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February 23, 2026 AP Women's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points
1 < 1 Connecticut (31) Big East 29-0 775
2 < 2 UCLA Big Ten 27-1 744
3 < 3 South Carolina SEC 27-2 713
4 < 4 Texas SEC 26-3 665
5 < 5 Vanderbilt SEC 25-3 660
6 < 7 LSU SEC 24-4 624
7 < 11 Oklahoma SEC 21-6 543
8 < 6 Michigan Big Ten 22-5 531
9 < 13 Iowa Big Ten 22-5 522
10 < 8 Louisville ACC 24-5 472
11 < 12 TCU Big 12 25-4 463
12 < 9 Duke ACC 20-7 449
13 < 10 Ohio State Big Ten 23-5 415
14 < 14 Maryland Big Ten 22-6 382
15 < 18 Michigan State Big Ten 22-6 319
16 < 16 Kentucky SEC 20-8 286
17 < 19 West Virginia Big 12 22-6 264
18 < 15 Baylor Big 12 23-6 224
19 < 17 Mississippi SEC 21-8 219
20 < 20 Texas Tech Big 12 24-5 206
21 < 22 North Carolina ACC 23-6 177
22 < 23 Minnesota Big Ten 21-7 161
23 < 24 Georgia SEC 20-7 68
24 < 25 Alabama SEC 21-7 55
25 < NR Princeton Ivy 21-3 30
RV < NR Colorado Big 12 23
RV < NR Fairfield Metro Atlantic 18
RV < 21 Tennessee SEC 12
RV < NR Columbia Ivy 10
RV < NR North Dakota State Summit 7
RV < NR Rhode Island Atlantic 10 7
RV < NR Villanova Big East 6
RV < NR Virginia ACC 6
RV < NR USC Big Ten 5
RV < NR Rice American 4
RV < NR Iowa State Big 12 3
RV < NR Illinois Big Ten 2
RV < NR Syracuse ACC 2
RV < NR NC State ACC 1
RV < NR Notre Dame ACC 1
RV < NR Washington Big Ten 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 9 11.9 3833
Big Ten 7 11.9 3074
Big 12 4 16.5 1157
ACC 3 14.3 1098
Big East 1 1.0 775
Ivy 1 25.0 30

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.