NCAA Women's Championship - Regional 3 in Birmingham - 1st Round

26-7

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Creighton CREI	10	16	15	16	57
Illinois ILL	18	13	16	19	66

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22-9

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Creighton Bluejays

Game Information

Austin, TX

Referee:Cameron Inouye

Referee:Rod Creech

Referee:Ashley Gloss

NCAA Division I

Big East Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UConn	20-0	-	38-1
Villanova	16-4	4	25-8
Marquette	12-8	8	18-12
Seton Hall	12-8	8	19-13
St. John's	11-9	9	22-12
Creighton	11-9	9	16-15
Providence	7-13	13	15-18
Georgetown	6-14	14	14-17
Butler	6-14	14	12-19
DePaul	5-15	15	8-24
Xavier	4-16	16	11-19

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UCLA	18-0	-	37-1
Michigan	15-3	3	28-7
Iowa	15-3	3	27-7
Ohio State	13-5	5	27-8
Minnesota	13-5	5	24-9
Maryland	11-7	7	24-9
Michigan State	11-7	7	23-9
Washington	10-8	8	22-11
Illinois	9-9	9	22-12
USC	9-9	9	18-14
Oregon	8-10	10	23-13
Nebraska	7-11	11	19-13
Indiana	6-12	12	18-14
Wisconsin	5-13	13	16-18
Purdue	5-13	13	13-17
Penn State	4-14	14	11-18
Northwestern	2-16	16	8-21
Rutgers	1-17	17	9-20

Women's College Basketball News

Women's college basketball 2026-27 freshman impact rankings

UNC's Kate Harpring leads the group, while two USC freshmen will slot well into a loaded roster.

13h

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs order letting state's 2022 athletes play in 2026-27

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order allowing 2022 athletes to play even though the NCAA's new guidance excludes those who have already played four seasons.

Women's college basketball 2026-27 preseason top 25 rankings

Watkins' USC starts at No. 3 behind South Carolina and UConn, while reigning champ UCLA opens at No. 13.

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