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2026 Preseason AP Women's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points
1 < 1 Connecticut (27) Big East 0-0 771
2 < 2 South Carolina (4) SEC 0-0 740
3 < 3 UCLA Big Ten 0-0 705
4 < 4 Texas SEC 0-0 672
5 < 8 LSU SEC 0-0 647
6 < 11 Oklahoma SEC 0-0 593
7 < 7 Duke ACC 0-0 578
8 < 15 Tennessee SEC 0-0 559
9 < 9 NC State ACC 0-0 510
10 < 12 Maryland Big Ten 0-0 461
11 < 14 North Carolina ACC 0-0 440
12 < 17 Mississippi SEC 0-0 382
13 < 25 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 375
14 < NR Iowa State Big 12 0-0 363
15 < 10 Notre Dame ACC 0-0 289
16 < 18 Baylor Big 12 0-0 280
17 < 6 TCU Big 12 0-0 263
18 < 5 USC Big Ten 0-0 235
19 < NR Vanderbilt SEC 0-0 229
20 < NR Louisville ACC 0-0 228
21 < NR Iowa Big Ten 0-0 130
22 < 24 Oklahoma State Big 12 0-0 128
23 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 103
24 < 16 Kentucky SEC 0-0 93
24 < NR Richmond Atlantic 10 0-0 93
RV < NR Washington Big Ten 79
RV < 19 Ohio State Big Ten 46
RV < NR Princeton Ivy 17
RV < 21 West Virginia Big 12 17
RV < 13 Kansas State Big 12 15
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 15
RV < NR Kansas Big 12 7
RV < 23 South Dakota State Summit 3
RV < NR Stanford ACC 3
RV < NR Columbia Ivy 2
RV < NR Illinois Big Ten 2
RV < NR Nebraska Big Ten 2
NR < 20 Alabama SEC 0
NR < 22 Florida State ACC 0

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 8 10.0 3915
Big Ten 6 14.7 2009
ACC 5 12.4 2045
Big 12 4 17.3 1034
Big East 1 1.0 771
Atlantic 10 1 24.0 93

Notes

  • First-place votes, W-L records, and total points are not available prior to 2001-02. If you have some of this data from a verifiable source, please contact me.