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LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 02: Yacine Diop #2 of the Louisville Cardinals handles the basketball during an exhibition game against the USA Women's National team at KFC YUM! Center on February 2, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

ACC: Balogun returns, Shook shines in No. 9 Louisville’s win over No. 4 N.C. State

Oregon State’s Kennedy Brown out for remainder of season

Around the Pac-12: February madness in Corvallis, table set for UCLA

Women’s Basketball Bracketology: NC State ascends to the 1 line

RICHMOND, VA - MARCH 02: Bre Cavanaugh #11 of the Fordham Lady Rams dribbles around Alyssa Monahan #12 of the St. Joseph Hawks during the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic-10 Women's Basketball Tournament at Richmond Coliseum on March 2, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. The Billikens won 52-49. Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

A wild weekend in the Atlantic 10 conference

PALO ALTO, CA - FEBRUARY 9: Head coach Tara VanDerveer of the Stanford Cardinal (center) poses for a picture with her seniors including, from left, DiJonai Carrington, Mikaela Brewer, Nadia Fingall and Anna Wilson, alongside her older brother Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, far right, after the NCAA women's basketball game at Maples Pavilion on February 9, 2020 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Cody Glenn/Getty Images)

Takeaways from Stanford’s weekend against UCLA and USC

Northwestern’s Abi Scheid shoots against Michigan State on Feb. 10. Photo courtesy of Andy Brown

Northwestern makes debut as a top 20 team, crushes Michigan State again

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA/USA - Feb. 05, 2020: Former George Mason guard Keri Chaconas poses with the 2019-2020 George Mason Women’s Basketball team after their win against UMass at EagleBank Arena. Photo Credit: Domenic Allegra

National Girls and Women in Sports Day means a little more at Mason

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 26: LSU Lady Tigers forward Ayana Mitchell (5) being double teamed by Tennessee Lady Vols center Tamari Key (20) and forward Lou Brown (21) during a game on January 26, 2020, at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

LSU’s Ayana Mitchell out for the season

STORRS, CT - FEBRUARY 03: Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) handles the ball while defended by UConn Huskies guard Aubrey Griffin (44) during the game as the Oregon Ducks take on the UConn Huskies on February 3, 2020, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Women’s Basketball Bracketology: Post-committee reveal shakeup

TEMPE, ARIZONA - JANUARY 31: Alissa Pili #35 of the USC Trojans passes against Taya Hanson #0 and Ja'Tavia Tapley #33 of the Arizona State Sun Devils during their game at Desert Financial Arena on January 31, 2020 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Trojans 76-75 in 3OT. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)

Around the Pac-12: Making sense of the middle

COLLEGE PARK, MD - NOVEMBER 20: Head Coach Jennifer Rizzotti of the George Washington Colonials talks to her team during a timeout in the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Xfinity Center on November 20, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)

How George Washington head coach, USA Basketball’s Jennifer Rizzotti is two places at once

COLLEGE PARK, MD - NOVEMBER 10: Zia Cooke #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks dribbles the ball during a women's basketball game against the against the Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center on November 10, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Women’s Basketball Bracketology: South Carolina is the No. 1 overall seed in first reveal

TUCSON, AZ - JANUARY 31: Arizona Wildcats guard Aarion McDonald (2) laughs with her teammates after missing a shot during a college women's basketball game between the UCLA Bruins and the Arizona Wildcats on January 31, 2020, at McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. (Photo by Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Takeaways from Arizona’s victories over UCLA and USC

Bill Sheahan. (Mt. St. Mary's Athletic Communications)

And One: Bill Sheahan, Mount St. Mary’s prolific leader

DALLAS, TX - JANUARY 05: UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma coaches his team during a timeout during the American Athletic Conference womens college basketball game between the UConn Huskies and the SMU Mustangs on January 05, 2020 at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

UConn women’s basketball assistant coach takes leave of absence

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 11: Head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith of the Harvard Crimson talks to a player against the Princeton Tigers during the third quarter of an Ivy League semifinal matchup at The Palestra on March 11, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Princeton won 68-47. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)

The road to Ivy Madness continues this weekend

Northwestern’s Lindsey Pulliam shoots against Michigan on Jan. 30 (photo courtesy of Andy Brown)

Lindsey Pulliam scores 32, dedicates the game to Kobe Bryant

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE. Player is NATALIE KUCOWSKI. Photo credit to Rick Smith.

Patriot League roundup: Loyola stuns Bucknell; Natalie Kucowski leads Lafayette; and more news and notes

STORRS, CT - NOVEMBER 28: DePaul Blue Demons Forward Chante Stonewall (22) dribbles the ball up the court during the second half of the DePaul Blue Demons versus the Connecticut Huskies on November 28, 2018, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Women’s basketball bracketology: How high can DePaul climb?

Northwestern’s Lindsey Pulliam drives towards the basket against Purdue on Jan. 12 (Photo courtesy of Andy Brown)

After splitting road trip to Michigan State and Maryland, Northwestern remains in Top 25

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 14: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the Oregon Ducks moves the ball in the second quarter against Long Beach State at Walter Pyramid on December 14, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

Around the Pac-12: Oregon sweeps civil war weekend with Oregon State

RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 23: NC State Wolfpack center Elissa Cunane (33) and NC State Wolfpack forward Kayla Jones (25) celebrate after the bucket during the 2019 Div 1 Women's Championship - First Round college basketball game between the Maine Black Bears and NC State Wolfpack on March 23, 2019, at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Michael Berg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

N.C. State, Elissa Cunane get redemption against UNC in a rowdy Reynolds Coliseum

TUCSON, AZ - JANUARY 24: Arizona Wildcats guard Aarion McDonald (2) tries to dribble the ball past Arizona State Sun Devils guard Reili Richardson (1) during a college women's basketball game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Arizona Wildcats on January 24, 2020, at McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. (Photo by Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Takeaways from Arizona’s win over Arizona State in the Pac-12 Duel in the Desert

JAN 11 1996; Colorado State University - Athletics Basketball (Women); Becky Hammon (L), Katie Cronin; (Photo By The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Looking back at the biggest jumps into the AP Top 25

KNOXVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 29: Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper talks with guard Rennia Davis (0) during a college basketball game between the Howard Lady Bison and Tennessee Lady Vols on December 29, 2019, at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Takeaways from resumption of Connecticut-Tennessee rivalry

RICHMOND, VA - MARCH 02: Bre Cavanaugh #11 of the Fordham Lady Rams dribbles around Alyssa Monahan #12 of the St. Joseph Hawks during the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic-10 Women's Basketball Tournament at Richmond Coliseum on March 2, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. The Billikens won 52-49. Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Atlantic 10 Conference Play Roundup: Bre Cavanaugh, Nicole Jorgensen keep grinding

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 12: Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper talking with guard Jordan Horston (25) during a college basketball game against the Georgia Lady Bulldogs on January 12, 2020, at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

What factors are behind Tennessee’s success this season?