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In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throw or field goal. While the NCAA's current three-division format has been in place since the 1973–74 season, the organization did not sponsor women's sports until the 1981–82 school year; before that time, women's college sports were governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The NCAA has officially recorded scoring statistics since it first sponsored women's basketball. Official scoring leaders are based solely on per-game average, not total points. While the NCAA maintains a ranked list of players by total points within each season on its official website, it does not include seasonal leaders in total points in its printed record books.
Unlike for men's basketball, the NCAA does not keep records of the top scorers (by total points) for a single season. Records of the top scorer (by average points per game) for each season and scorers with more than 900 points in a season are however available.
Patricia Hoskins holds the single-season scoring record on a per-game basis with a mark of 33.6 points per game (ppg) set in 1988–89, during her senior season at Mississippi Valley State.
The majority of per-game scoring leaders are seniors. In 1983–84, Delta State's Deborah Temple became the first junior to lead NCAA Division I in scoring. The 1995–96 season saw Maine's Cindy Blodgett become the first sophomore and first underclassmen to lead in scoring. Kelsey Mitchell (2014–15) and Caitlin Clark (2020–21) are the only freshmen to lead Division I in scoring.
Clark (2020–21, 2021–22, and 2023–24) is the only player to lead Division I women's basketball in scoring three times. Six other players have led Division I women's basketball in scoring twice. Andrea Congreaves (1991–92 and 1992–93) was the first to accomplish this feat, followed by Blodgett (1995–96 and 1996–97), Jackie Stiles (1999–2000 and 2000–01), Alysha Clark (2008–09 and 2009–10), Jerica Coley (2012–13 and 2013–14), and Megan Gustafson (2017–18 and 2018–19).
In regards to total points, Caitlin Clark currently holds the single-season scoring record for NCAA Division I of 1,234 points, set during her final season at Iowa in 2023–24. She is also the only NCAA Division I women's basketball player who scored more than 1,000 points in more than one season (2022–23 and 2023–24).
In the tables below, all schools are listed with their current athletic brand names, which do not always match those used by a team in the relevant season.
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Pos.GFCPPGRef.PositionGuardForwardCenterPoints per gameReferences Class (Cl.) keyFr FreshmanSo SophomoreJr JuniorSr Senior
^Player still competing in NCAA Division I*Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of FamePlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been thescoring leader up to and including that season
Season scoring leaders (points per game) SeasonPlayerTeamTotalpointsRef.1981–82† Clemson31392–12490829.31982–83 Long Beach State31376–15590729.31983–84 Delta State28373–12787331.21984–85 Northwestern28341–17385530.51985–86 Drake30390–13991930.61986–87 BYU28347–11681028.91987–88 Grambling283343614685030.41988–89 Mississippi Valley State273451320590833.61989–90 Louisiana283099512884130.01990–91 Drake30358616688829.61991–92 Mercer283537714292533.01992–93 (2) Mercer263025115080531.01993–94 Sacramento State26240224572728.01994–95 Cal State Fullerton29329012077826.81995–96 Maine323135021388927.81996–97 (2) Maine302856917181027.01997–98 Harvard282725819579728.51998–99 Memphis323253016384326.31999–2000†G Missouri State322975823889027.82000–01† (2)G Missouri State35365652671,06230.32001–02G Penn State3531310214487224.92002–03 Houston282755216877027.52003–04F Idaho292614317273725.42004–05 Mississippi State292416113868123.52005–06F/G LSU353341810979522.72006–07G Western Michigan322725221781325.42007–08G/F Middle Tennessee343522020693027.42008–09 F Middle Tennessee343431223793527.52009–10 (2)F Middle Tennessee293061719282128.32010–11 Oral Roberts342836317780623.72011–12†*C Delaware333255222592728.12012–13 FIU322993420884026.32013–14 (2) FIU333455123197229.52014–15G Ohio State3528212718287324.92015–16 Wagner292986617984129.02016–17 G Washington353791152361,10931.72017–18F/C Iowa32320018382325.72018–19 (2)F/C Iowa3641211761,00127.8 2019–20 G Rider 30 261 51 172 74524.8 2020–21 G Iowa 30 266 116 151 79926.6 2021–22 (2) G Iowa 32 286 91 200 863 27.0 2022–23 F Villanova 37 403 52 223 1,081 29.2 2023–24 (3) G Iowa 39 403 201 227 1,234 2024–25 G Florida State 29 255 37 184 731 2025–26 ^ G Vanderbilt 34 307 93 211 918
Most points in a season (>900 points) SeasonPlayerPos.Cl.TeamGamesplayedField goalsmade3-pointfield goalsmadeFree throwsmadeTotalpointsPPGRef. 2023–24 G Iowa 39 403 201 227 1,234 2016–17 (2)GWashington353791152361,10931.7 2022–23 F Villanova 37 403 52 223 1,081 2000–01†GMissouri State35365652671,06230.3 2022–23 (2) G Iowa 38 338 140 239 1,055 2013–14GBaylor37362982321,05428.52018–19FIowa3641211761,00127.81986–87F/CLong Beach State3536225097427.82013–14GFIU333455123197229.51990–91CCal State Fullerton33376021796929.42013–14FStanford37402415996726.12015–16GWashington373087826696025.91992–93†*G/FTexas Tech343563221195528.12008–09FMiddle Tennessee343431223793527.52007–08G/FMiddle Tennessee343522020693027.42011–12CBaylor40358121292923.22011–12†*FDelaware333255222592728.11991–92F/CMercer283537714292533.0 2023–24 ^ G USC 34 306 67 241 920 1985–86FDrake3039013991930.6 2025–26 ^ G Vanderbilt 34 307 93 211 918 1997–98†*FTennessee39370916691523.52015–16GMinnesota32315 11916591428.62009–10GOklahoma State342967823990926.71981–82†...Clemson3139212490829.31988–89FMississippi Valley State273451320590833.6
Multiple-time leaders RankPlayerTeamTimes leaderYears1Caitlin ClarkIowa32020–21, 2021–22, 2023–242Cindy BlodgettMaine21995–96, 1996–97Alysha ClarkMiddle Tennessee2008–09, 2009–10Jerica ColeyFIU2012–13, 2013–14Andrea CongreavesMercer1991–92, 1992–93Megan GustafsonIowa2017–18, 2018–19
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