletics)
Sam Houston	WAC	CUSA
UAB	CUSA	American
UCF	American	Big 12
UTSA	CUSA	American
Western Illinois	Summit	OVC

The 2023−24 season was the last for 20 Division I schools in their current conferences and at least two Division II schools in their current conferences before reclassification to Division I. It was 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	CUSA
Mercyhurst	PSAC (D-II)	NEC
Merrimack	NEC	MAAC
Oklahoma	Big 12	SEC
Oregon	Pac-12	Big Ten
Oregon State	Pac-12	WCC
Sacred Heart	NEC	MAAC
SMU	American	ACC
Stanford	Pac-12	ACC
Stephen F. Austin	WAC	Southland
Texas	Big 12	SEC
UCLA	Pac-12	Big Ten
USC	Pac-12	Big Ten
Utah	Pac-12	Big 12
UTRGV	WAC	Southland
Washington	Pac-12	Big Ten
Washington State	Pac-12	WCC
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 first basketball event was a joint practice by the men's and women's teams on October 26. The first official games consisted of a men's and women's doubleheader on November 6, with the women losing 75–59 to Division II Trevecca Nazarene in the first game.
• Baylor left the Ferrell Center for the new Foster Pavilion. The Bears' first game in the new arena was a 71–50 win over TCU on January 3, 2024, a day after the arena opened with the Baylor men defeating Cornell 98–79.
• 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

Final polls

AP Ranking Team 1 South Carolina (35) 2 Iowa 3 UConn 4 NC State 5 USC 6 LSU 7 Texas 8 Oregon State 9 Stanford 10 UCLA 11 Notre Dame 12 Indiana 13 Baylor 14 Gonzaga 15 Colorado 16 Ohio State 17 Duke 18 Virginia Tech 19 Kansas State 20 Syracuse 21 Oklahoma 22 Utah 23 Creighton 24 West Virginia 25 Iowa State

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 South Carolina (32) 2 Iowa 3 UConn 4 NC State 5 Texas 6 USC 7 LSU 8 Stanford 9 UCLA 10 Oregon State 11 Notre Dame 12 Indiana 13 Gonzaga 14 Ohio State 15 Baylor 16 Colorado 17 Virginia Tech 18 Kansas State 19 Creighton 20 Oklahoma 21 Duke 22 Utah 23 Syracuse 24 UNLV 25 West Virginia

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, NC)
• 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 defeated No. 5 Texas, 85–79 (Moody Center, Austin, TX)
  • No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 6 USC, 71–64 (Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA)
• January 14, 2024
  • No. 5 Colorado defeated No. 8 Stanford, 71–59 (CU Events Center, Boulder, CO)
  • No. 9 USC defeated No. 2 UCLA, 73–65 (Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA)
• January 19
  • No. 5 UCLA defeated No. 3 Colorado, 76–68 (CU Events Center, Boulder, CO)
• January 21
  • No. 3 Colorado defeated No. 6 USC, 63–59 (CU Events Center, Boulder, CO)
• January 25
  • No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 9 LSU, 76–70 (Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA)
• February 4
  • No. 8 Ohio State defeated No. 10 Indiana, 74–69 (Value City Arena, Columbus, OH)
  • No. 4 Stanford defeated No. 7 UCLA, 80–60 (Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA)
• March 3
  • No. 6 Iowa defeated No. 2 Ohio State, 93–83 (Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA)
• March 8
  • No. 5 USC defeated No. 7 UCLA, 80–70^2OT (Pac-12 tournament, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, NV)
• March 10
  • No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 8 LSU, 79–72 (SEC tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC)
  • No. 5 USC defeated No. 2 Stanford, 74–61 (Pac-12 tournament, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, NV)

Postseason

• March 30
  • No. 8 LSU defeated No. 6 UCLA, 78–69 (Sweet Sixteen, MVP Arena, Albany, NY)

• April 1
  • No. 2 Iowa defeated No. 8 LSU, 94–87 (Elite Eight, MVP Arena, Albany, NY)
  • No. 10 UConn defeated No. 3 USC, 80–73 (Elite Eight, Moda Center, Portland, OR)

• April 5
  • No. 2 Iowa defeated No. 10 UConn, 71–69 (Final Four, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH)

• April 7
  • No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 2 Iowa, 87–75 (national championship game, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH)

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 opponent's 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. The 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
Michigan	69–60	No. 17 Ohio State	December 30, 2023	Rivalry
Syracuse	86–81	No. 13 Notre Dame	December 31, 2023
St. John's	57–56	No. 19 Marquette	January 3, 2024
North Carolina	75–51	No. 25 Syracuse	January 4, 2024
Oklahoma State	67–59	No. 23 TCU	January 6, 2024
Arizona	71–70OT	No. 15 Utah	January 7, 2024
North Carolina	61–57	No. 16 Notre Dame
Kansas	87–66	No. 4 Baylor	January 10, 2024
Iowa State	74–64	No. 24 West Virginia
	66–63	No. 4 Baylor	January 13, 2024
Auburn	67–62	No. 7 LSU	January 14, 2024
Villanova	66–63	No. 22 Marquette	January 17, 2024
Texas Tech	71–63	No. 24 Iowa State
Miami (FL)	73–59	No. 4 NC State	January 18, 2024
Syracuse	79–73	No. 15 Florida State
Duke	63–46	No. 14 Virginia Tech
New Mexico	69–66	No. 25 UNLV	January 20, 2024
Virginia	91–87	No. 15 Florida State	January 21, 2024
Oklahoma	91–87	No. 10 Texas	January 24, 2024
Duke	88–46	No. 23 Florida State	January 25, 2024
Virginia	81–66	No. 20 North Carolina	January 28, 2024
Washington	62–59	No. 11 USC
Washington State	85–82	No. 2 UCLA
Mississippi State	77–73	No. 9 LSU	January 29, 2024
Oklahoma	66–63	No. 2 Kansas State	January 31, 2024
BYU	78–66	No. 18 Baylor	February 7, 2024
Nebraska	82–79	No. 2 Iowa	February 11, 2024
Iowa State	96–932OT	No. 7 Kansas State	February 14, 2024
Illinois	86–66	No. 14 Indiana	February 19, 2024
Duke	58–45	No. 17 Syracuse	February 22, 2024
North Carolina	80–70	No. 6 NC State		Rivalry
Arizona	68–61	No. 3 Stanford	February 23, 2024
Columbia	67–65	No. 25 Princeton	February 24, 2024
Virginia	73–68	No. 20 Louisville	February 25, 2024
Kansas	59–55	No. 10 Kansas State		Sunflower Showdown
Washington	61–51	No. 9 Oregon State
Duke	69–58	No. 6 NC State		Tobacco Road
Oklahoma State	68–61	No. 24 West Virginia	February 27, 2024
Iowa State	82–76	No. 15 Kansas State	February 28, 2024
Washington	62–47	No. 19 Utah	March 2, 2024
Washington State	72–63	No. 13 Colorado
Kansas	83–74	No. 20 Oklahoma
Virginia	80–75	No. 5 Virginia Tech	March 3, 2024	Rivalry
Maryland	82–61	No. 4 Ohio State	March 8, 2024	Big Ten tournament
Florida State	78–65	No. 20 Syracuse		ACC tournament
Michigan	69–56	No. 12 Indiana		Big Ten Tournament
Iowa State	67–62	No. 17 Baylor	March 9, 2024	Big 12 tournament
Georgetown	55–46	No. 21 Creighton	March 10, 2024	Big East tournament
Iowa State	85–68	No. 17 Oklahoma	March 11, 2024	Big 12 Tournament
Portland	67–66	No. 14 Gonzaga	March 12, 2024	WCC tournament

In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been six 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		First official game at Austin Peay's new home of F&M Bank Arena
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 winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments received automatic invitations to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference player of the year	Conference coach of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Maine	Anne Simon, Maine	Amy Vachon, Maine	2024 America East women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Maine
American Athletic Conference	North Texas Temple Tulsa	Temira Poindexter, Tulsa	Jason Burton, North Texas	2024 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament	Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX)	Rice
Atlantic 10 Conference	Richmond	Sarah Te-Biasu, VCU	Aaron Roussell, Richmond	2024 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament	Henrico Sports & Events Center (Glen Allen, VA)	Richmond
Atlantic Coast Conference	Virginia Tech	Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech	Felisha Legette-Jack, Syracuse	2024 ACC women's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)	Notre Dame
Atlantic Sun Conference	Florida Gulf Coast	Emani Jefferson, FGCU	Lynn Bria, Stetson	2024 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 Conference	Oklahoma	Madison Booker, Texas & Skylar Vann, Oklahoma	Jennie Baranczyk, Oklahoma	2024 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament	T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)	Texas
Big East Conference	UConn	Paige Bueckers, UConn	Geno Auriemma, UConn	2024 Big East women's basketball tournament	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	UConn
Big Sky Conference	Eastern Washington	Jamie Loera, Eastern Washington	Joddie Gleason, Eastern Washington	2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament	Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID)	Eastern Washington
Big South Conference	High Point	Lauren Bevis, High Point	Chelsea Banbury, High Point	2024 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament	Qubein Center (High Point, NC)	Presbyterian
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	Caitlin Clark, Iowa	Kevin McGuff, Ohio State	2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament	Target Center (Minneapolis, MN)	Iowa
Big West Conference	Hawaii	Deja Lee, UC Irvine	Laura Beeman, Hawaii	2024 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament	Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, NV)	UC Irvine
Coastal Athletic Association	Stony Brook	Gigi Gonzalez, Stony Brook	Ashley Langford, Stony Brook	2024 CAA women's basketball tournament	Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.)	Drexel
Conference USA	Middle Tennessee	Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tennessee	Jesyka Burks-Wiley, FIU	2024 Conference USA women's basketball tournament	Propst Arena (Huntsville, AL)	Middle Tennessee
Horizon League	Cleveland State	Colbi Maples, Cleveland State	Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State	2024 Horizon League women's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)	Green Bay
Ivy League	Columbia Princeton	Abbey Hsu, Columbia	Megan Griffith, Columbia	2024 Ivy League women's basketball tournament	Levien Gymnasium (New York City, NY)	Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Fairfield	Janelle Brown, Fairfield	Carly Thibault-DuDonis, Fairfield	2024 MAAC women's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)	Fairfield
Mid-American Conference	Toledo	Sophia Ward, Toledo	Tricia Cullop, Toledo	2024 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH)	Kent State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Norfolk State	Kierra Wheeler, Norfolk State	Larry Vickers, Norfolk State	2024 MEAC women's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	Norfolk State
Missouri Valley Conference	Drake	Katie Dinnebier, Drake	Allison Pohlman, Drake	2024 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	Vibrant Arena at The MARK (Moline, IL)	Drake
Mountain West Conference	UNLV	Desi-Rae Young, UNLV	Mike Bradbury, New Mexico	2024 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament	Thomas and Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	UNLV
Northeast Conference	Sacred Heart	Ny'Ceara Pryor, Sacred Heart	Mary Grimes, Le Moyne	2024 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Conference	Southern Indiana	Macy McGlone, Eastern Illinois	Rick Stein, Southern Indiana	2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)	Southern Indiana
Pac-12 Conference	Stanford	Cameron Brink, Stanford (coaches & media)	Tara VanDerveer, Stanford (coaches) Scott Rueck, Oregon State (media)	2024 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, NV)	USC
Patriot League	Holy Cross	Caitlin Weimar, Boston University	Danielle O'Banion, Loyola (MD)	2024 Patriot League women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Holy Cross
Southeastern Conference	South Carolina	Angel Reese, LSU	Dawn Staley, South Carolina	2024 SEC women's basketball tournament	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC)	South Carolina
Southern Conference	Chattanooga	Rachael Rose, Wofford	Shawn Poppie, Chattanooga	2024 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)	Chattanooga
Southland Conference	Lamar	Akasha Davis, Lamar	Aqua Franklin, Lamar	2024 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament	The Legacy Center (Lake Charles, LA)	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Jackson State	Ahriahna Grizzle, Florida A&M	Tomekia Reed, Jackson State	2024 SWAC women's basketball tournament	Bartow Arena (Birmingham, AL)	Jackson State
Summit League	South Dakota State	Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State	Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State	2024 Summit League women's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)	South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Marshall	Abby Beeman, Marshall	Kim Caldwell, Marshall	2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament	Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)	Marshall
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga	Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga	2024 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Portland
Western Athletic Conference	California Baptist	Chloe Webb, California Baptist	Jarrod Olson, California Baptist	2024 WAC women's basketball tournament		California Baptist

Statistical leaders

Source
Note: statistics include post-season games. Players must have played in 75% of their team's games, minimum, to be included.

Points per game
Player	School	PPG
Caitlin Clark	Iowa	31.6
JuJu Watkins	USC	27.1
Lucy Olsen	Villanova	23.3
Chellia Watson	Buffalo	23.0
Elizabeth Kitley	Virginia Tech	22.8

Rebounds per game
Player	School	RPG
Lauren Gustin	BYU	15.3
Angel Reese	LSU	13.4
Phillipina Kyei	Oregon	11.9
Macy McGlone	Eastern Illinois	11.9
Cameron Brink	Stanford	11.9

Assists per game
Player	School	APG
Caitlin Clark	Iowa	8.9
McKenna Hofschild	Colorado State	7.3
Katie Dinnebier	Drake	6.9
Georgia Amoore	Virginia Tech	6.8
Benthe Versteeg	Sacramento State	6.7

Steals per game
Player	School	SPG
Hannah Hidalgo	Notre Dame	4.57
Elisa Mevius	Siena	4.50
Jordyn Cambridge	Vanderbilt	3.55
Ny'Ceara Pryor	Sacred Heart	3.38
Sydney Woodley	Long Beach State	3.35

Blocks per game
Player	School	BPG
Cameron Brink	Stanford	3.74
Lucy Cochrane	Portland	3.09
Taiyanna Jackson	Kansas	3.03
Angel Jackson	Jackson State	2.94
Anastasiia Boldyreva	Middle Tennessee	2.89

Field goal percentage
Player	School	FG%
Raegan Beers	Oregon State	66.37
Erika Porter	Bowling Green	66.25
Mackenzie Holmes	Indiana	65.00
Lauren Betts	UCLA	64.34
Hannah Stuelke	Iowa	62.70

Three-point field goal percentage
Player	School	3P%
Te-Hina Paopao	South Carolina	46.77
Kailey Woolston	BYU	46.55
Hannah Kohn	Chattanooga	46.26
Meghan Huerter	UAlbany	45.93
Elle Evans	North Dakota State	45.73

Free throw percentage
Player	School	FT%
Maya McDermott	UNI	96.39
Ja'Niah Henson	Texas State	93.10
Hayley Frank	Missouri	92.50
Kacie Borowicz	North Dakota	92.03
Elle Evans	North Dakota State	91.75

Postseason

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Tournament upsets

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded two or more places lower than the team it defeated."

Round	Albany 1	Portland 4	Albany 2	Portland 3
First round	None	None	No. 11 Middle Tennessee defeated No. 6 Louisville, 71–69.	None
Second Round	None	None	None	No. 7 Duke defeated No. 2 Ohio State, 75–63.
Sweet 16	None	None	None	None
Elite 8	None	No. 3 NC State defeated No. 1 Texas, 76–66.	None	No. 3 UConn defeated No. 1 USC, 80–73.
Final 4	None

Final Four – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, hosted the NCAA women's Final Four.

	National semifinals Final Four Friday, April 5					National Championship Sunday, April 7
	A1(1)	South Carolina	78
	P4(3)	NC State	59
						A1(1)	South Carolina	87
						A2(1)	Iowa	75
	A2(1)	Iowa	71
	P3(3)	UConn	69

Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2024 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament

The 2023–24 season was the first for the WBIT, created by the NCAA as a direct parallel to the men's National Invitation Tournament. Like the NIT, the WBIT features 32 teams. The NCAA extends WBIT bids to all regular-season conference champions that fail to reach the NCAA tournament (if eligible), a practice that it abandoned for the NIT after that tournament's 2023 edition. All games before the semifinals are at campus sites, with the semifinals and final at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Semifinals and finals

	Semifinals April 1					Championship April 3
	4	Illinois	81
	1	Washington State	58
						4	Illinois	71
						1	Villanova	57
	1	Villanova	58
	1	Penn State	53

Women's National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2023–24 season was the 26th for the WNIT, which featured 48 teams that were not selected for either the NCAA Tournament or the WBIT.

Semifinals and finals

	Semifinals April 3					Championship April 6
	Saint Louis		57
	Vermont		54
						Saint Louis		69
						Minnesota		50
	Minnesota		74
	Troy		69

Conference standings

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Maine † 14 – 2   .875 25 – 10   .714 Albany 13 – 3   .813 25 – 7   .781 Vermont 12 – 4   .750 25 – 12   .676 Bryant 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500 Binghamton 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452 UMBC 6 – 10   .375 10 – 19   .345 NJIT 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400 UMass Lowell 4 – 12   .250 4 – 25   .138 New Hampshire 3 – 13   .188 9 – 20   .310 † 2024 AmEast tournament winner	2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Tulsa 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714 North Texas 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719 Temple 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625 UTSA 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545 South Florida 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576 Charlotte 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516 UAB 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563 Memphis 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433 East Carolina 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Rice † 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559 SMU 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467 Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367 Wichita State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313 Tulane 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375 † 2024 AAC tournament winner	2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Richmond † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829 VCU 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813 Saint Joseph's 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824 George Mason 14 – 4   .778 23 – 8   .742 Duquesne 13 – 5   .722 21 – 13   .618 Rhode Island 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600 Saint Louis 9 – 9   .500 22 – 18   .550 Davidson* 8 – 10   .444 18 – 8   .692 Loyola Chicago 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Fordham 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414 George Washington 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419 Dayton 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387 La Salle 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267 UMass 2 – 16   .111 5 – 27   .156 St. Bonaventure 1 – 17   .056 4 – 26   .133 * Season cancelled on March 1, 2024. † 2024 A10 tournament winner
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 18 Virginia Tech 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758 No. 4 NC State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816 No. 20 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750 No. 11 Notre Dame † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800 Louisville 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706 Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676 No. 17 Duke 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613 Georgia Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515 Virginia 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500 Clemson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387 Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424 Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219 Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250 † 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Florida Gulf Coast † 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 5   .853 Stetson 12 – 4   .750 17 – 15   .531 Central Arkansas 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636 Lipscomb 10 – 6   .625 17 – 13   .567 Eastern Kentucky 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647 North Alabama 8 – 8   .500 12 – 18   .400 Austin Peay 8 – 8   .500 17 – 16   .515 Kennesaw State 7 – 9   .438 11 – 19   .367 Jacksonville 6 – 10   .375 11 – 20   .355 Bellarmine* 5 – 11   .313 10 – 19   .345 North Florida 3 – 13   .188 9 – 21   .300 Queens* 1 – 15   .063 7 – 22   .241 *Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † 2024 ASUN tournament winner	2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 21 Oklahoma 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697 No. 7 Texas † 14 – 4   .778 33 – 5   .868 No. 19 Kansas State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765 No. 25 Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636 No. 13 Baylor 12 – 6   .667 26 – 8   .765 No. 24 West Virginia 12 – 6   .667 25 – 8   .758 Kansas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Oklahoma State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467 TCU 6 – 12   .333 21 – 12   .636 BYU 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485 Cincinnati 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438 Texas Tech 5 – 13   .278 17 – 16   .515 Houston 5 – 13   .278 14 – 16   .467 UCF 3 – 15   .167 12 – 17   .414 † 2024 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 UConn † 18 – 0   1.000 33 – 6   .846 No. 23 Creighton 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813 St. John's 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545 Villanova 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629 Marquette 11 – 7   .611 23 – 9   .719 Georgetown 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657 Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531 Butler 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 Providence 6 – 12   .333 13 – 21   .382 DePaul 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375 Xavier 0 – 18   .000 1 – 27   .036 † 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Washington † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829 Northern Arizona 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735 Montana 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697 Montana State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515 Northern Colorado 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484 Idaho 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Idaho State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367 Sacramento State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 25   .194 Weber State 4 – 14   .222 8 – 25   .242 Portland State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258 † 2024 Big Sky tournament winner	2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT High Point 14 – 2   .875 20 – 12   .625 USC Upstate 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500 Radford 9 – 7   .563 15 – 18   .455 Charleston Southern 8 – 8   .500 11 – 19   .367 Presbyterian † 8 – 8   .500 21 – 15   .583 Winthrop 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467 Longwood 6 – 10   .375 9 – 21   .300 Gardner–Webb 5 – 11   .313 6 – 24   .200 UNC Asheville 4 – 12   .250 11 – 20   .355 † 2024 Big South tournament winner
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 16 Ohio State 16 – 2   .889 26 – 6   .813 No. 2 Iowa † 15 – 3   .833 34 – 5   .872 No. 12 Indiana 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813 Michigan State 12 – 6   .667 22 – 9   .710 Nebraska 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657 Michigan 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 Penn State 9 – 9   .500 22 – 13   .629 Maryland 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Illinois 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 Wisconsin 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 Minnesota 5 – 13   .278 20 – 16   .556 Purdue 5 – 13   .278 15 – 19   .441 Northwestern 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300 Rutgers 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250 † 2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Hawai'i 17 – 3   .850 20 – 12   .625 UC Irvine † 16 – 4   .800 23 – 9   .719 UC Riverside 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563 Cal Poly 13 – 7   .650 17 – 14   .548 UC Davis 13 – 7   .650 20 – 14   .588 UC Santa Barbara 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516 UC San Diego* 8 – 12   .400 12 – 19   .387 Long Beach State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455 Cal State Fullerton 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323 Cal State Bakersfield 5 – 15   .250 8 – 21   .276 Cal State Northridge 1 – 19   .050 3 – 27   .100 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 Big West tournament winner	2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stony Brook 16 – 2   .889 28 – 5   .848 Monmouth 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688 Charleston 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688 North Carolina A&T 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647 William & Mary 12 – 6   .667 15 – 14   .517 Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645 Drexel † 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559 Campbell 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548 Elon 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344 Delaware 7 – 11   .389 11 – 20   .355 Northeastern 5 – 13   .278 10 – 17   .370 Hampton 3 – 15   .167 3 – 26   .103 Hofstra 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344 UNC Wilmington 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167 † 2024 CAA tournament winner
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Middle Tennessee † 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857 Liberty 11 – 5   .688 18 – 16   .529 FIU 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636 Louisiana Tech 7 – 9   .438 14 – 19   .424 Jacksonville State 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414 New Mexico State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419 Western Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469 UTEP 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387 Sam Houston 2 – 14   .125 7 – 22   .241 † 2024 CUSA tournament winner	2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Cleveland State 18 – 2   .900 29 – 6   .829 Green Bay † 17 – 3   .850 27 – 7   .794 Purdue Fort Wayne 13 – 7   .650 23 – 13   .639 Wright State 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545 Milwaukee 10 – 10   .500 16 – 16   .500 Detroit Mercy 9 – 11   .450 17 – 16   .515 Youngstown State 9 – 11   .450 14 – 18   .438 Oakland 8 – 12   .400 12 – 17   .414 Northern Kentucky 8 – 12   .400 11 – 20   .355 IUPUI 5 – 15   .250 7 – 23   .233 Robert Morris 2 – 18   .100 6 – 24   .200 † 2024 Horizon League tournament winner	2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Princeton † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 5   .833 Columbia 13 – 1   .929 23 – 7   .767 Harvard 9 – 5   .643 16 – 12   .571 Penn 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536 Brown 7 – 7   .500 16 – 11   .593 Yale 5 – 9   .357 8 – 19   .296 Cornell 1 – 13   .071 7 – 19   .269 Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071 7 – 19   .269 † 2024 Ivy League tournament winner
2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fairfield † 20 – 0   1.000 31 – 2   .939 Niagara 15 – 5   .750 21 – 14   .600 Siena 14 – 6   .700 18 – 12   .600 Manhattan 11 – 9   .550 18 – 12   .600 Canisius 11 – 9   .550 17 – 14   .548 Mount St. Mary's 10 – 10   .500 14 – 17   .452 Quinnipiac 9 – 11   .450 13 – 18   .419 Rider 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323 Iona 6 – 14   .300 11 – 19   .367 Saint Peter's 4 – 16   .200 7 – 23   .233 Marist 4 – 16   .200 6 – 25   .194 † 2024 MAAC tournament winner	2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Toledo 17 – 1   .944 28 – 6   .824 Ball State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824 Kent State † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636 Buffalo 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576 Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516 Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Ohio 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367 Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400 Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310 Akron 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379 Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214 Eastern Michigan 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241 † 2024 MAC tournament winner	2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Norfolk State † 13 – 1   .929 27 – 6   .818 Howard 10 – 4   .714 15 – 16   .484 North Carolina Central 9 – 5   .643 16 – 15   .516 Maryland Eastern Shore 8 – 6   .571 15 – 15   .500 Coppin State 8 – 6   .571 12 – 18   .400 Delaware State 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286 Morgan State 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267 South Carolina State 1 – 13   .071 2 – 28   .067 † 2024 MEAC tournament winner
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Drake † 19 – 1   .950 29 – 6   .829 Belmont 17 – 3   .850 26 – 9   .743 Missouri State 15 – 5   .750 23 – 10   .697 Northern Iowa 14 – 6   .700 16 – 16   .500 Illinois State 13 – 7   .650 22 – 12   .647 Murray State 12 – 8   .600 20 – 12   .625 UIC 10 – 10   .500 18 – 16   .529 Southern Illinois 6 – 14   .300 11 – 20   .355 Indiana State 6 – 14   .300 11 – 21   .344 Valparaiso 4 – 16   .200 5 – 25   .167 Bradley 2 – 18   .100 6 – 26   .188 Evansville 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125 † 2024 MVC tournament winner	2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNLV † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 3   .909 New Mexico 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656 Wyoming 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545 Nevada 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500 Colorado State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645 San Diego State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629 Boise State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600 Air Force 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469 Fresno State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 Utah State 2 – 16   .111 5 – 25   .167 San Jose State 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226 † 2024 Mountain West tournament winner	2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Chicago State –   – 1 – 26   .037
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sacred Heart † 15 – 1   .938 24 – 10   .706 Le Moyne* 14 – 2   .875 18 – 15   .545 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 – 5   .688 14 – 17   .452 Merrimack 8 – 8   .500 12 – 19   .387 Central Connecticut 7 – 9   .438 9 – 21   .300 LIU 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267 Stonehill* 4 – 12   .250 4 – 26   .133 Saint Francis 4 – 12   .250 5 – 25   .167 Wagner 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 NEC tournament winner	2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southern Indiana* † 17 – 1   .944 25 – 7   .781 Little Rock 11 – 7   .611 12 – 18   .400 UT Martin 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485 Eastern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 15 – 18   .455 Morehead State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500 Tennessee Tech 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516 Western Illinois 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600 Tennessee State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367 Southeast Missouri State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310 Lindenwood* 5 – 13   .278 7 – 21   .250 SIU Edwardsville 2 – 16   .111 5 – 26   .161 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 OVC tournament winner	2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 9 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 30 – 6   .833 No. 5 USC † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 6   .829 No. 10 UCLA 13 – 5   .722 27 – 7   .794 No. 8 Oregon State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 8   .771 No. 15 Colorado 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706 No. 22 Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676 Arizona 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529 California 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559 Washington State 7 – 11   .389 21 – 15   .583 Washington 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516 Arizona State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355 Oregon 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344 † 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Holy Cross † 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618 Colgate 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Boston University 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625 Loyola 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516 Lehigh 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567 Army 9 – 9   .500 12 – 17   .414 Navy 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452 Bucknell 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419 American 8 – 10   .444 10 – 20   .333 Lafayette 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 † 2024 Patriot League tournament winner	2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 South Carolina † 16 – 0   1.000 38 – 0   1.000 No. 6 LSU 13 – 3   .813 31 – 6   .838 Ole Miss 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727 Alabama 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706 Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 20 – 13   .606 Vanderbilt 9 – 7   .563 23 – 10   .697 Mississippi State 8 – 8   .500 23 – 12   .657 Auburn 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625 Texas A&M 6 – 10   .375 19 – 13   .594 Arkansas 6 – 10   .375 18 – 15   .545 Florida 5 – 11   .313 16 – 16   .500 Kentucky 4 – 12   .250 12 – 20   .375 Georgia 3 – 13   .188 12 – 18   .400 Missouri 2 – 14   .125 11 – 19   .367 † 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Jackson State † 18 – 0   1.000 26 – 7   .788 Grambling State 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697 Southern 13 – 5   .722 15 – 15   .500 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 11 – 7   .611 17 – 16   .515 Alabama A&M 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484 Florida A&M 8 – 10   .444 9 – 21   .300 Alcorn State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375 Prairie View A&M 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379 Texas Southern 6 – 12   .333 7 – 22   .241 Bethune–Cookman 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 15   .167 4 – 27   .129 Alabama State 3 – 15   .167 3 – 26   .103 † 2024 SWAC tournament winner
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Chattanooga † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 5   .848 UNC Greensboro 8 – 6   .571 21 – 12   .636 Wofford 8 – 6   .571 17 – 13   .567 Mercer 8 – 6   .571 15 – 17   .469 East Tennessee State 7 – 7   .500 18 – 12   .600 Samford 6 – 8   .429 14 – 16   .467 Furman 5 – 9   .357 15 – 16   .484 Western Carolina 1 – 13   .071 6 – 24   .200 † 2024 SoCon tournament winner	2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lamar 17 – 1   .944 24 – 7   .774 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 9   .719 Southeastern Louisiana 14 – 4   .778 19 – 12   .613 Incarnate Word 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633 Texas A&M–Commerce* 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 New Orleans 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367 Nicholls 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367 McNeese 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194 Houston Christian 1 – 17   .056 6 – 23   .207 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II. † 2024 Southland tournament winner	2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota State † 16 – 0   1.000 27 – 6   .818 North Dakota State 13 – 3   .813 22 – 12   .647 Oral Roberts 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656 South Dakota 9 – 7   .563 23 – 13   .639 St. Thomas* 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484 North Dakota 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300 Denver 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267 Kansas City 3 – 13   .188 12 – 20   .375 Omaha 3 – 13   .188 8 – 23   .258 * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III † 2024 Summit League tournament winner
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Marshall † 17 – 1   .944 26 – 7   .788 Troy 15 – 3   .833 22 – 12   .647 James Madison 13 – 5   .722 23 – 12   .657 Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688 Louisiana–Monroe 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600 Southern Miss 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548 Appalachian State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531 Georgia State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500 Arkansas State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433 Coastal Carolina 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364 Georgia Southern 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455 Texas State 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438 South Alabama 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281 † 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner	2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT California Baptist † 18 – 2   .900 28 – 4   .875 Grand Canyon 16 – 4   .800 24 – 8   .750 Stephen F. Austin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 12   .636 Utah Tech* 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563 UT Arlington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515 Abilene Christian 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467 Tarleton State* 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375 Seattle 6 – 14   .300 6 – 23   .207 Southern Utah 6 – 14   .300 8 – 22   .267 UT Rio Grande Valley 5 – 15   .250 6 – 23   .207 Utah Valley 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345 * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † 2024 WAC tournament winner	2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 14 Gonzaga 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889 Santa Clara 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735 Portland † 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618 San Francisco 10 – 6   .625 14 – 16   .467 Pacific 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545 Saint Mary's 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419 Loyola Marymount 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367 San Diego 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290 Pepperdine 1 – 15   .063 5 – 25   .167 † 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Award winners

All-America teams

Main article: 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), The Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single ten-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize The Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
• Naismith Award: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
• Wade Trophy: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's Player of the Year (USBWA): Caitlin Clark, Iowa

Major freshman of the year awards

• Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA): JuJu Watkins, USC
• WBCA Freshman of the Year: JuJu Watkins, USC

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
• USBWA National Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
• WBCA National Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
• WBCA Assistant Coach of the Year: Kate Paye, Stanford

Other major awards

• Naismith Starting Five:
  • Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard): Caitlin Clark, Iowa
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard): JuJu Watkins, USC
  • Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward): Madison Booker, Texas
  • Katrina McClain Award (top power forward): Kiki Iriafen, Stanford
  • Lisa Leslie Award (top center): Cameron Brink, Stanford
• WBCA Defensive Player of the Year: Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
• Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Cameron Brink, Stanford
• Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award: Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga
• Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award: Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga
• Maggie Dixon Award (top rookie head coach): Kim Caldwell, Marshall
• Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete): Caitlin Clark, Iowa
• Elite 90 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Sharon Goodman, Iowa
• Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award: Joye Lee-McNelis, head coach, Southern Miss

Coaching changes

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Air Force	Chris Gobrecht		Stacy McIntyre	Gobrecht announced her retirement on April 1, 2024 after 9 seasons at Air Force and 43 seasons overall. Longtime Falcons associate head coach McIntyre was promoted to the position on April 25.
Alabama A&M	Margaret Richards		Dawn Thornton	Richards stepped down from her head coaching position on March 19, 2024 after 8 seasons at Alabama A&M. The Lady Bulldogs stayed in-conference for their next hire, naming Arkansas–Pine Bluff head coach Thornton as her replacement on April 6.
Appalachian State	Angel Elderkin		Alaura Sharp	Elderkin, citing personal reasons, resigned from Appalachian State on March 18, 2024 after ten seasons. The Mountaineers hired Presbyterian head coach Sharp on April 5.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Dawn Thornton		Erica Leak	Thornton left UAPB on April 6, 2024 after 5 seasons for the head coaching position at SWAC rival Alabama A&M. Erica Leak, who had been head coach at West Memphis HS in West Memphis, Arkansas the past year, was hired by the Golden Lions on April 25.
Binghamton	Bethann Shapiro Ord		Mary Grimes	Binghamton parted ways with Ord on March 29, 2024 after a 75–92 record in 6 seasons. Le Moyne head coach Grimes was hired by the Bearcats on April 24.
Cal State Bakersfield	Greg McCall		Ari Wideman	McCall's contract with CSUB was not renewed on March 12, 2024, ending his 13-season tenure at his alma mater. Toledo assistant coach Wideman was hired as the new head coach of the Roadrunners on May 3.
Cal State Northridge	Carlene Mitchell		Angie Ned	CSUN's athletic director announced on March 15, 2024, that Mitchell will not return to the program after 3 seasons. California Baptist associate head coach Ned was hired by the Matadors on April 29.
Canisius	Sahar Nusseibeh		Tiffany Swoffard	Nusseibeh left Canisius on March 28, 2024 after 3 seasons for the Eastern Michigan head coaching position. Penn State assistant coach Swoffard was hired by the Golden Griffins on April 17.
Charlotte	Cara Consuegra		Tomekia Reed	Consuegra left Charlotte on April 17, 2024 after 13 seasons for the Marquette head coaching job. Jackson State head coach Reed was hired by the 49ers on April 25.
Chattanooga	Shawn Poppie		Deandra Schirmer	Poppie left Chattanooga on March 26, 2024 after 2 seasons for the head coaching job at Clemson. The Mocs hired D-II Valdosta State head coach Schrimer on April 4.
Chicago State	Andrea Williams		Corry Irvin	For the 4th time in 6 years, Chicago State announced a coaching change, parting ways with Williams on February 23, 2024 after a 7–48 record in 2 seasons. Mississippi State assistant Irvin was hired by the Cougars on April 10.
Clemson	Amanda Butler		Shawn Poppie	Clemson parted ways with Butler on March 12, 2024, after 6 seasons and an 81–106 record. Chattanooga head coach Poppie was hired by the Tigers on March 26.
Cornell	Dayna Smith		Emily Garner	Cornell announced on March 11, 2024 that they had parted ways with Smith after 22 seasons. After a month-long search, the Big Red hired NCAA D-III Trinity (CT) head coach Emily Garner on April 11.
Delaware State	E.C. Hill	Jazmone Turner		Delaware State parted ways with Hill on or around June 23, 2023 after 2 seasons and named assistant Turner interim head coach for the 2023–24 season. On March 23, 2024, the Hornets removed the interim tag from Turner and officially named her head coach.
Eastern Illinois	Matt Bollant	Marqus McGlothan		Bollant left EIU on May 20, 2024 after 7 seasons to become head coach at NAIA Bryan College, where he previously was head coach from 2002 to 2007. The following day, Panthers associate head coach McGlothan was named interim head coach of the team for the 2024–25 season.
Eastern Michigan	Fred Castro	Ke'Sha Blanton	Sahar Nusseibeh	EMU announced on December 11, 2023 that it had parted ways with Castro after 7-plus seasons and an 80–129 record overall. Eagles assistant coach Blanton was named interim head coach for the rest of the season. After the season, the school hired Canisius head coach Nusseibeh on March 28, 2024.
Georgetown	Tasha Butts	Darnell Haney		Butts died on October 23, 2023, 2 weeks before her first game as Georgetown head coach, 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 was in during Butts' initial leave. On March 20, 2024, Georgetown removed Haney's interim tag and named him head coach.
Georgia Southern	Anita Howard		Hana Haden	Howard and Georgia Southern mutually agreed on a change in leadership of the program on March 12, 2024 after 5 seasons. Hana Haden, head coach at D-II Georgia Southwestern State this past season, was hired by the Eagles on March 29.
Green Bay	Kevin Borseth		Kayla Karius	Borseth announced his retirement on April 10, 2024 after 21 seasons at Green Bay and 37 overall. South Dakota head coach Karius, who played for the Phoenix from 2007 to 2011, was hired as his replacement on April 23.
Hampton	David Six		Tamisha Augustin	Six, the winningest head coach of the program, announced his retirement on March 18, 2024 after 15 seasons at Hampton. Under Six, the Lady Pirates won 264 games, 5 MEAC regular season and 6 conference tournament titles. On March 26, the school hired Florida associate head coach and Hampton, Virginia native Augustin as his replacement.
Idaho	Carrie Eighmey		Arthur Moreira	Eighmey left Idaho on April 30, 2024 after a single season for the South Dakota head coaching job. Vandals assistant Moriera was promoted to the position on June 24.
Indiana State	Chad Killinger		Marc Mitchell	Killinger stepped down from his head coaching position on April 24, 2024 after a 33–60 record in 3 seasons at Indiana State. Former Saint Peter's head coach Mitchell, who had been the head coach at D-II University of Indianapolis the past 2 years, was hired by the Sycamores on May 10.
Iowa	Lisa Bluder		Jan Jensen	Bluder announced her retirement on May 13, 2024 after 24 seasons at Iowa and 40 years overall. During her tenure at Iowa, she won 528 games, the most in program history, and led the Hawkeyes to back-to-back appearances in the national championship game in her final two seasons there. Longtime associate head coach Jansen, who played for Bluder at Drake University from 1990 to 1991 and has been an assistant under her since 1993, was named as her successor.
Jackson State	Tomekia Reed		Margaret Richards	Reed left Jackson State on April 25, 2024 after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at Charlotte. Former Alabama A&M head coach Richards was hired as the Lady Tigers' new head coach on May 1, less than a month after being named assistant coach at Mercer.
Kentucky	Kyra Elzy		Kenny Brooks	Kentucky relieved Elzy from her duties on March 11, 2024, after 4 seasons and a 61–60 record, including a 24–39 record in her final two seasons after making the NCAA tournament her first two seasons. Virginia Tech head coach Brooks was hired by the Wildcats on March 26.
Le Moyne	Mary Grimes		Nick DiPillo	Grimes departed from Le Moyne on April 24, 2024 after 3 seasons for the Binghamton head coaching job. The Dolphins hired Bowling Green assistant DiPillo as the new head coach on May 23.
Little Rock	Joe Foley		Steve Wiedower	After 21 seasons at Little Rock and 37 overall as head coach, Foley announced his retirement on July 18, 2024 with longtime Trojans assistant Wiedower being named his successor.
Marquette	Megan Duffy		Cara Consuegra	Duffy left Marquette on April 3, 2024 after 5 seasons for the Virginia Tech job. Charlotte head coach Consuegra, who was an assistant with the Golden Eagles from 2004 to 2011, was hired as her replacement on April 17.
Marshall	Kim Caldwell		Juli Fulks	Caldwell left Marshall on April 7, 2024 after 1 season for the Tennessee head coaching job.Juli Fulks, a successful Division III head coach who had been at Transylvania University for the last 10 years, was hired by the Thundering Herd on April 12.
Maryland Eastern Shore	Fred Batchelor		Malikah Willis	UMES announced a coaching search on March 22, 2024 to replace Batchelor after 19 seasons. Kennesaw State assistant coach Willis was named the new head coach of the Hawks on April 26.
Mercer	Susie Gardner		Michelle Clark-Heard	Gardner, Mercer's winningest head coach with 246 wins, resigned on March 9, 2024 after 14 seasons with the program. Michelle Clark-Heard, a former head coach at Western Kentucky and Cincinnati who was serving as the assistant athletic director for the Mississippi State women's team this season, was hired by the Bears on March 22.
Miami (FL)	Katie Meier		Tricia Cullop	Meier announced her retirement on March 21, 2024 after 19 seasons at Miami and 23 overall as head coach. Under Meier, the Hurricanes went 362–208 and appeared in the NCAA tournament 10 times. Toledo head coach Cullop was hired by the school on April 5.
Monmouth	Ginny Boggess		Cait Wetmore	Boggess left Monmouth on April 9, 2024 after 3 seasons for the Toledo head coaching position. Charlotte associate head coach Whitmore was hired by the Hawks on April 22.
New Hampshire	Kelsey Hogan		Megan Shoniker	Hogan resigned from New Hampshire on March 27, 2024 after a 28–77 record in 4 seasons. The Wildcats hired Rhode Island associate head coach Shoniker on April 24.
North Alabama	Missy Tiber		Candi Whitaker	North Alabama announced on March 11, 2024 that Tiber's contract will not be renewed after 11 seasons. Candi Whitaker, a former head coach at Kansas City and Texas Tech who was at Division II Missouri Western for the past 5 years, was hired by the Lions on March 25.
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 initially for the season. After starting the 2024–25 season still as the interim head coach, Baxter officially had the interim tag removed on November 6, 2024.
Northern Kentucky	Camryn Whitaker		Jeff Hans	Following an investigation into possible coaching policy violations for which she was eventually cleared of, NKU parted ways with Whitaker on April 5, 2024 after 8 seasons and a 95–106 record. Hans, a former assistant with the Norse who had been the head coach at Division II Thomas More for the last 13 seasons, was hired as her replacement on April 22.
Pepperdine	Tim Hays	Kelsey Keizer	Katie Faulkner	Hays, who was hired by Pepperdine back in April, announced his resignation on August 14, 2023, citing a desire to be closer to his family. Waves assistant coach Keizer served as the team's interim head coach for the season. Washington assistant Faulkner was hired after the season on April 12, 2024.
Presbyterian	Alaura Sharp		Tiffany Sardin	Sharp left Presbyterian on April 5, 2024 after 6 seasons for the Appalachian State job. Former Chicago State head coach Sardin was hired by the Blue Hose on April 19.
Robert Morris	Charlie Buscaglia	Scott Schneider	Chandler McCabe	Buscaglia announced his resignation from RMU on February 12, 2024 after 7½ seasons and a 127–102 record. Colonials associate head coach Schneider served as the interim head coach for the rest of the season. On March 18, UCF assistant coach McCabe was hired by the university.
Siena	Jim Jabir		Terry Primm	Jabir announced his retirement on March 26, 2024 after 6 overall seasons at Siena (1st stint from 1987–1990) and 35 years as head coach. Saints top assistant coach Primm was promoted to fill the position on April 5.
South Dakota	Kayla Karius		Carrie Eighmey	Karius left South Dakota on April 23, 2024 after 2 seasons to take the head coaching job at her alma mater Green Bay. Idaho head coach Eighmey was hired by the Coyotes as her replacement on April 30.
Southeast Missouri State	Rekha Patterson		Briley Palmer	Patterson resigned from SEMO on May 3, 2024 after 9 seasons to become an assistant coach at UCF. Palmer, head coach at NJCAA Mineral Area College the last 4 years, was hired by the Redhawks on April 15.
Stanford	Tara VanDerveer		Kate Paye	VanDerveer, at the time the all-time winningest head coach in all of college basketball, announced her retirement on April 9, 2024 after 38 seasons at Stanford and 45 years overall. During her illustrious career, she won 1,216 games, made the NCAA tournament 39 times, including 3 national championships and making the Final Four 13 times, along with many other accolades. Longtime Cardinal associate head coach Kate Paye, who played for VanDerveer at Stanford from 1991 to 1995, was officially announced as her successor on April 16.
Stony Brook	Ashley Langford		Joy McCorvey	Langford left Stony Brook on April 2, 2024 after 3 seasons for the head coaching position at her alma mater Tulane. Tennessee assistant coach McCorvey was hired by the Seawolves on April 15.
Tennessee	Kellie Harper		Kim Caldwell	Tennessee parted ways with Harper on April 1, 2024 after 5 seasons and a 108–52 record. Marshall head coach Caldwell was hired by the Lady Vols on April 7, making her the first non-Tennessee alum since the late great Pat Summitt to lead the program.
Tennessee State	Ty Evans		Candice Dupree	Evans resigned on April 3, 2024 after a 34–78 record in 4 seasons at TSU. Former WNBA star Candice Dupree, who had been working for the San Antonio Spurs as a player development assistant coach, was hired by the Lady Tigers on May 9.
Toledo	Tricia Cullop		Ginny Boggess	Cullop left Toledo on April 5, 2024 after 16 seasons for the Miami (FL) head coaching job. Monmouth head coach Ginny Boggess was hired by the Rockets on April 9.
Tulane	Lisa Stockton		Ashley Langford	Stockton announced her retirement on March 18, 2024, after 30 seasons at Tulane. She left as the program's winningest head coach and as the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in the state of Louisiana with 591 wins. Stony Brook head coach and Tulane alum Langford was hired by the Green Wave on April 2.
UC Santa Barbara	Bonnie Henrickson		Renee Jimenez	Henrickson announced her retirement on March 20, 2024, after 9 seasons at UCSB and 27 years overall as a head coach. Jimenez, head coach at Cal State San Marcos of NCAA D-II, was hired by the Gauchos on April 17.
UMBC	Johnetta Hayes		Candice Hill	UMBC declined to renew the contract of Hayes on March 11, 2024 after 5 seasons and a 39–81 record. St. John's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Hill, a Baltimore native, was hired by the Retrievers on April 15.
UNC Asheville	Honey Brown		Tynesha Lewis	Brown's contract with UNC Asheville was not renewed on March 19, 2024 after a 43–76 record in 4 seasons. Tynesha Lewis, head coach at Division II Elizabeth City State the past 3 seasons, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 12.
Utah State	Kayla Ard		Wesley Brooks	Moments after losing to Boise State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament on March 10, 2024, Utah State fired Ard after a 24–90 record in 4 seasons. Ohio State assistant coach Brooks was hired by the Aggies on April 1.
Virginia Tech	Kenny Brooks		Megan Duffy	Brooks left Virginia Tech on March 26, 2024 after 8 seasons for the Kentucky job. The Hokies hired Marquette head coach Duffy as his replacement on April 3.
Western Carolina	Kiley Hill		Jonathan Tsipis	After a 33–111 record in 5 seasons, Western Carolina opted not to renew Hill's contract on March 8, 2024. Former George Washington and Wisconsin head coach Tsipis was hired by the Catamounts on April 5.
Youngstown State	John Barnes	John Nicolais	Melissa Jackson	Barnes announced his resignation from Youngstown State on January 19, 2024, after 10 seasons. He had been on a leave of absence from the program since October for family reasons. Penguins assistant coach Nicolais, who had been serving as the interim head coach during Barnes' initial leave, continued in that role through the rest of the season. On March 14, the school hired Cleveland State assistant and former Akron head coach Melissa Jackson for the job.

See also

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