
Northwestern Wildcats
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Northwestern women's basketball coach Joe McKeown, who has won nearly 800 games and made 17 NCAA tournaments over four decades spent mostly leading the Wildcats and George Washington, plans to retire after the 2025-26 season, the school announced Monday.

With Princeton fighting for an at-large bid, could the Ivy League have three teams in the NCAA tournament for the first time?

The Northwestern women's basketball team's January games at UCLA and USC will not be rescheduled, the Big Ten announced Wednesday.

— Kaylene Smikle scored 23 points and Saylor Poffenbarger scored 16 points and 21st-ranked Maryland beat Northwestern 85-79 on Thursday night.

Saylor Poffenbarger scores on the fast break after a steal for Maryland.

Taylor Williams sends the shot away

— Grace VanSlooten scored 20 points, Emma Shumate added 12 points on four 3-pointers and No. 16 Michigan State beat Northwestern 89-75 on Sunday.

Michigan State goes into Northwestern and picks up win

— Grace Grocholski matched her career high with 27 points and No. 24 Minnesota overcame a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Northwestern 87-82 on Sunday.
Big Ten Standings
TEAM | W | L | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 77.7 | - | 7 | 30 |
Maryland | 81.1 | 2.5 | 9 | 27 |
Michigan | 78.0 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Wisconsin | 80.1 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
UCLA | 74.2 | 5.5 | 11 | 23 |
Purdue | 77.3 | 5.5 | 12 | 24 |
Oregon | 76.5 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
Illinois | 83.6 | 7 | 13 | 22 |
Indiana | 74.7 | 8.5 | 13 | 19 |
Ohio State | 78.8 | 10.5 | 15 | 17 |
Rutgers | 77.0 | 12.5 | 17 | 15 |
Nebraska | 75.7 | 9.5 | 14 | 18 |
Northwestern | 72.4 | 11 | 16 | 17 |
Iowa | 82.5 | 11 | 16 | 17 |
USC | 77.2 | 11.5 | 17 | 17 |
Minnesota | 68.1 | 12.5 | 17 | 15 |
Penn State | 79.1 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
Washington | 71.6 | 14 | 18 | 13 |