# 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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

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:
* Players judged to have flopped are warned on the first offense, with a technical foul to be issued for subsequent offenses. All flop calls after the first are 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 resets 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 no longer need to apply for a waiver to allow players to use religious headwear that is safe for competition.
* All numbers from 0–99 are now allowed. Previously, player numbers could only include digits from 0 to 5.

## Season headlines

* July 17, 2023
** The NCAA announced the creation of the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), a secondary 32-team national tournament that directly parallels the men's National Invitation Tournament.
** Triple Crown Sports, which owns and operates the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), responded to the WBIT announcement by reducing the WNIT field from 64 to 48 teams, effective immediately.
* 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.
* 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.
* October 23 – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced that Merrimack and Sacred Heart would join from the Northeast Conference (NEC) in July 2024.
* 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.
* 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.
* November 28 – Conference USA announced that Delaware would join from the Coastal Athletic Association in 2025.
* December 5 – The NEC announced that Chicago State, the only Division I independent, would join the conference in July 2024.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* February 29
** Clark announced she would declare for the WNBA draft. She was also eligible to return to college in 2024–25.
** The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced that UMass would leave the Atlantic 10 Conference for the MAC in 2025–26.
* March 25 – The Southland Conference announced that UTRGV would join from the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2024.
* April 4 – The NEC announced that Mercyhurst, a member of the Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, would start a transition to Division I and join the NEC on July 1, 2024.
* April 17 – The United States Basketball Writers Association announced that its annual award for the top D-I women's head coach would be renamed as the Geno Auriemma Award starting in 2024–25.

### Milestones and records
#### Caitlin Clark

* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* February 28 – In Iowa's 108–60 blowout of Minnesota, Clark reached three major milestones:
** She passed Lynette Woodard, whose career at Kansas from 1977 to 1981 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.
** She became the second Division I women's player with 500 career three-pointers, after Taylor Robertson of Oklahoma from 2018 to 2023, and also passed Mitchell as the Big Ten career leader.
* March 3 – In Iowa's last regular-season game, and also the last regular-season game of her college career, Clark 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* March 25 – Clark's 32 points in Iowa's 64–54 win over West Virginia in the second round of the NCAA tournament put her past Plum for the most points in a single season in D-I women's history.
* April 1 – In a rematch of the 2023 championship game, Clark's 41 points, including nine three-pointers, led Iowa to a 94–87 win over LSU in the Region 2 final, giving the Hawkeyes a second straight Final Four berth. In the process, Clark tied the record for most threes in an NCAA tournament game and became the D-I women's career leader in threes, passing the aforementioned Taylor Robertson. Clark also set NCAA women's tournament records for career assists and threes.
* April 7 – Following Clark's final college game, Iowa's 87–75 loss to South Carolina in the 2024 national championship game, she reached the following season or career milestones:
** Division I women's record career scoring average of 28.42 points per game, fractionally ahead of the previous record by Mississippi Valley State's Patricia Hoskins (28.38).
** First D-I player, male or female, with 200 three-pointers in a season (201).
** First D-I women's player to average 5 threes in a season (5.15), passing Pierce's previous record.
** Career leader in points (491) in D-I women's tournament history.

#### Other milestones and records

* 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.
* 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.
* April 1 – In UConn's 80–73 win over USC in the Region 3 final of the NCAA tournament, USC's JuJu Watkins set a new Division I single-season freshman scoring record. Her 29 points gave her 920 for the season, passing previous leader Tina Hutchinson of San Diego State, who had set the record in 1983–84.

## Conference membership changes

Nineteen schools joined new conferences, became independents, or dropped athletics.
| 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 was the last for 20 Division I schools in their current conferences and at least two Division II schools in their current conferences before reclassification to Division I. It was also the last season for Chicago State as the only Division I independent.
| 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 |
| Mercyhurst | PSAC (D-II) | NEC |
| Merrimack | NEC | MAAC |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | SEC |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | WCC |
| Sacred Heart | NEC | MAAC |
| SMU | American | ACC |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | ACC |
| Stephen F. Austin | WAC | Southland |
| Texas | Big 12 | SEC |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
| USC | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
| Utah | Pac-12 | Big 12 |
| UTRGV | WAC | Southland |
| Washington | Pac-12 | Big Ten |
| Washington State | Pac-12 | WCC |
| West Georgia | Gulf South (D-II) | ASUN |
* ↑ Then known as the Commonwealth Coast Conference; renamed as the Conference of New England in August 2024.
* 1 2 The Pac-12 continues to technically exist with Oregon State and Washington State as the only members. It will resume play in 2026–27 with the arrival of at least six new members.

## Arenas
### New arenas

* Austin Peay left the on-campus Winfield Dunn Center for the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee after 49 seasons. The new arena opened on July 15, 2023. The first basketball event was a joint practice by the men's and women's teams on October 26. The first official games consisted of a men's and women's doubleheader on November 6, with the women losing 75–59 to Division II Trevecca Nazarene in the first game.
* Baylor left the Ferrell Center for the new Foster Pavilion. The Bears' first game in the new arena was a 71–50 win over TCU on January 3, 2024, a day after the arena opened with the Baylor men defeating Cornell 98–79.
* Georgia Southern will leave the Hanner Fieldhouse for the new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center. The venue was scheduled to open in the early fall of 2023, but was delayed until 2024–25 season.
* Longwood left Willett Hall for the new Joan Perry Brock Center; the venue opened on August 25, 2023. The team played its first game there on November 11, 2023, against St. Mary's of Maryland.
* Vermont was originally slated to open the new Tarrant Event Center, the replacement for Patrick Gym, in 2021. However, the new arena has since been placed on indefinite hold. Construction was initially halted by COVID-19. With the Tarrant Center being part of a much larger upgrade of UVM's athletic and recreation facilities, UVM chose to prioritize a new student recreation center. Construction of the Tarrant Center is now being hampered by increased borrowing costs.

## Seasonal outlook

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls.

### Pre-season polls

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 |

### Final polls

AP :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina (35) |
| 2 | Iowa |
| 3 | UConn |
| 4 | NC State |
| 5 | USC |
| 6 | LSU |
| 7 | Texas |
| 8 | Oregon State |
| 9 | Stanford |
| 10 | UCLA |
| 11 | Notre Dame |
| 12 | Indiana |
| 13 | Baylor |
| 14 | Gonzaga |
| 15 | Colorado |
| 16 | Ohio State |
| 17 | Duke |
| 18 | Virginia Tech |
| 19 | Kansas State |
| 20 | Syracuse |
| 21 | Oklahoma |
| 22 | Utah |
| 23 | Creighton |
| 24 | West Virginia |
| 25 | Iowa State |
USA Today Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina (32) |
| 2 | Iowa |
| 3 | UConn |
| 4 | NC State |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | USC |
| 7 | LSU |
| 8 | Stanford |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 10 | Oregon State |
| 11 | Notre Dame |
| 12 | Indiana |
| 13 | Gonzaga |
| 14 | Ohio State |
| 15 | Baylor |
| 16 | Colorado |
| 17 | Virginia Tech |
| 18 | Kansas State |
| 19 | Creighton |
| 20 | Oklahoma |
| 21 | Duke |
| 22 | Utah |
| 23 | Syracuse |
| 24 | UNLV |
| 25 | West Virginia |

## Top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

### Regular season

* November 6, 2023
** No. 6 South Carolina defeated No. 10 Notre Dame, 100–71 (Aflac Oui-Play – Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France)
* November 9
** No. 3 Iowa defeated No. 8 Virginia Tech, 80–76 (Ally Tipoff – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC)
* November 24
** No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 6 UConn, 78–67 (Cayman Islands Classic – John Gray Gymnasium, George Town, Cayman Islands)
* November 25
** No. 10 NC State defeated No. 3 Colorado, 78–60 (Paradise Jam – UVI Sports & Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
* November 30
** No. 7 LSU defeated No. 9 Virginia Tech, 82–64 (ACC–SEC Challenge – Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA)
* December 30
** No. 10 Baylor defeated No. 5 Texas, 85–79 (Moody Center, Austin, TX)
** No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 6 USC, 71–64 (Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA)
* January 14, 2024
** No. 5 Colorado defeated No. 8 Stanford, 71–59 (CU Events Center, Boulder, CO)
** No. 9 USC defeated No. 2 UCLA, 73–65 (Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA)
* January 19
** No. 5 UCLA defeated No. 3 Colorado, 76–68 (CU Events Center, Boulder, CO)
* January 21
** No. 3 Colorado defeated No. 6 USC, 63–59 (CU Events Center, Boulder, CO)
* January 25
** No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 9 LSU, 76–70 (Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA)
* February 4
** No. 8 Ohio State defeated No. 10 Indiana, 74–69 (Value City Arena, Columbus, OH)
** No. 4 Stanford defeated No. 7 UCLA, 80–60 (Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA)
* March 3
** No. 6 Iowa defeated No. 2 Ohio State, 93–83 (Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA)
* March 8
** No. 5 USC defeated No. 7 UCLA, 80–70$^{2OT}$ (Pac-12 tournament, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, NV)
* March 10
** No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 8 LSU, 79–72 (SEC tournament, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC)
** No. 5 USC defeated No. 2 Stanford, 74–61 (Pac-12 tournament, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, NV)

### Postseason

* March 30
** No. 8 LSU defeated No. 6 UCLA, 78–69 (Sweet Sixteen, MVP Arena, Albany, NY)
* April 1
** No. 2 Iowa defeated No. 8 LSU, 94–87 (Elite Eight, MVP Arena, Albany, NY)
** No. 10 UConn defeated No. 3 USC, 80–73 (Elite Eight, Moda Center, Portland, OR)
* April 5
** No. 2 Iowa defeated No. 10 UConn, 71–69 (Final Four, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH)
* April 7
** No. 1 South Carolina defeated No. 2 Iowa, 87–75 (national championship game, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH)

## Regular season
### Upsets

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. 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 | November 16, 2023 | | |
| 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 | ACC–SEC Challenge | |
| 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 | December 3, 2023 | | |
| Gonzaga | 96–78 | No. 3 Stanford | December 3, 2023 | | |
| 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 | 71–70$^{OT}$ | No. 15 Utah | January 7, 2024 | | |
| North Carolina | 61–57 | No. 16 Notre Dame | January 7, 2024 | | |
| Kansas | 87–66 | No. 4 Baylor | January 10, 2024 | | |
| Iowa State | 74–64 | No. 24 West Virginia | January 10, 2024 | | |
| Iowa State | 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 | January 17, 2024 | | |
| Miami (FL) | 73–59 | No. 4 NC State | January 18, 2024 | | |
| Syracuse | 79–73 | No. 15 Florida State | January 18, 2024 | | |
| Duke | 63–46 | No. 14 Virginia Tech | January 18, 2024 | | |
| 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 | January 28, 2024 | | |
| Washington State | 85–82 | No. 2 UCLA | January 28, 2024 | | |
| 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 | 96–93$^{2OT}$ | 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 | February 22, 2024 | 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 | February 25, 2024 | Sunflower Showdown | |
| Washington | 61–51 | No. 9 Oregon State | February 25, 2024 | | |
| Duke | 69–58 | No. 6 NC State | February 25, 2024 | 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 | March 2, 2024 | | |
| Kansas | 83–74 | No. 20 Oklahoma | March 2, 2024 | | |
| 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 | March 8, 2024 | ACC tournament | |
| Michigan | 69–56 | No. 12 Indiana | March 8, 2024 | 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 | |
| Portland | 67–66 | No. 14 Gonzaga | March 12, 2024 | WCC 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 | Notes |
| Trevecca Nazarene (Division II) | 75–59 | 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 | Indiana State | November 15, 2023 | |
| Hope International (NAIA) | 64–60 | Cal State Northridge | November 18, 2023 | |
| Wingate (Division II) | 72–53 | Elon | December 2, 2023 | |
| Mayville State (NAIA) | 75–68 | North Dakota | December 15, 2023 | |
| Western Colorado (Division II) | 51–49 | Utah State | December 18, 2023 | |

### Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends 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 received 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 | Amy Vachon, Maine | 2024 America East women's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Maine |
| American Athletic Conference | North Texas Temple Tulsa | Temira Poindexter, Tulsa | Jason Burton, North Texas | 2024 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX) | Rice |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Richmond | Sarah Te-Biasu, VCU | Aaron Roussell, Richmond | 2024 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament | Henrico Sports & Events Center (Glen Allen, VA) | Richmond |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Virginia Tech | Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech | Felisha Legette-Jack, Syracuse | 2024 ACC women's basketball tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) | Notre Dame |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Florida Gulf Coast | Emani Jefferson, FGCU | Lynn Bria, Stetson | 2024 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Big 12 Conference | Oklahoma | Madison Booker, Texas & Skylar Vann, Oklahoma | Jennie Baranczyk, Oklahoma | 2024 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament | T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO) | Texas |
| Big East Conference | UConn | Paige Bueckers, UConn | Geno Auriemma, UConn | 2024 Big East women's basketball tournament | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) | UConn |
| Big Sky Conference | Eastern Washington | Jamie Loera, Eastern Washington | Joddie Gleason, Eastern Washington | 2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament | Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID) | Eastern Washington |
| Big South Conference | High Point | Lauren Bevis, High Point | Chelsea Banbury, High Point | 2024 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament | Qubein Center (High Point, NC) | Presbyterian |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State | Caitlin Clark, Iowa | Kevin McGuff, Ohio State | 2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament | Target Center (Minneapolis, MN) | Iowa |
| Big West Conference | Hawaii | Deja Lee, UC Irvine | Laura Beeman, Hawaii | 2024 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament | Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, NV) | UC Irvine |
| Coastal Athletic Association | Stony Brook | Gigi Gonzalez, Stony Brook | Ashley Langford, Stony Brook | 2024 CAA women's basketball tournament | Entertainment and Sports Arena (Washington, D.C.) | Drexel |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee | Savannah Wheeler, Middle Tennessee | Jesyka Burks-Wiley, FIU | 2024 Conference USA women's basketball tournament | Propst Arena (Huntsville, AL) | Middle Tennessee |
| Horizon League | Cleveland State | Colbi Maples, Cleveland State | Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State | 2024 Horizon League women's basketball tournament | Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN) | Green Bay |
| Ivy League | Columbia Princeton | Abbey Hsu, Columbia | Megan Griffith, Columbia | 2024 Ivy League women's basketball tournament | Levien Gymnasium (New York City, NY) | Princeton |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Fairfield | Janelle Brown, Fairfield | Carly Thibault-DuDonis, Fairfield | 2024 MAAC women's basketball tournament | Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ) | Fairfield |
| Mid-American Conference | Toledo | Sophia Ward, Toledo | Tricia Cullop, Toledo | 2024 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH) | Kent State |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Norfolk State | Kierra Wheeler, Norfolk State | Larry Vickers, Norfolk State | 2024 MEAC women's basketball tournament | Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA) | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Drake | Katie Dinnebier, Drake | Allison Pohlman, Drake | 2024 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (Moline, IL) | Drake |
| Mountain West Conference | UNLV | Desi-Rae Young, UNLV | Mike Bradbury, New Mexico | 2024 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament | Thomas and Mack Center (Paradise, NV) | UNLV |
| Northeast Conference | Sacred Heart | Ny'Ceara Pryor, Sacred Heart | Mary Grimes, Le Moyne | 2024 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Sacred Heart |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Southern Indiana | Macy McGlone, Eastern Illinois | Rick Stein, Southern Indiana | 2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament | Ford Center (Evansville, IN) | Southern Indiana |
| Pac-12 Conference | Stanford | Cameron Brink, Stanford (coaches & media) | Tara VanDerveer, Stanford (coaches) Scott Rueck, Oregon State (media) | 2024 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, NV) | USC |
| Patriot League | Holy Cross | Caitlin Weimar, Boston University | Danielle O'Banion, Loyola (MD) | 2024 Patriot League women's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Holy Cross |
| Southeastern Conference | South Carolina | Angel Reese, LSU | Dawn Staley, South Carolina | 2024 SEC women's basketball tournament | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC) | South Carolina |
| Southern Conference | Chattanooga | Rachael Rose, Wofford | Shawn Poppie, Chattanooga | 2024 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament | Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC) | Chattanooga |
| Southland Conference | Lamar | Akasha Davis, Lamar | Aqua Franklin, Lamar | 2024 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | The Legacy Center (Lake Charles, LA) | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Jackson State | Ahriahna Grizzle, Florida A&M | Tomekia Reed, Jackson State | 2024 SWAC women's basketball tournament | Bartow Arena (Birmingham, AL) | Jackson State |
| Summit League | South Dakota State | Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State | Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State | 2024 Summit League women's basketball tournament | Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD) | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt Conference | Marshall | Abby Beeman, Marshall | Kim Caldwell, Marshall | 2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament | Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL) | Marshall |
| West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga | Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga | 2024 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) | Portland |
| Western Athletic Conference | California Baptist | Chloe Webb, California Baptist | Jarrod Olson, California Baptist | 2024 WAC women's basketball tournament | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) | California Baptist |
* 1 2 Top seed in conference tournament.
* ↑ 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.

### Statistical leaders

Source Note: statistics include post-season games. Players must have played in 75% of their team's games, minimum, to be included.
Points per game :
| Player | School | PPG |
| Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 31.6 |
| JuJu Watkins | USC | 27.1 |
| Lucy Olsen | Villanova | 23.3 |
| Chellia Watson | Buffalo | 23.0 |
| Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech | 22.8 |
Rebounds per game :
| Player | School | RPG |
| Lauren Gustin | BYU | 15.3 |
| Angel Reese | LSU | 13.4 |
| Phillipina Kyei | Oregon | 11.9 |
| Macy McGlone | Eastern Illinois | 11.9 |
| Cameron Brink | Stanford | 11.9 |
Assists per game :
| Player | School | APG |
| Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 8.9 |
| McKenna Hofschild | Colorado State | 7.3 |
| Katie Dinnebier | Drake | 6.9 |
| Georgia Amoore | Virginia Tech | 6.8 |
| Benthe Versteeg | Sacramento State | 6.7 |
Steals per game :
| Player | School | SPG |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Notre Dame | 4.57 |
| Elisa Mevius | Siena | 4.50 |
| Jordyn Cambridge | Vanderbilt | 3.55 |
| Ny'Ceara Pryor | Sacred Heart | 3.38 |
| Sydney Woodley | Long Beach State | 3.35 |
Blocks per game :
| Player | School | BPG |
| Cameron Brink | Stanford | 3.74 |
| Lucy Cochrane | Portland | 3.09 |
| Taiyanna Jackson | Kansas | 3.03 |
| Angel Jackson | Jackson State | 2.94 |
| Anastasiia Boldyreva | Middle Tennessee | 2.89 |
Field goal percentage :
| Player | School | FG% |
| Raegan Beers | Oregon State | 66.37 |
| Erika Porter | Bowling Green | 66.25 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | Indiana | 65.00 |
| Lauren Betts | UCLA | 64.34 |
| Hannah Stuelke | Iowa | 62.70 |
Three-point field goal percentage :
| Player | School | 3P% |
| Te-Hina Paopao | South Carolina | 46.77 |
| Kailey Woolston | BYU | 46.55 |
| Hannah Kohn | Chattanooga | 46.26 |
| Meghan Huerter | UAlbany | 45.93 |
| Elle Evans | North Dakota State | 45.73 |
Free throw percentage :
| Player | School | FT% |
| Maya McDermott | UNI | 96.39 |
| Ja'Niah Henson | Texas State | 93.10 |
| Hayley Frank | Missouri | 92.50 |
| Kacie Borowicz | North Dakota | 92.03 |
| Elle Evans | North Dakota State | 91.75 |

## Postseason
### Tournament upsets

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded two or more places lower than the team it defeated."
| Round | Albany 1 | Portland 4 | Albany 2 | Portland 3 |
| First round | None | None | No. 11 Middle Tennessee defeated No. 6 Louisville, 71–69. | None |
| Second Round | None | None | None | No. 7 Duke defeated No. 2 Ohio State, 75–63. |
| Sweet 16 | None | None | None | None |
| Elite 8 | None | No. 3 NC State defeated No. 1 Texas, 76–66. | None | No. 3 UConn defeated No. 1 USC, 80–73. |
| Final 4 | None | None | None | None |

### Final Four – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio

| National semifinals Final Four Friday, April 5 | National semifinals Final Four Friday, April 5 | National semifinals Final Four Friday, April 5 | National Championship Sunday, April 7 | National Championship Sunday, April 7 | National Championship Sunday, April 7 |
| A1(1) | South Carolina | 78 | | | |
| P4(3) | NC State | 59 | | | |
| P4(3) | NC State | 59 | A1(1) | South Carolina | 87 |
| | | | A2(1) | Iowa | 75 |
| A2(1) | Iowa | 71 | A2(1) | Iowa | 75 |
| P3(3) | UConn | 69 | | | |

### Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament

The 2023–24 season was the first for the WBIT, created by the NCAA as a direct parallel to the men's National Invitation Tournament. Like the NIT, the WBIT features 32 teams. The NCAA extends WBIT bids to all regular-season conference champions that fail to reach the NCAA tournament (if eligible), a practice that it abandoned for the NIT after that tournament's 2023 edition. All games before the semifinals are at campus sites, with the semifinals and final at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

#### Semifinals and finals

| Semifinals April 1 | Semifinals April 1 | Semifinals April 1 | Championship April 3 | Championship April 3 | Championship April 3 |
| 4 | Illinois | 81 | | | |
| 1 | Washington State | 58 | | | |
| 1 | Washington State | 58 | 4 | Illinois | 71 |
| | | | 1 | Villanova | 57 |
| 1 | Villanova | 58 | 1 | Villanova | 57 |
| 1 | Penn State | 53 | | | |

### Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2023–24 season was the 26th for the WNIT, which featured 48 teams that were not selected for either the NCAA Tournament or the WBIT.

#### Semifinals and finals

| Semifinals April 3 | Semifinals April 3 | Semifinals April 3 | Championship April 6 | Championship April 6 | Championship April 6 |
| Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 57 | | | |
| Vermont | Vermont | 54 | | | |
| Vermont | Vermont | 54 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 69 |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 50 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 74 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 50 |
| Troy | Troy | 69 | | | |

## Conference standings

2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings :
| 2023–24 America East Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Maine †14–2 .87525–10  .714 Albany13–3 .81325–7  .781 Vermont12–4 .75025–12  .676 Bryant8–8 .50015–15  .500 Binghamton8–8 .50014–17  .452 UMBC6–10 .37510–19  .345 NJIT4–12 .25012–18  .400 UMass Lowell4–12 .2504–25  .138 New Hampshire3–13 .1889–20  .310 † 2024 AmEast tournament winner | 2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Tulsa13–5 .72225–10  .714 North Texas13–5 .72223–9  .719 Temple13–5 .72220–12  .625 UTSA10–8 .55618–15  .545 South Florida10–8 .55619–14  .576 Charlotte9–9 .50016–15  .516 UAB9–9 .50018–14  .563 Memphis9–9 .50013–17  .433 East Carolina9–9 .50019–14  .576 Rice †9–9 .50019–15  .559 SMU8–10 .44414–16  .467 Florida Atlantic6–12 .33311–19  .367 Wichita State5–13 .27810–22  .313 Tulane3–15 .16712–20  .375 † 2024 AAC tournament winner | 2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Richmond †16–2 .88929–6  .829 VCU15–3 .83326–6  .813 Saint Joseph's15–3 .83328–6  .824 George Mason14–4 .77823–8  .742 Duquesne13–5 .72221–13  .618 Rhode Island10–8 .55621–14  .600 Saint Louis9–9 .50022–18  .550 Davidson*8–10 .44418–8  .692 Loyola Chicago8–10 .44415–16  .484 Fordham8–10 .44412–17  .414 George Washington6–12 .33313–18  .419 Dayton5–13 .27812–19  .387 La Salle5–13 .2788–22  .267 UMass2–16 .1115–27  .156 St. Bonaventure1–17 .0564–26  .133 * Season cancelled on March 1, 2024. † 2024 A10 tournament winner |
| 2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 18 Virginia Tech14–4 .77825–8  .758 No. 4 NC State13–5 .72231–7  .816 No. 20 Syracuse13–5 .72224–8  .750 No. 11 Notre Dame †13–5 .72228–7  .800 Louisville12–6 .66724–10  .706 Florida State12–6 .66723–11  .676 No. 17 Duke11–7 .61122–12  .647 North Carolina11–7 .61120–13  .606 Miami (FL)8–10 .44419–12  .613 Georgia Tech7–11 .38917–16  .515 Virginia7–11 .38916–16  .500 Clemson5–13 .27812–19  .387 Boston College5–13 .27814–19  .424 Wake Forest2–16 .1117–25  .219 Pittsburgh2–16 .1118–24  .250 † 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2023–24 ASUN women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Florida Gulf Coast †16–0 1.00029–5  .853 Stetson12–4 .75017–15  .531 Central Arkansas11–5 .68821–12  .636 Lipscomb10–6 .62517–13  .567 Eastern Kentucky9–7 .56322–12  .647 North Alabama8–8 .50012–18  .400 Austin Peay8–8 .50017–16  .515 Kennesaw State7–9 .43811–19  .367 Jacksonville6–10 .37511–20  .355 Bellarmine*5–11 .31310–19  .345 North Florida3–13 .1889–21  .300 Queens*1–15 .0637–22  .241 *Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † 2024 ASUN tournament winner | 2023–24 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 21 Oklahoma15–3 .83323–10  .697 No. 7 Texas †14–4 .77833–5  .868 No. 19 Kansas State13–5 .72226–8  .765 No. 25 Iowa State12–6 .66721–12  .636 No. 13 Baylor12–6 .66726–8  .765 No. 24 West Virginia12–6 .66725–8  .758 Kansas11–7 .61120–13  .606 Oklahoma State7–11 .38914–16  .467 TCU6–12 .33321–12  .636 BYU6–12 .33316–17  .485 Cincinnati5–13 .27814–18  .438 Texas Tech5–13 .27817–16  .515 Houston5–13 .27814–16  .467 UCF3–15 .16712–17  .414 † 2024 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 UConn †18–0 1.00033–6  .846 No. 23 Creighton15–3 .83326–6  .813 St. John's11–7 .61118–15  .545 Villanova11–7 .61122–13  .629 Marquette11–7 .61123–9  .719 Georgetown9–9 .50023–12  .657 Seton Hall8–10 .44417–15  .531 Butler6–12 .33315–17  .469 Providence6–12 .33313–21  .382 DePaul4–14 .22212–20  .375 Xavier0–18 .0001–27  .036 † 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Washington †16–2 .88929–6  .829 Northern Arizona15–3 .83325–9  .735 Montana13–5 .72223–10  .697 Montana State10–8 .55617–16  .515 Northern Colorado10–8 .55615–16  .484 Idaho8–10 .44415–16  .484 Idaho State7–11 .38911–19  .367 Sacramento State4–14 .2226–25  .194 Weber State4–14 .2228–25  .242 Portland State3–15 .1678–23  .258 † 2024 Big Sky tournament winner | 2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT High Point14–2 .87520–12  .625 USC Upstate10–6 .62516–16  .500 Radford9–7 .56315–18  .455 Charleston Southern8–8 .50011–19  .367 Presbyterian †8–8 .50021–15  .583 Winthrop8–8 .50014–16  .467 Longwood6–10 .3759–21  .300 Gardner–Webb5–11 .3136–24  .200 UNC Asheville4–12 .25011–20  .355 † 2024 Big South tournament winner |
| 2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 16 Ohio State16–2 .88926–6  .813 No. 2 Iowa †15–3 .83334–5  .872 No. 12 Indiana15–3 .83326–6  .813 Michigan State12–6 .66722–9  .710 Nebraska11–7 .61123–12  .657 Michigan9–9 .50020–14  .588 Penn State9–9 .50022–13  .629 Maryland9–9 .50019–14  .576 Illinois8–10 .44419–15  .559 Wisconsin6–12 .33315–17  .469 Minnesota5–13 .27820–16  .556 Purdue5–13 .27815–19  .441 Northwestern4–14 .2229–21  .300 Rutgers2–16 .1118–24  .250 † 2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | 2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Hawai'i17–3 .85020–12  .625 UC Irvine †16–4 .80023–9  .719 UC Riverside13–7 .65018–14  .563 Cal Poly13–7 .65017–14  .548 UC Davis13–7 .65020–14  .588 UC Santa Barbara10–10 .50016–15  .516 UC San Diego*8–12 .40012–19  .387 Long Beach State8–12 .40015–18  .455 Cal State Fullerton6–14 .30010–21  .323 Cal State Bakersfield5–15 .2508–21  .276 Cal State Northridge1–19 .0503–27  .100 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 Big West tournament winner | 2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Stony Brook16–2 .88928–5  .848 Monmouth14–4 .77822–10  .688 Charleston13–5 .72222–10  .688 North Carolina A&T13–5 .72222–12  .647 William & Mary12–6 .66715–14  .517 Towson11–7 .61120–11  .645 Drexel †10–8 .55619–15  .559 Campbell9–9 .50017–14  .548 Elon7–11 .38911–21  .344 Delaware7–11 .38911–20  .355 Northeastern5–13 .27810–17  .370 Hampton3–15 .1673–26  .103 Hofstra3–15 .16711–21  .344 UNC Wilmington3–15 .1675–25  .167 † 2024 CAA tournament winner |
| 2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Middle Tennessee †16–0 1.00030–5  .857 Liberty11–5 .68818–16  .529 FIU11–5 .68821–12  .636 Louisiana Tech7–9 .43814–19  .424 Jacksonville State7–9 .43812–17  .414 New Mexico State6–10 .37513–18  .419 Western Kentucky6–10 .37515–17  .469 UTEP6–10 .37512–19  .387 Sam Houston2–14 .1257–22  .241 † 2024 CUSA tournament winner | 2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Cleveland State18–2 .90029–6  .829 Green Bay †17–3 .85027–7  .794 Purdue Fort Wayne13–7 .65023–13  .639 Wright State11–9 .55018–15  .545 Milwaukee10–10 .50016–16  .500 Detroit Mercy9–11 .45017–16  .515 Youngstown State9–11 .45014–18  .438 Oakland8–12 .40012–17  .414 Northern Kentucky8–12 .40011–20  .355 IUPUI5–15 .2507–23  .233 Robert Morris2–18 .1006–24  .200 † 2024 Horizon League tournament winner | 2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Princeton †13–1 .92925–5  .833 Columbia13–1 .92923–7  .767 Harvard9–5 .64316–12  .571 Penn7–7 .50015–13  .536 Brown7–7 .50016–11  .593 Yale5–9 .3578–19  .296 Cornell1–13 .0717–19  .269 Dartmouth1–13 .0717–19  .269 † 2024 Ivy League tournament winner |
| 2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Fairfield †20–0 1.00031–2  .939 Niagara15–5 .75021–14  .600 Siena14–6 .70018–12  .600 Manhattan11–9 .55018–12  .600 Canisius11–9 .55017–14  .548 Mount St. Mary's10–10 .50014–17  .452 Quinnipiac9–11 .45013–18  .419 Rider6–14 .30010–21  .323 Iona6–14 .30011–19  .367 Saint Peter's4–16 .2007–23  .233 Marist4–16 .2006–25  .194 † 2024 MAAC tournament winner | 2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Toledo17–1 .94428–6  .824 Ball State16–2 .88928–6  .824 Kent State †13–5 .72221–12  .636 Buffalo10–8 .55619–14  .576 Bowling Green10–8 .55616–15  .516 Northern Illinois8–10 .44415–16  .484 Ohio8–10 .44411–19  .367 Western Michigan7–11 .38912–18  .400 Miami (OH)6–12 .3339–20  .310 Akron6–12 .33311–18  .379 Central Michigan4–14 .2226–22  .214 Eastern Michigan3–15 .1677–22  .241 † 2024 MAC tournament winner | 2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Norfolk State †13–1 .92927–6  .818 Howard10–4 .71415–16  .484 North Carolina Central9–5 .64316–15  .516 Maryland Eastern Shore8–6 .57115–15  .500 Coppin State8–6 .57112–18  .400 Delaware State4–10 .2868–20  .286 Morgan State3–11 .2148–22  .267 South Carolina State1–13 .0712–28  .067 † 2024 MEAC tournament winner |
| 2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Drake †19–1 .95029–6  .829 Belmont17–3 .85026–9  .743 Missouri State15–5 .75023–10  .697 Northern Iowa14–6 .70016–16  .500 Illinois State13–7 .65022–12  .647 Murray State12–8 .60020–12  .625 UIC10–10 .50018–16  .529 Southern Illinois6–14 .30011–20  .355 Indiana State6–14 .30011–21  .344 Valparaiso4–16 .2005–25  .167 Bradley2–18 .1006–26  .188 Evansville2–18 .1004–28  .125 † 2024 MVC tournament winner | 2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNLV †17–1 .94430–3  .909 New Mexico12–6 .66721–11  .656 Wyoming11–7 .61118–15  .545 Nevada10–8 .55616–16  .500 Colorado State10–8 .55620–11  .645 San Diego State10–8 .55622–13  .629 Boise State10–8 .55621–14  .600 Air Force8–10 .44415–17  .469 Fresno State7–11 .38914–18  .438 Utah State2–16 .1115–25  .167 San Jose State2–16 .1117–24  .226 † 2024 Mountain West tournament winner | 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball independents standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Chicago State– –1–26  .037 |
| 2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Sacred Heart †15–1 .93824–10  .706 Le Moyne*14–2 .87518–15  .545 Fairleigh Dickinson11–5 .68814–17  .452 Merrimack8–8 .50012–19  .387 Central Connecticut7–9 .4389–21  .300 LIU5–11 .3138–22  .267 Stonehill*4–12 .2504–26  .133 Saint Francis4–12 .2505–25  .167 Wagner4–12 .2507–21  .250 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 NEC tournament winner | 2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Southern Indiana* †17–1 .94425–7  .781 Little Rock11–7 .61112–18  .400 UT Martin11–7 .61116–17  .485 Eastern Illinois11–7 .61115–18  .455 Morehead State10–8 .55615–15  .500 Tennessee Tech10–8 .55616–15  .516 Western Illinois9–9 .50018–12  .600 Tennessee State7–11 .38911–19  .367 Southeast Missouri State6–12 .3339–20  .310 Lindenwood*5–13 .2787–21  .250 SIU Edwardsville2–16 .1115–26  .161 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2024 OVC tournament winner | 2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Stanford15–3 .83330–6  .833 No. 5 USC †13–5 .72229–6  .829 No. 10 UCLA13–5 .72227–7  .794 No. 8 Oregon State12–6 .66727–8  .771 No. 15 Colorado11–7 .61124–10  .706 No. 22 Utah11–7 .61123–11  .676 Arizona8–10 .44418–16  .529 California7–11 .38919–15  .559 Washington State7–11 .38921–15  .583 Washington6–12 .33316–15  .516 Arizona State3–15 .16711–20  .355 Oregon2–16 .11111–21  .344 † 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
| 2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Holy Cross †11–7 .61121–13  .618 Colgate10–8 .55620–14  .588 Boston University10–8 .55620–12  .625 Loyola10–8 .55616–15  .516 Lehigh9–9 .50017–13  .567 Army9–9 .50012–17  .414 Navy9–9 .50014–17  .452 Bucknell9–9 .50013–18  .419 American8–10 .44410–20  .333 Lafayette5–13 .27810–20  .333 † 2024 Patriot League tournament winner | 2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 South Carolina †16–0 1.00038–0  1.000 No. 6 LSU13–3 .81331–6  .838 Ole Miss12–4 .75024–9  .727 Alabama10–6 .62524–10  .706 Tennessee10–6 .62520–13  .606 Vanderbilt9–7 .56323–10  .697 Mississippi State8–8 .50023–12  .657 Auburn8–8 .50020–12  .625 Texas A&M6–10 .37519–13  .594 Arkansas6–10 .37518–15  .545 Florida5–11 .31316–16  .500 Kentucky4–12 .25012–20  .375 Georgia3–13 .18812–18  .400 Missouri2–14 .12511–19  .367 † 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2023–24 SWAC women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Jackson State †18–0 1.00026–7  .788 Grambling State15–3 .83323–10  .697 Southern13–5 .72215–15  .500 Arkansas–Pine Bluff11–7 .61117–16  .515 Alabama A&M10–8 .55615–16  .484 Florida A&M8–10 .4449–21  .300 Alcorn State8–10 .44412–20  .375 Prairie View A&M7–11 .38911–18  .379 Texas Southern6–12 .3337–22  .241 Bethune–Cookman6–12 .33315–16  .484 Mississippi Valley State3–15 .1674–27  .129 Alabama State3–15 .1673–26  .103 † 2024 SWAC tournament winner |
| 2023–24 Southern Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Chattanooga †13–1 .92928–5  .848 UNC Greensboro8–6 .57121–12  .636 Wofford8–6 .57117–13  .567 Mercer8–6 .57115–17  .469 East Tennessee State7–7 .50018–12  .600 Samford6–8 .42914–16  .467 Furman5–9 .35715–16  .484 Western Carolina1–13 .0716–24  .200 † 2024 SoCon tournament winner | 2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Lamar17–1 .94424–7  .774 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †14–4 .77823–9  .719 Southeastern Louisiana14–4 .77819–12  .613 Incarnate Word12–6 .66719–11  .633 Texas A&M–Commerce*8–10 .44415–16  .484 New Orleans8–10 .44411–19  .367 Nicholls7–11 .38914–18  .438 Northwestern State7–11 .38911–19  .367 McNeese2–16 .1116–25  .194 Houston Christian1–17 .0566–23  .207 * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II. † 2024 Southland tournament winner | 2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Dakota State †16–0 1.00027–6  .818 North Dakota State13–3 .81322–12  .647 Oral Roberts11–5 .68821–11  .656 South Dakota9–7 .56323–13  .639 St. Thomas*7–9 .43815–16  .484 North Dakota5–11 .3139–21  .300 Denver5–11 .3138–22  .267 Kansas City3–13 .18812–20  .375 Omaha3–13 .1888–23  .258 * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III † 2024 Summit League tournament winner |
| 2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Marshall †17–1 .94426–7  .788 Troy15–3 .83322–12  .647 James Madison13–5 .72223–12  .657 Old Dominion12–6 .66722–10  .688 Louisiana–Monroe10–8 .55621–14  .600 Southern Miss10–8 .55620–14  .588 Louisiana10–8 .55617–14  .548 Appalachian State9–9 .50017–15  .531 Georgia State9–9 .50015–15  .500 Arkansas State6–12 .33313–17  .433 Coastal Carolina5–13 .27812–21  .364 Georgia Southern4–14 .22215–18  .455 Texas State4–14 .22214–18  .438 South Alabama2–16 .1119–23  .281 † 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner | 2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT California Baptist †18–2 .90028–4  .875 Grand Canyon16–4 .80024–8  .750 Stephen F. Austin14–6 .70021–12  .636 Utah Tech*12–8 .60018–14  .563 UT Arlington11–9 .55017–16  .515 Abilene Christian10–10 .50014–16  .467 Tarleton State*7–13 .35012–20  .375 Seattle6–14 .3006–23  .207 Southern Utah6–14 .3008–22  .267 UT Rio Grande Valley5–15 .2506–23  .207 Utah Valley5–15 .25010–19  .345 * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II † 2024 WAC tournament winner | 2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 14 Gonzaga16–0 1.00032–4  .889 Santa Clara12–4 .75025–9  .735 Portland †10–6 .62521–13  .618 San Francisco10–6 .62514–16  .467 Pacific8–8 .50018–15  .545 Saint Mary's6–10 .37513–18  .419 Loyola Marymount5–11 .31311–19  .367 San Diego4–12 .2509–22  .290 Pepperdine1–15 .0635–25  .167 † 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |

## Award winners
### All-America teams

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), The Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.
Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single ten-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize The Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
* Naismith Award: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
* Wade Trophy: Caitlin Clark, Iowa
* Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's Player of the Year (USBWA): Caitlin Clark, Iowa

### Major freshman of the year awards

* Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA): JuJu Watkins, USC
* WBCA Freshman of the Year: JuJu Watkins, USC

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
* USBWA National Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
* WBCA National Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
* WBCA Assistant Coach of the Year: Kate Paye, Stanford

### Other major awards

* Naismith Starting Five:
** Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard): Caitlin Clark, Iowa
** Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard): JuJu Watkins, USC
** Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward): Madison Booker, Texas
** Katrina McClain Award (top power forward): Kiki Iriafen, Stanford
** Lisa Leslie Award (top center): Cameron Brink, Stanford
* WBCA Defensive Player of the Year: Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
* Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Cameron Brink, Stanford
* Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award: Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga
* Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award: Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga
* Maggie Dixon Award (top rookie head coach): Kim Caldwell, Marshall
* Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete): Caitlin Clark, Iowa
* Elite 90 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Sharon Goodman, Iowa
* Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award: Joye Lee-McNelis, head coach, Southern Miss

## Coaching changes

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
| Air Force | Chris Gobrecht | | Stacy McIntyre | Gobrecht announced her retirement on April 1, 2024, after 9 seasons at Air Force and 43 seasons overall. Longtime Falcons associate head coach McIntyre was promoted to the position on April 25. |
| Alabama A&M | Margaret Richards | | Dawn Thornton | Richards stepped down from her head coaching position on March 19, 2024, after 8 seasons at Alabama A&M. The Lady Bulldogs stayed in-conference for their next hire, naming Arkansas–Pine Bluff head coach Thornton as her replacement on April 6. |
| Appalachian State | Angel Elderkin | | Alaura Sharp | Elderkin, citing personal reasons, resigned from Appalachian State on March 18, 2024, after ten seasons. The Mountaineers hired Presbyterian head coach Sharp on April 5. |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Dawn Thornton | | Erica Leak | Thornton left UAPB on April 6, 2024, after 5 seasons for the head coaching position at SWAC rival Alabama A&M. Erica Leak, who had been head coach at West Memphis HS in West Memphis, Arkansas the past year, was hired by the Golden Lions on April 25. |
| Binghamton | Bethann Shapiro Ord | | Mary Grimes | Binghamton parted ways with Ord on March 29, 2024, after a 75–92 record in 6 seasons. Le Moyne head coach Grimes was hired by the Bearcats on April 24. |
| Cal State Bakersfield | Greg McCall | | Ari Wideman | McCall's contract with CSUB was not renewed on March 12, 2024, ending his 13-season tenure at his alma mater. Toledo assistant coach Wideman was hired as the new head coach of the Roadrunners on May 3. |
| Cal State Northridge | Carlene Mitchell | | Angie Ned | CSUN's athletic director announced on March 15, 2024, that Mitchell will not return to the program after 3 seasons. California Baptist associate head coach Ned was hired by the Matadors on April 29. |
| Canisius | Sahar Nusseibeh | | Tiffany Swoffard | Nusseibeh left Canisius on March 28, 2024, after 3 seasons for the Eastern Michigan head coaching position. Penn State assistant coach Swoffard was hired by the Golden Griffins on April 17. |
| Charlotte | Cara Consuegra | | Tomekia Reed | Consuegra left Charlotte on April 17, 2024, after 13 seasons for the Marquette head coaching job. Jackson State head coach Reed was hired by the 49ers on April 25. |
| Chattanooga | Shawn Poppie | | Deandra Schirmer | Poppie left Chattanooga on March 26, 2024, after 2 seasons for the head coaching job at Clemson. The Mocs hired D-II Valdosta State head coach Schrimer on April 4. |
| Chicago State | Andrea Williams | | Corry Irvin | 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. Mississippi State assistant Irvin was hired by the Cougars on April 10. |
| Clemson | Amanda Butler | | Shawn Poppie | Clemson parted ways with Butler on March 12, 2024, after 6 seasons and an 81–106 record. Chattanooga head coach Poppie was hired by the Tigers on March 26. |
| Cornell | Dayna Smith | | Emily Garner | Cornell announced on March 11, 2024, that they had parted ways with Smith after 22 seasons. After a month-long search, the Big Red hired NCAA D-III Trinity (CT) head coach Emily Garner on April 11. |
| Delaware State | E.C. Hill | Jazmone Turner | Jazmone Turner | Delaware State parted ways with Hill on or around June 23, 2023 after 2 seasons and named assistant Turner interim head coach for the 2023–24 season. On March 23, 2024, the Hornets removed the interim tag from Turner and officially named her head coach. |
| Eastern Illinois | Matt Bollant | Marqus McGlothan | Marqus McGlothan | Bollant left EIU on May 20, 2024, after 7 seasons to become head coach at NAIA Bryan College, where he previously was head coach from 2002 to 2007. The following day, Panthers associate head coach McGlothan was initially named interim head coach of the team for the 2024–25 season. On March 14, 2025, McGlothan's interim tag was removed and he was named head coach. |
| Eastern Michigan | Fred Castro | Ke'Sha Blanton | Sahar Nusseibeh | 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. After the season, the school hired Canisius head coach Nusseibeh on March 28, 2024. |
| Georgetown | Tasha Butts | Darnell Haney | 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. On March 20, 2024, Georgetown removed Haney's interim tag and named him head coach. |
| Georgia Southern | Anita Howard | | Hana Haden | Howard and Georgia Southern mutually agreed on a change in leadership of the program on March 12, 2024, after 5 seasons. Hana Haden, head coach at D-II Georgia Southwestern State this past season, was hired by the Eagles on March 29. |
| Green Bay | Kevin Borseth | | Kayla Karius | Borseth announced his retirement on April 10, 2024, after 21 seasons at Green Bay and 37 overall. South Dakota head coach Karius, who played for the Phoenix from 2007 to 2011, was hired as his replacement on April 23. |
| Hampton | David Six | | Tamisha Augustin | Six, the winningest head coach of the program, announced his retirement on March 18, 2024, after 15 seasons at Hampton. Under Six, the Lady Pirates won 264 games, 5 MEAC regular season and 6 conference tournament titles. On March 26, the school hired Florida associate head coach and Hampton, Virginia native Augustin as his replacement. |
| Idaho | Carrie Eighmey | | Arthur Moreira | Eighmey left Idaho on April 30, 2024, after a single season for the South Dakota head coaching job. Vandals assistant Moriera was promoted to the position on June 24. |
| Indiana State | Chad Killinger | | Marc Mitchell | Killinger stepped down from his head coaching position on April 24, 2024, after a 33–60 record in 3 seasons at Indiana State. Former Saint Peter's head coach Mitchell, who had been the head coach at D-II University of Indianapolis the past 2 years, was hired by the Sycamores on May 10. |
| Iowa | Lisa Bluder | | Jan Jensen | Bluder announced her retirement on May 13, 2024, after 24 seasons at Iowa and 40 years overall. During her tenure at Iowa, she won 528 games, the most in program history, and led the Hawkeyes to back-to-back appearances in the national championship game in her final two seasons there. Longtime associate head coach Jansen, who played for Bluder at Drake University from 1990 to 1991 and has been an assistant under her since 1993, was named as her successor. |
| Jackson State | Tomekia Reed | | Margaret Richards | Reed left Jackson State on April 25, 2024, after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at Charlotte. Former Alabama A&M head coach Richards was hired as the Lady Tigers' new head coach on May 1, less than a month after being named assistant coach at Mercer. |
| Kentucky | Kyra Elzy | | Kenny Brooks | 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. Virginia Tech head coach Brooks was hired by the Wildcats on March 26. |
| Le Moyne | Mary Grimes | | Nick DiPillo | Grimes departed from Le Moyne on April 24, 2024, after 3 seasons for the Binghamton head coaching job. The Dolphins hired Bowling Green assistant DiPillo as the new head coach on May 23. |
| Little Rock | Joe Foley | | Steve Wiedower | After 21 seasons at Little Rock and 37 overall as head coach, Foley announced his retirement on July 18, 2024, with longtime Trojans assistant Wiedower being named his successor. |
| Marquette | Megan Duffy | | Cara Consuegra | Duffy left Marquette on April 3, 2024, after 5 seasons for the Virginia Tech job. Charlotte head coach Consuegra, who was an assistant with the Golden Eagles from 2004 to 2011, was hired as her replacement on April 17. |
| Marshall | Kim Caldwell | | Juli Fulks | Caldwell left Marshall on April 7, 2024, after 1 season for the Tennessee head coaching job. Juli Fulks, a successful Division III head coach who had been at Transylvania University for the last 10 years, was hired by the Thundering Herd on April 12. |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | Fred Batchelor | | Malikah Willis | UMES announced a coaching search on March 22, 2024, to replace Batchelor after 19 seasons. Kennesaw State assistant coach Willis was named the new head coach of the Hawks on April 26. |
| Mercer | Susie Gardner | | Michelle Clark-Heard | Gardner, Mercer's winningest head coach with 246 wins, resigned on March 9, 2024, after 14 seasons with the program. Michelle Clark-Heard, a former head coach at Western Kentucky and Cincinnati who was serving as the assistant athletic director for the Mississippi State women's team this season, was hired by the Bears on March 22. |
| Miami (FL) | Katie Meier | | Tricia Cullop | Meier announced her retirement on March 21, 2024, after 19 seasons at Miami and 23 overall as head coach. Under Meier, the Hurricanes went 362–208 and appeared in the NCAA tournament 10 times. Toledo head coach Cullop was hired by the school on April 5. |
| Monmouth | Ginny Boggess | | Cait Wetmore | Boggess left Monmouth on April 9, 2024, after 3 seasons for the Toledo head coaching position. Charlotte associate head coach Whitmore was hired by the Hawks on April 22. |
| Morehead State | Cayla Petree | Chris Palmer | | Morehead State and Petree, who would have been in her 4th season as head coach, mutually agreed to part ways sometime during the offseason, with Eagles assistant coach Palmer being named interim head coach for the 2024–25 season, but it wasn't formally announced until sometime in December 2024. On March 6, 2025, the school announced that Palmer would not be retained and a coaching search was underway. |
| New Hampshire | Kelsey Hogan | | Megan Shoniker | Hogan resigned from New Hampshire on March 27, 2024, after a 28–77 record in 4 seasons. The Wildcats hired Rhode Island associate head coach Shoniker on April 24. |
| North Alabama | Missy Tiber | | Candi Whitaker | North Alabama announced on March 11, 2024, that Tiber's contract will not be renewed after 11 seasons. Candi Whitaker, a former head coach at Kansas City and Texas Tech who was at Division II Missouri Western for the past 5 years, was hired by the Lions on March 25. |
| North Carolina Central | Trisha Stafford-Odom | Terrence Baxter | 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 initially for the season. After starting the 2024–25 season still as the interim head coach, Baxter officially had the interim tag removed on November 6, 2024. |
| Northern Kentucky | Camryn Whitaker | | Jeff Hans | Following an investigation into possible coaching policy violations for which she was eventually cleared of, NKU parted ways with Whitaker on April 5, 2024, after 8 seasons and a 95–106 record. Hans, a former assistant with the Norse who had been the head coach at Division II Thomas More for the last 13 seasons, was hired as her replacement on April 22. |
| Pepperdine | Tim Hays | Kelsey Keizer | Katie Faulkner | 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 served as the team's interim head coach for the season. Washington assistant Faulkner was hired after the season on April 12, 2024. |
| Presbyterian | Alaura Sharp | | Tiffany Sardin | Sharp left Presbyterian on April 5, 2024, after 6 seasons for the Appalachian State job. Former Chicago State head coach Sardin was hired by the Blue Hose on April 19. |
| Robert Morris | Charlie Buscaglia | Scott Schneider | Chandler McCabe | Buscaglia announced his resignation from RMU on February 12, 2024, after 7½ seasons and a 127–102 record. Colonials associate head coach Schneider served as the interim head coach for the rest of the season. On March 18, UCF assistant coach McCabe was hired by the university. |
| Siena | Jim Jabir | | Terry Primm | Jabir announced his retirement on March 26, 2024, after 6 overall seasons at Siena (1st stint from 1987 to 1990) and 35 years as head coach. Saints top assistant coach Primm was promoted to fill the position on April 5. |
| South Dakota | Kayla Karius | | Carrie Eighmey | Karius left South Dakota on April 23, 2024, after 2 seasons to take the head coaching job at her alma mater Green Bay. Idaho head coach Eighmey was hired by the Coyotes as her replacement on April 30. |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rekha Patterson | | Briley Palmer | Patterson resigned from SEMO on May 3, 2024, after 9 seasons to become an assistant coach at UCF. Palmer, head coach at NJCAA Mineral Area College the last 4 years, was hired by the Redhawks on April 15. |
| Stanford | Tara VanDerveer | | Kate Paye | VanDerveer, at the time the all-time winningest head coach in all of college basketball, announced her retirement on April 9, 2024, after 38 seasons at Stanford and 45 years overall. During her illustrious career, she won 1,216 games, made the NCAA tournament 39 times, including 3 national championships and making the Final Four 13 times, along with many other accolades. Longtime Cardinal associate head coach Kate Paye, who played for VanDerveer at Stanford from 1991 to 1995, was officially announced as her successor on April 16. |
| Stony Brook | Ashley Langford | | Joy McCorvey | Langford left Stony Brook on April 2, 2024, after 3 seasons for the head coaching position at her alma mater Tulane. Tennessee assistant coach McCorvey was hired by the Seawolves on April 15. |
| Tennessee | Kellie Harper | | Kim Caldwell | Tennessee parted ways with Harper on April 1, 2024, after 5 seasons and a 108–52 record. Marshall head coach Caldwell was hired by the Lady Vols on April 7, making her the first non-Tennessee alum since the late great Pat Summitt to lead the program. |
| Tennessee State | Ty Evans | | Candice Dupree | Evans resigned on April 3, 2024, after a 34–78 record in 4 seasons at TSU. Former WNBA star Candice Dupree, who had been working for the San Antonio Spurs as a player development assistant coach, was hired by the Lady Tigers on May 9. |
| Toledo | Tricia Cullop | | Ginny Boggess | Cullop left Toledo on April 5, 2024, after 16 seasons for the Miami (FL) head coaching job. Monmouth head coach Ginny Boggess was hired by the Rockets on April 9. |
| Tulane | Lisa Stockton | | Ashley Langford | Stockton announced her retirement on March 18, 2024, after 30 seasons at Tulane. She left as the program's winningest head coach and as the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in the state of Louisiana with 591 wins. Stony Brook head coach and Tulane alum Langford was hired by the Green Wave on April 2. |
| UC Santa Barbara | Bonnie Henrickson | | Renee Jimenez | Henrickson announced her retirement on March 20, 2024, after 9 seasons at UCSB and 27 years overall as a head coach. Jimenez, head coach at Cal State San Marcos of NCAA D-II, was hired by the Gauchos on April 17. |
| UMBC | Johnetta Hayes | | Candice Hill | UMBC declined to renew the contract of Hayes on March 11, 2024, after 5 seasons and a 39–81 record. St. John's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Hill, a Baltimore native, was hired by the Retrievers on April 15. |
| UNC Asheville | Honey Brown | | Tynesha Lewis | Brown's contract with UNC Asheville was not renewed on March 19, 2024, after a 43–76 record in 4 seasons. Tynesha Lewis, head coach at Division II Elizabeth City State the past 3 seasons, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 12. |
| Utah State | Kayla Ard | | Wesley Brooks | 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. Ohio State assistant coach Brooks was hired by the Aggies on April 1. |
| Virginia Tech | Kenny Brooks | | Megan Duffy | Brooks left Virginia Tech on March 26, 2024, after 8 seasons for the Kentucky job. The Hokies hired Marquette head coach Duffy as his replacement on April 3. |
| Western Carolina | Kiley Hill | | Jonathan Tsipis | After a 33–111 record in 5 seasons, Western Carolina opted not to renew Hill's contract on March 8, 2024. Former George Washington and Wisconsin head coach Tsipis was hired by the Catamounts on April 5. |
| Youngstown State | John Barnes | John Nicolais | Melissa Jackson | 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, continued in that role through the rest of the season. On March 14, the school hired Cleveland State assistant and former Akron head coach Melissa Jackson for the job. |