There are over 1,300 four-year women's college basketball teams at the NCAA D1, D2, D3 and NAIA levels, plus over 500 JUCO teams, giving recruits a total of 1,800 two-year and four-year programs to choose from.

assuming the above is correct, there are just not enough players,

this results in a lack of competition and blow out losses even in championship type games ..

not good for the sport ..

or, women could get more interested in BB??

Oakbear said:

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There are over 1,300 four-year women's college basketball teams at the NCAA D1, D2, D3 and NAIA levels, plus over 500 JUCO teams, giving recruits a total of 1,800 two-year and four-year programs to choose from.

assuming the above is correct, there are just not enough players,

this results in a lack of competition and blow out losses even in championship type games ..

not good for the sport ..

or, women could get more interested in BB??

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Right, women's basketball has never been more popular from a fan perspective. To the extent that grows participation at lower levels, we will see.
I was around Cal women's basketball in the stone age days of the late 70s...the level that they are playing at now is apples and oranges.
Not sure about your point about the lower levels. My nephew finished up his 4 years of D3 baseball. It's competition for competition sake, not to be a product for audience consumption. For women in basketball specifically, to have all the opportunities you are talking about is a tremendous.
The system now supports,more than ever,the elite of women's hoops... And right, there are not enough players to support a great Cinderella story, or a team from nowhere to emerge. UConn was a great team playing really well... not sure you can talk about it beyond that.

Part of the blame goes to Title IX. Trying to match the number of scholarships for males and females. So men have 13 scholarships per team. women have 15 scholarships per team. Women have fewer players so we have a lot of below average talent to fill in the spaces. This because football has so many players. But football makes a profit to pay for women's sports. My solution is that if you are a revenue producer, the you players shouldn't count. And if a women's team shows a profit, it shouldn't count its scholarships.

Many mens teams don't make a profit, so if the school is to support non-revenue sports, then it should be equal scholarships.

Even if there were only 13 scholarships, there are still more D1 rides than D1 players.

Volleyball bleeds off a significant amount of talent, and fewer girls than boys like the contact that goes along with basketball.