The NCAA women's basketball regular season ends on Sunday, with the weekend delivering a stacked lineup despite most conferences already crowning the champions of their 2025/26 campaigns.
No. 3 South Carolina won their fifth straight SEC title on Thursday night, joining No. 1 UConn (Big East), No. 2 UCLA (Big Ten), No. 11 TCU (Big 12), and No. 12 Duke (ACC) as the major conferences' top regular-season finishers heading into Champ Week.
"They knew [the title] was at stake," Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley said after her team's 112-71 win over Missouri. "We've been mentioning just wanting it outright and doing it on our home court in front of the fans that really have supported us to the nth degree."
Titles aside, the season isn't quite over yet, as Sunday rivalries serve as postseason appetizers for teams banking on deep playoff runs.
Duke tips off Sunday's NCAA slate against in-state nemesis No. 21 UNC, before TCU battles fellow Texas standout No. 18 Baylor and UCLA takes on SoCal neighbor USC.
"It's been amazing to watch the program grow," said Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez. "That's a reason we all came here, is to do things UCLA has never done before."
How to watch Sunday's NCAA women's basketball rivalries
No. 12 Duke will visit No. 21 North Carolina at 12 PM ET before No. 11 TCU hosts No. 18 Baylor at 4 PM ET, both airing live on ESPN.
Then at 6 PM ET, No. 2 UCLA will close out their season at USC, with live coverage on FS1.
The NCAA basketball transfer portal window officially closes on Wednesday, after an active period saw top players unafraid to jump ship — even if that means joining a rival team.
After the portal window shuts, athletes can no longer declare their intention to transfer, though there's no official deadline for accepting admission to a new school.
Former UCLA rising senior Londynn Jones is the latest to switch sides, taking her 35.1% three-point shooting to the Bruins’ fiercest Big Ten competition by committing to crosstown rival USC on Tuesday.
The SEC — arguably the sport's powerhouse conference — has also seen significant movement in recent weeks, with Ole Miss landing ex-Ohio State standout Cotie McMahon and ex-Mississippi State guard Denim DeShields — WNBA veteran Diamond DeShields’s little sister.
Maryland is also cleaning up, signing ex-Duke star guard Oluchi Okananwa and Indiana center Yarden Garzon to the Terps' 2025/26 roster.
Meanwhile, 2025 national championship runner-up South Carolina added former Mississippi State big Madina Okot on Monday, after securing ex-Florida State guard and Division I's 2024/25 scoring leader Ta’Niya Latson earlier this month.
Another transfer portal superstar considers a jump
As the stars begin to settle, all eyes are on South Carolina transfer MiLaysia Fulwiley as she weighs her options ahead of her junior year.
Like UCLA-to-USC transfer Jones, the Columbia, South Carolina, product could opt to go the rival route, with rumors of Fulwiley seriously eyeing SEC foe LSU currently making the rounds.
All in all, while the player pool will be finalized on Wednesday, it could take days, weeks, or months to round out NCAA basketball rosters, as teams continue courting athletes in the portal before the 2025/26 season tips off.