Overview
- USA TODAY Sports staffers released their midseason selections with Sarah Strong the only unanimous choice.
- Defending champion UConn holds No. 1 in the coaches poll at 17-0 with a 34-game winning streak.
- Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo is averaging 25.1 points and a nation-best 5.9 steals per game.
- Texas forward Madison Booker posts 19.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists following the Longhorns’ first loss at LSU.
- Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes, fueling a 17-0 start with an SEC-best 24.9 points per game, and Iowa State’s Audi Crooks, the national scoring leader at 28.3 on 69.8% shooting, complete the first team, with several standouts earning honorable mention.