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Maryland basketball lands in way-too-early top-25 for 2025 season

Originally posted on Maryland Terrapins on SI
By Trent Knoop | Last updated May 19, 2025 8:33 PM ET

The Maryland women's basketball team finished the 2024 season with a 23-7 record, but fell to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament. The Terrapins had a good run in the NCAA Tournament, as well. Maryland beat Norfolk State and Alabama in the first two rounds before falling to South Carolina in the Sweet 16.

Even after losing star Shyanne Sellers, the Terrapins are expected to be a solid team once again in 2025. According to On3's Talia Goodman, Maryland is already a projected top-25 team next season. The Terrapins are projected at No. 24 in the country.

We’re less than six months away from the start of the 2025-26 womens college basketball season.

After (most of) the portal madness, here’s my current preseason Top 25 for @On3sports.

READ: https://t.co/eRiXnwbwip pic.twitter.com/cAjT06OsMv
— Talia Goodman (@TaliaGoodmanWBB) May 19, 2025

Maryland returns Kaylene Smikle, who led Maryland averaging 17.9 points per game for the Terrapins. With Smikle back on the team, the Terrapins should have some offensive firepower to win some meaningful games in 2025.

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