After gaining national stardom in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Audi Crooks leads Iowa State into the 2025 First Four

When we talk about increased parity in women’s college basketball, what we really mean is depth at the top of the sport. There are legitimately 6-8 teams good enough to cut down the nets this year, which means that it’s hard to pencil the No. 1 seeds all into the Final Four like we used to do without thinking twice.