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 Penn in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball
Where Penn 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 Ivy League Regular-Season Championships
- 2000–01
- 2003–04
- 2013–14
- 2015–16
- 2016–17
- 2018–19*
* Shared conference title
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 Ivy League Tournament Championship
- 2016–17
Penn has six Ivy League regular-season championships, including the 2018–19 title shared with Princeton, and the 2016–17 modern Ivy tournament championship. Its record book separately identifies Big 5 city-series titles in 2014–15 and 2017–18. Penn’s modern yearly record series begins in 1970–71, while the school also documents earlier intercollegiate and varsity-letter basketball.
- 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.
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- NR
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- DNP
- NR
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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 ↗
- 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 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Own Penn/Yale rows in Division I Conference Alignment History, PDF p. 23 ↗
- Penn Athletics · Programme history and record-book publisher index ↗
- Penn Athletics · Season archive and explicit 2020–21 no-season record ↗
- Penn Athletics · Current 2026–27 women’s quick facts on a retained 2025–26 URL ↗
- Penn Athletics · Native programme record book; historical origins and dated yearly results ↗
- NCAA News · Own Pennsylvania programme in women’s Division I season-final statistics, PDF p. 12 ↗
- 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 University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its women’s basketball team competes in the Ivy League.
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- University type
- Private universityFour-year, private nonprofit institution.
- Founded
- 1740The university uses 1740 as its founding year. Academy classes began in 1751, and the collegiate charter followed in 1755.
- Athletic nickname
- Quakers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 11,478 (Fall 2024)Fall 2024 undergraduate headcount, including full-time and part-time students.
- Women’s basketball Conference
- Ivy LeagueCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Women’s basketball Ivy League Regular-Season Championships
- 62000–01 · 2003–04 · 2013–14 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2018–19
- Women’s basketball Ivy League Tournament Championships
- 12016–17
Sources & References
- NCAA 2026 Women’s Division I Records · Complete final AP tables, PDF pp. 64–67, 117 ↗
- 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 ↗
- 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 ↗
- NCAA women’s basketball · Own Penn/Yale rows in Division I Conference Alignment History, PDF p. 23 ↗
- Penn Athletics · Programme history and record-book publisher index ↗
- Penn Athletics · Season archive and explicit 2020–21 no-season record ↗
- Penn Athletics · Current 2026–27 women’s quick facts on a retained 2025–26 URL ↗
- Penn Athletics · Native programme record book; historical origins and dated yearly results ↗
- NCAA News · Own Pennsylvania programme in women’s Division I season-final statistics, PDF p. 12 ↗
- Penn · ncaa-identity ↗
- Penn · government-enrollment ↗
- Penn · institution-history ↗
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