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February 16, 2026 AP Women's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points
1 < 1 Connecticut (31) Big East 27-0 775
2 < 2 UCLA Big Ten 25-1 744
3 < 3 South Carolina SEC 25-2 713
4 < 4 Texas SEC 24-3 651
5 < 5 Vanderbilt SEC 24-3 650
6 < 7 Michigan Big Ten 22-4 614
7 < 6 LSU SEC 22-4 595
8 < 9 Louisville ACC 24-4 568
9 < 11 Duke ACC 19-6 519
10 < 8 Ohio State Big Ten 22-4 476
11 < 10 Oklahoma SEC 19-6 469
12 < 17 TCU Big 12 23-4 400
13 < 15 Iowa Big Ten 19-5 374
14 < 20 Maryland Big Ten 21-6 339
15 < 12 Baylor Big 12 22-5 326
16 < 18 Kentucky SEC 20-7 321
17 < 14 Mississippi SEC 20-6 272
18 < 13 Michigan State Big Ten 20-6 249
19 < 19 West Virginia Big 12 21-6 223
20 < 16 Texas Tech Big 12 23-4 214
21 < 22 Tennessee SEC 16-7 129
22 < 21 North Carolina ACC 21-6 124
23 < NR Minnesota Big Ten 20-6 105
24 < NR Georgia SEC 20-6 68
25 < 23 Alabama SEC 20-6 53
RV < NR Rhode Island Atlantic 10 41
RV < 25 Washington Big Ten 22
RV < 24 Princeton Ivy 14
RV < NR Richmond Atlantic 10 12
RV < NR Fairfield Metro Atlantic 7
RV < NR Illinois Big Ten 2
RV < NR Iowa State Big 12 2
RV < NR North Dakota State Summit 2
RV < NR Columbia Ivy 1
RV < NR Syracuse ACC 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 10 13.3 3921
Big Ten 7 12.3 2901
Big 12 4 16.5 1163
ACC 3 13.0 1211
Big East 1 1.0 775

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.