Women’s Basketball Teams
Current women’s Division I schools. Explore each school and its place in the poll.
Poll statistics: Women’s Basketball · 2026–27 Preseason. Source: Associated Press. Statistics use 31 recovered ballots. Directory membership is for 2026–27 women’s programs. Membership and history sources are on school profiles.
| Team | Ranked Range | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia | #1 | 1.35 | #1–#3 | 100%31/31 Voters | 0.65 |
| University of Connecticut Huskies | #2 | 1.94 | #1–#4 | 100%31/31 Voters | 0.62 |
| USC | #3 | 4.45 | #1–#14 | 100%31/31 Voters | 2.38 |
| Duke | #4 | 5.13 | #2–#10 | 100%31/31 Voters | 1.79 |
| Michigan | #5 | 5.23 | #3–#19 | 100%31/31 Voters | 2.94 |
| University of Texas at Austin | #6 | 6.06 | #2–#15 | 100%31/31 Voters | 3.17 |
| Louisville | #7 | 8.03 | #5–#13 | 100%31/31 Voters | 2.09 |
| Vanderbilt | #8 | 8.71 | #4–#14 | 100%31/31 Voters | 2.25 |
| Louisiana State University | #9 | 9.48 | #5–#14 | 100%31/31 Voters | 2.15 |
| Iowa | #10 | 9.60 | #4–#19 | 97%30/31 Voters | 3.29 |
| UCLA | #11 | 11.27 | #3–#23 | 97%30/31 Voters | 3.65 |
| North Carolina | #12 | 12.80 | #7–#22 | 97%30/31 Voters | 3.70 |
| Notre Dame | #13 | 14.13 | #3–#25 | 100%31/31 Voters | 4.28 |
| Kentucky | #14 | 15.17 | #8–#20 | 97%30/31 Voters | 2.56 |
| TCU | #15 | 15.97 | #7–#24 | 97%30/31 Voters | 4.66 |
| Washington | #16 | 15.93 | #10–#24 | 87%27/31 Voters | 4.29 |
| Minnesota | #17 | 18.07 | #9–#25 | 97%30/31 Voters | 3.51 |
| Ohio State | #18 | 18.20 | #10–#25 | 97%30/31 Voters | 3.84 |
| Ole Miss | #19 | 17.42 | #11–#25 | 84%26/31 Voters | 3.31 |
| Maryland | #20 | 18.60 | #11–#24 | 97%30/31 Voters | 3.31 |
| Oklahoma | #21 | 18.64 | #10–#25 | 90%28/31 Voters | 4.05 |
| Oklahoma State | #22 | 18.79 | #6–#25 | 90%28/31 Voters | 3.96 |
| Illinois | #23 | 20.18 | #9–#24 | 71%22/31 Voters | 3.04 |
| West Virginia | #24 | 22.52 | #17–#25 | 68%21/31 Voters | 2.17 |
| NC State | #25 | 21.36 | #17–#25 | 35%11/31 Voters | 3.26 |
| Abilene Christian University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Air Force | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Akron | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Alabama | NR | 22.50 | #20–#25 | 6%2/31 Voters | 2.50 |
| Alabama A&M University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Alabama State University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Alcorn State University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| American University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| App State | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Arizona | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Arizona State | NR | 23.75 | #20–#25 | 52%16/31 Voters | 1.35 |
| Arkansas | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Arkansas State | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Army | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Auburn | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Austin Peay State University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Ball State | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Baylor | NR | 20.83 | #18–#24 | 19%6/31 Voters | 1.95 |
| Bellarmine University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Belmont University Bruins | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Bethune-Cookman University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Binghamton University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Boise State | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Boston College | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Boston University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Bowling Green | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Bradley University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Brown | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Bryant University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Bucknell | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Buffalo | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Butler University Bulldogs | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| BYU | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| Cal | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
| California Baptist University | NR | No Women’s Ballot Data Yet | |||
