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.
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Season Poll History
| Edition | Published | Rank | Points | Ranked / Ballots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 2026-04-06 | #5 | 641 | 30/30 |
Every Voter’s Choice
The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball
Where Duke 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
13 ACC Regular-Season Championships
- 1997–98
- 1998–99
- 2000–01
- 2001–02
- 2002–03
- 2003–04
- 2004–05*
- 2006–07
- 2009–10*
- 2010–11*
- 2011–12
- 2012–13
- 2025–26
* Shared conference title
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
10 ACC Tournament Championships
- 1999–00
- 2000–01
- 2001–02
- 2002–03
- 2003–04
- 2009–10
- 2010–11
- 2012–13
- 2024–25
- 2025–26
Sources & References
Duke has won 13 ACC regular-season championships, including three shared titles, and 10 ACC tournament championships.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 26 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 20 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #1
- Last Ranked Finish
- #5 in 2025–26
Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26. Finished AP No. 1 in 2003–04, 2006–07.
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.
- #9
- #20
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- #13
- #17
- #7
- #5
View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | #5After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2024–25 | #7After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | #17After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | #13Before 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 | #20Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | #9Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | #16Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | #9Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | #5Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | #6Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | #6Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2009–10 | #6Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2008–09 | #6Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2007–08 | #9Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2006–07 | #1Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | #4Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | #7Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2003–04 | #1Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2002–03 | #2Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2001–02 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2000–01 | #5Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1999–00 | #10Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1998–99 | #10Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1997–98 | #8Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1996–97 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1995–96 | #13Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1994–95 | #20Before 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 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Complete ACC regular/tournament champions and own Division I alignment, native pp. 5–6, 21 ↗
- Duke · Complete own women’s year-by-year results through 2025–26 ↗
- Duke · 2018–19 women’s official guide, native pp. 8, 83–90, 166, 174 ↗
- Duke · Final 2025–26 cumulative team statistics as of March 29, 2026, native p. 1 ↗
- Duke · Four games played before ending the 2020–21 season, December 25, 2020 ↗
- 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 Duke University
Duke University is a private university in Durham, North Carolina. Its roots date to an 1838 school that later became Trinity College; the institution became Duke University in 1924.
- Location
- Durham, North Carolina
- University Type
- Private · Research
- Founded
- 1838
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 6,525Fall 2025 · Duke University
- Nickname
- Duke Blue Devils
- Women’s basketball ACC Regular-Season Championships
- 131997–98 · 1998–99 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2006–07 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2025–26
- Women’s basketball ACC Tournament Championships
- 101999–00 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2012–13 · 2024–25 · 2025–26
Sources & References
- Duke · University history and facts ↗
- Duke · 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 · Complete ACC regular/tournament champions and own Division I alignment, native pp. 5–6, 21 ↗
- Duke · Fifty varsity seasons begin with 1975–76, October 1, 2024 ↗
- Duke · 2018–19 women’s official guide, native pp. 8, 83–90, 166, 174 ↗
- ACC · Complete women’s tournament champions, 1978–2026 ↗
- ACC · Duke’s outright 2026 regular-season title and tenth tournament championship, March 19, 2026 ↗
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