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Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!

Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
~ Aneela Khan ~ Leave a comment

It is that time of year again! This is now my fifth(!) season of compiling these players rankings and this season will be prove to be unlike any other before due to COVID-19. It will be interesting to watch moving forward on how teams adapt to the different type of schedule this season.

The pre season rankings are a combination of what happened the previous year and as well as the expectations of what might occur this year. With that in mind, the pre season women’s college basketball player rankings for the 2020-2021 season which has the top 36 seniors, the top 27 juniors, the top 18 sophomores and the top 9 freshmen are listed below.

Curious to see previous years pre-season lists? Click the links below to view previous years since the rankings began!

2019 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!

2018 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!

2017 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!

2016 – Introducing the FIRST ever Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings!

Here’s to a safe and healthy season to those involved in women’s college basketball this year!

SENIORS

  1. Michaela Onyenwere – UCLA
  2. Rennia Davis – Tennessee
  3. Aari McDonald – Arizona
  4. Janelle Bailey – North Carolina
  5. Destiny Slocum – Arkansas
  6. Chelsea Dungee – Arkansas
  7. Dana Evans – Louisville
  8. Vivian Gray – Texas Tech
  9. Jaelynn Penn – Indiana
  10. Kysre Gondrezick – West Virginia
  11. Lauren Heard – TCU
  12. Ali Patberg – Indiana
  13. Arella Guirantes – Rutgers
  14. Lindsey Pulliam – Northwestern
  15. Erin Boley – Oregon
  16. N’dea Jones – Texas A&M
  17. Destiny Pitts – Texas A&M
  18. Kiana Williams – Stanford
  19. Kayla Wells – Texas A&M
  20. Nancy Mulkey – Rice
  21. Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech
  22. Jenn Wirth – Gonzaga
  23. Kayla Jones – NC State
  24. Jill Townsend – Gonzaga
  25. Ciera Johnson – Texas A&M
  26. Hailey Brown – Michigan
  27. Selena Lott – Marquette
  28. Micaela Kelly – Central Michigan
  29. Kiara Lewis – Syracuse
  30. Maddi Utti – Fresno State
  31. India Pagan – Stony Brook
  32. Brice Calip – Missouri State
  33. Victoria Morris – Old Dominion
  34. Chelsea Perry – UT Martin
  35. Hannah Sjerven – South Dakota
  36. Macee Williams – IUPUI

JUNIORS

  1. Rhyne Howard – Kentucky
  2. Christyn Williams – Connecticut
  3. Elissa Cunane – NC State
  4. Jessika Carter – Mississippi State
  5. NaLyssa Smith – Baylor
  6. Cate Reese – Arizona
  7. Lexi Hull – Stanford
  8. Charli Collier – Texas
  9. Olivia Nelson-Ododa – Connecticut
  10. Evina Westbrook – Connecticut
  11. Ashley Joens – Iowa State
  12. Shakira Austin – Ole Miss
  13. Naz Hillmon – Michigan
  14. Jasmine Franklin – Missouri State
  15. Lexi Held – DePaul
  16. Monika Czinano – Iowa
  17. Sonya Morris – DePaul
  18. Queen Egbo – Baylor
  19. Grace Berger – Indiana
  20. Taylor Mikesell – Oregon
  21. Destanni Henderson – South Carolina
  22. Erica Johnson – Ohio
  23. Elizabeth Balogun – Louisville
  24. Beatriz Jordao – South Florida
  25. Zarielle Green – Texas A&M
  26. Dorka Juhasz – Ohio State
  27. Destiny Littleton – South Carolina

SOPHOMORES

  1. Aliyah Boston – South Carolina
  2. Haley Jones – Stanford
  3. Taylor Jones – Oregon State
  4. Rickea Jackson – Mississippi State
  5. Zia Cooke – South Carolina
  6. Ashley Owusu – Maryland
  7. Alissa Pili – Southern California
  8. Jakia Brown – Turner – NC State
  9. Aliyah Matharu – Mississippi State
  10. Jordan Horston – Tennessee
  11. Ashten Prechtel – Stanford
  12. Samantha Brunelle – Notre Dame
  13. Aijha Blackwell – Missouri
  14. Shaylee Gonzales – BYU
  15. Maddy Siegrist – Villanova
  16. Charisma Osborne – UCLA
  17. Ayoka Lee – Kansas State
  18. Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech

FRESHMEN

  1. Paige Bueckers – Connecticut
  2. Caitlin Clark – Iowa
  3. Angel Reese – Maryland
  4. Hailey Van Lith – Louisville
  5. Sydney Parrish – Oregon
  6. Diamond Johnson – Rutgers
  7. Kamilla Cardoso – Syracuse
  8. Cameron Brink – Stanford
  9. Deja Kelly – North Carolina

Women’s College Basketball Player Rankings – Class by Class! Week 14

ruthy hebard, oregon ducks,
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The women’s college basketball season just keeps on getting more and more intriguing as we wind down the conference season. The Pac-12 conference is by far the toughest conference to play in this season as teams beat up on one another every night yet Oregon was able to turn it on last week and win all of their games. They are looking primed and ready for what is to come during these next few weeks. There are a few names in this week’s edition of the rankings that have not yet made it until this week such as Notre Dame’s Destinee Walker. Notre Dame has struggled mightily this season but were undefeated last week.

Listed below are the top 36 seniors, the top 27 juniors, the top 18 sophomores and the top 9 freshmen for the week of February 3rd to February 9th. Have questions or this is your first time viewing the rankings, please read the FAQ page first. Click here to view last week’s rankings list.

SENIORS

  1. Sabrina Ionescu – Oregon
  2. Ruthy Hebard – Oregon
  3. Kiah Gillespie – Florida State
  4. Kaila Charles – Maryland
  5. Mikiah Herbert Harrigan – South Carolina
  6. Chante Stonewall – DePaul
  7. Mikayla Pivec – Oregon State
  8. Alexis Tolefree – Arkansas
  9. Kathleen Doyle – Iowa
  10. Haley Gorecki – Duke
  11. Bella Alarie – Princeton
  12. Jaylyn Agnew – Creighton
  13. Crystal Dangerfield – UConn
  14. Kelly Campbell – DePaul
  15. Nicki Ekhomu – Florida State
  16. Ciara Duffy – South Dakota
  17. Becca Hittner – Drake
  18. Sug Sutton – Texas
  19. Destinee Walker – Notre Dame
  20. Emma Guy – Boston College
  21. Kristen Spolyar – Butler
  22. Francesca Pan – Georgia Tech
  23. Erica Ogwumike – Rice
  24. Aislinn Konig – NC State
  25. Nasrin Ulel – FGCU
  26. Kamiah Smalls – James Madison
  27. Kaela Hilaire – Stony Brook
  28. Jayla Scaife – Dayton
  29. Tagyn Larson – South Dakota State
  30. Alana Gilmer – Marist
  31. Ellie Mack – Bucknell
  32. Nadine Soliman – UNC Greensboro
  33. Oliana Squires – Montana
  34. Mariah Leonard – Drexel
  35. Hayley Barber – Campbell
  36. Julissa Tago – Hawaii

JUNIORS

  1. Michaela Onyenwere – UCLA
  2. Kiara Lewis – Syracuse
  3. Aari McDonald – Arizona
  4. Satou Sabally – Oregon
  5. Destiny Slocum – Oregon State
  6. N’dea Jones – Texas A&M
  7. Megan Walker – UConn
  8. Brice Calip – Missouri State
  9. Kristin Scott – Iowa State
  10. Lauren Heard – TCU
  11. Ana Llanusa – Oklahoma
  12. Selena Lott – Marquette
  13. Erin Boley – Oregon
  14. Macee Williams – IUPUI
  15. Nancy Mulkey – Rice
  16. Micaela Kelly – Central Michigan
  17. Chelsea Perry – UT Martin
  18. Illmar’I Thomas – Cincinnati
  19. Victoria Morris – Old Dominion
  20. Amaya Scott – Bethune – Cookman
  21. Aly Gamez – Fresno State
  22. Irekpitan Ozzy – Momodu – Robert Morris
  23. Ameshya Williams – Jackson State
  24. Alexus Dye – Troy
  25. Alyssa Mayfield – Stephen F. Austin
  26. Jordyn Edwards – San Diego
  27. India Pagan – Stony Brook

SOPHOMORES

  1. Elissa Cunane – NC State
  2. Monika Czinano – Iowa
  3. Jessika Carter – Mississippi State
  4. NaLyssa Smith – Baylor
  5. Grace Berger – Indiana
  6. Naz Hillmon – Michigan
  7. Cate Reese – Arizona
  8. Sydni Harvey – South Florida
  9. Erica Johnson – Ohio
  10. Sam Simons – Saint Mary
  11. Taylor Mikesell – Maryland
  12. Lexi Held – DePaul
  13. Ashley Joens – Iowa State
  14. Lexie Hull – Stanford
  15. Dorka Juhasz – Ohio State
  16. Dara Mabrey – Virginia Tech
  17. Maeva Djaldi – Tabdi – Syracuse
  18. Queen Egbo – Baylor

FRESHMEN

  1. Ashley Owusu – Maryland
  2. Rickea Jackson – Mississippi State
  3. Aliyah Boston – South Carolina
  4. Brynna Maxwell – Utah
  5. Kierstan Bell – Ohio State
  6. Jasmine Powell – Minnesota
  7. Madison Siegrist – Villanova
  8. Zia Cooke – South Carolina
  9. Ashten Prechtel – Stanford

Women’s College Basketball Player Rankings – Class by Class! Week 10

kathleen doyle, iowa
~ Aneela Khan ~ 1 Comment

This past week was a pretty historic week as quite a handful of top ranked and ranked teams fell to non ranked teams. There were many great feats accomplished such as Arizona State (which was not a ranked team) who was able to upset both Oregon and Oregon State (the #2 and #3 teams in the nation last week) in one weekend! Not only that, Iowa was also able to defeat two ranked teams as well.  Baylor looked very good when they faced Connecticut (who was #1 last week).

There is no clear cut #1 team right now in women’s college basketball and I think that’s a great sign of parity. For YEARS, the #1 team in the country was above every other team. It was difficult to beat them. Now? Not so much. Because of the shakeup of what occurred this past week, it shook up the rankings this week. Many players who have made this list weekly are not in this week. This gives us a chance to spotlight those players who normally don’t get the shine due to the other strong players on top teams. In 4 years of writing and blogging these rankings, I have never seen so many top players miss out in these rankings.

Listed below are the top 36 seniors, the top 27 juniors, the top 18 sophomores and the top 9 freshmen for the week of Jan. 6th to Jan. 12th. If you have questions or this is your first time reading these rankings, please read the FAQ page first. Click here for the previous week’s rankings.

**I have done this in a previous rankings post, but I thought I would start this up again. If you would like to view last year’s Week 10 rankings, click here. If you would like to view 2018’s Week 10 rankings, click here. If you would like to view 2017’s Week 10 rankings, click here. *

SENIORS

  1. Kathleen Doyle – Iowa
  2. Te’a Cooper – Baylor
  3. Bella Alarie – Princeton
  4. Ja’Tavia Tapley – Arizona State
  5. Lauren Cox – Baylor
  6. Tynice Martin – West Virginia
  7. Robbi Ryan – Arizona State
  8. Ayana Mitchell – LSU
  9. Jordan Danberry – Mississippi State
  10. Tyasha Harris – South Carolina
  11. Kylee Shook – Louisville
  12. Chante Stonewall – DePaul
  13. Ciara Duffy – South Dakota
  14. Makenzie Meyer – Iowa
  15. Reili Richardson – Arizona State
  16. Francesca Pan – Georgia Tech
  17. Jocelyn Willoughby – Virginia
  18. Jazmine Jones – Louisville
  19. Katherine Strong – Butler
  20. Borislava Hristova – Washington State
  21. Sabrina Haines – Kentucky
  22. Katie Campbell – Gonzaga
  23. Hailey Leidel – UMass
  24. Erica Ogwumike – Rice
  25. Davion Wingate – FGCU
  26. Alana Gilmer – Marist
  27. Mariah Leonard – Drexel
  28. Chanette Hicks – Norfolk State
  29. Ciani Cryor – Texas Southern
  30. Jasmin Samz – Ball State
  31. Stella Johnson – Rider
  32. McKenzie Johnston – Montana Grizzlies
  33. Le’Jzae Davidson – Furman
  34. Taylor Edwards – Old Dominion
  35. Cinia McCray – North Carolina A&T
  36. DJ Williams – Coastal Carolina

JUNIORS

  1. Michaela Onyenwere – UCLA
  2. Kysre Gondrezick – West Virginia
  3. Rennia Davis – Tennessee
  4. Selena Lott – Marquette
  5. Dana Evans – Louisville
  6. Arella Guirantes – Rutgers
  7. Brice Calip – Missouri State
  8. Kiana Williams – Stanford
  9. Mia Davis – Temple
  10. Jenn Wirth – Gonzaga
  11. Temi Carda – Creighton
  12. Hannah Sjerven – South Dakota
  13. Lindsey Pulliam – Northwestern
  14. Arsula Clark – Tulane
  15. Macee Williams – IUPUI
  16. India Pagan – Stony Brook
  17. Nadiria Evans – UNC Asheville
  18. Maddi Utti – Fresno State
  19. IImar’I Thomas – Cincinnati
  20. Vanessa Austin – CSU Bakersfield
  21. Jordan Brock – Tennessee Tech
  22. Aja Boyd – UNC Greensboro
  23. Olivia Noah – North Alabama
  24. Micaela Kelly – Central Michigan
  25. Taylor Turney – CSU Fullerton
  26. Erin Whalen – Dayton
  27. Kimberly Burton – Louisiana

SOPHOMORES

  1. NaLyssa Smith – Baylor
  2. Rhyne Howard – Kentucky
  3. Taylor Robertson – Oklahoma
  4. Sonya Morris – DePaul
  5. Paiton Burckhard – South Dakota State
  6. Madi Williams – Oklahoma
  7. Jessika Carter – Mississippi State
  8. Jasmine Franklin – Missouri State
  9. Sydni Harvey – South Florida
  10. Katie Douglas – Dartmouth
  11. Lasha Petree – Bradley
  12. Michaela Harrison – Mount St. Mary’s
  13. Megan Walker – Lehigh
  14. Amber Leggett – Sam Houston State
  15. Ayzhiana Basallo – San Jose State
  16. Stephanie Visscher – Stephen F. Austin
  17. Luana Serranho – Campbell
  18. Jonai Johnson – UMKC

FRESHMEN

  1. Zia Cooke – South Carolina
  2. Aliyah Boston – South Carolina
  3. Haley Jones – Stanford
  4. Jordan Horston – Tennessee
  5. Kierstan Bell – Ohio State
  6. Adelaide Fuller – Davidson
  7. Ayoka Lee – Kansas State
  8. Charisma Osborne – UCLA
  9. Ashten Prechtel – Stanford

Women’s College Basketball Player Rankings – Class by Class! Week 2

~ Aneela Khan ~ 1 Comment

What a week it was during Week 2 of the women’s college basketball season. There were a few mild upsets of some top ranked teams as well as ranked teams competing against one another in non conference play. It’s still very early in the season to see which players and teams will stand out but we are slowly starting to see some potential surprises early in the season.

If you are curious to know who made the list last week, click here for Week 1. If you have any questions, read the FAQ page or leave them in the comments section. As always, you can contact me via Twitter. My handle is @whoopsblogger.

Listed below is the top 36 seniors, the top 27 juniors, the top 18 sophomores and the top 9 freshmen for the week of Nov. 12th to Nov. 18th.

SENIORS

  1. Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame
  2. Napheesa Collier – Connecticut
  3. Megan Gustafson – Iowa
  4. Kristine Anigwe – California
  5. Teaira McCowan – Mississippi State
  6. Bridget Carleton – Iowa State
  7. Katie Lou Samuelson – Connecticut
  8. Brianna Turner – Notre Dame
  9. Jessica Shepard – Notre Dame
  10. Asha Thomas – California
  11. Anriel Howard – Mississippi State
  12. Kennedy Burke – UCLA
  13. Macy Miller – South Dakota State
  14. Kennedy Leonard – Colorado
  15. Alanna Smith – Stanford
  16. Lashaan Higgs – Texas
  17. Hallie Thome – Michigan
  18. Sophie Cunningham – Missouri
  19. Teniya Page – Penn State
  20. Kianna Ibis – Arizona State
  21. Meme Jackson – Tennessee
  22. Laura Ferreira – South Florida
  23. Kenisha Bell – Minnesota
  24. Jenna Allen – Michigan State
  25. Caitlin Jenkins – Rutgers
  26. Zykera Rice – Gonzaga
  27. Megan Huff – Utah
  28. Alex Wittinger – Illinois
  29. Crystal Allen – Ole Miss
  30. Chloe Jackson – Baylor
  31. Taylor Murray – Kentucky
  32. Aliyah Mazyck – USC
  33. Akina Wellere – St. John’s
  34. Tori Schickel – Butler
  35. Jaisa Nunn – New Mexico
  36. Kierra Anthony – Louisana Tech

JUNIORS

  1. Sabrina Ionescu – Oregon
  2. Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse
  3. Ruthy Hebard – Oregon
  4. Jackie Young – Notre Dame
  5. Kaila Charles – Maryland
  6. Crystal Dangerfield – Connecticut
  7. Tynice Martin – West Virginia
  8. Ae’Rianna Harris – Purdue
  9. Hannah Stewart – Iowa
  10. Mikayla Pivec – Oregon State
  11. Te’a Cooper – South Carolina
  12. Taiye Bello – Minnesota
  13. Peyton Williams – Kansas State
  14. Jada Underwood – Texas
  15. Kiara Leslie – NC State
  16. Kelly Jekot – Villanova
  17. Shay Colley – Michigan State
  18. Kamiah Smalls – James Madison
  19. Emma Guy – Boston College
  20. Frankie Wurtz – Green Bay
  21. Sarah Rhine – Drake
  22. Ali Patberg – Indiana
  23. Korneila Wright – UCF
  24. Abi Scheid – Northwestern
  25. Kianna Ray – TCU
  26. Keri Jewett-Giles – FGCU
  27. Rebekah Hand – Marist

SOPHOMORES

  1. Michaela Onyenwere – UCLA
  2. Destiny Slocum – Oregon State
  3. Aarion McDonald – Arizona
  4. Satou Sabally – Oregon
  5. Erin Boley – Oregon
  6. Rennia Davis – Tennessee
  7. Kiana Williams – Stanford
  8. Megan Walker – Connecticut
  9. Alisia Smith – Penn State
  10. Annika Jank – Colorado
  11. Aislinn Konig – NC State
  12. Grace Hunter – NC State
  13. Madison Wise – Iowa State
  14. Vivian Gray – Oklahoma State
  15. Chelsea Dungee – Arkansas
  16. Bailey Helgren – Kansas
  17. Krystal Freeman – Tulane
  18. Tea Adams – San Diego State

FRESHMEN

  1. Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi – Syracuse
  2. Shakira Austin – Maryland
  3. Imani Lewis – Wisconsin
  4. Dara Mabrey – Virginia Tech
  5. Marnelle Garraud – Boston College
  6. Charli Collier – Texas
  7. Elizabeth Dixon – Georgia Tech
  8. Beatriz Jordao – South Florida
  9. Naz Hillmon – Michigan