"When ESPN last projected the women's college basketball top 25 for the 2025-26 season, the South Carolina Gamecocks were atop the rankings. Ta'Niya Latson, the nation's leading scorer, had announced her transfer to Columbia, where Chloe Kitts, Raven Johnson, Joyce Edwards and Tessa Johnson were set to return. Then the transfer portal struck a few more times. Most notably, Serah Williams, one of the Big Ten's best players at Wisconsin, enrolled at UConn, giving the reigning national champion Huskies their final piece to move past the Gamecocks as this season's early favorite in the title race."
"Serah Williams (Wisconsin): From the moment Williams entered the transfer portal she seemed a good fit for the defending champion Huskies. Pairing with Sarah Strong could give UConn the most productive frontcourt duo in the country. Third in the Big Ten in scoring (19.2 PPG) and rebounding (9.8 (RPG) last season, Williams put up big numbers throughout her three-year career in Madison, but she never played on a winning team. That changes with the move to Storrs."
Significant transfers altered the preseason landscape for women's college basketball, shifting UConn past South Carolina as the early title favorite. Ta'Niya Latson's move to Columbia was noted alongside returning players Chloe Kitts, Raven Johnson, Joyce Edwards and Tessa Johnson. Serah Williams' enrollment at UConn adds frontcourt depth and pairs with Sarah Strong to form a potentially dominant duo. Transfers helped UCLA and Texas while elevating Maryland, NC State and TCU in the Top 25 and pushing Vanderbilt and Baylor downward. Phoenix will host the national semifinals and championship on April 3 and 5, with former Final Four teams viewed as front-runners.
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