Predicting Women's March Madness: ACC, Big East, and Big Ten version

Predicting Women's March Madness: Big 12 and SEC version

NCAA softball 2025 top teams and storylines 

The top NCAA softball storylines for the 2025 season

Making uniforms a form of self-expression

NCAA women's basketball sweet sixteen 2025

The NCAA's non-SEC Sweet Sixteen hopefuls

Top Women's College Sports Moments of 2024

The growth of women's college volleyball is no fluke 

UNC women's soccer national championships and best players 

24 people, 23 championships for North Carolina Women's Soccer 

The art of Big Ten conference scheduling

SEC women's basketball top stories to know 

SEC women’s basketball conference play prep kit: Top 64 storylines to track on the road to Tampa

An all ACC College Cup always looked possible 

Camryn Hannah from Penn State volleyball florist

Camryn Hannah off the court: volleyball player and a florist

Our must see first round volleyball tournament matches

LSU's Last-Tear Poa, international students left behind in NIL

The NCAA volleyball teams peaking before the tournament

What is NIL and why does it matter? 

Game Face: It's time to respect women’s sports competitive nature

A prediction of every game in the first round of the 2024 Women's College Soccer Championships, from top teams such as USC, FSU and Duke, to smaller schools such as Lipscomb, Fairfield, and Maine.

Predicting the 32 winners of the 2024 College Cup's first round

Tough coaches and Dallas grit form top soccer recruits in the country. 

Texas defender Breana Thompson shares how Dallas soccer impacted her development

Five potential storylines to know as the women's college basketball 2024-25 season begins

Five basketball storylines to know 

SMU volleyball establishes itself as a surprise success story in 2024.

SMU volleyball finds success from off-the-court culture

Will JuJu Watkins have a higher or lower usage-rate compared to her previous season

Can JuJu Watkins carry a higher usage rate? 

Wisconsin soccer player Mia Sowders finds life lessons in ACL recovery

Slow and Steady: What Mia Sowders learned after her ACL tear

Courtwright of Texas Tech Soccer writes about her ACL tear.

Disguised blessings after an injury

ACL tears and recovery for women athletes

Dartmouth soccer's Sonoma Adams shines on the sidelines 

Indiana University volleyball player is in law school

Indiana University volleyball and law school: a perfect match

Stanford and California bring talent to and already outstanding soccer conference.

The powerful ACC levels up with Stanford and California

Canisius and Quinnipiac soccer play for undefeated streak in the MAAC.

Battle for the MAAC: Canisius and Quinnipiac face off

The additions of UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington to the Big Ten have highlighted the difference in styles between big, physical East Coast teams like Wisconsin and Nebraska and West Coast squads that feature smaller, quicker play.

With conference realignment, West Coast style meets East Coast play

Nikki Quinn, redshirt freshman setter at Duke, credits coaches and mentors with helping her on her volleyball journey.

It takes a village: How mentors set Nikki Quinn on her path to Duke

To prepare for the season ahead, consider a trip abroad

The past, present, and future of number one ranked teams

Many top volleyball players find support from parents or siblings who played the game.

When volleyball runs in the family

What can NCAA volleyball tell us about the growth of women’s college sports? 

The new platform for women's collegiate sports

From Forbes: The new platform for women's collegiate sports

Women can return to play after subbing off, a difference in play with Division I men

New Rules: How rule changes shape soccer strategy

Three storylines for the NCAA volleyball season

A too early prediction of the Los Angeles 2028 US women's soccer roster 

Where to watch the USWNT's next generation 

The Olympic experience as an NCAA sports fan

The Big Ten Volleyball to Olympics pipeline

From Big Ten Volleyball to the Olympics

Analyzing how four NCAA basketball student-athletes look to help their new programs

Revisiting our transfer portal round up

How much of the USA's swim success comes from NCAA programs developing Olympic-level athletes?

How USA Swim remains at the top

The Pac-12's end has major impacts on college sports

Life after the Pac-12 

Hear 5wins CEO on The CJ Silas Show 

Top teams look for Women's College World Series Opportunity

Ranking NCAA women's basketball players in the transfer portal

The top 10 transfers for 2024-25 season

A look back at the icon fashion that made the WNBA Draft 

Top Five WNBA Draft Looks

South Carolina beats Iowa for National Championship

South Carolina versus Iowa caps a historic season

South Carolina, NC State, Iowa, and UConn battle for spot in finals

Final Four matchups bring the heat

Women's basketball delivers in Elite Eight matchups 

The Elite Eight delivered on high expectations and more

Dyaisha Fair move into third on all-time NCAA Division I scorers list 

Dyaisha Fair moves into third on all-time NCAA Division I scorers list 

Women's basketball tournament Sweet 16 preview 

A Sweet Sixteen Preview

women's basketball tournament weekend one recap

Tournament weekend one is in the books 

Five teams that could pull of upsets in the opening round 

A Cinderella Story: Teams that could bust your bracket 

The Albany 2 region offers several key rematches

A guide to live mascots for tournament teams

Tournament teams coached by women

top matchups in women's college basketball tournament

5wins' top round-one matchups

Millrose Games bring out the best in athletes

Millrose Games brings out the best in athletes

women's basketball freshman will their teams to victories 

Top teams rely on freshmen stars 

South Carolina routs UConn

Caitlin Clark Sets NCAA Women's Scoring Record

Caitlin Clark sets NCAA women's scoring record

Softball top teams struggle opening weekend

Softball's top five struggle during opening weekend

Nebraska upsets No. 2 Iowa in front of sold out crowd

Caitlin Clark and Iowa Basketball play University of Maryland

The Caitlin Clark effect in action

NCAA Softball Rules Committee approves changes for 2024 season

Softball rules committee approves changes for 2024 season

The case for more women's coaches

Are perfect 10s in gymnastics out of control?

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest basketball coach

Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest NCAA basketball head coach

Top programs have players drafted to NWSL

Several universities feature prominently at NWSL draft

NCAA Volleyball Rules Committee Approves Changes

NCAA volleyball rules committee approves changes

Texas volleyball defeats Nebraska in national title game 

Texas wins back-to-back national titles 

Florida State soccers wins national championship

Florida State soccer wins fourth national championship

Four teams earn trip to NCAA Volleyball final four

The final four teams travel to Tampa

Athletes sue Oregon over Title IX infractions

Athletes sue University of Oregon over Title IX violations

Will basketball players sue to go pro earlier? 

NCAA Volleyball Tournament Down to Sixteen Teams 

Volleyball tournament continues with sixteen teams

Florida State and Stanford soccer play for national championship

Florida State and Stanford face off for College Cup championship

Sixteen volleyball teams remain in the tournament

Survive and advance: the round of sixteen is set

parity in women's basketball changes the game 

Increased parity grows the game

non-conference season sees multiple upsets

Basketball sees continued non-conference season upsets

Women's College World Cup kicks off

Let's dance: NCAA volleyball tournament begins

Caitlin Clark reaches 3,000 points

Angel Reese remains missing from LSU lineup and team

What is happening with LSU basketball?

Injuries plague UConn (again)

Wisconsin and Texas drop matches late in season

Top teams stumble late in season

UC Irvine upsets UCLA in tournament upset

UCLA falls to UC Irvine in first round upset

women's basketball thanksgiving tournaments

Thanksgiving tournaments entertain 

NCAA finds slight referee shortcomings in March Madness finals 

Growing the game: referee edition

top basketball teams to watch in the 2023-24 season

Top teams to watch in the 2023-24 season

Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, and Tennessee seek championship

The race for the SEC championship

The collapse of the Pac-12 will harm women's sports 

The problem with super conferences 

Pittsburgh Head Coach Makes Impact with Nigerian National Team

Pittsburgh head coach makes impact with Nigerian National Team

Nineteen active NCAA player secure roster spots on World Cup teams 

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