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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Named ballot coverage is unavailable for Harvard in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
The Bigger Picture · Women’s Basketball
Where Harvard 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
1 Ivy League Tournament Championship
- 2024–25
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
11 Ivy League Regular-Season Championships
- 1985–86*
- 1987–88*
- 1990–91
- 1995–96
- 1996–97
- 1997–98
- 2001–02
- 2002–03
- 2004–05*
- 2006–07
- 2007–08*
* Shared conference title
Eleven Ivy League regular-season championships, four shared, and the 2024–25 Ivy League tournament championship are counted separately. Varsity basketball began in 1974–75.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 0 / 36 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 36 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- —
- Last Ranked Finish
- —
Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26. Seasons without varsity games are excluded from the totals.
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. DNP = The varsity programme did not play that season.
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- DNP
- 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 | Did Not Play (DNP)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 | Not Ranked (NR)Before 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 ↗
- Harvard Athletics · Explicit 1974–75 varsity origin ↗
- Harvard Athletics · Complete played-season summary and conference honors through 2025–26, PDF pp. 1, 38–39 ↗
- NCAA Division I women’s records · Harvard player and 26 played games in 1990, PDF p. 8 ↗
- Ivy League · Complete women’s played-season and championship history through 2024–25 ↗
- Ivy League · Complete annual champions through 2025–26 and current played seasons, PDF pp. 23, 42 ↗
- Ivy League · No winter competition in 2020–21, November 12, 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 Harvard University
Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636. Its Crimson women’s basketball program competes in the Ivy League.
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- University Type
- Private university
- Founded
- 1636
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 8,844Fall 2024 · All-undergraduate headcount for Harvard University, IPEDS institution 166027. This is not a Harvard College-only or undergraduate residential count. Separately reported graduate students are excluded.
- Nickname
- Crimson
- Women’s Basketball Conference
- Ivy LeagueCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Women’s Basketball Ivy League Regular-Season Championships
- 111985–86 · 1987–88 · 1990–91 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2004–05 · 2006–07 · 2007–08
- Women’s Basketball Ivy League Tournament Championships
- 12024–25
Sources & References
- NCAA Directory · Harvard University, institution 275 ↗
- NCES College Navigator · Harvard University, Fall 2024 undergraduate population ↗
- Harvard University · Founding and institutional history ↗
- 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 ↗
- Harvard Athletics · Complete played-season summary and conference honors through 2025–26, PDF pp. 1, 38–39 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Ivy historical and modern conference tournament champions, PDF p. 12, and DI affiliation, p. 23 ↗
- Ivy League · Complete annual champions through 2025–26 and current played seasons, PDF pp. 23, 42 ↗
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.