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
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1/30Ranked BallotsRanked average 25.00
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Season Poll History
| Edition | Published | Rank | Points | Ranked / Ballots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 2026-04-06 | NR | 1 | 1/30 |
Every Voter’s Choice
The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball
Where Syracuse 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
1 Big East Conference regular-season championship
- 1987–88
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 Big East Conference tournament championship
- 1984–85
Syracuse won the 1984–85 Big East tournament and the 1987–88 regular-season championship. Its 2016 NCAA runner-up finish and early EAIAW/AIAW results are separate recognitions.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 5 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #14
- Last Ranked Finish
- #20 in 2023–24
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.
- #21
- NR
- #15
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- #20
- 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 | #20After 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 | #15Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | #21Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | #14Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | #22Before 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, 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 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-2019-20-published-native-guide ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2020 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2021 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2022 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2023 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2024 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2025 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-2025-26-published-native-final ↗
- Syracuse · Own historical NCAA Division I conference alignment, native p. 22 ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private university founded in 1870 in Syracuse, New York. Its Central New York campus is home to the Orange.
- Location
- Syracuse, New York
- University Type
- Private · Research
- Founded
- 1870
- Student Enrollment
- 22,589Fall 2024 · Full-time and part-time students
- Nickname
- Syracuse Orange
- Women’s basketball Big East Conference tournament championship
- 11984–85
- Women’s basketball Big East Conference regular-season championship
- 11987–88
Sources & References
- Syracuse · University history and facts ↗
- Syracuse · Fall 2024 · Full-time and part-time students ↗
- Syracuse · 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 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Big Ten regular-season and tournament winners through 2024–25 ↗
- NCAA · Complete Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament winners through 2024–25 ↗
- UCLA · Sole 2025–26 Big Ten regular-season and tournament champions, March 20, 2026 ↗
- NCAA · Complete big-east women’s regular-season and tournament winners through 2024–25 ↗
- NCAA · Complete big-12 women’s regular-season and tournament winners through 2024–25 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-2019-20-published-native-guide ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2020 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2021 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2022 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2023 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2024 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-published-native-final-2025 ↗
- Syracuse · Official women’s programme syracuse-wbb-2025-26-published-native-final ↗
- Syracuse · Own historical NCAA Division I conference alignment, native p. 22 ↗
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