The top 25 rankings are important for understanding just who is killing it in college basketball, but we can go deeper all the way to the bubble and beyond. The NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET, is a rankings system used in Division I basketball to help figure out which teams are going to participate in March Madness. As the NCAAputs it, NET "takes into account game results, strength of schedule, game location, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses," the latter of which is determined by placing every Division I matchup into different quadrants, ranked 1 through 4, with 1 being the strongest teams and 4 the weakest Quads arent just determined by record, but also whether a game was played at home, on the road or at a neutral site. Using NET, we can get a sense of which teams are the best at a given moment, as well as which ones are on the bubble for selection in March. While updated daily by the NCAA, well track changes weekly. With that, here are the top 10 womens college basketball teams through March 9, according to NET. The Top 10 10. Iowa (previous: 9) Sure, Iowa got absolutely smoked by UCLA, but how much can you punish the Hawkeyes for that? UCLA stole some votes from UConn in the poll this week for a reason; the only thing surprising about that is how it didnt happen sooner. The Bruins are just that good, and its part of why Iowa wasnt overtaken in the top 10 by the likes of Louisville, TCU or Oklahoma, all of which had their own difficulties in tournament play. 9. Minnesota (previous: 8) Minnesotas lone game in the last week was against Ohio State, which, no offense to the Buckeyes, is not Iowa. Still, with the aforementioned losses of the other teams that could have swept in to take the Golden Gophers spot, the penalty was just falling back to ninth. 8. Duke (previous: 10) Duke, unlike the Hawkeyes and Gophers, won its own tournament, which contributed to Louisville not rising into the top 10 and the Blue Devils leapfrogging both of the teams you just read about. 7. Vanderbilt (previous: 7) Vanderbilt lost four games in the 2025-2026 regular season and SEC tournament. Two of those losses came against Ole Miss, which just hasnt been a great matchup for the Commodores. The good news is that the two arent necessarily going to face off in March Madness, so theres hope for the Dores to make a deep run yet. 6. Michigan (previous: 6) Michigan handled Oregon just fine to kick off what should have been a deep Big Ten tournament run, but then ran into Iowa, which held the Wolverines to 42 points on 27% shooting. Michigan can turn the ball over a little too much both due to its aggressive passing and sloppy handling and decision-making and it goes through stretches where the basket seems a million miles away and very tiny. Its success in March depends entirely on whether the Wolverines are in one of those stretches now, or if the Iowa game was a one-off, as the other version of Michigan we have seen again and again this year is one that has made both UConn and UCLA sweat. 5. LSU (previous: 5) LSU, like Michigan and Vanderbilt, lost in its conference tournament. Before its defeat at the hands of South Carolina, Kim Mulkeys squad routed Oklahoma, dropping 112 points on the Sooners that helped it stay put just as much as the two teams closest to them in the rankings losing, too. 4. Texas (previous: 4) Texas beat South Carolina to win the SEC tournament, getting out to an early lead that allowed the Longhorns to avoid having to throw up a bunch of 3s to try to play catch-up with an offense as high-powered as the Gamecocks. That wasnt enough for Texas to move ahead of South Carolina in NET, however: South Carolina has more road wins (11 to 7) and more Quad 2 victories (7 to 5) to help balance out the Longhorns two additional Quad 1 dubs. The margin between these two must be razor-thin, though, and NET sees both as top-line seeds in March. 3. South Carolina (previous: 3) Besting Kentucky and then LSU leading up to a loss to Texas likely helped South Carolina soften that blow slightly the Longhorns won the conference championship, but had an easier road getting there, too, by downing Ole Miss and Alabama. As said, razor-thin margins between the two, when you can pick things apart to that degree to spot the difference. 2. UCLA (previous: 2) UCLApeeled votes away from UConn in this weeks poll, after two months of the Huskies being a unanimous pick for No. 1. That was less a commentary on UConn which has won 50 games in a row and just obliterated tourney-caliber Villanova in the Big East final to the same degree UCLA did Iowa in the Big Tens, with the main difference being that UConn pulled its starters for good earlier and more about just how phenomenal UCLA has been. It has been said before and in this space, but the Bruins are a terrifying team loaded with future WNBA players. 1. UConn (previous: 1) UConn showed off its depth all Big East tournament long, blowing out Georgetown, Creighton and then Villanova in three consecutive days without leaning on its starters in any meaningful way in the second half of each game. That depth is going to be the key to its success in March Madness star sophomore forward Sarah Strong, fifth-year guard Azzi Fudd and defensive wizard, junior guard KK Arnold power the Huskies and their performance is paramount, but having a revolving door of skilled reserves to plop into the lineup to rest those stars will matter against competition much fiercer than what the Big East can provide. Risers and Fallers In the span of a week, some teams can see their spot in the rankings dramatically shift. Here are the five teams that rose the most in womens college basketball in the last week T4. Samford, 294 to 280:Samford shocked the Southern Conference by winning the tournament final despite being just 6-8 in SoCon play and earning its automatic bid. The 6-seed defeated 3-seed Wofford, 2-seed East Tennessee State and top-seed Chattanooga to do it, too, so no luck of the draw here. T4. Ohio, 172 to 158:Ohio ended its regular season with a W against Eastern Michigan and 25-win Miami (OH), setting it up to be the 5-seed in the MAC tournament this week. T4. FGCU, 171 to 157:Florida Gulf Coast lost its second game in the Atlantic Sun tournament to similarly rated 4-seed Stetson, but before that it annihilated Bellarmine, 94-28. Just keep saying that score out loud for a bit. 3. Air Force, 230 to 213:Air Force lost its regular-season finale against San Diego State, but then rattled off three wins in a row in the Mountain West tournament including against top-seed San Diego State! It has a chance at the automatic bid on Tuesday, against 3-seed Colorado State. 2. St. Thomas, 245 to 227:The Tommies crushed 4-seed Oral Roberts in the first round of the Summit League tournament, upsetting it 81-54. Then performed admirably against top-seed North Dakota State, losing 63-51. As North Dakota State is a top-50 team, even the loss contributed to this bump. 1. Hawaii, 139 to 117:Hawaii downed UC Riverside by 33 points, then beat Long Beach State even worse, 74-39. The 4-seed in the Big West now awaits its first tournament opponent. and the five that fell the furthest. T5. Longwood, 212 to 224:Longwood handled UNC Asheville no problem in its opening Big South tourney game, but 2-seed Radford beat the Lancers by 23 points to undo that and more. T5. Drexel, 154 to 166:Drexel might be the CAA 3-seed, but it ended its regular season by losing to Towson, 74-58. Towson came into the matchup just 231st in NET, but its higher now. T2. UC Davis, 158 to 171:The Aggies beat Long Beach State, but just by 3 points as thats one of the bottom 35 or so teams in Division I, thats just not enough. Losing to UC Davis as a followup didnt help, either. T2. Southern Utah, 169 to 182:A 21-point loss to Utah Valley and 16-point defeat against California Baptist do not bode well for the WACs 3-seed in tournament play. T2. CSU Bakersfield, 295 to 308:The Roadrunners were hammered by CSUN, 82-47, then lost their regular-season finale to Cal Poly, as well. There was still room to fall before the year concluded. 1. UT Arlington, 216 to 235:Tarleton State and Abilene Christian both topped UT Arlington in the seasons final week, making a bad situation worse for the Mavericks. On the Bubble Of the 68 March Madness teams in the tournament, 31 of them are conference champions who receive automatic entry into the tournament. The other 37 spots are at-large bids. With that in mind, we will look at the teams ranked between 64-to-73 in NET each week, as those are the ones who are the most on the bubble for the tourney. 73. San Diego State (previous: 68):We already hit this earlier, but losing to 9-seed Air Force ended San Diego States season its 56th in Wins Above Bubble, with a score of -1.60, so it hasnt done enough to get to the correct side of the bubble. 72. Davidson (previous: 72):Davidson is in a similar situation, as a win against Saint Josephs was followed by a loss to top Atlantic 10 seed Rhode Island. The Wildcats are even worse off in WAB than San Diego State. 71. Purdue (previous: 71):Purdues time in the Big Ten tournament ended nearly as quickly as it began, with a loss to Oregon. The Boilermakers needed a deep run to get anywhere close to the other side of the bubble; it did not get it. 70. Colorado State (previous: 72):Colorado State wont need the Selection Committee for an at-large bid if it can defeat Air Force in the Mountain West title game. Also, it needs to win that game; it doesnt have the WAB or NET or games left to change its fortunes otherwise. 69. Marquette (previous: 66):Marquette played one game in the Big East tournament this weekend, and lost it to Creighton in a mild upset. Thats the end of the Golden Eagles season, which has had its bright points but was an overall disappointment. 68. Ball State (previous: 67):Ball State needs a deep run in the MAC tournament to get out of the bubble, and it very well could have one given that its the 2-seed. There isnt any margin for error, however, to the point that the automatic bid is a better bet. 67. Montana State (previous: 70):Montana State is the 2-seed in the Big Sky tournament, and faces Eastern Washington on Tuesday another team that needs to go deep for a chance at a bid. 66. South Florida (previous: 75):South Floridacrushed Temple, 82-36, then beat Tulane by 11 points that ended its regular season, and set the Bulls up as the 3-seed in the AAC tourney. South Florida looks better in NET than WAB, so this is another team where auto bid might be the only real path. 65. Harvard (previous: 65):Another week of Harvard running in place in the NET rankings it needs the Ivy League automatic bid to have a chance, as the conference just hasnt been competitive enough to boost the Crimsons WAB. 64. Seton Hall (previous: 63):Seton Hall took down St. Johns and then lost to Villanova in the Big East tournament, which did not help with an already uphill battle. The Pirates season is over at this point, since it needed more than it managed to get the committees attention.

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Kinsky faced three shots and made no saves during his short time on the pitch [Reuters]Tottenham replaced goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky in just the 17th minute of their Champions League last-16 tie at Atletico Madrid after conceding three goals inside the opening quarter of an hour.The Czech Republic stopper, 22, endured a nightmare start and interim boss Igor Tudor quickly replaced him with Guglielmo Vicario.Italian Vicario has started the majority of Tottenham's games this season but was dropped for Tuesday's first-leg tie in Madrid after being criticised for poor performances.However, Vicario also conceded five minutes after coming on as Atletico stormed into a 4-0 lead by the 22nd minute, before Pedro Porro reduced the deficit by half-time.Tottenham signed Kinsky from Slavia Prague in a deal worth about 12.5m in January 2025.His first error - a slip - led to Marcos Llorente making it 1-0 in the sixth minute, before Antoine Griezmann added a second eight minutes later.Kinsky - who last started in October for the second of two Carabao Cup games this season - was also at fault for Atletico's third goal, gifting the ball straight to Julian Alvarez to finish easily in the 15th minute.The keeper had his head in his hands after that horror show and was taken off less than two minutes later, going straight down the tunnel.BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty, who was at the match, said: "I've watched a lot of football but not sure I've ever witnessed anything quite like this. "Not just those mistakes, but Igor Tudor's decision to take Antonin Kinsky off."What a horrible night for the young keeper. The Atleti fans actually gave him sympathetic applause but not sure how he can be consoled after that."BBC Sport's Spanish football reporter Elizabeth Conway, also at the match, added: "Kevin Danso, Cristian Romero and Pedro Porro went straight over to Antonin Kinsky as he left the pitch to show their support."It was a disastrous 17 minutes for the 22-year-old Czech."Follow Atletico Madrid-Tottenham live[Reuters]'My heart is absolutely broken for him'Former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson, at the game for BBC Radio 5 Live, said Tudor's decision to replace Kinsky so early was "confidence destroying" for the keeper."I have never seen that on a football pitch. What a huge call from the manager," he added."Yes, the goalkeeper was at fault but that is confidence destroying for Antonn Kinsky."Robinson added: "I wonder where Antonin Kinsky is now. Is he sat waiting for his team-mates to come into the dressing room? What will his next conversation be with the manager?"The problem is the attitude with Tottenham because that is terrible. Igor Tudor is making decisions to try and protect himself."This has been a terrible first half and Igor Tudor looks like a lost man."Speaking to TNT Sports, former Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart said he was "heartbroken" for Kinsky, who played in the Champions League last season for Slavia Prague."I've been trying to make sense of it," he added."My heart is absolutely broken for him [Kinsky]. He had a horrible 14 minutes, that slip and the third goal. I don't know what to say. I am just heartbroken for the lad. "This Tottenham team is all over the place."Latest Tottenham news, analysis and fan viewsAsk about Tottenham - what do you want to know?

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Ronda Rousey says her bout with Gina Carano on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they're both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for this long-awaited showdown.Rousey and Carano made their first public appearance Tuesday to promote their comeback bout at Intuit Dome.This is the biggest fight in MMA right now, Rousey said. There are no two people in this sport with more international name recognition than me and Gina except Conor (McGregor), but no one is going to sanction that.Both fighters were pioneers in the nascent days of women's MMA. Carano became the sport's biggest early television star in the 2000s before Rousey's talent singlehandedly persuaded the UFC to create women's divisions in the 2010s.But the sport accelerated past the MMA icons, who both moved on to entertainment careers after their star power appeared to exceed their cage abilities. Carano, who turns 44 next month, hasn't fought at all since 2009, while the 39-year-old Rousey last competed in 2016 before having two children.But neither fighter had fully given up on MMA, and this bout was too tantalizing to pass up.We only get to live once, and this makes me feel so alive, said Carano, who also revealed for the first time that she has married her longtime partner, muay thai fighter Kevin Ross.Rousey and Carano have finally decided to return for a fight that's been anticipated and predicted for many years despite the fighters' long career detours.Carano said that while she never formally retired, she was persuaded to return after lengthy conversations with Rousey, who was still pregnant when she proposed the bout more than a year ago.This is the only fight I wanted to come back for, the only fight that can inspire me like that, Rousey said.Rousey sharply criticized the UFC for a financial offer that was much smaller than what she is getting for this fight. Rousey initially wanted to make her comeback with the sports' dominant promotion on its final pay-per-view card, but she turned down its offer.Rousey said she still loves UFC President Dana White, but the promotion's corporate overlords have strangled fighter pay.Now it's become about changing the entire landscape of the sport and challenging the monolith that the UFC has become, Rousey said.The Netflix show is being promoted by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Pauls Most Valuable Promotions, but Rousey made it clear she is heavily involved in the promotional end. Paul hopes to promote many more MMA shows in the future.The bout, which is scheduled for five five-minute rounds, will be the main event at Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer's opulent new arena south of downtown Los Angeles.Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou also will appear on the card, fighting 40-year-old Philipe Lins.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports