Pack away the holiday decorations and toss out the leftovers: We’re into January and conference play. It’s time to pick up speed on the way to Cleveland, where the 2023-24 women’s college basketball national champion will be crowned.

South Carolina, last season’s undefeated-until-the-Final Four team, is doing it again with a different cast of leading characters holding down the No. 1 ranking. LSU went through early-season drama but is looking more like the defending NCAA champ expected. Led by UCLA, the Pac-12 might have the most compelling league race of all as the conference is about to dissolve. Read More