Michael Sauls · Final
2025–26 Women’s Basketball · Final · 2026-04-06 · 30 of 31 ballots recovered.
Ballot coverage: 30 of the official 31 ballots recovered. Marisa Ingemi’s April 6 Final ballot is unavailable. AP ranks, points and first-place votes use the full 31-voter results; ballot analysis uses the 30 recovered ballots. No choices are inferred for the unavailable ballot.
24Shared Ranked Schools
1.04
1Added
1Omitted
All 25 Ordered Choices
| Ballot Rank | School | Poll Rank | Placement Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | UCLA | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | South Carolina | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | Texas | #4 | +1 |
| #4 | UConn | #3 | -1 |
| #5 | Duke | #5 | 0 |
| #6 | TCU | #6 | 0 |
| #7 | LSU | #8 | +1 |
| #8 | Notre Dame | #9 | +1 |
| #9 | Michigan | #7 | -2 |
| #10 | Vanderbilt | #10 | 0 |
| #11 | Louisville | #11 | 0 |
| #12 | Oklahoma | #12 | 0 |
| #13 | Minnesota | #15 | +2 |
| #14 | North Carolina | #13 | -1 |
| #15 | Iowa | #16 | +1 |
| #16 | Kentucky | #14 | -2 |
| #17 | West Virginia | #18 | +1 |
| #18 | Ole Miss | #21 | +3 |
| #19 | Ohio State | #17 | -2 |
| #20 | Maryland | #20 | 0 |
| #21 | Michigan State | #22 | +1 |
| #22 | Baylor | #23 | +1 |
| #23 | Virginia | #19 | -4 |
| #24 | Princeton | NR | Added to Ballot |
| #25 | Alabama | #24 | -1 |
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.