__NOTOC__ In basketball, a block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal attempt without committing a foul. The top 25 highest blocks totals in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's basketball history are listed below. 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). Blocks are a relatively new statistic in college basketball, having only become an official statistic in NCAA women's basketball beginning with the 1987–88 season.
No individual on the list is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. Rebecca Lobo is a Hall of Fame member as a contributor.
All players listed played in four seasons; none were ever redshirted, and none transferred to a second school during their respective careers.
Three schools have two or more players represented on this list—Duke and UConn with three each, and Ohio State with two. Duke is represented by Alison Bales, Elizabeth Williams, and Bego Faz Davalos; UConn by Breanna Stewart, Lobo, and Kara Wolters; and Ohio State by Jessica Davenport and Brianne Turner.
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Top 25 career blocks leaders
PlayerPositionHeightTeamCareer startCareer endGamesplayedBlocks BPGRef. C Baylor 2009 2013 148 748 C Saint Mary's 2007 2011 125 663 C Michigan State 2006 2010 136 503 C TCU 2002 2005 127 480 C Bethune–Cookman 2013 2017 122 455 F IUPUI 2002 2006 111 447 C Oklahoma 2005 2009 137 446 F Chattanooga 2013 2017 122 436 C Duke 2003 2007 129 434 C Cal State Fullerton 1987 1991 118 428 F Duke (2) 2011 2015 136 426 C Oregon State 2012 2016 132 425 F UConn 2012 2016 152 414 C Vanderbilt 1990 1994 128 413 C Western Illinois 2002 2006 106 406 C UConn (2) 1991 1995 126 396 C Saint Louis 2019 2023 140 392 C Ohio State 2003 2007 130 384 F Purdue 2017 2020 136 380 C Auburn 2002 2006 122 377 C San Diego 1989 1993 96 372 C Texas 2008 2012 130 372 F Ohio State (2) 2015 2019 139 372 C UConn (3) 1993 1997 137 370 C Notre Dame 1997 2001 131 370
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