2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	UConn Huskies
Regular season	November 3, 2025 – March 15, 2026
NCAA Tournament	2026
Tournament dates	March 18 – April 5, 2026
National Championship	Mortgage Matchup Center Phoenix, Arizona

The 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 3, 2025. The regular season will end on March 15, 2026, with the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning with the first four on March 18 and ending with the championship game on April 5, at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

• May 6 – New Haven announced that it accepted an invite to join the Northeast Conference effective July 1, 2025, and begin reclassification from NCAA Division II to be eligible for postseason play in 2028–29.^[1]
• June 4 – Utah Valley announced it would join the Big West Conference from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2026–27.^[2]
• June 18 – Sacramento State announced it would join the Big West Conference from the Big Sky Conference in 2026–27.^[3]
• June 25 – Southern Utah and Utah Tech announced they would both join the Big Sky Conference from the WAC in 2026–27.^[4]
• June 26 – The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced a strategic alliance under which the WAC will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference (UAC) beginning with the 2026–27 academic year. The rebranding will allow the continuing conference to retain the WAC’s automatic qualification status for NCAA championship events, including basketball. Under the announced alignment:^[5]
  • The rebranded all-sports UAC will include the three remaining WAC institutions—Abilene Christian, Tarleton State, and non-football UT Arlington.
  • The five ASUN members that play football in the UAC—Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, and West Georgia—will also join the all-sports UAC.
  • Going forward, the ASUN will retain its seven current members that do not play scholarship FCS football. Five of these schools do not sponsor football at all; Stetson plays non-scholarship FCS football in the Pioneer Football League, while Bellarmine plays the non-NCAA variant of sprint football.
• June 30 – Texas State announced it would join the Pac-12 Conference from the Sun Belt Conference in 2026–27, bringing the Pac-12 to the 8-member minimum threshold required to maintain its Division I FBS status.^[6][a]
• July 15 – Louisiana Tech announced it would replace Texas State in the Sun Belt Conference from Conference USA. Louisiana Tech will join the Sun Belt no later than July 1, 2027.^[10]
• July 21 – The American Athletic Conference announced it had dropped the word "Athletic" from its name, becoming simply the American Conference. The conference also retired the "AAC" initialism, which had been used more by media than by the conference itself; the official short form is now simply the word "American".^[11]
• August 13 – Tennessee Tech announced it would join the Southern Conference from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 2026–27.^[12]
• September 3 – UC San Diego announced it would join the West Coast Conference (WCC) from the Big West Conference in 2027–28.^[13]
• September 24 – The Loyola Phoenix, the student newspaper of Loyola University Chicago, announced that 106-year-old Sister Jean, who began her tenure at Loyola in 1991, and had been chaplain of the men's basketball team since 1994,^[14] retired for health reasons.^[15]
• October 2 – The Northeast Conference adopted its longstanding abbreviation of NEC as its official name.^[16]
• October 9 – Loyola Chicago announced that Sister Jean had died at the age of 106.^[17]
• October 10 – Little Rock announced that it would join the United Athletic Conference (UAC) from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 2026–27.^[18]
• October 21 – The Associated Press named its preseason All-America team. The leading vote-getters were UCLA center Lauren Betts and Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo. The other honorees were Texas forward Madison Booker, UConn forward Sarah Strong, and South Carolina guard Ta'Niya Latson.^[19]
• October 31 – The WCC announced that Denver would join from the Summit League in 2026–27.^[20]
• January 14, 2026 – At the annual NCAA convention, the Division I Cabinet approved changes to the transfer portal for several sports, including men's and women's basketball. Effective immediately:^[21]
  • A single 15-day portal was adopted for all D-I teams, opening the day after the final game of the NCAA tournament.
  • For players on teams undergoing a head coaching change, the portal will open for 15 days, starting 5 days after a new head coach is hired or publicly announced. If 30 days pass without the announcement of a new head coach, the portal will open for those players on the 31st day, as long as it falls after the championship game. This additional window is available only after the start of the standard portal.
  • Mid-year transfers will not be eligible to play for their new school during that season if they were enrolled at another NCAA member institution during the first academic term, regardless of whether or not they competed.

• November 12 – Hannah Hidalgo set a single-game Division I record with 16 steals, as well as a school record of 44 points, in Notre Dame's 85–58 win over Akron.^[22]
• December 3 – Mikayla Blakes became the 9th player to score 1,000 career points in 42 or fewer games after dropping 28 points in Vanderbilt's 81–68 win over Virginia.^[23]
• January 22 – Hannah Hidalgo became the fastest women's basketball player in ACC history to reach 2,000 points, doing so in 86 games (the previous record was 89), after scoring 27 points in Notre Dame's 74–66 win over Miami (FL).^[24]
• February 14 – South Carolina coach Dawn Staley earned her 500th win as head coach of the Gamecocks following their 79–72 road win over LSU.^[25]

A total of 6 schools joined new conferences for the 2025–26 season. Of these, 5 moved within Division I, 1 began reclassification from NCAA Division II.

School	Former conference	Current conference
Delaware	CAA	CUSA
Grand Canyon	Western Athletic	Mountain West
Missouri State	Missouri Valley	CUSA
New Haven	Northeast-10 (D–II)	Northeast
Seattle	Western Athletic	West Coast
UMass	A-10	MAC

The 2025–26 will be the last season in their respective conferences for at least 28 Division I schools.

School	2025–26 conference	Future conference
Austin Peay	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Boise State	Mountain West	Pac-12
California Baptist	Western Athletic	Big West
Central Arkansas	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Colorado State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Denver	Summit	West Coast
Eastern Kentucky	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Fresno State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Gonzaga	West Coast	Pac-12
Hawaii	Big West	Mountain West
Little Rock	Ohio Valley	United Athletic
North Alabama	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Northern Illinois	MAC	Horizon
Oregon State	West Coast	Pac-12
Sacramento State	Big Sky	Big West
Saint Francis	NEC	PAC (D–III)
San Diego State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Southern Utah	Western Athletic	Big Sky
Tennessee Tech	Ohio Valley	Southern
Texas State	Sun Belt	Pac-12
UC Davis	Big West	Mountain West
UTEP	CUSA	Mountain West
Utah State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Utah Tech	Western Athletic	Big Sky
Utah Valley	Western Athletic	Big West
Washington State	West Coast	Pac-12
West Georgia	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic

• St. Thomas left Schoenecker Arena after 44 seasons for the new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. In the first half of a men's and women's doubleheader that officially opened the new arena on November 8, 2025, the Tommies women lost 67–61 to Army.^[26]
• Tarleton State left Wisdom Gym after 55 seasons for the new EECU Center. The Texans defeated NCAA Division III school Schreiner 90–35 in the new arena's first official basketball game on November 3, 2025.^[27]

• New Haven played its first Division I home game at the Jeffrey P. Hazell Athletics Center on November 9, losing 57–45 to Iona.^[28]

• The XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, one of the home arenas of the UConn Huskies, was renamed to the PeoplesBank Arena on June 2, 2025.

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls

AP Ranking Team 1 UConn (27) 2 South Carolina (4) 3 UCLA 4 Texas 5 LSU 6 Oklahoma 7 Duke 8 Tennessee 9 NC State 10 Maryland 11 North Carolina 12 Ole Miss 13 Michigan 14 Iowa State 15 Notre Dame 16 Baylor 17 TCU 18 USC 19 Vanderbilt 20 Louisville 21 Iowa 22 Oklahoma State 23 Michigan State 24 Kentucky т Richmond т

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 UConn (28) 2 South Carolina (3) 3 Texas 4 UCLA 5 LSU 6 Duke 7 Oklahoma 8 NC State 9 Tennessee 10 Maryland 11 North Carolina 12 TCU 13 Notre Dame 14 Ole Miss 15 Michigan 16 USC 17 Iowa State 18 Baylor 19 Louisville 20 Kentucky 21 Vanderbilt 22 Oklahoma State 23 Iowa 24 Ohio State 25 Kansas State

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

• Nov. 4, 2025
  • No. 9 NC State defeated No. 8 Tennessee, 80–77 (Ro Greensboro Invitational – First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro, NC)
• Nov. 10
  • No. 3 UCLA defeated No. 6 Oklahoma, 73–59 (Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA)
• Nov. 15
  • No. 2 South Carolina defeated No. 8 USC, 69–52 (Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA)
• Nov. 21
  • No. 1 UConn defeated No. 6 Michigan, 72–69 (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT)
• Nov. 26
  • No. 4 Texas defeated No. 3 UCLA, 76–65 (Players Era Festival – Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, NV)
• Nov. 27
  • No. 4 Texas defeated No. 2 South Carolina, 66–64 (Players Era Festival – Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, NV)
• Jan. 11, 2026
  • No. 6 Kentucky defeated No. 5 Oklahoma, 63–57 (Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY)
• Jan. 15
  • No. 2 South Carolina defeated No. 4 Texas, 68–65 (Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC)
• Jan. 19
  • No. 5 Vanderbilt defeated No. 7 Michigan, 72–69 (Coretta Scott King Classic – Prudential Center, Newark, NJ)
• Jan. 25
  • No. 2 South Carolina defeated No. 5 Vanderbilt, 103–74 (Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC)
• Feb. 1
  • No. 4 Texas defeated No. 10 Oklahoma, 78–70 (College GameDay – Moody Center, Austin, TX)
  • No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 8 Iowa, 88–65 (Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA)
• Feb. 5
  • No. 4 Texas defeated No. 5 LSU, 77–64 (Moody Center, Austin, TX)
• Feb. 8
  • No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 8 Michigan, 69–66 (Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI)
• Feb. 9
  • No. 5 Vanderbilt defeated No. 10 Oklahoma, 102–86 (Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, TN)
• Feb. 12
  • No. 5 Vanderbilt defeated No. 4 Texas, 86–70 (Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, TN)
• Feb. 14
  • No. 3 South Carolina defeated No. 6 LSU, 79–72 (College GameDay – Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA)

Names	Dates	Location	Teams	Champion	Runner-up	3rd-place winner
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational	November 15–16, 2025	Haas Pavilion (Berkeley, CA)	4	California	Harvard	Charlotte
DePaul MTE	November 21–22, 2025	Wintrust Arena (Chicago, IL)	4	Northern Colorado	DePaul	Campbell
Great Alaska Shootout	November 21–22, 2025	Alaska Airlines Center (Anchorage, AK)	4	UC Irvine	St. Thomas (MN)	Bowling Green
Emerald Coast Classic	November 24–25, 2025	Raider Arena (Niceville, FL)	8	Mississippi State (Bay) Nebraska (Beach)	Middle Tennessee (Bay) Virginia (Beach)	Providence (Bay) Purdue Fort Wayne (Beach)
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship	November 24–26, 2025	Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas)	8	Ohio State (Goombay) Alabama (Junkanoo)	West Virginia (Goombay) Minnesota (Junkanoo)	McNeese (Goombay) South Florida (Junkanoo)
Players Era Championship	November 26–27, 2025	Michelob Ultra Arena (Paradise, NV)	4	Texas	South Carolina	UCLA
Paradise Jam	November 27–29, 2025	Sports and Fitness Center (Charlotte Amalie West, VI)	12	Boise State (Harbor) Vanderbilt (Island) LSU (Reef)	Tulane (Harbor) BYU (Island) Washington State (Reef)	Elon (Harbor) Virginia Tech (Island) Miami (OH) (Reef)
CBU Classic	November 28–29, 2025	Fowler Events Center (Riverside, CA)	4	UC Santa Barbara	Chattanooga	California Baptist
Iona Turkey Tip-Off	November 28–29, 2025	Hynes Athletic Center (New Rochelle, NY)	4	Iona	UIC	Maine
FIU Thanksgiving Classic	November 28–30, 2025	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (University Park, FL)	4	FIU	Seattle	UMBC
Coconut Hoops	November 28–30, 2025	Alico Arena (Fort Myers, FL)	8	Iowa State (Blue Heron) Oklahoma (Great Egret)	Indiana (Blue Heron) Florida State (Great Egret)	Gonzaga (Blue Heron) Missouri State (Great Egret)
Baha Mar Nassau Championship	November 28–30, 2025	Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas)	8	Arkansas State (Goombay) Michigan State (Junkanoo)	Kent State (Goombay) Clemson (Junkanoo)	Houston (Goombay) Temple (Junkanoo)
HBCU Hoops Invitational	December 5–6, 2025	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Bay Lake, FL)	4	Hampton	Edward Waters	Bethune–Cookman
Big 5 Classic	November 12–December 7, 2025	Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA)	6	Villanova	Saint Joseph's	Drexel
Tulane Holiday Tournament	December 20–21, 2025	Devlin Fieldhouse (New Orleans, LA)	4	Mercer	Tulane	Detroit Mercy
Hawk Classic	December 20–21, 2025	Hagan Arena (Philadelphia, PA)	4	Saint Joseph's	Delaware	Akron
Cherokee Invitational	December 21–22, 2025	Harrah's Cherokee (Cherokee, NC)	4	Michigan State	Ole Miss	Old Dominion
FDU Christmas Classic	December 29–30, 2025	Bogota Savings Bank Center (Hackensack, NJ)	4	Penn	Binghamton	Fairleigh Dickinson

Conference matchup	Dates	Conference winner	Conference loser	Record
ACC–SEC Challenge	December 3–4	SEC	ACC	13–3
Big Sky–Summit Challenge	December 3–6	Big Sky	Summit	10–8
MAC–SBC Challenge	November 3, 2025 – February 8, 2026	Tied		13–13

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I women's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event	Notes
West Virginia	57–47	No. 15 Duke	November 14, 2025	Greenbrier Tip-Off
St. John's	74–67	No. 18 Oklahoma State	November 19, 2025
Rhode Island	68–63	No. 16 NC State	November 23, 2025
Ohio State	83–81	No. 21 West Virginia	November 26, 2025	Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
Villanova	81–59	No. 25 West Virginia	December 1, 2025
Kansas State	61–60	No. 13 Ole Miss	December 7, 2025	Bill Snyder Classic	Game played in St. Joseph, MO
Wisconsin	78–64	No. 20 Michigan State
Stanford	67–62	No. 22 Washington	December 19, 2025
Texas Tech	61–60	No. 15 Baylor	December 21, 2025
Georgia Tech	95–902OT	No. 18 Notre Dame	January 1, 2026
Illinois	73–70	No. 7 Maryland
Washington	64–52	No. 6 Michigan
Utah	87–77OT	No. 8 TCU	January 3, 2026
Duke	82–68	No. 18 Notre Dame	January 4, 2026
Stanford	77–71OT	No. 16 North Carolina
Oregon	71–66	No. 21 USC	January 7, 2026
Cincinnati	71–63	No. 11 Iowa State	January 8, 2026
Alabama	64–51	No. 6 Kentucky	January 9, 2026
Notre Dame	73–50	No. 22 North Carolina	January 11, 2026
Purdue	78–72OT	No. 23 Washington
West Virginia	83–70	No. 11 Iowa State
Minnesota	63–62	No. 21 USC
Colorado	68–62	No. 19 Iowa State	January 14, 2026
Auburn	58–54	No. 21 Alabama	January 15, 2026	We Back Pat
Kansas State	65–59	No. 17 Texas Tech	January 17, 2026
Georgia	82–59	No. 16 Ole Miss	January 18, 2026	We Back Pat
Oklahoma State	86–58	No. 19 Iowa State
Mississippi State	71–59	No. 7 Kentucky
Wisconsin	63–60	No. 24 Nebraska	January 21, 2026
BYU	73–61	No. 19 Texas Tech
Georgia	72–67	No. 11 Kentucky	January 24, 2026
Utah	71–64	No. 22 West Virginia	January 27, 2026
Iowa State	84–70	No. 21 Texas Tech	January 28, 2026
Mississippi State	77–62	No. 15 Tennessee	January 29, 2026
USC	81–69	No. 8 Iowa
Columbia	73–67	No. 19 Princeton	January 30, 2026
Oregon	68–61	No. 16 Maryland	January 31, 2026
Illinois	75–66	No. 25 Washington	February 1, 2026
Minnesota	91–85	No. 10 Iowa	February 5, 2026
Colorado	80–79	No. 14 TCU	February 8, 2026
Texas A&M	72–69	No. 21 Alabama		Play4Kay
Columbia	70–56	No. 24 Princeton	February 13, 2026
Oklahoma State	75–65	No. 16 Texas Tech	February 14, 2026
Georgia	76–74	No. 5 Vanderbilt	February 15, 2026

In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been ten non-Division I teams that defeated a Division I team so far this season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event	Notes
West Alabama (Division II)	62–59	UAB	November 3, 2025[29]
Delta State (Division II)	76–68	Louisiana	November 7, 2025[30]
Scranton (Division III)	69–63	Pittsburgh	November 16, 2025[31]		First time ever that a Division III team beat a power conference school in women's basketball[32]
Faulkner (NAIA)	77–71	Alabama State	November 16, 2025[33]
Carnegie Mellon (Division III)	55–53	Saint Francis	November 18, 2025[34]
Johns Hopkins (Division III)	75–59	Morgan State	November 18, 2025[35]
Loyola New Orleans (NAIA)	73–65	New Orleans	November 19, 2025[36]
Roosevelt (Division II)	82–70OT	Western Michigan	November 25, 2025[37]
Edward Waters (Division II)	55–46	Bethune–Cookman	December 5, 2025[38]	HBCU Hoops Invitational
Rochester Christian (NAIA)	86–80	Detroit Mercy	December 29, 2025[39]

Each of the 31 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference player of the year	Conference coach of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference				2026 America East women's basketball tournament	Campus sites
American Conference				2026 American Conference women's basketball tournament	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
Atlantic Sun Conference				2026 ASUN women's basketball tournament	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, FL)
Atlantic 10 Conference				2026 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament	Henrico Sports & Events Center (Henrico, VA)
Atlantic Coast Conference				2026 ACC women's basketball tournament	Gas South Arena (Duluth, GA)
Big 12 Conference				2026 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament	T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)
Big East Conference				2026 Big East women's basketball tournament	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)
Big Sky Conference				2026 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament	Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID)
Big South Conference				2026 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament	Freedom Hall Civic Center (Johnson City, TN)
Big Ten Conference				2026 Big Ten women's basketball tournament	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
Big West Conference				2026 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament	Lee's Family Forum (Henderson, NV)
Coastal Athletic Association				2026 CAA women's basketball tournament	CareFirst Arena (Washington, D.C.)
Conference USA				2026 Conference USA women's basketball tournament	Von Braun Center (Huntsville, AL)
Horizon League	Green Bay			2026 Horizon League women's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Corteva Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)
Ivy League				2026 Ivy League women's basketball tournament	Newman Arena (Ithaca, NY)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference				2026 MAAC women's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)
Mid-American Conference				2026 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament	Rocket Arena (Cleveland, OH)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference				2026 MEAC women's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)
Missouri Valley Conference				2026 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	Xtream Arena (Coralville, IA)
Mountain West Conference				2026 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)
NEC				2026 NEC women's basketball tournament	Campus sites
Ohio Valley Conference				2026 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)
Patriot League				2026 Patriot League women's basketball tournament	Campus sites
Southeastern Conference				2026 SEC women's basketball tournament	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC)
Southern Conference				2026 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)
Southland Conference				2026 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament	Townsley Law Arena (Lake Charles, LA)
Southwestern Athletic Conference				2026 SWAC women's basketball tournament	Gateway Center Arena (College Park, GA)
Summit League				2026 Summit League women's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun Belt Conference				2026 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament	Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)
West Coast Conference				2026 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)
Western Athletic Conference				2026 WAC women's basketball tournament

2025–26 America East Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Vermont 11 – 2   .846 22 – 6   .786 Binghamton 9 – 3   .750 17 – 8   .680 Maine 9 – 4   .692 14 – 12   .538 UMBC 7 – 5   .583 12 – 12   .500 Bryant 7 – 6   .538 17 – 9   .654 NJIT 7 – 6   .538 16 – 10   .615 Albany 3 – 9   .250 13 – 12   .520 New Hampshire 2 – 10   .167 8 – 17   .320 UMass Lowell 1 – 11   .083 7 – 18   .280 † 2026 AmEast tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 American Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Rice 12 – 0   1.000 22 – 3   .880 East Carolina 11 – 2   .846 19 – 7   .731 South Florida 9 – 4   .692 16 – 10   .615 Tulsa 8 – 5   .615 16 – 9   .640 North Texas 8 – 5   .615 14 – 11   .560 UTSA 7 – 6   .538 12 – 12   .500 Charlotte 6 – 6   .500 12 – 13   .480 Florida Atlantic 6 – 7   .462 12 – 13   .480 Temple 4 – 8   .333 10 – 14   .417 UAB 3 – 9   .250 10 – 14   .417 Tulane 3 – 9   .250 8 – 16   .333 Memphis 2 – 9   .182 8 – 16   .333 Wichita State 2 – 11   .154 5 – 21   .192 † 2026 American tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Rhode Island 14 – 0   1.000 23 – 2   .920 Richmond 12 – 2   .857 22 – 5   .815 George Mason 12 – 2   .857 17 – 8   .680 Saint Joseph's 8 – 6   .571 17 – 8   .680 Davidson 8 – 6   .571 16 – 11   .593 Loyola Chicago 8 – 6   .571 12 – 13   .480 La Salle 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560 Dayton 7 – 8   .467 14 – 12   .538 St. Bonaventure 6 – 9   .400 15 – 12   .556 George Washington 5 – 9   .357 13 – 14   .481 Saint Louis 5 – 10   .333 11 – 17   .393 VCU 4 – 10   .286 8 – 18   .308 Duquesne 2 – 12   .143 9 – 16   .360 Fordham 2 – 13   .133 10 – 16   .385 † 2026 A10 tournament winner As of February 16, 2026
2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 9 Duke 14 – 0   1.000 19 – 6   .760 No. 8 Louisville 14 – 1   .933 24 – 4   .857 Syracuse 11 – 4   .733 21 – 5   .808 No. 22 North Carolina 10 – 4   .714 21 – 6   .778 NC State 10 – 4   .714 17 – 8   .680 Virginia Tech 10 – 5   .667 20 – 7   .741 Virginia 10 – 5   .667 18 – 8   .692 Clemson 9 – 6   .600 18 – 9   .667 Notre Dame 8 – 6   .571 16 – 9   .640 California 7 – 7   .500 16 – 11   .593 Georgia Tech 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423 Stanford 5 – 9   .357 16 – 11   .593 Miami (FL) 5 – 9   .357 13 – 12   .520 Florida State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346 Wake Forest 3 – 11   .214 13 – 13   .500 SMU 2 – 12   .143 9 – 17   .346 Pittsburgh 1 – 13   .071 8 – 19   .296 Boston College 0 – 15   .000 4 – 24   .143 † 2026 ACC tournament winner As of February 15, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll	2025–26 ASUN women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Kentucky 13 – 1   .929 22 – 5   .815 Jacksonville 10 – 4   .714 18 – 7   .720 Stetson 9 – 5   .643 16 – 9   .640 West Georgia* 9 – 5   .643 16 – 9   .640 Central Arkansas 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615 North Alabama 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520 Florida Gulf Coast 8 – 6   .571 12 – 13   .480 Austin Peay 6 – 8   .429 14 – 10   .583 Lipscomb 6 – 8   .429 9 – 16   .360 Queens 3 – 11   .214 9 – 16   .360 North Florida 3 – 11   .214 8 – 17   .320 Bellarmine 0 – 14   .000 2 – 25   .074 † 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 12 TCU 11 – 3   .786 23 – 4   .852 No. 15 Baylor 11 – 3   .786 22 – 5   .815 No. 19 West Virginia 11 – 4   .733 21 – 6   .778 No. 20 Texas Tech 10 – 4   .714 23 – 4   .852 Oklahoma State 10 – 5   .667 21 – 7   .750 Colorado 9 – 5   .643 18 – 8   .692 Arizona State 8 – 6   .571 21 – 6   .778 Iowa State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 6   .769 Utah 8 – 7   .533 17 – 10   .630 Kansas State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 13   .519 BYU 6 – 8   .429 17 – 9   .654 Kansas 6 – 9   .400 16 – 11   .593 Cincinnati 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346 UCF 2 – 12   .143 10 – 15   .400 Arizona 2 – 12   .143 11 – 14   .440 Houston 1 – 13   .071 7 – 18   .280 † 2026 Big 12 tournament winner As of February 16, 2026 Rankings from AP poll
2025–26 Big East women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 UConn 16 – 0   1.000 27 – 0   1.000 Villanova 14 – 3   .824 21 – 5   .808 Seton Hall 11 – 5   .688 17 – 8   .680 St. John's 10 – 7   .588 20 – 8   .714 Marquette 10 – 7   .588 16 – 10   .615 Creighton 8 – 9   .471 12 – 14   .462 Providence 6 – 10   .375 13 – 14   .481 Georgetown 5 – 11   .313 12 – 13   .480 Xavier 4 – 12   .250 11 – 14   .440 Butler 3 – 13   .188 9 – 17   .346 DePaul 3 – 13   .188 6 – 21   .222 † 2026 Big East tournament winner As of February 15, 2026 Rankings from AP poll	2025–26 Big Sky women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Idaho 12 – 1   .923 21 – 5   .808 Montana State 11 – 2   .846 18 – 6   .750 Northern Colorado 10 – 4   .714 19 – 8   .704 Idaho State 10 – 4   .714 17 – 8   .680 Northern Arizona 6 – 8   .429 10 – 17   .370 Eastern Washington 5 – 8   .385 12 – 14   .462 Sacramento State 5 – 8   .385 11 – 15   .423 Montana 4 – 9   .308 7 – 17   .292 Portland State 2 – 11   .154 6 – 19   .240 Weber State 2 – 12   .143 8 – 19   .296 † 2026 Big Sky tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 Big South women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT High Point 11 – 2   .846 22 – 4   .846 Longwood 9 – 3   .750 18 – 7   .720 Radford 9 – 3   .750 17 – 10   .630 Gardner–Webb 7 – 5   .583 10 – 16   .385 Charleston Southern 6 – 7   .462 8 – 18   .308 Winthrop 5 – 8   .385 12 – 15   .444 UNC Asheville 5 – 8   .385 10 – 16   .385 USC Upstate 3 – 9   .250 8 – 18   .308 Presbyterian 1 – 11   .083 3 – 22   .120 † 2026 Big South tournament winner As of February 14, 2026
2025–26 Big Ten women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 UCLA 15 – 0   1.000 25 – 1   .962 No. 6 Michigan 13 – 2   .867 22 – 4   .846 No. 10 Ohio State 11 – 3   .786 22 – 4   .846 No. 13 Iowa 11 – 3   .786 20 – 5   .800 No. 23 Minnesota 11 – 4   .733 20 – 6   .769 No. 20 Maryland 9 – 6   .600 21 – 6   .778 No. 18 Michigan State 9 – 6   .600 20 – 6   .769 Washington 9 – 6   .600 19 – 7   .731 USC 8 – 6   .571 16 – 9   .640 Illinois 7 – 7   .500 17 – 8   .680 Oregon 6 – 8   .429 18 – 9   .667 Nebraska 5 – 10   .333 16 – 10   .615 Wisconsin 5 – 10   .333 13 – 13   .500 Purdue 4 – 10   .286 12 – 13   .480 Indiana 3 – 12   .200 14 – 13   .519 Northwestern 2 – 12   .143 8 – 17   .320 Penn State 2 – 13   .133 9 – 17   .346 Rutgers 1 – 13   .071 9 – 16   .360 † 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of February 16, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll	2025–26 Big West women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC San Diego 13 – 2   .867 18 – 7   .720 UC Irvine 12 – 2   .857 21 – 4   .840 UC Davis 12 – 3   .800 19 – 7   .731 Cal State Fullerton 11 – 4   .733 15 – 10   .600 UC Santa Barbara 9 – 6   .600 17 – 7   .708 Hawai'i 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583 UC Riverside 6 – 9   .400 8 – 17   .320 Cal State Northridge 4 – 10   .286 8 – 15   .348 Cal State Bakersfield 2 – 12   .143 7 – 17   .292 Long Beach State 2 – 12   .143 3 – 21   .125 Cal Poly 1 – 14   .067 3 – 22   .120 † 2026 Big West tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 CAA women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Charleston 12 – 1   .923 20 – 4   .833 Campbell 10 – 3   .769 17 – 9   .654 Stony Brook 9 – 3   .750 14 – 11   .560 Monmouth 9 – 4   .692 16 – 8   .667 Drexel 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652 Towson 7 – 6   .538 14 – 11   .560 Elon 6 – 6   .500 11 – 13   .458 William & Mary 6 – 6   .500 13 – 10   .565 North Carolina A&T 4 – 9   .308 9 – 15   .375 Hampton 3 – 9   .250 9 – 15   .375 Northeastern 3 – 10   .231 7 – 16   .304 Hofstra 3 – 10   .231 5 – 19   .208 UNC Wilmington 2 – 11   .154 6 – 18   .250 † 2026 CAA tournament winner As of February 15, 2026
2025–26 Conference USA women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Louisiana Tech 12 – 1   .923 19 – 5   .792 Middle Tennessee 9 – 4   .692 14 – 11   .560 Sam Houston 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652 FIU 8 – 5   .615 15 – 9   .625 Missouri State 7 – 5   .583 15 – 10   .600 Liberty 7 – 6   .538 13 – 11   .542 Delaware 6 – 7   .462 12 – 13   .480 Jacksonville State 6 – 7   .462 12 – 13   .480 Kennesaw State 5 – 8   .385 12 – 12   .500 New Mexico State 4 – 9   .308 8 – 17   .320 UTEP 3 – 10   .231 11 – 13   .458 Western Kentucky 2 – 11   .154 6 – 18   .250 † 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 Horizon League women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Green Bay 15 – 2   .882 20 – 7   .741 Youngstown State 12 – 5   .706 19 – 8   .704 Purdue Fort Wayne 10 – 6   .625 16 – 10   .615 Northern Kentucky 10 – 6   .625 13 – 14   .481 Cleveland State 10 – 7   .588 20 – 8   .714 Robert Morris 9 – 8   .529 16 – 10   .615 IU Indy 7 – 9   .438 11 – 14   .440 Wright State 5 – 11   .313 9 – 18   .333 Oakland 5 – 11   .313 8 – 18   .308 Milwaukee 4 – 12   .250 8 – 19   .296 Detroit Mercy 3 – 13   .188 5 – 20   .200 † 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of February 15, 2026	2025–26 Ivy League women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Princeton 8 – 2   .800 20 – 3   .870 Columbia 8 – 2   .800 17 – 6   .739 Brown 7 – 3   .700 15 – 7   .682 Harvard 7 – 3   .700 14 – 9   .609 Penn 4 – 6   .400 14 – 9   .609 Cornell 3 – 7   .300 8 – 15   .348 Yale 2 – 8   .200 6 – 17   .261 Dartmouth 1 – 9   .100 10 – 13   .435 † 2026 Ivy League tournament winner As of February 14, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll
2025–26 MAAC women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fairfield 16 – 1   .941 22 – 4   .846 Quinnipiac 16 – 1   .941 21 – 5   .808 Merrimack 12 – 4   .750 15 – 10   .600 Sacred Heart 10 – 6   .625 12 – 13   .480 Siena 9 – 7   .563 11 – 14   .440 Iona 9 – 8   .529 16 – 11   .593 Mount St. Mary's 8 – 8   .500 12 – 13   .480 Manhattan 7 – 9   .438 7 – 18   .280 Marist 7 – 10   .412 10 – 17   .370 Saint Peter's 6 – 10   .375 7 – 18   .280 Rider 4 – 12   .250 6 – 19   .240 Canisius 2 – 14   .125 4 – 21   .160 Niagara 0 – 16   .000 0 – 25   .000 † 2026 MAAC tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Ball State 12 – 1   .923 21 – 5   .808 Miami (OH) 11 – 1   .917 20 – 5   .800 UMass 10 – 2   .833 18 – 5   .783 Central Michigan 10 – 3   .769 16 – 8   .667 Ohio 9 – 4   .692 15 – 9   .625 Toledo 7 – 5   .583 13 – 10   .565 Kent State 5 – 7   .417 11 – 13   .458 Bowling Green 5 – 8   .385 13 – 12   .520 Eastern Michigan 4 – 9   .308 11 – 13   .458 Western Michigan 3 – 9   .250 7 – 16   .304 Akron 3 – 9   .250 6 – 19   .240 Northern Illinois 2 – 11   .154 5 – 20   .200 Buffalo 0 – 12   .000 2 – 22   .083 † 2026 MAC tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 MEAC women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Howard 9 – 1   .900 19 – 7   .731 Norfolk State 8 – 2   .800 13 – 12   .520 Maryland Eastern Shore 7 – 3   .700 14 – 13   .519 Coppin State 6 – 4   .600 9 – 18   .333 North Carolina Central 3 – 6   .333 7 – 16   .304 Morgan State 3 – 7   .300 4 – 22   .154 South Carolina State 2 – 7   .222 5 – 19   .208 Delaware State 1 – 9   .100 4 – 21   .160 † 2026 MEAC tournament winner As of February 16, 2026
2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Murray State 13 – 1   .929 22 – 3   .880 Belmont 12 – 2   .857 16 – 9   .640 Bradley 11 – 4   .733 18 – 8   .692 Illinois State 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600 Northern Iowa 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500 UIC 6 – 8   .429 11 – 14   .440 Southern Illinois 6 – 8   .429 9 – 14   .391 Drake 6 – 8   .429 7 – 17   .292 Indiana State 4 – 11   .267 8 – 17   .320 Evansville 4 – 11   .267 6 – 20   .231 Valparaiso 0 – 15   .000 0 – 26   .000 † 2026 MVC tournament winner As of February 15, 2026	2025–26 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT San Diego State 14 – 1   .933 20 – 4   .833 UNLV 12 – 3   .800 17 – 8   .680 Boise State 11 – 4   .733 20 – 6   .769 Colorado State 10 – 5   .667 19 – 7   .731 New Mexico 9 – 6   .600 17 – 9   .654 Grand Canyon 8 – 7   .533 9 – 16   .360 Fresno State 8 – 8   .500 14 – 13   .519 Air Force 6 – 9   .400 12 – 13   .480 Wyoming 6 – 10   .375 9 – 16   .360 Nevada 4 – 11   .267 8 – 17   .320 Utah State 2 – 13   .133 6 – 18   .250 San Jose State 1 – 14   .067 3 – 23   .115 † 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of February 15, 2026	2025–26 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fairleigh Dickinson 13 – 0   1.000 22 – 4   .846 LIU 11 – 2   .846 16 – 8   .667 Mercyhurst* 9 – 4   .692 9 – 15   .375 Wagner 7 – 6   .538 11 – 13   .458 Chicago State 7 – 6   .538 8 – 18   .308 Le Moyne* 6 – 7   .462 8 – 18   .308 Stonehill* 5 – 8   .385 9 – 15   .375 New Haven** 5 – 8   .385 7 – 17   .292 Saint Francis 2 – 11   .154 2 – 22   .083 Central Connecticut 0 – 13   .000 0 – 24   .000 † 2026 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ** ineligible for both the 2026 NEC tournament and the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of February 14, 2026
2025–26 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Western Illinois 13 – 3   .813 21 – 4   .840 Lindenwood 12 – 4   .750 20 – 7   .741 Southern Indiana 12 – 4   .750 18 – 7   .720 Morehead State 11 – 5   .688 16 – 11   .593 UT Martin 9 – 7   .563 13 – 12   .520 Little Rock 9 – 7   .563 13 – 13   .500 Tennessee Tech 7 – 9   .438 14 – 11   .560 SIU Edwardsville 5 – 11   .313 12 – 14   .462 Southeast Missouri State 4 – 12   .250 8 – 17   .320 Tennessee State 3 – 13   .188 4 – 21   .160 Eastern Illinois 3 – 13   .188 4 – 23   .148 † 2026 OVC tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 Patriot League women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Navy 13 – 1   .929 18 – 6   .750 Army 11 – 3   .786 20 – 5   .800 Holy Cross 10 – 4   .714 16 – 9   .640 Lehigh 9 – 5   .643 13 – 11   .542 Loyola 7 – 7   .500 11 – 14   .440 Bucknell 5 – 9   .357 9 – 16   .360 Lafayette 5 – 9   .357 9 – 16   .360 Boston University 4 – 10   .286 8 – 17   .320 American 4 – 10   .286 6 – 19   .240 Colgate 2 – 12   .143 6 – 19   .240 † 2026 Patriot League tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 South Carolina 11 – 1   .917 25 – 2   .926 No. 5 Vanderbilt 10 – 3   .769 24 – 3   .889 No. 4 Texas 9 – 3   .750 24 – 3   .889 No. 21 Tennessee 8 – 3   .727 16 – 7   .696 No. 7 LSU 8 – 4   .667 22 – 4   .846 No. 17 Ole Miss 7 – 4   .636 20 – 6   .769 No. 11 Oklahoma 7 – 5   .583 19 – 6   .760 No. 16 Kentucky 7 – 6   .538 20 – 7   .741 No. 25 Alabama 6 – 6   .500 20 – 6   .769 No. 24 Georgia 6 – 6   .500 20 – 6   .769 Mississippi State 5 – 7   .417 18 – 8   .692 Missouri 4 – 8   .333 16 – 11   .593 Florida 3 – 9   .250 15 – 12   .556 Texas A&M 3 – 9   .250 10 – 11   .476 Auburn 2 – 10   .167 13 – 13   .500 Arkansas 0 – 12   .000 11 – 16   .407 † 2026 SEC tournament winner As of February 16, 2026 Rankings from AP poll
2025–26 Southern Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Chattanooga 8 – 2   .800 16 – 7   .696 Furman 8 – 3   .727 16 – 10   .615 Wofford 8 – 3   .727 14 – 11   .560 East Tennessee State 6 – 4   .600 13 – 12   .520 Mercer 5 – 5   .500 15 – 10   .600 Samford 4 – 6   .400 11 – 16   .407 UNC Greensboro 3 – 8   .273 13 – 13   .500 Western Carolina 0 – 11   .000 3 – 22   .120 † 2026 SoCon tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 Southland Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT McNeese 16 – 1   .941 22 – 4   .846 UT Rio Grande Valley 13 – 4   .765 16 – 10   .615 Stephen F. Austin 12 – 5   .706 18 – 8   .692 Lamar 12 – 5   .706 15 – 9   .625 Northwestern State 10 – 7   .588 13 – 12   .520 Incarnate Word 9 – 8   .529 11 – 13   .458 East Texas A&M 8 – 9   .471 12 – 12   .500 Nicholls 8 – 9   .471 12 – 12   .500 Houston Christian 5 – 12   .294 7 – 17   .292 Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 14   .176 4 – 20   .167 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 3 – 14   .176 4 – 20   .167 New Orleans 3 – 14   .176 3 – 22   .120 † 2026 Southland tournament winner As of February 16, 2026	2025–26 SWAC women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Alabama A&M 12 – 1   .923 16 – 9   .640 Alcorn State 11 – 2   .846 14 – 10   .583 Southern 9 – 4   .692 13 – 11   .542 Alabama State 9 – 4   .692 12 – 12   .500 Grambling State 6 – 6   .500 9 – 16   .360 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6 – 7   .462 9 – 14   .391 Jackson State 6 – 7   .462 8 – 17   .320 Florida A&M 6 – 7   .462 7 – 17   .292 Texas Southern 5 – 8   .385 9 – 16   .360 Bethune–Cookman 4 – 9   .308 6 – 20   .231 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 9   .250 4 – 19   .174 Prairie View A&M 0 – 13   .000 2 – 22   .083 † 2026 SWAC tournament winner As of February 14, 2026
2025–26 Summit League women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Dakota State 12 – 0   1.000 23 – 2   .920 South Dakota 10 – 2   .833 20 – 6   .769 South Dakota State 10 – 2   .833 20 – 6   .769 Oral Roberts 6 – 6   .500 13 – 12   .520 St. Thomas 6 – 6   .500 13 – 13   .500 Kansas City 4 – 9   .308 7 – 19   .269 Denver 3 – 10   .231 9 – 17   .346 North Dakota 3 – 10   .231 7 – 20   .259 Omaha 2 – 11   .154 4 – 24   .143 † 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of February 15, 2026	2025–26 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Troy 12 – 2   .857 21 – 5   .808 Georgia Southern 12 – 2   .857 19 – 6   .760 Marshall 12 – 3   .800 22 – 6   .786 Arkansas State 11 – 3   .786 20 – 7   .741 James Madison 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714 Texas State 7 – 7   .500 11 – 14   .440 Old Dominion 6 – 8   .429 15 – 12   .556 Southern Miss 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500 Louisiana–Monroe 6 – 9   .400 12 – 13   .480 Coastal Carolina 5 – 9   .357 12 – 15   .444 Appalachian State 4 – 10   .286 11 – 14   .440 Georgia State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346 South Alabama 2 – 12   .143 9 – 16   .360 Louisiana 2 – 13   .133 4 – 22   .154 † 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of February 14, 2026	2025–26 WAC women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT California Baptist 11 – 2   .846 17 – 9   .654 Abilene Christian 10 – 3   .769 19 – 7   .731 Southern Utah 9 – 4   .692 17 – 8   .680 Tarleton 6 – 7   .462 12 – 12   .500 Utah Valley 4 – 8   .333 11 – 12   .478 UT Arlington 4 – 9   .308 10 – 15   .400 Utah Tech 1 – 12   .077 6 – 17   .261 † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of February 14, 2026
2025–26 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Gonzaga 11 – 3   .786 19 – 8   .704 Loyola Marymount 11 – 3   .786 17 – 8   .680 Santa Clara 10 – 4   .714 20 – 7   .741 Oregon State 10 – 4   .714 18 – 9   .667 Portland 9 – 5   .643 15 – 11   .577 San Francisco 8 – 6   .571 15 – 10   .600 Pepperdine 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577 Saint Mary's 6 – 8   .429 15 – 12   .556 Pacific 5 – 9   .357 10 – 15   .400 Washington State 4 – 10   .286 5 – 22   .185 San Diego 3 – 11   .214 9 – 18   .333 Seattle 1 – 13   .071 5 – 20   .200 † 2026 WCC tournament winner As of February 16, 2026

The NCAA tournament tipped off on March 18, 2026, with the First Four, and will conclude on April 5 at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty-one of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conferences tournaments. The remaining 37 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

	Semifinals					Finals
	1
	4
	3
	2

Per the NCAA, an upset occurs when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team."^[40]

Upsets in the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Round	TBD Regional 1	TBD Regional 2	TBD Regional 3	TBD Regional 4
First Four	None
Round of 64	None
Round of 32	None
Sweet 16	None
Elite 8	None
Final 4	None
National Championship	None

After the NCAA tournament field is announced, the NCAA invites 32 teams to the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament. The teams determined by the NCAA tournament selection committee to be the "first four out" of the NCAA tournament receive the top four seeds in the WBIT. Also, teams that won regular-season conference titles but did not receive NCAA tournament invitations, if otherwise eligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play, receive automatic bids. All WBIT games through the quarterfinals are held at campus sites, with the semifinals and finals taking place in Wichita, Kansas at Charles Koch Arena.

2026 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA tournament and WBIT fields are announced, the Women's National Invitation Tournament will invite 48 teams to participate. WNIT participants and sites will be announced when the field is set on March 16.

2026 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), The Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team

• Wooden Award:
• Naismith Award:
• Associated Press Player of the Year:
• Wade Trophy:
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's Player of the Year (USBWA):
• Honda Sports Award:

• Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA):
• WBCA Freshman of the Year:

• Associated Press Coach of the Year:
• Naismith College Coach of the Year:
• Geno Auriemma Award (USBWA):
• WBCA National Coach of the Year:
• WBCA Assistant Coach of the Year:

• Naismith Starting Five:
  • Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard):
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard):
  • Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward):
  • Katrina McClain Award (top power forward):
  • Lisa Leslie Award (top center):
• WBCA Defensive Player of the Year:
• Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year:
• Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award:
• Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award:
• Maggie Dixon Award (top rookie head coach):
• Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete):
• Elite Scholar-Athlete Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four):
• Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award:

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.

Team	Former	Interim	New	Reason
Northwestern	Joe McKeown	—N/a		McKeown announced on March 24, 2025, that he will retire at the end of the 2025–26 season, his 18th at Northwestern.[41]
South Florida	Jose Fernandez	Michele Woods-Baxter		Fernandez left USF on October 23, 2025, just 11 days before beginning his 26th season as head coach, to become head coach of the WNBA's Dallas Wings, which became official 4 days later.[42] Bulls associate head coach Woods-Baxter was named interim head coach for the 2025–26 season.[43]
St. Thomas	Ruth Sinn			Sinn, currently in her 21st season as head coach of her alma mater, announced on February 10, 2026, that she will retire at the end of the season.[44]
VCU	Beth O'Boyle	Kirk Crawford		VCU announced on February 2, 2026, that O'Boyle, who was in her 12th season as head coach of the program, will not have her contract renewed and that she would be relieved of her duties effective immediately. Rams assistant coach Crawford was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[45]

The top 30 NCAA Division I women's basketball teams by average home attendance:

• 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season