The transfer portal is closed and the coaching carousel has stopped playing in women’s basketball. So let’s look ahead to the next season.
We will not know official schedules for a while, but sub-big matchups have already been announced or determined.
TCU is NC State owes a return match for a home-and-home series (which will be on November 16, a source confirmed to SB Nation), South Carolina will travel to LSU this season, although the teams involved have not yet been enjoyed.
Although it is now difficult to find schedules online – many coaches still work to add games and finish these schedules – we know a few important datas from Sub Cruz Cruz. Consider this as a much to see-Aar Look-Haad on the schedule of 2025-26 and circle your agendas for this handful of games.
UConn vs. Louisville: November 4 (Germany)
The Huskies will start to defend the national championship in the Ared Forces Classic on Ramstein Air Base. Paige Bueckers has disappeared, but last four most excellent player Azzi Fudd and all-American Sarah Strong Return, just like other important contributors such as KK Arnold, Jana El Alfy, Caroline Ducharme, Ashlyn Shade and Ice Brady. The Huskies also added all-big Serah Williams from Wisconsin, which gives them more department and a different scoring threat on the front court.
Jeff Walz’s Louisville will try to improve his strong finish until the 2024-25 season, which surround a second round NCAA tournament output. Walz even broke into the transfer portal, the inhree transfers and added three. The incoming group includes one of the best players available in the portal in Laura Ziegler. In the last season of St. Joseph, she had an average of 17.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. The 6-foot-2 attacker from Denark was also the only player in the country who was on average at least 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per match on average.
Tennessee vs. NC State: November 4 (Greensboro, NC)
Greensboro will not organize the ACC tournament next season, but it starts the basketball season of the college with a few teams who want serious campaigns in two of the best conferences, the SEC and ACC. The historic Colosseum must almost be able to be it, because it is just an hour of Raleigh and three hours from Knoxville and two passionate basketball fanbas for women who usually travel well.
The Wolfpack will have a new look for them with Saniya Rivers, Asiaha James and Madison Hayes who move to the pro ranks, but a great guard-forecast combination in Zoe Brooks and Tilda Trygger Return for Wes Moore. Tennessee added three solid players in the transfer portal in Smu’s Nya Robertson, LSU’s Jersey Wolfenbarger and Ucla’s Janiah Barker, who should help Kim Caldwell to fill gaps that are her second season on his way to the helmet of the Lady Vols.
South Carolina on USC: November 15
Dubbed the Battle of ‘The Real SC’, the GameCocks will travel to Los Angeles to hire the Trojan horses in the first of a series of two games. USC will play South Carolina in Greenville, SC in the 2026-27 season.
Although it is unlikely that Juju Watkins will be shown in this matchup, it should tell us a lot about both teams. For South Carolina this will be an early test for a Resushoffled team that Raven brings Johnson, Chloe Kitts, Tessa Johnson and Joyce Edwards back, but adds Ta’niya Latson and Madina Okot. For USC we will see how transfers Londynn Jones and Kara Dunn influence the team, and whether the Trojans are able to fight without Watkins.
Texas vs. UCLA: Thanksgiving Weekend (Las Vegas)
This is just one matchup that will be part of a full of multi-team event in Las Vegas. After debuting by Heren Tournament last year, the players was the Duke, South Carolina, Texas and UCLA championship in a Round-Robin tournament, which means that each team will play three games, one against the other teams in the field. Teams also have the opportunity to make up to $ 1 million zero chances.
While Duke vs. South Carolina will be an intrudable matchup that will be a rematch of the Elite Eight in Birmingham last season, Texas will refrain from each other against each other against UCLA against UCLA players in sport. Madison Booker is back to lead the Longchorns in her junior season, while Lauren Betts returns for her senior campaign at UCLA. Both will try to bring their teams back to the last four, and this matchup can tell us a lot about the ceilings for the Bruins and Lonchorns.
