{
  "id": 15773103,
  "title": "Women's college basketball preview: Breaking down each Top 25 team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/womens-college-basketball-preview-breaking-down-each-top-25-team",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:19:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/womens-college-basketball-preview-breaking-171925744.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The USA TODAY Sports preseason poll for women's college basketball has unveiled the top 25 teams expected to excel in the upcoming season. The Gamecocks and Huskies, representing South Carolina and UConn respectively, are at the top of the list. Both teams boast impressive records, with South Carolina at 36-4 and UConn at 38-1. Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma, the head coaches, have guided their respective teams to numerous Final Fours and national championships.",
  "summary": "Ahead of the women's college basketball season starting in less than two weeks, here's a closer look at Louisville, Kentucky and each team in the Top 25.",
  "key_points": [
    "South Carolina and UConn lead the preseason poll as top 25 teams",
    "Gamecocks (36-4) and Huskies (38-1) boast impressive records",
    "Head coaches Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma have multiple titles"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "UConn women's basketball team is No. 2 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uconn-womens-basketball-team-is-no-2-in-the-preseason-ap-top-25-poll",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:23:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}