Story byWomen’s college basketball power rankings: Louisville’s offense provides top-10 boostSabreena MerchantMon, December 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM UTC·8 min readHere’s something I haven’t said much in 2025: Pay attention to the Big 12. What a fun week for the conference as it moves up the pecking order ahead of the ACC. The Big 12 delivered the regular-season game of the year over the weekend between Kansas and Iowa State, as Mackenzie Hare’s buzzer-beating heroics put the cherry on top of another iconic Audi Crooks performance — one that S’Mya Nichols did her absolute best to spoil. Expectations were sky high for the Cyclones last season, but they are finally delivering on the potential of the special 2023 class of Crooks and Addy Brown. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTexas Tech and Baylor put on a show of their own, even if it was outshined by the game farther north.