Five of the biggest names in women's college basketball earned recognition Tuesday when the Associated Press unveiled its 2025-25 preseason All-America team , including UCLA center Lauren Betts and Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo. Those two stars earned the most votes from the AP's 31-member panel with 29 apiece.

Betts guided UCLA last season to the first Final Four appearance in program history with a breakout individual campaign. The former Stanford transfer became the first National Defensive Player of the Year to hail from UCLA and was a scoring weapon on the other end of the floor at 20.2 points per game. Betts blocked 100 shots on the year, made strides as a passer and scorer and amassed 19 double-doubles to assert herself as one of the top frontcourt players in the country.

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