Some familiar faces make a welcomed return for this edition of the women's college basketball Star Power Index. Former freshman phenoms Hannah Hidalgo and Audi Crooks continue their dominance into a new season while Lauren Betts keeps UCLA in the driver's seat.

North Carolina is having a much stronger season than its record suggests, and the Tar Heels should flaunt their class vs. a weak Notre Dame squad, per our college basketball betting picks.

On Sunday afternoon, the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel south to Chapel Hill, NC to face the No. 17 North Carolina Tar Heels. It’s the first game for either side in a week, giving the time for both sides to rest and relax over the final week of the 2024 calendar.

This will be a big day, a different kind of day for Notre Dame men's basketball when it plays in front of a home sellout crowd against North Carolina

Hannah Hidalgo scored 18 of her 24 points before halftime while No. 3 Notre Dame beat No. 17 North Carolina 76-66 on Sunday.

Ian Jackson scored a career high 27 points and Elliot Cadeau completed a four-point play with 4.8 seconds left to help North Carolina defeat host Notre Dame 74-73 on Saturday

No. 17 North Carolina fell 76-66 to No. 3 Notre Dame on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C. Senior Maria Gakdeng led the Tar Heels with 16 points. Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles knocked down five three-point baskets apiece.