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March 16, 2026 AP Women's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points
1 < 1 Connecticut (28) Big East 34-0 772
2 < 2 UCLA (3) Big Ten 31-1 747
3 < 3 Texas SEC 31-3 713
4 < 4 South Carolina SEC 31-3 682
5 < 5 LSU SEC 27-5 643
6 < 6 Vanderbilt SEC 27-4 610
7 < 7 Iowa Big Ten 26-6 560
8 < 8 Duke ACC 24-8 547
9 < 9 Michigan Big Ten 25-6 485
10 < 10 Oklahoma SEC 24-7 468
11 < 12 West Virginia Big 12 27-6 452
12 < 11 Ohio State Big Ten 26-7 450
13 < 13 Louisville ACC 27-7 439
14 < 14 TCU Big 12 29-5 420
15 < 15 North Carolina ACC 26-7 306
16 < 16 Kentucky SEC 23-10 284
17 < 17 Maryland Big Ten 23-8 272
18 < 18 Minnesota Big Ten 22-8 234
19 < 19 Mississippi SEC 23-11 211
20 < 20 Michigan State Big Ten 22-8 191
21 < 21 Baylor Big 12 24-8 128
22 < 22 Notre Dame ACC 22-10 105
23 < 23 Princeton Ivy 26-3 94
24 < 24 Georgia SEC 22-9 60
25 < 25 Texas Tech Big 12 25-7 52
RV < NR Alabama SEC 44
RV < NR Fairfield Metro Atlantic 41
RV < NR Villanova Big East 27
RV < NR Colorado Big 12 11
RV < NR Rhode Island Atlantic 10 11
RV < NR Oregon Big Ten 6
RV < NR South Dakota State Summit 6
RV < NR Illinois Big Ten 3
RV < NR North Dakota State Summit 1

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 8 10.9 3671
Big Ten 7 12.1 2939
ACC 4 14.5 1397
Big 12 4 17.8 1052
Big East 1 1.0 772
Ivy 1 23.0 94

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.