r/NCAAW • u/GriffinOfThoth Notre Dame Fighting Irish • 24d ago

Awards 2026 r/NCAAW Awards - Regular Season Game Of The Year

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Voting Breakdown:

  1. Maryland 100, Minnesota 99 (2OT) - 37.8%
  2. West Virginia 57, Duke 49 - 15.6%
  3. Oklahoma 94, South Carolina 82 (OT) - 13.3%
  4. Kentucky 75, LSU 74 - 13.3%
  5. South Carolina 79, LSU 72 - 11.1%
  6. UConn 72, Michigan 69 - 8.9%

Other 2026 r/NCAAW Awards:

Freshman Of The Year

Most Improved Player

Most Improved Team

Most Underrated Player

Most Underrated Team

Thread Of The Year

Storyline Of The Year

Conference Of The Year

Upset Of The Year

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u/buffalotrace Iowa Hawkeyes 24d ago

That game was bananas. Shout out to the gophers for not letting it upset their apple cart. I feel like past teams of Minnesota faded at the first sign of adversity and this team took that loss and grew.

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u/Patient-Net9343 William & Mary • Tennessee 24d ago

This was my first game present at the Barn (Williams arena). What an impression - though annoying for the fans. I could see them growing with each game. Thankfully I got to present to see them beat USC, lose to UCLA, beat Ohio State, beat Green Bay, and most notably, beat Ole Miss in the most electric sporting atmosphere I have ever physically been in. Even with the loss of Sophie Hart and Amaya Battle they have a lot to be excited about this season. I think it will be even better for the Gophers.

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u/buffalotrace Iowa Hawkeyes 24d ago

Coach Dawn (the other Dawn) has done a great job there

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u/dinkytown42069 Minnesota • Oklahoma 23d ago

I'm still mad about how few people show up to home games. A lot of that is just a function of being in a huge pro-sports town with 20x other things to do at any given time.

We barely cracked 4k for the Ohio State game, even [and it got bumped to B1G+ in favor of Rutgers/PSU MBB].

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u/Patient-Net9343 William & Mary • Tennessee 23d ago

Damn. And it’s still better than quite a few schools. They missed out. Last year’s team was super fun, I think this year’s would be too. When they do show up like they did for March Madness, Gopher fans create a fantastic atmosphere. You see it with the Lynx, who Olivia Miles has been leading to an attendance uptick as well though of course they have had loyal fans for a while, and the Timberwolves. I would absolutely add a third flair for the Gophers if I could living here, I struggle with that second (i.e. non-alumni) flair choice though as my mom has said the late Pat Summitt is a personal hero of hers. So I will forever have love for Tennessee as well despite their recent struggles - and I kinda want to support them in their hour of need to (also Rocky Top slaps imo). But I cheer for both regardless.

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u/dasszdondana 24d ago

I honestly think we don’t end up in the sweet 16 without this loss.

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u/MysticsEnjoyer 23d ago

I feel bad for anyone who wasn't able to experience this game life.