The 10 most impactful women's games to finish the regular season - ESPN

The stretch run has arrived. The 2025-26 women's college basketball season is now a two-week sprint to decide regular-season champions and conference tournament positioning, and to put the finishing touches on NCAA tournament seedings.

South Carolina has done most of its heavy lifting with a 3-0 SEC record against LSU, Texas and Vanderbilt, but a few challenges await before a fifth straight conference title is secure.

UCLA probably has the Big Ten title and a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed in hand, but what about second place? Michigan, Ohio State and Iowa are all in the mix

The Big 12 might come down to the final day of the regular season.

Duke still has two more games against Tobacco Road rivals before the Blue Devils can claim an ACC championship.

This past weekend's loaded schedule helped set up those storylines, but these 10 games should be the best and most impactful matchups to finish the regular season.

All times Eastern

Tuesday: 7 p.m., ESPNU (Oxford, Mississippi)

The winter storm that hit the Southeast two weeks ago postponed this game that was scheduled for Jan. 26. It forces both teams to play three games in six days but comes at a critical time with both the Lady Vols and Rebels fighting for a top-four spot in the SEC. This is the middle game in a three-game stretch for Ole Miss that also includes Kentucky and LSU.

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Wednesday: 7 p.m., ESPN+ (Lubbock, Texas)

The Big 12 is a four-team race and these are two of the challengers. A one-point win in Waco on Dec. 21 was the defining moment of the Lady Raiders' surprising season until they beat TCU two weeks ago. A Texas Tech win would give the Lady Raiders