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January 5, 2026 AP Women's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points
1 < 1 Connecticut (28) Big East 15-0 796
2 < 2 Texas (4) SEC 17-0 772
3 < 3 South Carolina SEC 15-1 725
4 < 4 UCLA Big Ten 14-1 715
5 < 8 Oklahoma SEC 14-1 654
6 < 11 Kentucky SEC 15-1 625
7 < 12 Vanderbilt SEC 15-0 621
8 < 7 Maryland Big Ten 15-1 537
9 < 6 Michigan Big Ten 11-2 517
10 < 13 Louisville ACC 14-3 485
11 < 10 Iowa State Big 12 14-1 462
12 < 5 LSU SEC 14-2 456
13 < 8 TCU Big 12 14-1 454
14 < 14 Iowa Big Ten 12-2 403
15 < 24 Michigan State Big Ten 14-1 280
16 < 22 Baylor Big 12 13-3 278
17 < 21 Texas Tech Big 12 16-0 263
18 < 15 Mississippi SEC 14-3 243
19 < 19 Ohio State Big Ten 13-2 237
20 < 23 Tennessee SEC 10-3 162
21 < 17 USC Big Ten 10-4 150
22 < 16 North Carolina ACC 13-4 129
23 < NR Washington Big Ten 12-2 117
24 < 25 Princeton Ivy 13-1 91
25 < 20 Nebraska Big Ten 13-2 65
RV < NR Illinois Big Ten 58
RV < 18 Notre Dame ACC 27
RV < NR Stanford ACC 25
RV < NR NC State ACC 22
RV < NR Alabama SEC 13
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 9
RV < NR Georgia SEC 5
RV < NR Duke ACC 3
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 9 15.3 3021
SEC 8 9.1 4258
Big 12 4 14.3 1457
ACC 2 16.0 614
Big East 1 1.0 796
Ivy 1 24.0 91

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.