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List of top women's college basketball games before the New Year includes NCAA finals rematch

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Feinberg, D. (2026, October 28). List of top women's college basketball games before the New Year includes NCAA finals rematch. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/list-of-top-women-s-college-basketball-games-before-the-new-year-includes-ncaa-finals-rematch/article_214b886d-61d0-51be-9d98-f27782dc039c.html

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The article lists several high-profile women's college basketball games scheduled before the New Year, with a focus on matchups between ranked teams. The most notable game is a Nov. 24 rematch between South Carolina and UConn, who faced each other in last season’s Final Four. Other highlighted games include South Carolina versus Maryland and North Carolina against Oklahoma on Nov. 2, and UConn versus Duke in Boston on Nov. 28. Additionally, the article mentions the Players Era Tournament in Las Vegas featuring top-ranked teams like South Carolina, Southern California, Duke, Texas, UCLA, and Notre Dame.

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The top women's college basketball games before the New Year feature several high-stakes matchups, including a rematch of last year’s NCAA finals between preseason No. 1 South Carolina and second-ranked UConn, scheduled for November 24 at Mohegan Sun. This game is notable due to tensions arising from an incident in the handshake line after their previous meeting, where UConn coach Geno Auriemma allegedly berated South Carolina’s Dawn Staley. However, both coaches have since publicly resolved their differences.

Other early-season highlights include a doubleheader in Paris, featuring No. 1 South Carolina vs No. 20 Maryland and No. 12 North Carolina against No. 21 Oklahoma, on November 2. Additionally, the season kicks off with Villanova and No. 13 Notre Dame playing men’s and women’s basketball doubleheaders in Rome a day earlier.

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🔮 There’s no doubt that the rematch at Mohegan Sun two days before Thanksgiving will have a lot of eyes on the pregame and postgame handshakes.

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · List of top women's college basketball games before the New Year includes NCAA finals rematch

🔮 A day later, the Gamecocks will face No. 20 Maryland and No. 12 North Carolina plays No. 21 Oklahoma in Paris.

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🔮 So I definitely will miss it.

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🔮 The WNBA will crown a first-time champion with the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream playing for the title in the best-of-seven series that starts Saturday.

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Topics

Duke Notre Dame South Carolina Texas UConn

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South Carolina GPE · 6× Duke ORG · 5× Notre Dame ORG · 5× UConn ORG · 4× Texas GPE · 3× UCLA ORG · 3× Gamecocks ORG · 2× Paris GPE · 2× Southern California ORG · 2× Watkins PERSON · 2×

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No. 1 South Carolina vs No. 20 Maryland and No. 12 North Carolina against No. 21 Oklahoma, Nov. 2 The four ranked teams will play in a doubleheader in Paris a day after Villanova and No. 13 Notre Dame tip off the season in a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader in Rome.

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🔮 There’s no doubt that the rematch at Mohegan Sun two days before Thanksgiving will have a lot of eyes on the pregame and postgame handshakes.

2026-10-28 · Toronto Star

List of top women's college basketball games before the New Year includes NCAA finals rematch · assertive framing

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Women’s college basketball never fails to disappoint, with marquee matchups way before March Madness begins. asserted

Madness → fail → matchups

The most anticipated early season game is a Nov. 24 rematch between preseason No. 1 South Carolina and second-ranked UConn from their Final Four matchup last season. asserted

game → anticipate → matchup

Many people remember UConn coach Geno Auriemma’s meltdown in the handshake line when he yelled at South Carolina’s Dawn Staley. asserted

he → remember → Staley

The two seem to have patched things up publicly after that incident. asserted

two → seem → incident

There’s no doubt that the rematch at Mohegan Sun two days before Thanksgiving will have a lot of eyes on the pregame and postgame handshakes. asserted

rematch → ’ → handshakes

Here’s a look at some of the other best nonconference games taking place in November and December: asserted

look → ’ → November

Villanova → rank → Rome

It’s the fourth consecutive year that a women’s game will be played in Paris and the second time that the Gamecocks will be involved. asserted

Gamecocks → ’ → Paris

No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Southern California, Nov. 15 JuJu Watkins makes her return to the national stage when the Trojans head across country to face the Gamecocks in Greenville, South Carolina. asserted

Trojans → make → Greenville

Watkins, who won the AP Player of the Year as a sophomore after tearing her ACL in the NCAA Tournament, is raring to go after sitting out last year while recovering from the injury. asserted

who → win → injury

No. 2 UConn vs. No. 4 Duke at Boston, Nov. 28 The two teams will face off after Thanksgiving in Boston, where Duke coach Kara Lawson spent a season as an assistant for the NBA’s Celtics before getting the Blue Devils job. asserted

Lawson → face → job

UConn has won the last 11 meetings between the schools, although the teams haven’t played since the 2023-24 season. asserted

teams → win → season

The annual ACC/SEC challenge will have a huge matchup with Hannah Hidalgo and the Fighting Irish visiting Mikayla Blakes and the Commodores. asserted

challenge → have → Blakes

It’s a rematch of last season’s Sweet 16 matchup that the Irish won 67-64. asserted

Irish → ’ → that

Hidalgo had a huge game, with 31 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and seven assists in that win. asserted

Hidalgo → have → win

South Carolina, Southern California, Duke, Texas, UCLA and Notre Dame will get together in Las Vegas for the second annual Players Era tournament. asserted

Carolina → get → tournament

The first night will showcase a national championship rematch between UCLA and South Carolina. asserted

night → showcase → UCLA

Duke plays Texas and Notre Dame takes on USC. asserted

Dame → play → USC

That will feature two of the top players in the country, with Watkins and Hidalgo leading their teams. asserted

Watkins → feature → teams

The second night has Texas playing UCLA in a Final Four rematch, with Notre Dame-South Carolina and Duke-USC the other two games. ___ asserted

Dame → have → games