Northwestern Wildcats

9-18 - 17th in Big Ten

2025 Schedule

Michigan State goes into Northwestern and picks up win

Caileigh Walsh gets the and-1

Chance Gray with the and-1!

Maryland gets out in transition after steal

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

Taylor Williams sends the shot away

Northwestern's men's basketball team played in Salt Lake City 35+ years ago against the host for its NCAA tournament debut Thursday vs. Vanderbilt. Utah defeated the Wildcats 88-69, 12/23/71. And while NU's men are in their first NCAAs, its women's team was in 7 from 1982-2015 and won 3 games.

Northwestern's Joe McKeown to retire after 2025-26 season

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.

Northwestern women's hoops games at UCLA, USC not rescheduled

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

Smikle, Poffenbarger spearhead No. 21 Maryland women past Northwestern 85-79

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

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	76.0	8	14	21
Northwestern	72.4	11	16	17
Iowa	82.5	11	16	17
USC	76.7	12	18	17
Minnesota	68.1	12.5	17	15
Penn State	79.1	11	15	16
Washington	71.6	14	18	13

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