College basketball seasons now involve conference games in early December. That wasn't generally the case 20 years ago, when conferences were smaller. USC women's basketball beat Oregon in a conference game in early December.

USC will be on Big Ten Network in the next three games and four of the next five. The Trojans are more visible on TV this season, escaping Pac-12 Network.

Ready or not, the Washington women’s basketball team’s first season in its new conference begins in earnest this weekend.

With the calendar about to turn to the new year, the true equalizer awaits in women's college basketball: conference play. There's a vast range in how difficult women's basketball programs scheduled their nonconference slates.

The USC women's basketball team is ranked No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Women's Basketball Coaches Poll. The Trojans moved up two spots from No. 7 as a result of their huge road win at UConn on Saturday night,