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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Named ballot coverage is unavailable for Virginia Tech in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
The Bigger Picture · Women’s basketball
Where Virginia Tech 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 ACC regular-season championship
- 2023–24
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 ACC tournament championship
- 2022–23
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 Atlantic 10 regular-season championship
- 1998–99*
* Shared conference title
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 Atlantic 10 tournament championship
- 1997–98
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 Metro Conference regular-season championship
- 1994–95
Women’s basketball · Conference Titles
1 Metro Conference tournament championship
- 1993–94
Virginia Tech shared the 1998–99 Atlantic 10 regular-season championship with Saint Joseph’s. Its 2023 Final Four appearance is separate from a national championship.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 5 / 37 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 1 / 37 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #4
- Last Ranked Finish
- #18 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.
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- #16
- #4
- #18
- 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 | #18After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | #4Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | #16Before 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 | #25Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1999–00 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1998–99 | #13Before 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 ↗
- NCAA · Historical women’s Division I conference alignment, native pp. 21–24; calendar-year overlaps qualified ↗
- Virginia Tech official complete season-by-season women’s basketball results ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech began in 1872 as Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. The public land-grant university's Blacksburg campus is home to the Hokies.
- Location
- Blacksburg, Virginia
- University Type
- Public · Land-grant
- Founded
- 1872
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 31,0352024–25 · University-wide undergraduate headcount
- Nickname
- Virginia Tech Hokies
- Women’s basketball Metro Conference tournament championship
- 11993–94
- Women’s basketball Metro Conference regular-season championship
- 11994–95
- Women’s basketball Atlantic 10 tournament championship
- 11997–98
- Women’s basketball Atlantic 10 regular-season championship
- 11998–99
- Women’s basketball ACC tournament championship
- 12022–23
- Women’s basketball ACC regular-season championship
- 12023–24
Sources & References
- Virginia Tech · University history and facts ↗
- Virginia Tech · 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 metro women’s regular-season/tournament award series on native p. 12 (Metro regular series begins 1984) ↗
- NCAA · Complete atlantic-10 women’s regular-season/tournament award series on native p. 6 (Metro regular series begins 1984) ↗
- NCAA · Complete big-east women’s regular-season/tournament award series on native p. 7 (Metro regular series begins 1984) ↗
- NCAA · Historical women’s Division I conference alignment, native pp. 21–24; calendar-year overlaps qualified ↗
- Virginia Tech official complete season-by-season women’s basketball results ↗
- Virginia Tech · 50 varsity seasons, origin and comprehensive six-title scope ↗
- Virginia Tech official complete women’s basketball conference awards: three regular, three tournament ↗
- Virginia Tech · 2024–25 undergraduate headcount · Official financial report ↗
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