Overview
- The spring portal, which runs April 6–20 for women and opened April 7 for men, has compressed transfers into a two‑week burst after the championship games.
- USA TODAY counted 4,115 men across all NCAA divisions in the portal by Friday, with more than 2,000 from Division II, and 1,416 Division I women among 2,352 total women across divisions.
- Mid‑majors and power leagues are both taking losses, with the Southern Conference at 69 entries from 10 teams and the ACC leading the Power Four at 97 as the four major leagues total 322 entrants.
- Program churn is acute, with Tennessee’s entire 2025–26 roster either graduating or entering the portal, Iowa State losing Audi Crooks plus eight others in the first 12 hours, and Texas facing unexpected turnover.
- Trackers from CBS Sports and Fox Sports highlight top women’s names such as Audi Crooks, Aaliyah Crump, Mia Pauldo, Kymora Johnson, and others, while NCAA rules add coach‑departure windows and bar most midyear transfers from immediate play as recruiting visits continue after April 20.