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.
Verified School Overview and Basketball Program History →
Named ballot coverage is unavailable for Dayton in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
The Bigger Picture · Women’s Basketball
Where Dayton 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.
Dayton won the AIAW Division II national championship in 1979–80. Its 1978–79 AIAW runner-up finish and later NCAA Division II regional achievements are separate from national championships.
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
7 Atlantic 10 Regular-Season Championships
- 2012–13
- 2013–14
- 2016–17*
- 2017–18
- 2019–20
- 2020–21
- 2021–22
* Shared conference title
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
3 Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships
- 2011–12
- 2016–17
- 2019–20
Dayton has seven Atlantic 10 regular-season championships, including one shared title, and three Atlantic 10 tournament championships. The completed 2020 conference tournament title remains an award despite cancellation of that year’s NCAA tournament.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 1 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #18
- Last Ranked Finish
- #18 in 2012–13
Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26.
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.
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View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2024–25 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | #18Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2009–10 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2008–09 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2007–08 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2006–07 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2003–04 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2002–03 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2001–02 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2000–01 | Not Ranked (NR)Before 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, PDF pp. 64–67, 117 ↗
- Associated Press · Post-tournament final polls begin with the 2023–24 season ↗
- Dayton · Official 2025–26 women’s record book, complete annual results and exact historical titles ↗
- Dayton · Complete published women’s season records, conference finishes and postseason scope through 2025–26 ↗
- Dayton · Final native 2025–26 cumulative statistics, all 31 games as of March 6, 2026 ↗
- NCAA · Independently establishes Dayton women’s Division I baseline; ambiguous historical first-entry cells not adopted ↗
- 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 ↗
- 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 ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet University of Dayton
Founded in 1850 as St. Mary’s School, the University of Dayton is a private university in Dayton, Ohio. Its Flyers women’s basketball program competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
- Location
- Dayton, Ohio
- University Type
- Private university
- Founded
- 1850Founded as St. Mary’s School; later college and university names are separate.
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 7,740Fall 2024 · NCES-reported institution undergraduate headcount; graduate students excluded.
- Nickname
- Flyers
- Women’s Basketball Conference
- Atlantic 10 ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Women’s Basketball · AIAW Division II National Championships
- 1Source-Recorded Titles1979–80
- Women’s Basketball Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships
- 32011–12 · 2016–17 · 2019–20
- Women’s Basketball Atlantic 10 Regular-Season Championships
- 72012–13 · 2013–14 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22
Sources & References
- NCAA Directory exact organization detail ↗
- NCES College Navigator dated undergraduate headcount ↗
- Official institution founding/history evidence ↗
- 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 ↗
- Dayton · Official 2025–26 women’s record book, complete annual results and exact historical titles ↗
- Dayton · Complete published women’s season records, conference finishes and postseason scope through 2025–26 ↗
- Dayton · Explicit 1979–80 AIAW Division II championship, NCAA Division II era and 1995–96 Atlantic 10 entry ↗
- Dayton · First Atlantic 10 regular-season title, 2012–13; conflicting first-Division-I date not adopted ↗
- NCAA · Complete Atlantic 10, Great Midwest, Midwestern/Horizon and North Star women’s champions ↗
- NCAA · Independently establishes Dayton women’s Division I baseline; ambiguous historical first-entry cells not adopted ↗
- Atlantic 10 · Complete women’s regular-season and tournament champions through 2026 ↗
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