Women's basketball poll

#5 USC Trojans

2024

Overall Record

29-6

Last Game

vs Arizona State W 70-55

Conference Record

13-5

Next Game

@Arizona State 03/02/2024

JuJu Watkins enjoying summer, dreams of playing in 2028 Olympics in hometown Los Angeles

JuJu Watkins has already thought about how special it would be to play for the U.S. in 2028 at the Olympics in her hometown of Los Angeles.

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JuJu Watkins has gotten a taste of March Madness, and wants more next season

USC freshman JuJu Watkins’ NCAA Tournament run is over but she’s got plenty to build on. The AP All-American averaged 27 points this season, second only to Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, who set the game’s all-time Division I scoring record this season.

Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with 80-73 win over JuJu Watkins and USC

After being a spectator a year ago, Paige Bueckers is headed back to the Final Four after scoring 28 points and lifting UConn to a 80-73 win over Southern California in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

All eyes will be on JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers as USC and UConn clash in the Elite Eight

In any different year, the focus ahead of Southern California and UConn clashing with a Final Four berth at stake might be on the programs, not individual players.

JuJu Watkins scores 30, powers Southern California past Baylor 74-70 for spot in Elite Eight

Freshman All-American JuJu Watkins drove the length of the floor for a go-ahead three-point play with 3:13 left and finished with 30 points, leading top-seeded Southern California past Baylor 74-70 and into the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1994.

USC’s JuJu Watkins is in the March Madness spotlight ahead of Sweet 16 against Baylor

JuJu Watkins and the top-seeded Trojans face fifth-seeded Baylor on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament.

JuJu Watkins’ double-double leads top-seeded USC over Kansas 73-55 for trip to women’s Sweet 16

JuJu Watkins had 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and top-seeded Southern California beat Kansas 73-55 to reach the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Top freshmen Watkins of USC and Kansas’ Nichols square off in bid for women’s NCAA Sweet 16 berth

Two of the nation’s top freshmen will be in the spotlight when top-seeded Southern California plays No. 8 seed Kansas in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Fans of both USC and UCLA women’s teams will have to make a choice which game to attend Monday

JuJu Watkins phenomenal freshman season at Southern California and UCLA’s duo of Charisma Osborne and Kiki Rice has helped raised the stature of women’s basketball in Los Angeles.

Watkins debuts with 23 points in USC’s 87-55 NCAA Tournament blowout of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

JuJu Watkins scored 23 points in her NCAA Tournament debut, leading No. 1 seed Southern California to a 87-55 blowout victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

JuJu Watkins studying hard as USC’s freshman sensation prepares for NCAA Tournament debut

JuJu Watkins is watching a special kind of film ahead of her NCAA Tournament debut for No. 1 seed Southern California.

Aaliyah Gayles is the joyous spirit behind USC’s rise to a No. 1 seed in women’s NCAA Tournament

Aaliyah Gayles is helping revive Southern California’s women’s basketball program even though she’s played sparingly this season.

USC’s JuJu Watkins taking phenomenal freshman season, newfound fame in stride

JuJu Watkins is heading into her first NCAA Tournament with an appreciation for what brought her to this point.

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas top women’s AP Top 25; they are also 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top four teams in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, a day after all four were chosen as the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament that begins later this week.

Led by No. 1 seed USC, the Pac-12 has 7 teams in the NCAA Tournament in its final run

The Pac-12 will be looking for one more special women’s basketball moment with seven teams including top-seeded Southern California picked for the NCAA Tournament.

McKenzie Forbes scores 26, No. 5 USC beats No. 2 Stanford 74-61 to win Pac-12 Tournament title

McKenzie Forbes scored 26 points and No. 5 Southern California beat No. 2 Stanford 74-61 to win the Pac-12 Tournament championship and earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

No. 5 USC women outlast No. 7 UCLA 80-70 in double overtime to reach Pac-12 championship game

JuJu Watkins had 33 points and 10 rebounds and No. 5 Southern California outlasted No. 7 UCLA 80-70 in double overtime in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals Friday night.

No. 5 USC holds off Arizona with 65-62 victory in Pac-12 quarterfinals

JuJu Watkins scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds and No. 5 Southern California defeated Arizona 65-62 in a Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal game.

Watkins scores 26 as No. 7 Southern California ends regular season with 70-55 win over Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 26 points, Rayah Marshall added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 7 Southern California ended its regular season with a 70-55 victory over Arizona State on Saturday.

JuJu Watkins scores 26 points, leads No. 7 Southern California to 70-55 win over Arizona State

JuJu Watkins scored 26 points, Rayah Marshall added 15 points and 15 rebounds and No. 7 Southern California ended its regular season with a 70-55 victory over Arizona State on Saturday.

Padilla hits big 3s, No. 7 USC outlasts Arizona 95-93 in double overtime

Kayla Padilla hit a tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation and made another key 3 in the second overtime, lifting No. 7 Southern California to a 95-93 win over Arizona.

No. 18 Utah beats JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC 74-68, snapping Trojans’ 7-game winning streak

Alissa Pili had 23 points and nine rebounds and No. 18 Utah defeated No. 7 Southern California 74-68, ending the Trojans’ seven-game winning streak.

JuJu Watkins scores 42 points in No. 7 USC’s 7th straight win, 87-81 over 11th-ranked Colorado

JuJu Watkins scored 42 points and No. 7 Southern California defeated 11th-ranked Colorado 87-81 for the Trojans’ seventh consecutive victory.

Southern California jumps to 7th in women’s AP Top 25. South Carolina is still unanimous No. 1

Southern California has climbed three spots to No. 7 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll while South Carolina remains a unanimous No. 1.

Watkins scores 18 on off-shooting night as No. 10 USC beats 11th-ranked Oregon State 58-50

JuJu Watkins scored 18 points, despite having an off-shooting night, to help No. 10 Southern Cal beat 11th-ranked Oregon State 58-50 on Sunday.

JuJu Watkins scores 33 points to lead 10th-ranked USC women to 88-51 victory at Oregon

Freshman sensation JuJu Watkins scored 33 points and No. 10 Southern California defeated Oregon 88-51 for its fifth consecutive victory.

Watkins scores 32 and No. 10 USC pulls away in 3rd to beat Arizona 81-64 for its 4th straight win

JuJu Watkins scored 32 points and No. 10 Southern California used a dominant third quarter to pull away from Arizona and win its fourth in a row, 81-64.

Watkins scores 31 points and No. 10 USC routs Arizona State 81-63 for 3rd straight win

JuJu Watkins scored 25 of her 31 points over the final two quarters and No. 10 Southern California routed Arizona State 81-63.

AP Player of the Week: Freshman JuJu Watkins of USC leads Trojans to two big wins

JuJu Watkins of USC is The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball.

JuJu Watkins scores USC-record 51 points, No. 4 Trojans upset No. 4 Stanford 67-58

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman JuJu Watkins scored a Southern California-record 51 points — the most in major NCAA women’s basketball this season — and the 15th-ranked Trojans upset No. 4 Stanford 67-58 on Friday night.

JuJu Watkins scores record 51 points for USC, helps No. 15 Trojans upset No. 4 Stanford 67-58

Freshman JuJu Watkins scored a Southern California-record 51 points — the most in NCAA women’s basketball this season — and the 15th-ranked Trojans upset No. 4 Stanford 67-58 on Friday night.