Nine new players. Big jumps. And plenty of missing names from our previous ranking. We're down to the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA tournament, and there are plenty of notable changes as we rank the 25 best players in March Madness.
Nine players that made our list before the first round tipped are gone, as their teams have been eliminated. Some players who had key performances in the early rounds have made big jumps.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark remains No. 1, as has been the case all season. But UConn guard Paige Bueckers is making a push for the top spot and has moved into second place.
Bueckers missed all of last season with a knee injury, and UConn lost in the Sweet 16 to Ohio State in 2023. That ended the Huskies' NCAA-record Final Four streak that had started in 2008.