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4.66TCU · 30 Ranked Votes

AP Top 25 Preseason

2026–27 · 2026-10-20

31 Complete Ballots

AP Top 25 — 2026 Preseason
Rank	Team		1st		Ranked High / Low
Rank 1	South Carolina	764	1st Votes23	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 3	0.6
Rank 2	UConn	746	1st Votes6	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 4	0.6
Rank 3	USC	668	1st Votes2	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low1 / 14	2.4
Rank 4	Duke	647	1st Votes—	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 10	1.8
Rank 5	Michigan	644	1st Votes—	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low3 / 19	2.9
Rank 6	Texas	618	1st Votes—	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low2 / 15	3.2
Rank 7	Louisville	557	1st Votes—	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 13	2.1
Rank 8	Vanderbilt	536	1st Votes—	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low4 / 14	2.2
Rank 9	LSU	512	1st Votes—	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low5 / 14	2.2
Rank 10	Iowa	492	1st Votes—	97%30/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low4 / 19	3.3
Rank 11	UCLA	442	1st Votes—	97%30/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low3 / 23	3.7
Rank 12	North Carolina	396	1st Votes—	97%30/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 22	3.7
Rank 13	Notre Dame	368	1st Votes—	100%31/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low3 / 25	4.3
Rank 14	Kentucky	325	1st Votes—	97%30/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low8 / 20	2.6
Rank 15	TCU	301	1st Votes—	97%30/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low7 / 24	4.7
Rank 16	Washington	272	1st Votes—	87%27/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low10 / 24	4.3
Rank 17	Minnesota	238	1st Votes—	97%30/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low9 / 25	3.5
Rank 18	Ohio State	234	1st Votes—	97%30/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low10 / 25	3.8
Rank 19	Ole Miss	223	1st Votes—	84%26/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 25	3.3
Rank 20	Maryland	222	1st Votes—	97%30/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low11 / 24	3.3
Rank 21	Oklahoma	206	1st Votes—	90%28/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low10 / 25	4.0
Rank 22	Oklahoma State	202	1st Votes—	90%28/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low6 / 25	4.0
Rank 23	Illinois	128	1st Votes—	71%22/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low9 / 24	3.0
Rank 24	West Virginia	73	1st Votes—	68%21/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low17 / 25	2.2
Rank 25	NC State	51	1st Votes—	35%11/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low17 / 25	3.3

Other Teams Receiving Votes (17)

Other Teams Receiving Votes — 2026 Preseason
Rank	Team		1st		Ranked High / Low
Rank NR	Nebraska	47	1st Votes—	35%11/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low15 / 25	3.3
Rank NR	Arizona State	36	1st Votes—	52%16/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 25	1.3
Rank NR	Baylor	31	1st Votes—	19%6/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low18 / 24	2.0
Rank NR	Virginia	30	1st Votes—	19%6/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low14 / 24	3.5
Rank NR	Michigan State	16	1st Votes—	13%4/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 23	1.2
Rank NR	Kansas	12	1st Votes—	16%5/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low21 / 25	1.7
Rank NR	Tennessee	9	1st Votes—	3%1/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low17 / 17	0.0
Rank NR	Alabama	7	1st Votes—	6%2/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low20 / 25	2.5
Rank NR	Syracuse	5	1st Votes—	3%1/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low21 / 21	0.0
Rank NR	Villanova	5	1st Votes—	6%2/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low22 / 25	1.5
Rank NR	Colorado	2	1st Votes—	3%1/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 24	0.0
Rank NR	Fairfield	2	1st Votes—	3%1/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 24	0.0
Rank NR	Georgia	2	1st Votes—	3%1/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 24	0.0
Rank NR	Oregon	2	1st Votes—	3%1/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low24 / 24	0.0
Rank NR	Rice	2	1st Votes—	6%2/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0
Rank NR	Clemson	1	1st Votes—	3%1/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0
Rank NR	Virginia Tech	1	1st Votes—	3%1/31 Voters	Ranked High / Low25 / 25	0.0

Coverage and Sources

The 2026–27 Preseason AP Women’s Basketball poll was published on 2026-10-20. 42 teams received votes.

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Biggest Ballot Outliers

Voters whose rankings differ most from the AP Top 25, comparing teams both rank.

Voter

Jeff Linder23 Compared · 2 Added / 2 Omitted5.26 Kendall Lanier20 Compared · 5 Added / 5 Omitted3.75 Brenda VanLengen23 Compared · 2 Added / 2 Omitted3.52 Murray Evans22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted3.50 Britt Del Barba22 Compared · 3 Added / 3 Omitted3.41

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Biggest Inclusion Differences

Voters with the most additions and omissions compared with the AP Top 25.

Voter
Kendall Lanier	5 / 5
Camille Gear	4 / 4
Murray Evans	3 / 3
Maggie Vanoni	3 / 3
Olivia Eisenhauer	3 / 3

Ballot Distribution

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Team

TCU4.7

97% · 30 of 31 Voters
Average When Ranked: #15.97 · 1 Unranked

Ranked High #7 · Low #241 / 31 Ballots

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TCU votes by rank, including zero counts
Rank	Voters
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	2
8	1
9	1
10	0
11	0
12	2
13	2
14	6
15	0
16	2
17	1
18	4
19	1
20	1
21	3
22	2
23	1
24	1
25	0
NR	1

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Biggest Individual Outliers

The largest gaps between a voter’s rank and the AP rank for the same team.

Voter	Team	Vote
Murray Evans	Oklahoma State	#6	#22	+16
Jeff Linder	Illinois	#9	#23	+14
Kendall Lanier	Michigan	#19	#5	-14
Murray Evans	UCLA	#23	#11	-12
Jeff Linder	Notre Dame	#25	#13	-12
Reed Darcey	Notre Dame	#25	#13	-12
Jeff Linder	USC	#14	#3	-11
Marissa Sisk	Oklahoma	#10	#21	+11

Who’s In, Who’s Out

Teams voters included outside the AP Top 25, and Top 25 teams they left out.

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2026–27 · Preseason · 2026-10-20 · 31/31 complete ballots. Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots.

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17	1
18	4
19	1
20	1
21	3
22	2
23	1
24	1
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NR	1

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NR	1

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17	1
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19	1
20	1
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22	2
23	1
24	1
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NR	1