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Iowa Women’s Basketball AP Poll Rankings

Hawkeyes

2025–26 · Women’s Basketball

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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#16AP Rank
279
30/30Ranked BallotsRanked average 16.87
3.46

Season Poll History

EditionPublishedRankPointsRanked / Ballots
Final2026-04-06#1627930/30

Every Voter’s Choice

VoterRankBallot
Angel Gray#9Complete Ballot
Joe Vozzelli#12Complete Ballot
Alex Simon#13Complete Ballot
Matt Dowell#13Complete Ballot
Terrika Foster-Brasby#13Complete Ballot
Caleb Jarreau#14Complete Ballot
Kelly Gramlich#14Complete Ballot
Khristina Williams#14Complete Ballot
Sam McKewon#14Complete Ballot
Emily Adams#15Complete Ballot
Michael Sauls#15Complete Ballot
Reed Darcey#16Complete Ballot
Brenda VanLengen#17Complete Ballot
Caroline Makauskas#17Complete Ballot
Christy Winters Scott#17Complete Ballot
Maggie Vanoni#17Complete Ballot
Rebecca Lobo#17Complete Ballot
Zach Smith#17Complete Ballot
Jeff Linder#18Complete Ballot
Meghan McKeown#18Complete Ballot
Michael.Voepel#18Complete Ballot
Mitchell Northam#18Complete Ballot
Sabreena Merchant#18Complete Ballot
Cassandra Negley#19Complete Ballot
Carl Adamec#20Complete Ballot
Alexa Philippou#22Complete Ballot
Madeline Kenney#22Complete Ballot
Robert Cessna#22Complete Ballot
Eden Laase#23Complete Ballot
Percy Allen#24Complete Ballot

The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball

Where Iowa 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.

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Women’s basketball · Conference Titles

6 Big Ten tournament championships

  • 1996–97
  • 2000–01
  • 2018–19
  • 2021–22
  • 2022–23
  • 2023–24
Sources & References

Women’s basketball · Conference Titles

10 Big Ten regular-season championships

  • 1986–87*
  • 1987–88
  • 1988–89*
  • 1989–90*
  • 1991–92
  • 1992–93*
  • 1995–96
  • 1997–98
  • 2007–08*
  • 2021–22*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Big Ten regular-season championships include six shared titles: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 2007–08 and 2021–22.

Top 25 Finishes
17 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
8 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#2
Last Ranked Finish
#16 in 2025–26

Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26.

Season by Season

Showing 2016–17 to 2025–26 · 10 seasons

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.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
Iowa · Final AP Women’s basketball Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025–26#16After NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2024–25Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2023–24#2After NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2022–23#3Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2021–22#8Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2020–21Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2019–20#21Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2018–19#8Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2017–18Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2016–17Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2015–16Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2014–15#18Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2013–14#19Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2012–13Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2011–12Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2010–11#25Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2009–10Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2008–09Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2007–08Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2006–07Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2005–06Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2004–05Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2003–04Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2002–03Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2001–02Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
2000–01#16Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1999–00Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1998–99Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1997–98#23Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1996–97Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1995–96#7Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1994–95Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1993–94#13Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1992–93#4Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1991–92#7Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1990–91#23Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
1989–90#10Before NCAA tournamentSource ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a public research university in Iowa City. Established in 1847, the university is home to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Location
Iowa City, Iowa
University Type
Public · Research
Founded
1847
Undergraduate Enrollment
23,407Fall 2025 · Undergraduate students only
Nickname
Iowa Hawkeyes
Women’s basketball Big Ten regular-season championship
101986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1995–96 · 1997–98 · 2007–08 · 2021–22
Women’s basketball Big Ten tournament championship
61996–97 · 2000–01 · 2018–19 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24
Sources & References
Old Capitol at University of Iowa
Old Capitol · 2013 · Display images resized and converted to WebPPhoto: Vkulikov · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.