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 DePaul in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
The Bigger Picture · Women’s Basketball
Where DePaul 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.
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
6 Big East Conference Regular-Season Championships
- 2013–14
- 2014–15*
- 2015–16
- 2016–17*
- 2017–18*
- 2019–20
* Shared conference title
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
5 Big East Conference Tournament Championships
- 2013–14
- 2014–15
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2019–20
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
2 Conference USA Regular-Season Championships
- 1995–96
- 2004–05
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
2 Great Midwest Conference Tournament Championships
- 1991–92
- 1992–93
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
1 Great Midwest Conference Regular-Season Championship
- 1991–92*
* Shared conference title
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
2 North Star Conference Tournament Championships
- 1988–89
- 1990–91
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
3 North Star Conference Regular-Season Championships
- 1986–87
- 1987–88
- 1988–89*
* Shared conference title
Twelve regular-season titles, including five shared titles, and nine conference-tournament titles are separate categories. DePaul’s records identify 1988–89 as a shared North Star title; NCAA and Northern Illinois summaries disagree. The 1995–96 Conference USA title was the overall championship. DePaul also won the 1988 Women’s National Invitational championship, a separate postseason event.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 7 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 1 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #10
- Last Ranked Finish
- #15 in 2019–20
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.
- #19
- NR
- NR
- #15
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
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 | #15Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | #19Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | #20Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | #23Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | #10Before 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 | #13Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | #17Before 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, actual PDF pp. 64–67 ↗
- Associated Press · Post-tournament final polls begin with the 2023–24 season ↗
- DePaul · Explicit yearly participation, leagues, standings and tournament finishes through 2021–22, actual NCAA guide PDF p.5 ↗
- DePaul · Separately dated actual 2022–23 cumulative games, March 4, 2023, PDF p.1 ↗
- DePaul · Separately dated actual 2023–24 cumulative games, March 8, 2024, PDF p.1 ↗
- DePaul · Separately dated actual 2024–25 cumulative games, March 7, 2025, PDF p.1 ↗
- DePaul · Separately dated actual 2025–26 cumulative games, March 6, 2026, PDF p.1 ↗
- DePaul · Actual March 6, 2026 Big East first-round loss to Providence ↗
- NCAA · Exact Division I North Star membership ending 1984–1991, actual PDF p.24 ↗
- NCAA · Exact Division I Great Midwest membership ending 1992–1995, actual PDF p.23 ↗
- NCAA · C-USA alignment; actual school season rows control 1995–96 entry normalization, actual PDF p.22 ↗
- NCAA · Exact Division I Big East membership ending 2006–present, actual PDF p.21 ↗
- 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 DePaul University
DePaul University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois, founded by the Vincentians in 1898. Its Blue Demons women’s basketball program competes in the Big East Conference.
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- University Type
- Private university
- Founded
- 1898
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 14,338Fall 2025 · Institution-wide undergraduate headcount: 13,510 full-time and 828 part-time students. Includes degree, certificate, non-degree and student-at-large categories; separately reported graduate and professional populations are excluded. This is not a Lincoln Park-only or Loop-only count.
- Nickname
- Blue Demons
- Women’s Basketball Conference
- Big East ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Women’s Basketball North Star Conference Regular-Season Championships
- 31986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89
- Women’s Basketball North Star Conference Tournament Championships
- 21988–89 · 1990–91
- Women’s Basketball Great Midwest Conference Regular-Season Championships
- 11991–92
- Women’s Basketball Great Midwest Conference Tournament Championships
- 21991–92 · 1992–93
- Women’s Basketball Conference USA Regular-Season Championships
- 21995–96 · 2004–05
- Women’s Basketball Big East Conference Regular-Season Championships
- 62013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2019–20
- Women’s Basketball Big East Conference Tournament Championships
- 52013–14 · 2014–15 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20
Sources & References
- NCAA · Exact DePaul institution 176 and current 2026–27 Division I Big East sponsorship ↗
- DePaul Fact File · Fall 2025 undergraduate population, Table 2-10 ↗
- DePaul 2026–27 Catalog · About DePaul and its 1898 founding ↗
- 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 ↗
- Big East · Actual 2026 final regular-season bracket identifies UConn as champion, published March 1, 2026 ↗
- UConn · Official school-hosted AP account of actual 2026 Big East tournament final, March 9, 2026 ↗
- DePaul · Complete North Star/Great Midwest/C-USA/Big East yearly champion table through 2017–18, actual PDF p.1 ↗
- DePaul · Historical Big East titles and literal North Star final game results; conflicting prose labels retained, actual 2026 tournament guide PDF pp.1–2 ↗
- DePaul · Diana Vines official Hall of Fame biography identifies 1988 National Invitational title, distinct from NCAA/AIAW ↗
- NCAA · North Star titles; 1989 disagreement with school and NCAA p.19 retained, actual PDF p.15 ↗
- NCAA · Historical North Star results repeated under Summit history; not a separate DePaul Summit award, actual PDF p.19 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Great Midwest regular and tournament winner table, actual PDF p.11 ↗
- NCAA · C-USA complete regular and tournament winner table; 1996 division-summary scope retained, actual PDF p.10 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Big East regular and tournament winner table through ending 2025, actual PDF p.7 ↗
- Conference USA · Publisher’s explicit overall regular champion marker belongs only to DePaul in 1995–96; original record book through 2022–23, actual PDF p.5 ↗
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.