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 | 13 | 6/30 |
Every Voter’s Choice
The Bigger Picture · Women’s Basketball
Where Princeton 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
15 Ivy Regular-Season Championships
- 1984–85*
- 1998–99*
- 2005–06*
- 2009–10
- 2010–11
- 2011–12
- 2012–13
- 2014–15
- 2017–18
- 2018–19*
- 2019–20
- 2021–22
- 2022–23*
- 2023–24*
- 2025–26
* Shared conference title
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
6 Ivy Madness Tournament Championships
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2021–22
- 2022–23
- 2023–24
- 2025–26
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
4 Historical Ivy Championship Tournament
- 1974–75
- 1975–76
- 1976–77
- 1977–78
Fifteen Ivy regular-season titles, six shared. Ten conference tournament titles comprise four historical Ivy championship tournaments ending 1975–1978 and six modern Ivy Madness titles ending 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026. The early tournaments are distinct from regular-season titles. League records exclude the 2025 regular title and seventh modern tournament win claimed in conflicting summaries. Varsity basketball began in 1971–72.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 4 / 36 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 36 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #13
- Last Ranked Finish
- #25 in 2021–22
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
- #22
- DNP
- #25
- 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 | #25Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | Did Not Play (DNP)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | #22Before 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 | #13Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | #24Before 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 basketball championship and season standings history, PDF pp. 6–24 ↗
- Ivy League · Explicitly selected final 2025–26 women’s standings ↗
- Ivy League · No winter-sport competition in 2020–21, November 12, 2020 ↗
- Princeton · Women’s varsity origin, historical Ivy tournament distinction and complete year-by-year history, PDF pp. 1, 30 ↗
- NCAA · Division I annual leaders identify Princeton in 1989–90, PDF pp. 1, 28 ↗
- 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 Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university in Princeton, New Jersey, established in 1746. Its Tigers women’s basketball program competes in the Ivy League.
- Location
- Princeton, New Jersey
- University Type
- Private university
- Founded
- 1746
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 5,825Fall 2025 · Registrar undergraduate headcount, October 15 census. Separately reported graduate and special students are excluded.
- Nickname
- Tigers
- Women’s Basketball Conference
- Ivy LeagueCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Women’s Basketball Historical Ivy Championship Tournament
- 41974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78
- Women’s Basketball Ivy Regular-Season Championships
- 151984–85 · 1998–99 · 2005–06 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2014–15 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2025–26
- Women’s Basketball Ivy Madness Tournament Championships
- 62017–18 · 2018–19 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2025–26
Sources & References
- NCAA Directory exact organization detail ↗
- Institution founding evidence ↗
- Dated undergraduate enrollment ↗
- 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 basketball championship and season standings history, PDF pp. 6–24 ↗
- Ivy League · Explicitly selected final 2025–26 women’s standings ↗
- Ivy League · Princeton wins 2026 women’s tournament championship, March 14, 2026 ↗
- Princeton · Women’s varsity origin, historical Ivy tournament distinction and complete year-by-year history, PDF pp. 1, 30 ↗
Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.