Northwestern Wildcats

7-10 - 15th in Big Ten

2026 Schedule

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NCAA Women's Bracketology: 2026 women's college basketball projections

LSU has work to do after its 0-2 start in SEC play, but opportunity arrives with the season's most crucial two-game stretch.

Ava Heiden scores 23, No. 14 Iowa women beat Northwestern 67-58

— Ava Heiden scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting Monday night to help No. 14 Iowa beat Northwestern 67-58 and hand the Wildcats their ninth straight loss.

No. 23 Ohio State women beat Northwestern 79-70 in Big Ten Conference opener

— Jaloni Cambridge scored 22 points and No. 23 Ohio State overcame a slow start and Grace Sullivan to beat Northwestern 79-70 on Sunday in a Big Ten Conference opener.

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.

Big Ten Standings

TEAM	W	L	GB	OVR
Nebraska	81.2	-	0	16
Purdue	86.4	1	1	15
Michigan	94.6	1.5	1	14
Michigan State	78.9	2	2	14
Illinois	86.0	3	3	13
Indiana	84.5	4	4	12
Wisconsin	83.1	5	5	11
UCLA	78.9	5	5	11
Minnesota	73.0	6	6	10
Ohio State	83.1	5	5	11
USC	84.3	3	3	13
Iowa	79.1	4	4	12
Washington	81.7	6	6	10
Rutgers	69.8	7.5	8	9
Oregon	76.7	8	8	8
Penn State	78.1	7	7	9
Northwestern	79.1	8	8	8
Maryland	73.4	9	9	7

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