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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NRAP Rank
2
1/30Ranked BallotsRanked average 24.00
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Season Poll History
| Edition | Published | Rank | Points | Ranked / Ballots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 2026-04-06 | NR | 2 | 1/30 |
Every Voter’s Choice
The Bigger Picture · Women’s Basketball
Where Rhode Island 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
2 Atlantic 10 Regular-Season Championships
- 2022–23*
- 2025–26*
* Shared conference title
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
1 Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship
- 2025–26
Women’s Basketball · Conference Titles
1 Atlantic 10 East Division Regular-Season Championship
- 1995–96
Rhode Island has two shared overall Atlantic 10 regular-season championships, in 2022–23 and 2025–26, and its first Atlantic 10 tournament championship in 2025–26. Its 1995–96 East Division title is a separate award.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 0 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- —
- Last Ranked Finish
- —
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.
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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 | Not Ranked (NR)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 ↗
- Rhode Island · Native women’s season-by-season game results through March 5, 2019, PDF pp.1–5 ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2019-20 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2020-21 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2021-22 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2022-23 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2023-24 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2024-25 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2025-26 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · All 33 games, final cumulative women’s statistics as of March 21, 2026, native PDF p.1 ↗
- NCAA · Actual Division I Atlantic 10 alignment names Rhode Island from ending 1983 onward; exact first DI/AP years not asserted ↗
- 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 Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island is a public university in Kingston, Rhode Island, founded in 1892. Its Rams women’s basketball program competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
- Location
- Kingston, Rhode Island
- University Type
- Public university
- Founded
- 1892
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 14,466Fall 2025 · University undergraduate headcount, including full-time, part-time, degree-seeking and other undergraduates in credit courses. Separately reported graduate students are excluded.
- Nickname
- Rams
- Women’s Basketball Conference
- Atlantic 10 ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Women’s Basketball Atlantic 10 East Division Regular-Season Championships
- 11995–96
- Women’s Basketball Atlantic 10 Regular-Season Championships
- 22022–23 · 2025–26
- Women’s Basketball Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships
- 12025–26
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 ↗
- Rhode Island · Native women’s season-by-season game results through March 5, 2019, PDF pp.1–5 ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2019-20 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2020-21 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2021-22 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2022-23 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2023-24 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2024-25 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · Actual 2025-26 women’s cumulative statistics and dated games ↗
- Rhode Island · All 33 games, final cumulative women’s statistics as of March 21, 2026, native PDF p.1 ↗
- NCAA · Actual Division I Atlantic 10 alignment names Rhode Island from ending 1983 onward; exact first DI/AP years not asserted ↗
- NCAA · Women’s Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament history through 2025, native PDF pp.6–7; 1996 division scope reviewed separately ↗
- Atlantic 10 · Women’s championship history and completed 2026 tournament ↗
- Rhode Island · Explicit program-first shared overall regular-season championship in 2022–23 ↗
- Atlantic 10 · First-ever Rhode Island women’s tournament championship, March 8, 2026 ↗
- Rhode Island · Completed 2025–26 season ends in first round of NCAA tournament, March 21, 2026 ↗
- Atlantic 10 · Complete 1995–96 East/West standings and tournament seeds, native PDF pp.86/119; URI annual history p.39 ↗
- Cornell · Primary Dayna Smith Atlantic 10 Legend announcement explicitly names URI’s 1996 East regular-season title ↗
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