Zach Smith · 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
1.42
1Added
1Omitted
All 25 Ordered Choices
| Ballot Rank | School | Poll Rank | Placement Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | UCLA | #1 | 0 |
| #2 | South Carolina | #2 | 0 |
| #3 | UConn | #3 | 0 |
| #4 | Texas | #4 | 0 |
| #5 | Michigan | #7 | +2 |
| #6 | Duke | #5 | -1 |
| #7 | TCU | #6 | -1 |
| #8 | Notre Dame | #9 | +1 |
| #9 | Vanderbilt | #10 | +1 |
| #10 | Oklahoma | #12 | +2 |
| #11 | North Carolina | #13 | +2 |
| #12 | LSU | #8 | -4 |
| #13 | Kentucky | #14 | +1 |
| #14 | Louisville | #11 | -3 |
| #15 | Minnesota | #15 | 0 |
| #16 | West Virginia | #18 | +2 |
| #17 | Iowa | #16 | -1 |
| #18 | Ohio State | #17 | -1 |
| #19 | Maryland | #20 | +1 |
| #20 | Michigan State | #22 | +2 |
| #21 | Texas Tech | NR | Added to Ballot |
| #22 | Alabama | #24 | +2 |
| #23 | Ole Miss | #21 | -2 |
| #24 | Virginia | #19 | -5 |
| #25 | Washington | #25 | 0 |
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.