Ava Heiden scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Hannah Stuelke added 20 points with nine boards, and No. 21 Iowa topped Southern 86-51 to open the season.

Duke, Baylor, UCLA, and South Carolina headline a packed opening day as women’s college basketball returns with marquee matchups and rising stars ready to shine.

Updates as the Arizona State women's basketball team opens its first season under head coach Molly Miller at Desert Financial Arena on Nov. 3.

Taliah Scott scored 12 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead No. 16 Baylor past No. 7 Duke 58-52 in the women’s college basketball season opener in Paris.

Coming off the first season under head coach Megan Duffy, the Hokies enter this 2025-26 campaign with both questions and opportunities. The roster experienced noticeable turnover this year, headlined by the departures of starters Matlida Ekh, Rose Micheaux and Lani White. The latter two graduated, while White headed back to the University of Utah.

The NCAA announced Thursday that player availability reports will be used for the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournaments in March. The reports from teams must be submitted the night before games and again two hours before tipoff.

Audi Crooks scored 20 points, Addy Brown had 11 points, six rebounds and six assists, and No. 14 Iowa State beat St. Thomas-Minnesota 85-36 on Monday for its NCAA-leading 31st straight season-opening victory.