2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season will end on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 20 and ending with the championship game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 7.[1]

This season is the first for the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, a secondary national tournament operated by the NCAA as a direct parallel to the men's National Invitation Tournament.

Rule changes[edit]

On May 5, 2023, the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee proposed a suite of rule changes for the 2023–24 season. These changes were approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel during its June 8 conference call:[2][3]

  • Players judged to have flopped will be warned on the first offense, with a technical foul to be issued for subsequent offenses. All flop calls after the first will be added to the team foul count, but not to the individual players' foul counts.
  • Flopping and delay of game were established as a new class of technical fouls assessed to the team and not to individuals.
  • The restricted-area arc within the free-throw lane was reduced from an arc 4 feet (1.22 m) from the center of the basket to the area directly under the basket. Defenders can now draw charges at any location other than directly under the basket.
  • Prerecorded or live video can be transmitted to the bench area during the game, on an optional basis. This had been an experimental rule since 2021–22, but is now permanent.
  • The shot clock will reset to 20 seconds for all offensive rebounds when the original shot has touched the rim.
  • Red and amber lights can now be placed on the backboard.
  • Schools will no longer have to apply for a waiver to allow players to use religious headwear that is safe for competition.
  • All numbers from 0–99 will be allowed. Previously, player numbers could only include digits from 0 to 5.

Season headlines[edit]

  • July 17, 2023
  • October 4 – The Division I Council announced changes to the transfer window for all sports. In men's and women's basketball, the transfer portal now opens on the day after Selection Sunday and remains open for 45 days, down from the previous 60.[6]
  • October 15 – Iowa held Crossover at Kinnick, an exhibition game at the school's football home of Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes defeated DePaul 94–72 in front of a crowd of 55,646, the largest documented attendance in history for a women's basketball game.[7]
  • October 23 – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that Merrimack and Sacred Heart would join from the Northeast Conference (NEC) in July 2024.[8]
  • October 24 – The AP released its preseason All-America team. Reigning national player of the year Caitlin Clark of Iowa was the only unanimous choice, joined by forwards Angel Reese of LSU, Cameron Brink of Stanford, and Mackenzie Holmes of Indiana; center Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech; and guard Paige Bueckers of UConn. The team had six players instead of the normal five because Holmes and Kitley tied in voting for the fifth spot.[9]
  • October 27 – The NCAA announced that effective immediately, the top overall seed in the Division I tournament would be placed in a regional pod playing on Friday and Sunday. This assures that team of the most possible rest time between the regional final and the Final Four, assuming that it advances to that point.[10]
  • November 28 – Conference USA announced that Delaware would join from the Coastal Athletic Association in 2025.[11]
  • December 5 – The NEC announced that Chicago State, the only Division I independent, would join the conference in July 2024.[12]
  • December 20 – The two schools left behind in the mass exodus from the Pac-12, Oregon State and Washington State, were reported to be nearing a deal with the West Coast Conference (WCC) for affiliate membership in multiple sports, including men's and women's basketball. The arrangement, expected to be voted on by WCC member presidents in the coming days, would run for two years (through 2025–26), during which time the so-called "Pac-2" would be eligible for WCC championships and could represent the conference in NCAA championship events.[13][14]
  • December 22 – The reported deal between the "Pac-2" and the WCC became official, with Oregon State and Washington State joining as affiliate members in all non-football sports apart from baseball through 2025–26.[15]
  • February 16, 2024 – During UConn's senior night ceremony, Bueckers announced that she would return for the 2024–25 season. She was eligible for the WNBA draft, in which she was projected as a lottery pick, as a redshirt junior.[16]
  • February 29

Milestones and records[edit]

Caitlin Clark[edit]

  • November 12 – Clark joined Sabrina Ionescu as the only Division I players to collect a triple-double in four different seasons, recording 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in Iowa's 94–53 blowout of Northern Iowa. Clark also surpassed Megan Gustafson as Iowa's all-time scoring leader.[19]
  • December 6 – Clark became the 15th Division I women's player with 3,000 career points after a 35-point performance in Iowa's 67–58 win at Iowa State. She also became the first D-I player, male or female, with 3,000 points, 750 rebounds, and 750 assists.[20]
  • December 30 – Clark passed Ohio State's Samantha Prahalis as the career assists leader in the Big Ten Conference during Iowa's 94–71 win against Minnesota.[21]
  • January 31, 2024 – Clark became the all-time scoring leader in Big Ten history, passing Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell, during Iowa's 110–74 win at Northwestern. This also put Clark in second place on the Division I women's career scoring list, behind Kelsey Plum of Washington.[22]
  • February 11 – Clark became the sixth Division I player with 1,000 career assists, reaching the milestone during Iowa's 82–79 loss at Nebraska.[23]
  • February 15 – Clark surpassed Plum as the D-I career scoring leader with a long three-pointer less than 3 minutes into Iowa's home game against Michigan. She finished with a program-record 49 points, with Iowa winning 106–89.[24]
  • February 28 – In Iowa's 108–60 blowout of Minnesota, Clark reached three major milestones:[25]
    • She passed Lynette Woodard, whose career at Kansas from 1977–81 predated NCAA sponsorship of women's sports, as the career scoring leader in major-college women's basketball.
    • Clark became the all-time Division I women's leader for three-pointers in a season. Her 156 threes at this point in the season put her past Taylor Pierce, who had 154 for Idaho in the 2018–19 season.[26]
    • She became the second Division I women's player with 500 career three-pointers, after Taylor Robertson of Oklahoma from 2018–2023, and also passed Mitchell as the Big Ten career leader.[27]
  • March 3 – In Iowa's last regular-season game, and also the last regular-season game of Clark's college career, she surpassed the career total of D-I men's scoring leader Pete Maravich shortly before halftime of the Hawkeyes' 93–83 win over Ohio State.[28]
  • March 8 – In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, Clark, who in her previous game had drawn level with Stephen Curry and Darius McGhee for the most three-pointers by any Division I player in a single season, surpassed both in Iowa's 95–62 win over Penn State, finishing the game with 164 this season.[29]
  • March 9 – In Iowa's 95–68 win over Michigan in the Big Ten semifinals, Clark became the first player in D-I women's history to score at least 1,000 points in two different seasons, having done so in 2022–23. She also passed Mitchell as the all-time leading scorer in Big Ten tournament history.[30]

Other milestones and records[edit]

  • January 14, 2024 – Syracuse's Dyaisha Fair became the 16th D-I women's player with 3,000 career points, reaching the milestone in the Orange's 83–82 win over Clemson. Fair played three seasons at Buffalo before transferring to Syracuse in 2022.[31]
  • January 21 – Tara VanDerveer became the winningest head coach in Division I history, recording her 1,203rd career win in Stanford's 65–56 win over Oregon State. The win put her ahead of retired Duke men's coach Mike Krzyzewski on the D-I career wins list.[32]

Conference membership changes[edit]

Nineteen schools joined new conferences, became independents, or dropped athletics.[33]

School Former conference New conference
BYU WCC Big 12
Campbell Big South CAA
Charlotte CUSA American
Cincinnati American Big 12
Florida Atlantic CUSA American
Hartford Independent CCC (D-III)
Houston American Big 12
Jacksonville State ASUN CUSA
Le Moyne NE-10 (D-II) NEC
Liberty ASUN CUSA
New Mexico State WAC CUSA
North Texas CUSA American
Rice CUSA American
St. Francis Brooklyn NEC None (dropped athletics)
Sam Houston WAC CUSA
UAB CUSA American
UCF American Big 12
UTSA CUSA American
Western Illinois Summit OVC

The 2023−24 season is the last for at least 18 Division I schools in their current conferences and at least one Division II school in its current conference before reclassification to Division I. It is also the last season for Chicago State as the only Division I independent.[33][34]

School 2023−24 conference Future conference
Arizona Pac-12 Big 12
Arizona State Pac-12 Big 12
California Pac-12 ACC
Chicago State Independent NEC
Colorado Pac-12 Big 12
Kennesaw State ASUN CUSA
Merrimack NEC MAAC
Oklahoma Big 12 SEC
Oregon Pac-12 Big Ten
Oregon State Pac-12[a] WCC
Sacred Heart NEC MAAC
SMU American ACC
Stanford Pac-12 ACC
Texas Big 12 SEC
UCLA Pac-12 Big Ten
USC Pac-12 Big Ten
Utah Pac-12 Big 12
Washington Pac-12 Big Ten
Washington State Pac-12[a] WCC
West Georgia Gulf South (D-II) ASUN
  1. ^ a b The Pac-12 will continue to technically exist through at least 2025–26, with Oregon State and Washington State as the only members unless more schools join in the interim.

Arenas[edit]

New arenas[edit]

Seasonal outlook[edit]

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching Polls.[44][45]

Pre-season polls[edit]

AP
Ranking Team
1 LSU (35)
2 UConn (1)
3 Iowa
4 UCLA
5 Utah
6 South Carolina
7 Ohio State
8 Virginia Tech
9 Indiana
10 Notre Dame
11 Tennessee
12 Ole Miss
13 Texas
14 Maryland
15 Stanford
16 North Carolina
17 Louisville
18 Florida State
19 Baylor
20 Colorado
21 USC
22 Creighton
23 Illinois
24 Washington State
25 Mississippi State
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 LSU (29)
2 UConn (3)
3 Iowa
4 South Carolina
5 Virginia Tech
6 Ohio State
7 Utah
8 UCLA
9 Indiana
10 Notre Dame
11 Maryland
12 Tennessee
13 Stanford
14 Texas
15 Louisville
16 Ole Miss
17 North Carolina
18 Colorado
19 Duke
20 Baylor
21 USC
22 Florida State
23 Oklahoma
24 Michigan т
25 Miami (FL) т


Top 10 matchups[edit]

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Early-season tournaments[edit]

Upsets[edit]

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I women's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early-season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
No. 20 Colorado 92–78 No. 1 LSU November 6, 2023 Naismith Hall of Fame Series LSU was the first reigning Division I women's champion to lose its season opener since UConn in 1995.[46] The game was played in Las Vegas.
Oklahoma 80–70 No. 12 Ole Miss November 9, 2023
Marquette 71–67 No. 23 Illinois November 11, 2023
NC State 92–81 No. 2 UConn November 12, 2023
Kansas State 65–58 No. 2 Iowa November 16, 2023
Green Bay 65–53 No. 22 Creighton
Princeton 77–63 No. 22 Oklahoma November 23, 2023 Fort Myers Tip-Off
Alabama 78–73 No. 20 Louisville November 24, 2023 Betty Chancellor Classic Game played in Katy, TX
Green Bay 59–48 No. 23 Washington State November 25, 2023 Cancún Challenge
Florida Gulf Coast 65–64 No. 18 North Carolina November 26, 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase
Miami (FL) 74–68 No. 21 Mississippi State November 29, 2023 ACC–SEC Challenge
Arkansas 71–58 No. 15 Florida State November 30, 2023
Southern Miss 61–59 No. 19 Ole Miss December 2, 2023
Rhode Island 60–58 No. 25 Princeton December 3, 2023
Chattanooga 59–53 No. 21 Mississippi State
Gonzaga 96–78 No. 3 Stanford
West Virginia 83–65 No. 25 Penn State December 4, 2023
Washington 60–55 No. 21 Washington State December 10, 2023
Seton Hall 84–54 No. 23 UNLV December 16, 2023
Michigan 69–60 No. 17 Ohio State December 30, 2023 Rivalry
Syracuse 86–81 No. 13 Notre Dame December 31, 2023
St. John's 57–56 No. 19 Marquette January 3, 2024
North Carolina 75–51 No. 25 Syracuse January 4, 2024
Oklahoma State 67–59 No. 23 TCU January 6, 2024
Arizona 71–70OT No. 15 Utah January 7, 2024
North Carolina 61–57 No. 16 Notre Dame
Kansas 87–66 No. 4 Baylor January 10, 2024
Iowa State 74–64 No. 24 West Virginia
66–63 No. 4 Baylor January 13, 2024
Auburn 67–62 No. 7 LSU January 14, 2024
Villanova 66–63 No. 22 Marquette January 17, 2024
Texas Tech 71–63 No. 24 Iowa State
Miami (FL) 73–59 No. 4 NC State January 18, 2024
Syracuse 79–73 No. 15 Florida State
Duke 63–46 No. 14 Virginia Tech
New Mexico 69–66 No. 25 UNLV January 20, 2024
Virginia 91–87 No. 15 Florida State January 21, 2024
Oklahoma 91–87 No. 10 Texas January 24, 2024
Duke 88–46 No. 23 Florida State January 25, 2024
Virginia 81–66 No. 20 North Carolina January 28, 2024
Washington 62–59 No. 11 USC
Washington State 85–82 No. 2 UCLA
Mississippi State 77–73 No. 9 LSU January 29, 2024
Oklahoma 66–63 No. 2 Kansas State January 31, 2024
BYU 78–66 No. 18 Baylor February 7, 2024
Nebraska 82–79 No. 2 Iowa February 11, 2024
Iowa State 96–932OT No. 7 Kansas State February 14, 2024
Illinois 86–66 No. 14 Indiana February 19, 2024
Duke 58–45 No. 17 Syracuse February 22, 2024
North Carolina 80–70 No. 6 NC State Rivalry
Arizona 68–61 No. 3 Stanford February 23, 2024
Columbia 67–65 No. 25 Princeton February 24, 2024
Virginia 73–68 No. 20 Louisville February 25, 2024
Kansas 59–55 No. 10 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown
Washington 61–51 No. 9 Oregon State
Duke 69–58 No. 6 NC State Tobacco Road
Oklahoma State 68–61 No. 24 West Virginia February 27, 2024
Iowa State 82–76 No. 15 Kansas State February 28, 2024
Washington 62–47 No. 19 Utah March 2, 2024
Washington State 72–63 No. 13 Colorado
Kansas 83–74 No. 20 Oklahoma
Virginia 80–75 No. 5 Virginia Tech March 3, 2024 Rivalry
Maryland 82–61 No. 4 Ohio State March 8, 2024 Big Ten Tournament
Florida State 78–65 No. 20 Syracuse ACC Tournament
Michigan 69–56 No. 12 Indiana Big Ten Tournament
Iowa State 67–62 No. 17 Baylor March 9, 2024 Big 12 Tournament
Georgetown 55–46 No. 21 Creighton March 10, 2024 Big East Tournament
Iowa State 85–68 No. 17 Oklahoma March 11, 2024 Big 12 Tournament

In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been six non-Division I teams to defeat a Division I team so far this season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
Trevecca Nazarene (Division II) 75–59[47] Austin Peay November 6, 2023 First official game at Austin Peay's new home of F&M Bank Arena
Illinois–Springfield (Division II) 71–69[48] Indiana State November 15, 2023
Hope International (NAIA) 64–60[49] Cal State Northridge November 18, 2023
Wingate (Division II) 72–53[50] Elon December 2, 2023
Mayville State (NAIA) 75–68[51] North Dakota December 15, 2023
Western Colorado (Division II) 51–49[52] Utah State December 18, 2023

Conference winners and tournaments[edit]

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference Regular
season first place
Conference
player of the year
Conference
coach of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Maine Anne Simon, Maine[53] Amy Vachon, Maine[53] 2024 America East women's basketball tournament Campus sites
American Athletic Conference North Texas
Temple
Tulsa[a]
Temira Poindexter, Tulsa[54] Jason Burton, North Texas[54] 2024 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament Dickies Arena
(Fort Worth, TX)
Atlantic 10 Conference Richmond Sarah Te-Biasu, VCU[55] Aaron Roussell, Richmond[55] 2024 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Henrico Sports & Events Center
(Glen Allen, VA)
Richmond
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia Tech Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech[56] Felisha Legette-Jack, Syracuse[56] 2024 ACC women's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, NC)
Notre Dame
Atlantic Sun Conference Florida Gulf Coast Emani Jefferson, FGCU[57] Lynn Bria, Stetson[57] 2024 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament Campus sites
Big 12 Conference Oklahoma Madison Booker, Texas & Skylar Vann, Oklahoma[58] Jennie Baranczyk, Oklahoma[58] 2024 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament T-Mobile Center
(Kansas City, MO)
Big East Conference UConn Paige Bueckers, UConn[59] Geno Auriemma, UConn[59] 2024 Big East women's basketball tournament Mohegan Sun Arena
(Uncasville, CT)
UConn
Big Sky Conference Eastern Washington Jamie Loera, Eastern Washington[60] Joddie Gleason, Eastern Washington[60] 2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament Idaho Central Arena
(Boise, ID)
Big South Conference High Point Lauren Bevis, High Point[61] Chelsea Banbury, High Point[61] 2024 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament Qubein Center
(High Point, NC)
Presbyterian
Big Ten Conference Ohio State Caitlin Clark, Iowa[62] Kevin McGuff, Ohio State[62] 2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament Target Center
(Minneapolis, MN)
Iowa
Big West Conference Hawaii 2024 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament Dollar Loan Center
(Henderson, NV)
Coastal Athletic Association Stony Brook 2024 CAA women's basketball tournament Entertainment and Sports Arena
(Washington, DC)
Conference USA Middle Tennessee Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tennessee[63] Jesyka Burks-Wiley, FIU[63] 2024 Conference USA women's basketball tournament Propst Arena
(Huntsville, AL)
Horizon League Cleveland State Colbi Maples, Cleveland State[64] Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State[64] 2024 Horizon League women's basketball tournament Quarterfinals: Campus sites
Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(Indianapolis, IN)
Ivy League Columbia
Princeton[a]
2024 Ivy League women's basketball tournament Levien Gymnasium
(New York City, NY)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield Janelle Brown, Fairfield[65] Carly Thibault-DuDonis, Fairfield[65] 2024 MAAC women's basketball tournament Boardwalk Hall
(Atlantic City, NJ)
Mid-American Conference Toledo 2024 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
(Cleveland, OH)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Norfolk State 2024 MEAC women's basketball tournament Norfolk Scope
(Norfolk, VA)
Missouri Valley Conference Drake 2024 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Vibrant Arena at The MARK
(Moline, IL)
Mountain West Conference UNLV Desi-Rae Young, UNLV[66] Mike Bradbury, New Mexico[66] 2024 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament Thomas and Mack Center
(Paradise, NV)
Northeast Conference Sacred Heart Ny'Ceara Pryor, Sacred Heart[67] Mary Grimes, Le Moyne[67] 2024 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament Campus sites
Ohio Valley Conference Southern Indiana Macy McGlone, Eastern Illinois[68] Rick Stein, Southern Indiana[68] 2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Ford Center
(Evansville, IN)
Southern Indiana[b]
Pac-12 Conference Stanford Cameron Brink, Stanford (coaches & media)[69][70] Tara VanDerveer, Stanford (coaches)[69]
Scott Rueck, Oregon State (media)[70]
2024 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament MGM Grand Garden Arena
(Paradise, NV)
USC
Patriot League Holy Cross Caitlin Weimar, Boston University[71] Danielle O'Banion, Loyola (MD)[71] 2024 Patriot League women's basketball tournament Campus sites
Southeastern Conference South Carolina Angel Reese, LSU 2024 SEC women's basketball tournament Bon Secours Wellness Arena
(Greenville, SC)
South Carolina
Southern Conference Chattanooga Rachael Rose, Wofford[72] Shawn Poppie, Chattanooga[72] 2024 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament Harrah's Cherokee Center
(Asheville, NC)
Chattanooga
Southland Conference Lamar Akasha Davis, Lamar[73] Aqua Franklin, Lamar[73] 2024 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament The Legacy Center
(Lake Charles, LA)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State 2024 SWAC women's basketball tournament Bartow Arena
(Birmingham, AL)
Summit League South Dakota State Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State[74] Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State[74] 2024 Summit League women's basketball tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center
(Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun Belt Conference Marshall Abby Beeman, Marshall[75] Kim Caldwell, Marshall[75] 2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament Pensacola Bay Center
(Pensacola, FL)
Marshall
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga[76] Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga[76] 2024 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, NV)
Western Athletic Conference California Baptist 2024 WAC women's basketball tournament
  1. ^ a b Top seed in conference tournament.
  2. ^ Southern Indiana was ineligible for the NCAA tournament or WBIT as a transitional Division I member. The NCAA automatic bid went to USI's opponent in the OVC final, UT Martin.

Postseason[edit]

Tournament upsets[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine 14 2   .875 23 9   .719
Albany 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
Vermont 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
Bryant 8 8   .500 15 15   .500
Binghamton 8 8   .500 14 17   .452
UMBC 6 10   .375 10 19   .345
NJIT 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
UMass Lowell 4 12   .250 4 25   .138
New Hampshire 3 13   .188 9 20   .310
2024 AmEast tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
North Texas 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Temple 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
UTSA 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
South Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
UAB 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Memphis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
East Carolina 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Rice 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
SMU 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Wichita State 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2024 AAC tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
VCU 15 3   .833 26 5   .839
Saint Joseph's 15 3   .833 26 5   .839
George Mason 14 4   .778 23 7   .767
Duquesne 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Rhode Island 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 16 18   .471
Davidson* 8 10   .444 18 8   .692
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Fordham 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
George Washington 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Dayton 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
La Salle 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
UMass 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
St. Bonaventure 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
2024 A10 tournament winner
As of March 10, 2024
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Virginia Tech 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
No. 11 NC State 13 5   .722 27 6   .818
No. 22 Syracuse 13 5   .722 23 7   .767
No. 9 Notre Dame 13 5   .722 26 6   .813
No. 24 Louisville 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Florida State 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Duke 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
North Carolina 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Miami (FL) 8 10   .444 19 12   .613
Georgia Tech 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Virginia 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Clemson 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
Boston College 5 13   .278 14 19   .424
Wake Forest 2 16   .111 7 25   .219
Pittsburgh 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2024 ACC tournament winner
As of March 10, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 16 0   1.000 27 4   .871
Stetson 12 4   .750 17 14   .548
Central Arkansas 11 5   .688 20 10   .667
Lipscomb 10 6   .625 17 13   .567
Eastern Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
North Alabama 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
Austin Peay 8 8   .500 17 15   .531
Kennesaw State 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Jacksonville 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
Bellarmine* 5 11   .313 10 19   .345
North Florida 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
Queens* 1 15   .063 7 22   .241
*Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 ASUN tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oklahoma 15 3   .833 22 9   .710
No. 5 Texas 14 4   .778 29 4   .879
No. 16 Kansas State 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
Iowa State 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
No. 19 Baylor 12 6   .667 24 7   .774
West Virginia 12 6   .667 24 7   .774
Kansas 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Oklahoma State 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
TCU 6 12   .333 20 11   .645
BYU 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Cincinnati 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Houston 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
UCF 3 15   .167 12 17   .414
2024 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 UConn 18 0   1.000 29 5   .853
No. 23 Creighton 15 3   .833 25 5   .833
St. John's 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Villanova 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Marquette 11 7   .611 23 8   .742
Georgetown 9 9   .500 22 11   .667
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Butler 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
Providence 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
DePaul 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
Xavier 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2024 Big East tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
Northern Arizona 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Montana 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Montana State 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
Northern Colorado 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Idaho 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Idaho State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 6 25   .194
Weber State 4 14   .222 8 25   .242
Portland State 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2024 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point 14 2   .875 20 11   .645
USC Upstate 10 6   .625 16 15   .516
Radford 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Charleston Southern 8 8   .500 11 19   .367
Presbyterian 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Winthrop 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Longwood 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
Gardner–Webb 5 11   .313 6 24   .200
UNC Asheville 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
2024 Big South tournament winner
As of March 10, 2024
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Ohio State 16 2   .889 25 5   .833
No. 2 Iowa 15 3   .833 29 4   .879
No. 15 Indiana 15 3   .833 24 5   .828
Michigan State 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
Nebraska 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Michigan 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Penn State 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Maryland 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Illinois 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Minnesota 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
Purdue 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Northwestern 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Rutgers 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 10, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 17 3   .850 20 9   .690
UC Irvine 16 4   .800 21 8   .724
UC Riverside 13 7   .650 18 12   .600
Cal Poly 13 7   .650 17 12   .586
UC Davis 13 7   .650 17 13   .567
UC Santa Barbara 10 10   .500 16 14   .533
UC San Diego* 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Long Beach State 8 12   .400 13 17   .433
Cal State Fullerton 6 14   .300 10 20   .333
Cal State Bakersfield 5 15   .250 8 21   .276
Cal State Northridge 1 19   .050 3 27   .100
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Big West tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 16 2   .889 25 3   .893
Monmouth 14 4   .778 21 8   .724
Charleston 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
North Carolina A&T 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
William & Mary 12 6   .667 15 13   .536
Towson 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Drexel 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Campbell 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Elon 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Delaware 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Northeastern 5 13   .278 9 16   .360
Hampton 3 15   .167 3 25   .107
Hofstra 3 15   .167 9 20   .310
UNC Wilmington 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
2024 CAA tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 0   1.000 26 4   .867
Liberty 11 5   .688 16 15   .516
FIU 11 5   .688 20 10   .667
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
Jacksonville State 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
New Mexico State 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
Western Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
UTEP 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
Sam Houston 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
2024 CUSA tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 18 2   .900 29 4   .879
Green Bay 17 3   .850 26 6   .813
Purdue Fort Wayne 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Wright State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Milwaukee 10 10   .500 16 16   .500
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 17 16   .515
Youngstown State 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Oakland 8 12   .400 12 17   .414
Northern Kentucky 8 12   .400 11 20   .355
IUPUI 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Robert Morris 2 18   .100 6 24   .200
2024 Horizon League tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 13 1   .929 23 4   .852
Columbia 13 1   .929 22 5   .815
Harvard 9 5   .643 16 11   .593
Penn 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Brown 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Yale 5 9   .357 8 18   .308
Cornell 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
Dartmouth 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
2024 Ivy League tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Fairfield 20 0   1.000 28 1   .966
Niagara 15 5   .750 18 12   .600
Siena 14 6   .700 17 11   .607
Manhattan 11 9   .550 18 11   .621
Canisius 11 9   .550 16 13   .552
Mount St. Mary's 10 10   .500 13 16   .448
Quinnipiac 9 11   .450 12 17   .414
Rider 6 14   .300 9 20   .310
Iona 6 14   .300 11 18   .379
Saint Peter's 4 16   .200 7 22   .241
Marist 4 16   .200 6 24   .200
2024 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 1   .944 25 4   .862
Ball State 16 2   .889 27 4   .871
Kent State 13 5   .722 18 10   .643
Buffalo 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
Bowling Green 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Ohio 8 10   .444 11 18   .379
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Akron 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Eastern Michigan 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
2024 MAC tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 13 1   .929 24 5   .828
Howard 10 4   .714 13 15   .464
North Carolina Central 9 5   .643 15 14   .517
Maryland Eastern Shore 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Coppin State 8 6   .571 11 17   .393
Delaware State 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Morgan State 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
South Carolina State 1 13   .071 2 27   .069
2024 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2024
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 19 1   .950 26 5   .839
Belmont 17 3   .850 24 7   .774
Missouri State 15 5   .750 21 8   .724
Northern Iowa 14 6   .700 15 14   .517
Illinois State 13 7   .650 20 10   .667
Murray State 12 8   .600 19 10   .655
UIC 10 10   .500 17 14   .548
Southern Illinois 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Indiana State 6 14   .300 10 20   .333
Valparaiso 4 16   .200 5 24   .172
Bradley 2 18   .100 6 25   .194
Evansville 2 18   .100 4 27   .129
2024 MVC tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 UNLV 17 1   .944 28 2   .933
New Mexico 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Wyoming 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Nevada 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Colorado State 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
San Diego State 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Boise State 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Air Force 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Fresno State 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Utah State 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
San Jose State 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2024 Mountain West tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chicago State   1 26   .037
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sacred Heart 15 1   .938 22 9   .710
Le Moyne* 14 2   .875 17 13   .567
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 5   .688 14 16   .467
Merrimack 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
Central Connecticut 7 9   .438 9 21   .300
LIU 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Stonehill* 4 12   .250 4 26   .133
Saint Francis 4 12   .250 5 25   .167
Wagner 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 NEC tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Indiana* † 17 1   .944 24 6   .800
Little Rock 11 7   .611 12 18   .400
UT Martin 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Eastern Illinois 11 7   .611 15 18   .455
Morehead State 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Tennessee Tech 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Western Illinois 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Tennessee State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Southeast Missouri State 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Lindenwood* 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
SIU Edwardsville 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 OVC tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Stanford 15 3   .833 28 5   .848
No. 3 USC 13 5   .722 26 5   .839
No. 6 UCLA 13 5   .722 25 6   .806
No. 12 Oregon State 12 6   .667 24 7   .774
No. 18 Colorado 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
No. 20 Utah 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Arizona 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
California 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Washington State 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Washington 6 12   .333 16 14   .533
Arizona State 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
Oregon 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 10, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll
2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Colgate 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Boston University 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
Loyola 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Lehigh 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Army 9 9   .500 12 17   .414
Navy 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Bucknell 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
American 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Lafayette 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
2024 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 32 0   1.000
No. 8 LSU 13 3   .813 28 5   .848
Ole Miss 12 4   .750 23 8   .742
Alabama 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Tennessee 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 22 9   .710
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 21 11   .656
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 19 12   .613
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 14   .563
Florida 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Kentucky 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
Missouri 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2024 SEC tournament winner
As of March 10, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jackson State 18 0   1.000 23 6   .793
Grambling State 15 3   .833 21 8   .724
Southern 13 5   .722 15 14   .517
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Alabama A&M 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Florida A&M 8 10   .444 9 20   .310
Alcorn State 8 10   .444 10 19   .345
Prairie View A&M 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
Texas Southern 6 12   .333 7 22   .241
Bethune–Cookman 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Mississippi Valley State 3 15   .167 4 27   .129
Alabama State 3 15   .167 3 26   .103
2024 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 13 1   .929 28 4   .875
UNC Greensboro 8 6   .571 21 11   .656
Wofford 8 6   .571 17 13   .567
Mercer 8 6   .571 15 17   .469
East Tennessee State 7 7   .500 18 12   .600
Samford 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Furman 5 9   .357 15 16   .484
Western Carolina 1 13   .071 6 24   .200
2024 SoCon tournament winner
As of March 10, 2024
2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 17 1   .944 23 5   .821
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 21 8   .724
Southeastern Louisiana 14 4   .778 18 11   .621
Incarnate Word 12 6   .667 19 10   .655
Texas A&M–Commerce* 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
New Orleans 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Nicholls 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
McNeese 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
Houston Christian 1 17   .056 6 23   .207
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Divsion II.
2024 Southland tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 16 0   1.000 26 5   .839
North Dakota State 13 3   .813 21 10   .677
Oral Roberts 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
South Dakota 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
St. Thomas* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Dakota 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Denver 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Kansas City 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
Omaha 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 17 1   .944 26 6   .813
Troy 15 3   .833 19 11   .633
James Madison 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Louisiana–Monroe 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Southern Miss 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgia State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Georgia Southern 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Texas State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
South Alabama 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California Baptist 18 2   .900 26 3   .897
Grand Canyon 16 4   .800 24 7   .774
Stephen F. Austin 14 6   .700 20 11   .645
Utah Tech* 12 8   .600 18 13   .581
UT Arlington 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
Abilene Christian 10 10   .500 14 15   .483
Tarleton State* 7 13   .350 10 19   .345
Seattle 6 14   .300 6 23   .207
Southern Utah 6 14   .300 8 21   .276
UT Rio Grande Valley 5 15   .250 6 23   .207
Utah Valley 5 15   .250 10 19   .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner
As of March 9, 2024
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga 16 0   1.000 30 2   .938
Santa Clara 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
Portland 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
San Francisco 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
Pacific 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Saint Mary's 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Loyola Marymount 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
San Diego 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Pepperdine 1 15   .063 5 25   .167
2024 WCC tournament winner
As of March 11, 2024
Rankings from AP poll


Coaching changes[edit]

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Chicago State Andrea Williams For the 4th time in 6 years, Chicago State announced a coaching change, parting ways with Williams on February 23, 2024 after a 7–48 record in 2 seasons.[77]
Cornell Dayna Smith Cornell announced on March 11, 2024 that it had parted ways with Smith after 22 seasons.[78]
Delaware State E.C. Hill Jazmone Turner Delaware State parted ways with Hill on or around June 23, 2023 after 2 seasons and named Hornets assistant Turner interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.[79]
Eastern Michigan Fred Castro Ke'Sha Blanton EMU announced on December 11, 2023 that it had parted ways with Castro after 7-plus seasons and an 80–129 record overall. Eagles assistant coach Blanton was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[80]
Georgetown Tasha Butts Darnell Haney Butts died on October 23, 2023, 2 weeks before her first game as Georgetown head coach, at the age of 41 following a two-year battle with breast cancer. She had been hired by the university in April from Georgia Tech and had stepped away from the program last month to focus on her health. Hoyas associate head coach Haney was named interim head coach for the season, continuing the role he was in during Butts' initial leave.[81]
Kentucky Kyra Elzy Kentucky relieved Elzy from her duties on March 11, 2024, after 4 seasons and a 61–60 record, including a 24–39 record in her final two seasons after making the NCAA tournament her first two seasons.[82]
Mercer Susie Gardner Gardner, Mercer's winningest head coach with 246 wins, resigned on March 9, 2024 after 14 seasons with the program.[83]
North Alabama Missy Tiber North Alabama announced on March 11, 2024 that Tiber's contract will not be renewed after 11 seasons.[84]
North Carolina Central Trisha Stafford-Odom Terrence Baxter North Carolina Central released Stafford-Odom from her contract on September 13, 2023, after 6 seasons. Eagles assistant coach Baxter was named interim head coach of the team for the season.[85]
Pepperdine Tim Hays Kelsey Keizer Hays, who was hired by Pepperdine back in April, announced his resignation on August 14, 2023, citing a desire to be closer to his family. Waves assistant coach Keizer will serve as the team's interim head coach for the season.[86]
Robert Morris Charlie Buscaglia Scott Schneider Buscaglia announced his resignation from RMU on February 12, 2024 after 7½ seasons and a 127–102 record. Colonials associate head coach Schneider will serve as the interim head coach for the rest of the season.[87]
UMBC Johnetta Hayes UMBC declined to renew the contract of Hayes on March 11, 2024 after 5 seasons and a 39–81 record.[88]
Utah State Kayla Ard Moments after losing to Boise State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament on March 10, 2024, Utah State fired Ard after a 24–90 record in 4 seasons.[89]
Western Carolina Kiley Hill After a 33–111 record in 5 seasons, Western Carolina opted not to renew Hill's contract on March 8, 2024.[90]
Youngstown State John Barnes John Nicolais Barnes announced his resignation from Youngstown State on January 19, 2024, after 10 seasons. He had been on a leave of absence from the program since October for family reasons. Penguins assistant coach Nicolais, who had been serving as the interim head coach during Barnes' initial leave, will continue in that role through the rest of the season.[91][92]

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Notes[edit]

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