🏀 Women's Wooden Award Odds & Favorites 2026: UConn's Sarah Strong Closes as Favorite
With UConn still undefeated in the NCAA Tournament, Huskies star Sarah Strong closed as the favorite by the women's Wooden Award odds.
The sophomore closed as a -500 odds favorite to win the women's Wooden Award, with last year's winner, USC's JuJu Watkins, out for the season following an ACL tear late last season.
The only other player to close with shorter than +4000 odds was Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes (+350), who leads women's college basketball in scoring.
📊 Women's Wooden Award odds 2026: Closing odds
Our women's Wooden Award odds via the closing college basketball odds.
| Player | Team | Closing odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Strong | UConn | -500 | 83.33% |
| Mikayla Blakes | Vanderbilt | +350 | 22.22% |
| Audi Crooks | Iowa State | +4000 | 2.44% |
| Olivia Miles | TCU | +6000 | 1.64% |
🔢 Women's Wooden Award opening odds
- Sarah Strong, UConn (+175)
- Lauren Betts, UCLA (+225)
- Azzi Fudd, UConn (+850)
- Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame (+1000)
- Olivia Miles, TCU (+1200)
- Audi Crooks, Iowa State (+1400)
- Ta'Niya Latson, South Carolina (+1700)
- Flau'jae Johnson, LSU (+2300)
- Madison Booker, Texas (+2300)
- Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt (+2300)
- MiLaysia Fulwiley, LSU (+3400)
- Syla Swords, Michigan (+4600)
- Hannah Stuelke, Iowa (+12600)
- Joyce Edwards, South Carolina (+12600)
- Reagan Beers, Oklahoma (+12600)
🥇 Past women's Wooden Award winners
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2025 | JuJu Watkins, USC |
| 2024 | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| 2023 | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| 2022 | Aliyah Boston, South Carolina |
| 2021 | Paige Bueckers, Connecticut |
| 2020 | Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon |
| 2019 | Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon |
| 2018 | A'ja Wilson, South Carolina |
| 2017 | Kelsey Plum, Washington |
| 2016 | Breanna Stewart, Connecticut |
| 2015 | Breanna Stewart, Connecticut |
| 2014 | Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford |
| 2013 | Brittney Griner, Baylor |
❓Women's Wooden Award FAQs
Who is the women's Wooden Award favorite?
UConn's Sarah Strong (-500) closed as the favorite by the women's Wooden Award odds. Her closing odds imply an 83.33% probability she will win the award.
Who won the women's Wooden Award last year?
USC's JuJu Watkins won the women's Wooden Award last season. However, she tore her ACL late in the season and will miss this season as a result.
When will the women's Wooden Award be decided?
The women's Wooden Award winner will be announced in April.
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