South Carolina is the early favorite, but a handful of programs could challenge the reigning champs after offseason lineup boosts.
After spending all of last season sitting at No. 1 in the AP poll, reigning champs South Carolina return as the early favorites to repeat. But there are a handful of programs that seem primed to mount a challenge thanks to offseason lineup boosts.
Read on for Sports Illustrated’s preseason top 25 for the 2022–23 season, which kicks off Nov. 7.
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1. South Carolina
Aliyah Boston, last season’s National Player of the Year, returns for her senior season, which means that coach Dawn Staley’s reigning champions are once again the team to beat.