The UConn Huskies showed they are as good as advertised and became the clear No. 1 in the first CBS Sports women's college basketball power rankings of the 2025-26 season. However, the most surprising team so far is the USC Trojans, who climbed all the way to No. 6 this week after being ranked 17th in the preseason.

Barnett-Gay scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Navy stunned Florida, 69-54, before a boisterous crowd of 825 at Alumni Hall. Sophomore guard Juliana Almeida had a strong all-around game with 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Midshipmen, who defeated an SEC opponent for only the second time in program history.

Maryland learned three hours before its tipoff against Princeton that starting guard Lea Bartelme had torn her ACL and would miss the rest of the season. The loss left the Terps suddenly thin at point guard, forcing freshman Addi Mack into her first career start.

The first week of the women's college basketball season has officially wrapped up and now we have our first AP Top 25 of the regular season. While the top six teams remained the same, with reigning national champion UConn on top, there was movement elsewhere.

Stanford woke up in the second quarter Sunday and rolled past Gonzaga in Spokane and St. Mary's improved to 5-0 by beating Nevada in Moraga.

Destiny Howell scored a season-high 23 points and Breauna Ware posted 12 points and four assists for Wisconsin in a 76-72 win over UW-Green Bay.

TCU’s depth will get tested against NC State, especially inside the paint. Tilda Trygger, a 6-6 forward, will match up with TCU centers Clara Silva and Kennedy Basham, who both stand at 6-7. Trygger started 23 games last season and earned ACC All-Freshman Team honors.

Alexander was one of four players in double figures for MSU as it moved to 4-0 ahead of its home game against Eastern Illinois on Thursday, Nov. 20. Grace VanSlooten had 19 points and eight rebounds, Kennedy Blair had 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Rashunda Jones had 13 points.