2023–24 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2023–24 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. This was the last year the team played in the Pac-12 as they are slated to join the Big Ten Conference. The squad was led by third-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. The Trojans finished as 2024 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament champions and made it to the Elite 8. They finished the season with a No. 5 AP ranking and a No. 6 ranking in the Coaches' poll.

2023–24 USC Trojans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
Record29–6 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Lindsay Gottlieb (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Beth Burns (2nd season)
  • Wendale Farrow (3rd season)
  • Willnett Crockett (1st season)
  • Courtney Jaco (1st season)
Home arenaGalen Center
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Stanford153 .833306  .833
No. 5 USC135 .722296  .829
No. 10 UCLA135 .722277  .794
No. 8 Oregon State126 .667278  .771
No. 15 Colorado117 .6112410  .706
No. 22 Utah117 .6112311  .676
Arizona810 .4441816  .529
California711 .3891915  .559
Washington State711 .3892115  .583
Washington612 .3331615  .516
Arizona State315 .1671120  .355
Oregon216 .1111121  .344
2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

USC started off ranked No. 21 in the preseason rankings in both the AP and Coaches Polls. For the final regular season AP poll, they finished in 5th. Although they were picked to finished 6th by the last-ever Pac-12 coaches poll, the team finished tied for second. They earned the 2-seed in the Pac-12 tournament as they held the second tiebreaker over UCLA. In the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, they earned a 1-seed for the first time since 1986.

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