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Baylor University
Women’s Basketball · Current Program Information
- Team
- Baylor
- Nickname
- Bears
- Location
- Waco, Texas
- Program
- Women’s Basketball
- Division
- NCAA Division I
- 2026–27 affiliation
- Big 12 Conference
Current program information for 2026–27.
Sources & References
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The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball
Where Baylor 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.
Baylor won NCAA Division I championships in 2005, 2012 and 2019. Its fifth-place AIAW finish in 1977 was a separate result.
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
13 Big 12 regular-season championships
- 2004–05
- 2010–11
- 2011–12
- 2012–13
- 2013–14*
- 2014–15
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2019–20
- 2020–21
- 2021–22
* Shared conference title
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
11 Big 12 tournament championships
- 2004–05
- 2008–09
- 2010–11
- 2011–12
- 2012–13
- 2013–14
- 2014–15
- 2015–16
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2020–21
Baylor shared the 2013–14 Big 12 regular-season championship with West Virginia. It was the WNIT runner-up in 1998 and 2003.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 24 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 16 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #1
- Last Ranked Finish
- #23 in 2025–26
Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26. Finished AP No. 1 in 2011–12, 2012–13, 2018–19.
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.
- #5
- #2
- #1
NCAA Division I National Champion - #3
- #5
- #7
- NR
- #13
- #18
- #23
View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | #23After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2024–25 | #18After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | #13After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | #7Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | #5Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | #1NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | #2Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | #5Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | #4Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | #5Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | #5Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | #1Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | #1NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2009–10 | #14Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2008–09 | #5Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2007–08 | #12Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2006–07 | #19Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | #10Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | #5NCAA Division I National ChampionBefore NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2003–04 | #15Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2002–03 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2001–02 | #7Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2000–01 | #23Before 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, native PDF pp. 64–67 ↗
- Associated Press · Post-tournament final polls begin with the 2023–24 season ↗
- 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 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Own Baylor Division I SWC/Big 12 alignment, native PDF pp. 25 and 22; complete conference winner columns pp. 18 and 9 ↗
- 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 ↗
- Baylor · 2025–26 official women’s media almanac; positive seasons pp. 68–69, AP pp. 101–104, conference pp. 108–109, early event results pp. 144–145 ↗
- Baylor · Completed 2025–26 cumulative statistics, March 22, 2026, 34 team games ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Christian university in Waco. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, it now occupies a campus along the Brazos River.
- Location
- Waco, Texas
- University Type
- Private · Christian
- Founded
- 1845
- Total Enrollment
- 19,858Fall 2025 · Undergraduate and graduate/professional students
- Nickname
- Baylor Bears
- Women’s basketball · NCAA Division I National Championships
- 3Source-Recorded Titles2004–05 · 2011–12 · 2018–19
- Women’s basketball Big 12 regular-season championship
- 132004–05 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22
- Women’s basketball Big 12 tournament championship
- 112004–05 · 2008–09 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2020–21
Sources & References
- Baylor · University history and facts ↗
- Baylor · Team and current conference ↗
- 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 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Own Baylor Division I SWC/Big 12 alignment, native PDF pp. 25 and 22; complete conference winner columns pp. 18 and 9 ↗
- Baylor · 2025–26 official women’s media almanac; positive seasons pp. 68–69, AP pp. 101–104, conference pp. 108–109, early event results pp. 144–145 ↗
- Baylor · Explicit complete all-time conference championships by sport; 24 women’s recognitions through 2022, tournament asterisks distinguished ↗
- Big 12 · Current 2026 TCU regular-season and West Virginia tournament championship controls ↗
- Big 12 · Baylor and West Virginia Share 2014 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Title, March 4, 2014 ↗
- Baylor · Explicit 2014 co-championship with West Virginia, March 7, 2014 ↗
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