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 | NR | 2 | 2/30 |
Every Voter’s Choice
The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball
Where NC State 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
7 ACC regular-season championships
- 1977–78
- 1979–80
- 1982–83
- 1984–85
- 1989–90
- 2021–22
- 2024–25*
* Shared conference title
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
7 ACC tournament championships
- 1979–80
- 1984–85
- 1986–87
- 1990–91
- 2019–20
- 2020–21
- 2021–22
The 2024–25 regular-season championship was shared with Notre Dame. Five consecutive NCAIAW state tournament titles ending in 1980 are separate from ACC championships.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 18 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 8 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #3
- Last Ranked Finish
- #9 in 2024–25
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.
- #17
- #21
- #10
- #8
- #3
- #3
- NR
- #4
- #9
- 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 | #9After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | #4After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | #3Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | #8Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | #10Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | #21Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | #17Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | #16Before 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 | #18Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | #21Before 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 | #19Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1999–00 | #23Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1998–99 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1997–98 | #10Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1996–97 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1995–96 | #23Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1994–95 | #24Before 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 | #7Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1989–90 | #11Before 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 ↗
- 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 ↗
- NC State · Official 2025–26 guide, own year-by-year table native p. 83 and complete championship and poll history pp. 109–122 ↗
- NC State · Completed 2025–26 official cumulative team statistics, native p. 1 ↗
- nc-state · Literal own Division I ACC alignment within starting 1989, NCAA native p. 21 ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University is a public land-grant university in Raleigh. Chartered in 1887 and opened in 1889, it is home to the Wolfpack.
- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- University Type
- Public · Land-grant
- Founded
- 1887
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 29,340Fall 2025 · CDS undergraduate headcount
- Nickname
- NC State Wolfpack
- Women’s basketball ACC regular-season championship
- 71977–78 · 1979–80 · 1982–83 · 1984–85 · 1989–90 · 2021–22 · 2024–25
- Women’s basketball ACC tournament championship
- 71979–80 · 1984–85 · 1986–87 · 1990–91 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22
Sources & References
- NC State · University history and facts ↗
- NC State · 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-season and tournament champions, native pp. 5–6 ↗
- ACC · Complete women’s tournament champions, 1978–2026 ↗
- ACC · Duke’s outright 2026 regular-season title and tenth tournament championship, March 19, 2026 ↗
- NC State · Official 2025–26 guide, own year-by-year table native p. 83 and complete championship and poll history pp. 109–122 ↗
- nc-state · Official programme origin and historical category context ↗
- nc-state · Literal own Division I ACC alignment within starting 1989, NCAA native p. 21 ↗
- NC State · 2025–26 Common Data Set, Fall 2025 undergraduate enrollment ↗
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.