Current Programs & Conferences
2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.
| Program | Current Affiliation | Sources & References |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Basketball · Division I | The Ivy League | Sources & References |
| Women’s Basketball · Division I | The Ivy League | Sources & References |
No current FBS football membership is listed for this institution.
The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball
Where Yale Finished
Final AP rankings. Poll timing varies by season; the full table identifies whether the poll came before or after the NCAA tournament. Coverage: 1989–90 through 2025–26.
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 Historical Ivy League Championship Tournament
- 1978–79
Yale won the historical Ivy championship tournament in 1978–79 and the Women’s Basketball Invitational in 2018. These are distinct competitions. The program has no Ivy regular-season championship or modern Ivy tournament title through 2025–26; the modern tournament began in 2017.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 0 / 36 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 36 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- —
- Last Ranked Finish
- —
Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26. Seasons without varsity games are excluded from the totals.
Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship. DNP = The varsity programme did not play that season.
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- DNP
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2024–25 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | Did Not Play (DNP)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2009–10 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2008–09 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2007–08 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2006–07 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2003–04 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2002–03 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2001–02 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2000–01 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1999–00 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1998–99 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1997–98 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1996–97 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1995–96 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1994–95 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1993–94 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1992–93 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1991–92 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1990–91 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1989–90 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
Sources & References
- NCAA 2026 Women’s Division I Records · Complete final AP tables, PDF pp. 64–67, 117 ↗
- Associated Press · Post-tournament final polls begin with the 2023–24 season ↗
- Ivy League · Complete women’s played-season and championship history through 2024–25 ↗
- Ivy League · Complete annual champions through 2025–26 and current played seasons, PDF pp. 23, 42 ↗
- Ivy League · No winter competition in 2020–21, November 12, 2020 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Own Penn/Yale rows in Division I Conference Alignment History, PDF p. 23 ↗
- Yale Athletics · Women’s programme archive and ordinary native book links ↗
- Yale Athletics · Native 2009–10 yearbook; first varsity season and dated historical results ↗
- Yale Athletics · Native 2015–16 facts and dated 2014–15 cumulative results ↗
- Yale Athletics · Explicit 1973–74 varsity origin and historical 1979 Ivy tournament championship ↗
- Yale Athletics · Explicit 2018 Women’s Basketball Invitational championship ↗
- NCAA News · Own Tonya Lawrence/Yale row in women’s Division I season-final leaders, April 25, 1990, PDF p. 16 ↗
- Florida 2004–05 Women’s Basketball Season Review · Complete AP Top 25 dated March 14, 2005, PDF p. 5; corroborated by UConn NCAA guide p. 6 ↗
- Texas · Complete Associated Press women’s Top 25 dated March 14, 2016; corroborated by Texas NCAA notes p. 6 and Big Ten March 29 postseason release p. 2 ↗
- Indiana · Complete Associated Press women’s Top 25 dated March 12, 2018, WNIT notes PDF p. 7; corroborated by Baylor March 23 and October 26 notes ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Yale University
Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Its women’s basketball team competes in the Ivy League.
- Location
- New Haven, Connecticut
- University type
- Private universityFour-year, private nonprofit institution.
- Founded
- 1701Founded as the Collegiate School in 1701; moved to New Haven in 1716 and renamed Yale College in 1718.
- Athletic nickname
- Bulldogs
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 6,814 (Fall 2024)Fall 2024 undergraduate headcount, including full-time and part-time students.
- Women’s basketball Conference
- Ivy LeagueReviewed affiliation · 2026
- Women’s basketball Historical Ivy League Championship Tournament
- 11978–79
Sources & References
- NCAA 2026 Women’s Division I Records · Complete final AP tables, PDF pp. 64–67, 117 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division I women’s championship history through 2025 ↗
- UCLA · 2026 NCAA women’s national championship, April 5, 2026 ↗
- NCAA · CIAW, DGWS and all AIAW championship tiers through 1982 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division II women’s national championship history through 2026 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Division III women’s national championship history through 2026 ↗
- NAIA · Complete women’s national champions, 1981–1991, PDF p. 67 / printed p. 63 ↗
- Ivy League · Complete women’s played-season and championship history through 2024–25 ↗
- Ivy League · Complete annual champions through 2025–26 and current played seasons, PDF pp. 23, 42 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Own Penn/Yale rows in Division I Conference Alignment History, PDF p. 23 ↗
- Yale Athletics · Women’s programme archive and ordinary native book links ↗
- Yale Athletics · Native 2009–10 yearbook; first varsity season and dated historical results ↗
- Yale Athletics · Native 2015–16 facts and dated 2014–15 cumulative results ↗
- Yale Athletics · Explicit 1973–74 varsity origin and historical 1979 Ivy tournament championship ↗
- Yale Athletics · Explicit 2018 Women’s Basketball Invitational championship ↗
- Yale · ncaa-identity ↗
- Yale · government-enrollment ↗
- Yale · institution-history ↗
Men’s Basketball Titles
Championship history has not been added for this program. No title total is inferred from the current membership record.
Available AP Poll Analysis
These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.
- Men’s Basketball · 2025–26 Final Poll Analysis
Named ballot coverage is unavailable in the available editions.
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