Top 25 Women in the NCAA Tournament
Every year since 2020 the NCAA dedicates the time to rank the top 25 women in college basketball during March Madness. This allows the schools and spectators to see who are the women to look out for during the tournament but also in the future! With this being the third year of ranking Top 25 players in the country they decided to only limit the top players to those players competing in the 2023 women's NCAA tournament.
Here are the rankings listed below:
Guard | 6-foot | junior
2022-23 stats: 27.0 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 8.3 APG
Clark won Big Ten Player of the Year and league tournament MVP, both for the second season in a row. The essence of why Clark is so good can be summed up this way: She's No. 1 in Division I in assists and in 3-pointers (108), and second in scoring average. “FEMALE STEPH CURRY”
2. Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Forward | 6-foot-5 | senior
2022-23 stats: 13.3 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 2.0 BPG, 56.8 FG%
She remains the most imposing defensive player in the game, and when South Carolina really needs a basket, Boston is getting the ball.
Forward | 6-foot-4 | junior
2022-23 stats: 14.9 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 3.4 BPG
Brink continues to be a force for the Cardinal, leading them in points, rebounds and blocks despite averaging only 24.5 minutes per game.
Forward | 6-foot-3 | senior
2022-23 stats: 22.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 68.8 FG%
Holmes is second in Division I -- and first among Power 5 conference players -- in field goal percentage, which is why her teammates refer to her as an automatic bucket. Her 70.1 true shooting percentage (2-pointers, 3-pointers, free throws) and 40.3 player efficiency rating this season are both career highs. Holmes has blocked 56 shots and is the centerpiece inside of the best defense in the Big Ten.
5. Angel Reese, LSU
Forward | 6-foot-3 | sophomore
2022-23 stats: 23.4 PPG, 15.5 RPG, 2.2 APG, 54.0 FG%
She started at Maryland before moving to LSU where she really began to develop her game and leadership. Her dominance around the rim is evidenced by her nation-leading 28 double-doubles. Reese also leads the country in offensive rebounds and free throws attempted and made per game.
6. Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Forward | 6-foot-6 | senior
2022-23 stats: 18.6 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 2.3 BPG
The back-to-back ACC Player of the Year is the centerpiece of her team.
She has continued to be efficient down low (a career-high 56.3% from the field) and a force on the glass, averaging a double-double for the second time in her career.
Guard | 6-foot-3 | senior
2022-23 stats: 19.7 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.1 SPG
A two-time All-Big Ten first-team selection, Miller has great length and quickness on the perimeter. Miller is in the Big Ten's top five in scoring, blocked shots and steals. She's shooting a career-low 21% from behind the arc, so that's an area of improvement for her at the next level; she's projected to be a lottery pick in April's WNBA draft.
8. Aaliyah Edwards, UConn
Forward | 6-foot-3 | junior
2022-23 stats: 16.6 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 57.3 FG%
She rebounded from a rocky sophomore season to put herself in the All-American conversation. She has been the glue to her team and her tournament performance will be telling to how far UConn will go.
Forward | 6-foot-1 | senior
2022-23 stats: 28.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG
Siegrist enters March Madness as the nation's leading scorer, and she's doing it on incredible efficiency (51.8% from the field, 37.3% from 3, 85.1% from the line). Siegrist has scored at least 20 points in each of the Wildcats' games this season
10. Alissa Pili, Utah
Forward | 6-foot-2 | junior
2022-23 stats:20.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 58.5 FG%
Pac-12 Player of the Year, She's a dual-threat offensive player with an uncanny ability to finish in the post, but also shoots 42.9% from 3-point territory.
11. Rickea Jackson, Tennessee
Forward | 6-foot-2 | senior
2022-23 stats: 19.6 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 55.2 FG%
Her first few months in Tennessee (which included a two-game suspension in December) were a bit rocky but she has really pulled it together. She managed at least 20 points in eight consecutive games -- with nearly 60% efficiency, she is expected to be a first-round WNBA draft pick.
12. Haley Jones, Stanford
Guard | 6-foot-1 | senior
2022-23 stats: 13.4 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 4.1 APG, 43.1 FG%
Jones is one of Stanford's most important and best rebounders and the Cardinal's chief facilitator. She is one of the most versatile offensive players in the country with her dual-threat ability as a perimeter passer and post-up threat.
13. Ashley Joens, Iowa State
Guard/forward | 6-foot-1 | senior
2022-23 stats: 21.5 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 2.0 APG
During the Big 12 tournament, Joens passed the 3,000-point mark for her career, making her one of just 14 NCAA Division I women's players who've done so. She's now at 3,037 points and owns Iowa State's career records for points, rebounds, double-doubles, field goals, free throws and 3-pointers, and this season became the second Cyclone to win Big 12 Player of the Year. She is also the second Cyclone to be named Big 12 tournament Most Outstanding Player after Iowa State won the title for the first time since 2001.
14. Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
Guard | 5-foot-10 | sophomore
2022-23 stats: 14.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 6.9 APG, 2.1 SPG
The most dynamic passer in the game, Miles is sixth in the country in assists and her ability to rebound and handle the ball makes her a one-player fast break. She has 10 double-doubles this season -- five with points and assists and five with points and rebounds.
15. Rori Harmon, Texas
Guard | 5-foot-6 | sophomore
2022-23 stats: 11.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 7.3 APG
Harmon was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year this season, and also led the league in assists per game and assist-turnover ratio (2.4). She seems to never get tired and is a huge factor on her team.
16. Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech
Guard | 5-foot-6 | junior
2022-23 stats: 15.3 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 5.3 APG
She has averaged 17.6 points (40% shooting from 3) throughout their 11-game win streak. In their prior games, she averaged 14.1 points and 31.4% shooting from the perimeter. She also set the ACC tournament record for made 3-pointers (14) on her way to winning MVP.
17. Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Guard | 5-foot-9 | senior
2022-23 stats: 15.3 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 2.1 APG
Cooke has been the No. 1 team's leading scorer this season. Her 57 3-pointers are a career high, as are her 102 free throws and 80% shooting at the line. As a senior, she has a career-best true shooting percentage (52.6), player efficiency rating (24.1) and offensive rating (119.5).
18. Lou Lopez Sénéchal, UConn
Forward | 6-foot-1 | senior
2022-23 stats: 15.7 PPG, 43.0% 3FG
She is a consistent critical player for the Huskies. Her most clutch moment was shining in a big road win at Tennessee scoring 26 points.
19. Monika Czinano, Iowa
Forward/center | 6-foot-3 | senior
2022-23 stats: 17.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 67.4 FG%
Czinano is fourth in Division I in field goal percentage. She set an Iowa single-game record for field goal percentage by going 11-of-11 against Michigan State this season, and the Big Ten tournament mark by going 11-of-12 against Ohio State in the championship game. The fifth-year senior is second on Iowa's career scoring list (2,316 points).
20. Jordan Horston, Tennessee
Guard | 6-foot-2 | senior
2022-23 stats: 15.5 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.5 SPG
With the ballhandling skills of a smaller guard and the ability to finish, Horston excels in transition. Averaging 17 points and 8.6 rebounds in three SEC tournament games.
21. Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
Center | 6-foot-7 | junior
2022-23 stats: 10.0 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.0 BPG
She is the X- Factor for the Gamecocks’. She is nearly averaging a double-double in just 18.7 minutes per game.
22. Grace Berger, Indiana
Guard | 6-foot | senior
2022-23 stats: 12.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 5.8 APG
She's one of the best midrange shooters in the country. Berger has been an important cog in Indiana's Big Ten-best defense.
23. Sonia Citron, Notre Dame
Guard | 6-foot-1 | sophomore
2022-23 stats: 14.7 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.4 APG, 43.9 3PT FG%
After coming off injury she became immediately effective on the court. Precise and business-like in her approach, Citron rarely takes a bad shot or forces a play and is steady in her demeanor and production.
24. Alexis Morris, LSU
Guard | 5-foot-6 | senior
2022-23 stats: 15.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.2 APG
Morris has an inspiring story of perseverance. She began at Baylor, then Rutgers, to Texas A&M, finally ending up at LSU where she succeeded. She has had two terrific seasons for the Tigers. She's currently their second-leading scorer and leads LSU in assists and steals. Morris has hit 45 3-pointers this season and is also explosive going to the basket.
25. Charlisse Leger-Walker, Washington State
G | 5-foot-10 | junior
2022-23 stats: 18.1 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 4.2 APG
She has been the focal point of the offense since her first game, and the team has been very successful even making team history with her on the team. Leger-Walker was the Most Outstanding Player with 23 points in the final against UCLA.
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