USBWA ALL-American Team - 6-Player Curiosity

[BigTenGuy]

1 of the 3 teams (w/ AP & WBCA) used by the NCAA to determine unanimous All American. In 2021, when USBWA had a 6-player 1st Team, they stated: "Due to a tie in the voting, 16 players are being honored as All-Americans with six players making up the first team." This year, no such statement about a tie. Did they just decide to go with 6 because it was really close, but not an actual tie?

2023-24 USBWA WOMEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM (6)
Cameron Brink, Stanford F 6-4 Sr. Beaverton, Ore.
Paige Bueckers, UConn G 6-0 Jr. Hopkins, Minn.
Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina C 6-7 Sr. Montes Claros, Brazil
Caitlin Clark, Iowa G 6-0 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa
Angel Reese, LSU F 6-3 Jr. Baltimore, Md.
JuJu Watkins, USC G 6-2 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif.

SECOND TEAM (5)
Aaliyah Edwards, UConn F 6-3 Sr. Kingston, Ontario
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame G 5-6 Fr. Haddonfield, N.J.
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana F 6-3 Gr. Gorham, Maine
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech C 6-6 Gr. Summerfield, N.C.
Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina G 5-9 Sr. Oceanside, Calif.

THIRD TEAM (5)
Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech G 5-6 Sr. Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Madison Booker, Texas F 6-1 Fr. Ridgeland, Miss.
Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse G 5-5 Gr. Rochester, N.Y.
Alissa Pili, Utah F 6-2 Sr. Anchorage, Alaska
Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State G 5-10 Gr. Dublin, Ohio

HONORABLE MENTION: Raegan Beers, Oregon State (F, 6-4, So., Littleton, Colo.); Lauren Betts, UCLA (C, 6-7, So., Centennial, Colo.); Rickea Jackson, Tennessee (F, 6-2, 5th, Detroit, Mich.); Cotie McMahon, Ohio State (F, 6-0, So., Centerville, Ohio); Aneesah Morrow, LSU (G, 6-1, Jr., Chicago, Ill.)

 

[MilfordHusky]

Note that players are listed in alphabetical order within each grouping.

 

[Coler]

I'm sorry but Paopao is second team!?

 

[visitingcock]

I'm sorry but Paopao is second team!?

No. But Pow Pow is.

 

[Vowelguy]

This year, no such statement about a tie. Did they just decide to go with 6 because it was really close, but not an actual tie?

They probably had 5 but then Cardoso decked someone half her size, so they went with 6.

 

[From France]

probably like 2021, but then why do not vote a 4 members second team ?

 

[BigTenGuy]

probably like 2021, but then why do not vote a 4 members second team ?

Researching further, the Iowa WBB press release states: "The USBWA board decided to honor six first-team players this season and five honorable mention players for a total of 21. The board selected the team based on voting from the entire USBWA membership based on regular-season performance." That doesn't sound like a tie to me. In 2021, when there was a tie, USBWA said so. Not this year.

 

[visitingcock]

3 bigs 3 guards. I like it..

 

[Blueballer]

Interesting - an international player on each team. Wonder if that has happened before? It probably has, I just happened to notice it this year.