Women's Way-Too-Early Top 25: Transfer portal shakes up rankings
LSU moves in and Maryland moves down as the transfer portal continues to remake rosters. But South Carolina, UConn and Stanford remain on top.
1. South Carolina Gamecocks
Since the first 2022-23 Way-Too-Early Top 25, the national champions have lost some young talent -- Eniya Russell and Saniya Rivers -- to the transfer portal. But what Dawn Staley has gained in that same month might be more valuable to defending the title. Kierra Fletcher comes over from Georgia Tech after missing last season with a knee injury, giving South Carolina the one element it lost -- an experienced point guard -- after Destanni Henderson left for the WNBA.Every other main contributor, most notably national Player of the Year Aliyah Boston, returns for another attempt at a second straight wire-to-wire No. 1 ranking and national championship.