NCAA Tournament bubble

Columbia women's basketball head coach Megan Griffith stands on a ladder and cuts the net of a basketball hoop at the Columbia Lions home court while Lions players stand behind her celebrating and spectators stand in front of her taking pictures with their phones

A modest counterproposal: Win or go home

By Emily Adler / March 16, 2025

‘March Madness is designed to find the sweet spot between crowning the best teams and pure randomness’

Minnesota forward Mallory Heyer holds the ball near her left hip with two hands and looks to make a move.

How Mallory Heyer has helped Minnesota take a step forward this season

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 3, 2025

Heyer is part of a recruiting class that stuck with Minnesota through a coaching change, and it’s paying off

Princeton players on the bench rise to their feet and several clap their hands in response to a play during a game against Harvard. Head coach Carla Berube walks down the sideline, looking over her shoulder at the action on the court.

‘This felt entirely complete’: How a young Princeton team has become elite again

By Jenn Hatfield / March 2, 2025

Princeton won’t be the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League Tournament, but the Tigers remain a postseason threat

Stanford guard Tess Heal dribbles the basketball with her right hand in the open court.

Stanford is ‘optimistic’ the NCAA Tournament is still in sight

By Michelle Smith / January 30, 2025

The Cardinal are 10-9, a far cry from their usual standard, but head coach Kate Paye lauds her team’s positivity

Princeton forward Ellie Mitchell holds the Ivy League Tournament trophy over her head with two hands. Her mouth is open as she celebrates, and some streamers drape down from her left hand and around her neck.

Princeton, Columbia and the emotional gap of a one-bid conference’s title game

By Jenn Hatfield / March 17, 2024

Tigers advance to another NCAA Tournament, while Columbia likely falls a game short for third straight year

A preview thumbnail for the Locked on Women's Basketball podcast covering bracketology, featuring an image of a press conference backdrop branded with the March Madness logo and #MARCHMADNESS, with a banner on the bottom in white text on an orange background that reads "Previewing Selection Sunday"

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Bracketology 101

By The Next / March 15, 2024

Bracketologist Megan Gauer joins the pod to preview Sunday’s bracket reveal.

Miami head coach Katie Meier puts her arms in the air and smiles widely after a win in the 2023 Sweet 16.

Under Katie Meier, Miami’s success in March should no longer be a surprise

By Mitchell Northam / March 8, 2024

A year removed from an Elite Eight run, Meier’s Hurricanes Marched on again Thursday

Illinois players douse head coach Shauna Green with water in the locker room after their upset of Indiana.

In a rough season for Illinois, glimmers of hope have reemerged

By Eric Rynston-Lobel / February 24, 2024

‘You put your head down and you just keep working’