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The WNBA just wrapped up a record 44-game regular season, with the top eight teams moving on to compete for the league’s top prize in the WNBA playoffs. Take a look at where the league’s top talent honed their skills.<\/p>\n

Having won two of the last four national titles, South Carolina leads the pack with eight players in the 2025 playoffs, highlighted by reigning MVP A’ja Wilson. Notre Dame and UConn are close behind, each contributing seven players to the playoffs. Other notable collegiate programs include Baylor, Maryland, UCLA and Stanford, each with a strong presence in the postseason.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcdaCOMPLETE NCAA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber
\n\t\t\tPlayers<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\t8<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tA\u2019ja Wilson (Aces)
\n\t\t\t\tAllisha Gray (Dream)
\n\t\t\t\tTe-Hina Paopao (Dream)
\n\t\t\t\tAliyah Boston (Fever)
\n\t\t\t\tBree Hall (Fever)
\n\t\t\t\tZia Cooke (Storm)
\n\t\t\t\tTiffany Mitchell (Storm)
\n\t\t\t\tLaeticia Amihere (Valkyries)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tNotre Dame
\n\t\t\t7<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tKayla McBride (Lynx)
\n\t\t\t\tJessica Shepard (Lynx)
\n\t\t\t\tJewell Loyd (Aces)
\n\t\t\t\tJackie Young (Aces)
\n\t\t\t\tKathryn Westbeld (Mercury)
\n\t\t\t\tSkylar Diggins (Storm)
\n\t\t\t\tBrianna Turner (Fever)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t7<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tKaitlyn Chen (Valkyries)
\n\t\t\t\tNapheesa Collier (Lynx)
\n\t\t\t\tKiah Stokes (Aces)
\n\t\t\t\tBreanna Stewart (Liberty)
\n\t\t\t\tKatie Lou Samuelson (Storm)
\n\t\t\t\tGabby Williams (Storm)
\n\t\t\t\tTiffany Hayes (Valkyries)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBaylor
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tDiJonai Carrington (Lynx)
\n\t\t\t\tNaLyssa Smith (Aces)
\n\t\t\t\tBrittney Griner (Dream)
\n\t\t\t\tKalani Brown (Mercury)
\n\t\t\t\tOdyssey Sims (Fever)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMaryland
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tBrionna Jones (Dream)
\n\t\t\t\tShatori Walker-Kimbrough (Dream)
\n\t\t\t\tAlyssa Thomas (Mercury)
\n\t\t\t\tKaila Charles (Valkyries)
\n\t\t\t\tChloe Bibby (Fever)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tJordin Canada (Dream)
\n\t\t\t\tKennedy Burke (Liberty)
\n\t\t\t\tRebekah Gardner (Liberty)
\n\t\t\t\tMonique Billings (Valkyries)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\tStanford
\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tAlanna Smith (Lynx)
\n\t\t\t\tKiana Williams (Mercury)
\n\t\t\t\tNneka Ogwumike (Storm)
\n\t\t\t\tLexie Hull (Fever)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tIowa
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tMegan Gustafson (Aces)
\n\t\t\t\tCaitlin Clark (Fever)
\n\t\t\t\tKate Martin (Valkyries)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tOregon
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tSatou Sabally (Mercury)
\n\t\t\t\tSabrina Ionescu (Liberty)
\n\t\t\t\tNyara Sabally (Liberty)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tOhio State
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tTaylor Thierry (Dream)
\n\t\t\t\tKelsey Mitchell (Fever)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFlorida State
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tNatasha Howard (Fever)
\n\t\t\t\tMakayla Timpson (Fever)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tDuke
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tChelsea Gray (Aces)
\n\t\t\t\tLexie Brown (Storm)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSouth Florida
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCourtney Williams (Lynx)
\n\t\t\t\tKitija Laksa (Mercury)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tRutgers
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tKahleah Cooper (Mercury)
\n\t\t\t\tErica Wheeler (Storm)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tNorthwestern
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tNia Coffey (Dream)
\n\t\t\t\tVeronica Burton (Valkyries)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFlorida Gulf Coast
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLouisville
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tAlabama
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMiddle Tennessee
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCheyenne Parker-Tyus (Aces)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tGeorgia
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMichigan
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tKentucky
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tAuburn
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tDePaul
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tOklahoma State
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tWashington
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSaint\u00a0Joseph\u2019s
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tGeorge Washington
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTennessee
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tIsabelle Harrison (Liberty)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMissouri
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tSophie Cunningham (Fever)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTexas A&M
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArizona
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTemple
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMichigan State
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tIndiana
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSyracuse
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUTEP
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tKayla Thornton (Valkyries)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tColorado
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tVirginia
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tIowa State
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUSC
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tTemi Fagbenle (Valkyries)<\/p>\n

Basketball\u00a0is truly a global game, with a number of international players making their mark on the postseason.\u00a0France leads\u00a0the way with five players. Australia, Germany, Russia and Canada also have a strong representation, several of whom also came to America for college prior to turning pro.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\tCountry
\n\t\t\tNumber
\n\t\t\tPlayer<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFrance
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tMarine Johannes (Liberty)
\n\t\t\t\tIliana Rupert (Valkyries)
\n\t\t\t\tJanelle Salaun (Valkyries)
\n\t\t\t\tCarla Leite (Valkyries)
\n\t\t\t\tDominique Malonga (Storm)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\tAustralia
\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tSami Whitcomb (Mercury)
\n\t\t\t\tStephanie Talbot (Liberty)
\n\t\t\t\tEzi Magbegor (Storm)
\n\t\t\t\tChloe Bibby (Fever)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tGermany
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tSatou Sabally (Mercury)
\n\t\t\t\tLeonie Fiebich (Liberty)
\n\t\t\t\tNyara Sabally (Liberty)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tRussia
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tMaria Kliundikova (Lynx)
\n\t\t\t\tAnastasiia Olairi Kosu (Lynx)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tCanada
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tBridget Carleton (Lynx)
\n\t\t\t\tLaeticia Amihere (Valkyries)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tItaly
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tCecilia Zandalasini (Valkyries)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBelgium
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBahamas
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tBrazil
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMali
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\tCameroon
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tMonique Akoa Makani (Mercury)<\/p>\n

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