2025–26 Preseason Women’s College Basketball AP Top 25 voting results are out!
reigning champion yukon huskies Topping the list, with runners-up South Carolina Gamecocks And the rest of last season’s Final Four – the UCLA Bruins And Texas Longhorns -Out of the top four.
See the full results of the rankings — along with projected starting lineups and the biggest early season games to watch for each team — below. The season begins on November 3.
Eastern all the time.
2024-25 records: 37-3 (won the 2025 National Championship)
Season Opener: Nov. 4 vs. Louisville (at Germany), 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 21 vs. Michigan, 8 p.m., Fox
Estimated starting lineup:
sarah strong (16.4 ppg)
azy fad (13.6 ppg)
ashlyn shade (7.7 ppg)
sera williams (19.2 ppg at Wisconsin)
kayle heckel (6.1 ppg at USC)
2024-25 records: 35–4 (lost to 2nd-seed UConn in national championship game)
Season Opener: Nov. 3 vs. Grand Canyon, 7 p.m., SEC Network+
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 26 vs. Duke (at Las Vegas), 4:30 PM, truTV
Estimated starting lineup:
raven johnson (4.9 ppg)
Tessa Johnson (8.4 ppg)
Joyce Edwards (12.7 ppg)
Tania Latson (25.2 ppg at Florida State)
Madina Okot (11.3 ppg at Mississippi State)
2024-25 records: 34-3 (lost to 2-seed UConn in the Final Four)
Season Opener: Nov. 3 vs. San Diego State, 10 p.m.
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 26 vs. Texas (at Las Vegas), 2 p.m., truTV
Estimated starting lineup:
Lauren Bates (20.2 ppg)
kiki rice (12.8 ppg)
Gianna Knipkens (19.3 ppg at Utah)
gabriela jacquez (9.6 ppg)
Charlie’s Leger-Walker (13.2 ppg at Washington State in 2023-24)
2024-25 records: 35–4 (lost to 1-seeded South Carolina in the Final Four)
Season Opener: November 3 vs. Incarnate Word, 8 PM, SEC Network+
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 26 vs. UCLA (at Las Vegas), 2 p.m., truTV
Estimated starting lineup:
madison booker (16.3 ppg)
Rory Harmon (9.3 ppg)
Kayla Oldacre (8.8 ppg)
Jordan Lee (5.8 ppg)
Aaliyah Crump (No. 5 in ESPN 100)
2024-25 records: 31–6 (lost to 1-seed UCLA in Elite Eight)
Season Opener: Nov. 4 vs. Houston Christian, 8 p.m., SEC Network+
Biggest games of the early season: December 4, Duke, 9 p.m., ESPN
Estimated starting lineup:
flau’jay johnson (18.6 ppg)
Mikayla Williams (17.3 ppg)
Milesia Fulville (11.7 ppg at South Carolina)
grace knox (No. 6 in ESPN 100)
amiya joyner (15.0 ppg at East Carolina)
2024-25 records: 27–8 (lost to 2-seed UConn in Sweet 16)
Season Opener: Nov. 3 vs. Belmont, 5:30 p.m., SEC Network+
Biggest games of the early season: November 10 vs. UCLA (in Sacramento, California), TBA
Estimated starting lineup:
regan beer (17.3 ppg)
Peyton Verhulst (14.9 ppg)
sahara williams (10.6 ppg)
Aaliyah Chavez (No. 3 in ESPN 100)
zya wan (9.9 ppg)
2024-25 records: 29–8 (lost to 1-seed South Carolina in Elite Eight)
Season Opener: Nov. 3 vs. Baylor (at Paris), 12 p.m., ESPN
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 26 vs. South Carolina (at Las Vegas), 4:30 p.m., truTV
Estimated starting lineup:
toby fournier (13.2 ppg)
ashlon jackson (12.4 ppg)
tana mier (6.7 ppg)
Delaney Thomas (7.1 ppg)
emily skinner (No. 4 in ESPN 100)
2024-25 records: 24–10 (lost to 1-seed Texas in the Sweet 16)
Season Opener: Nov. 4 vs. NC State (at Greensboro, North Carolina), 4 p.m., ESPN2
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 30 at UCLA, 4:30 p.m., FS1
Estimated starting lineup:
Taleshia Cooper (16.6 ppg)
Zee Spearman (11.7 ppg)
ruby whitehorn (11.6 ppg)
mia pauldo (No. 9 in ESPN 100)
nya robertson (18.5 ppg at SMU)
2024-25 records: 28-7 (lost to 3-seed LSU in the Sweet 16)
Season Opener: November 4 vs. Tennessee (at Greensboro, North Carolina), 4 p.m., ESPN2
Biggest games of the early season: Dec. 3, Oklahoma, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Estimated starting lineup:
zoe brooks (14.2 ppg)
zamareya jones (7.1 ppg)
Khamil Pierre (20.4 ppg with Vanderbilt)
tilda trigger (6.6 ppg)
destiny lunan (No. 65 in ESPN 100)
2024-25 records: 25–8 (lost to 1-seed South Carolina in the Sweet 16)
Season Opener: November 3 vs. Loyola Maryland, B1G+
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 16 vs. Princeton, 1 p.m., B1G+
Estimated starting lineup:
kaylin smickle (17.9 ppg)
Yarden Garzon (1.4 ppg at Indiana)
bree mcdaniel (10.6 ppg in 17 games)
saylor poffenbarger (9.1 ppg)
oluchi okanwana (10.1 ppg at Duke)
2024-25 records: 29-8 (lost to 2-seed Duke in Sweet 16)
Season Opener: Nov. 3 vs. NC Central, 11 am ACCN
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 13 vs. UCLA (in Las Vegas), 9 p.m., ESPN2
Estimated starting lineup:
renia kelly (9.6 ppg)
Indya Nivar (8.3 ppg)
blanca thomas (2.4 ppg)
nyala brooks (No. 13 in ESPN 100)
nyla harris (8.6 ppg at Louisville)
2024-25 records: 22–11 (lost to 1-seed UCLA in Sweet 16)
Season Opener: Nov. 3 vs. Norfolk State, 12 p.m., SEC Network
Biggest games of the early season: Dec. 4 vs. Notre Dame, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Estimated starting lineup:
coty mcmahon (16.4 ppg at Ohio State)
Sira Thienau (10.5 ppg)
caitlin peterson (21.4 ppg at UCF)
denim dshields (5.7 ppg at Mississippi State)
Latasha Latimore (14.3 ppg at Virginia)
2024-25 records: 23-11 (lost to 3-seed Notre Dame in second round)
Season Opener: Nov. 4 vs. Canisius, 7 p.m., B1G+
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 15 vs. Notre Dame, 4 p.m., NBC
Estimated starting lineup:
olivia olson (16.3 ppg)
stitched swords (16.0 ppg)
Mila Holloway (9.8 ppg)
Ashley Sofilkanich (19.7 ppg at Bucknell)
brooke quarles daniels (4.4 ppg)
2024-25 records: 23–12 (lost to 6-seeded Michigan in the first round)
Season Opener: November 3 vs. St. Thomas-Minnesota, 12 noon
Biggest games of the early season: Dec. 10 vs. Iowa, 7 p.m.
Estimated starting lineup:
eddie brown (15.2 ppg)
audi crux (23.4 ppg)
Jada Williams (12.7 ppg at Arizona)
ariana jackson (5.3 ppg)
kenzie green (8.3 ppg in 10 games)
2024-25 records: 28-6 (lost to 2-seed TCU in the Sweet 16)
Season Opener: Nov 5 vs Fairleigh Dickinson, 7pm, ACCN
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 21 vs. USC, 6 p.m. ESPN
Estimated starting lineup:
hannah hidalgo (23.8 ppg)
Malaya Cowles (8.8 ppg at Wake Forest)
Cassandre Prosper (5.8 ppg)
KK Bransford (6.8 ppg in 2023-24)
iyana moore (12.4 ppg at Vanderbilt)
2024-25 records: 28–8 (lost to 5-seed Ole Miss in the second round)
Season Opener: November 3 vs Duke (at Paris), 12pm, ESPN
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 20 vs. Iowa (in Orlando, Florida), 9 p.m., ESPN
Estimated starting lineup:
Dariana Littlepage-Bugs (13.8 ppg)
bella fauntleroy (9.0 ppg)
talia scott (20.3 ppg in three games at Auburn)
yuting deng (11.8 ppg at Auburn)
Kira Pemberton (16.4 ppg at North Dakota)
2024-25 records: 34–4 (lost to 1-seed Texas in the Elite Eight)
Season Opener: November 6 vs. North Carolina A&T, 7:30 pm
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 16 at NC State, 1 p.m., ESPN
Estimated starting lineup:
olivia miles (15.4 ppg)
marta suarez (12.9 ppg on cal)
taylor bigby (5.9 ppg)
clara silva (4.0 ppg at Kentucky)
donovin hunter (5.9 ppg)
2024-25 records: 31–4 (lost to 2-seed UConn in Elite Eight)
Season Opener: November 4 vs New Mexico State, 10 PM, B1G+
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 9 vs. NC State (at Charlotte, North Carolina), 3 p.m., ESPN
Estimated starting lineup:
jazzy davidson (No. 1 in ESPN 100)
cara dunn (15.5 ppg at Georgia Tech)
kennedy smith (9.5 ppg)
london jones (8.5 at UCLA)
Malia Samuels (2.3 ppg)
2024-25 records: 22–11 (lost to 10-seed Oregon in the first round)
Season Opener: Nov. 3 vs. California (at Paris), 2:30 p.m., ESPNU
Biggest games of the early season: Dec. 3 vs. Virginia, 5 p.m., SEC Network
Estimated starting lineup:
Mikayla Blakes (23.3 ppg)
madison green (6.8 ppg)
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda (5.6 ppg at Texas)
Aaliyah Del Rosario (2.0 ppg at LSU)
Sacha Washington (12.1 ppg in 2023-24)
2024-25 records: 22–11 (lost to 2nd-seed TCU in the second round)
Season Opener: Nov. 4 vs. UConn (in Germany), 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 22 vs. Kentucky, 2 p.m., The CW
Estimated starting lineup:
Laura Ziegler (17.5 ppg at St. Joseph)
Tajiana Roberts (12.8 ppg)
skylar jones (10.7 ppg at Arizona)
grace mbugua (No. 78 in ESPN 100)
Imari Berry (4.9 ppg)
2024-25 records: 23-11 (lost to 3-seed Oklahoma in second round)
Season Opener: November 3 vs Southern, 7:30 PM, B1G+
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 20 vs. Baylor (in Orlando, Florida), 9 p.m.
Estimated starting lineup:
Hannah Stuelke (12.7 ppg)
ava hayden (5.0 ppg)
Kylie Feuerbach (6.7 ppg)
Chazadi Wright (7.2 ppg at Georgia Tech)
Taylor McCabe 6.7 ppg)
2024-25 records: 25–7 (lost to 10-seeded South Dakota State in the first round)
Season Opener: November 3 vs. New Orleans, TBA
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 29 vs. Miami (at Grand Cayman), TBA
Estimated starting lineup:
steely herd (16.8 ppg)
micah gray (13.7 ppg)
amari whiting (10.3 ppg at BYU)
favor ogechuku onoh (10.7 ppg at University of the Philippines in 2023-24)
Achol Akot (6.6 ppg at UCF)
2024-25 records: 22-10 (lost to 2nd-seed NC State in second round)
Season Opener: Nov 4 vs Mercyhurst, 7:30 PM, B1G+
Biggest games of the early season: November 28 vs Temple (Bahamas), 6:30 PM
Estimated starting lineup:
grace vanslooten (15.5 ppg)
therin hallock (13.3 ppg)
jalin brown (18.0 ppg at Arizona State)
Rashunda Jones (9.8 ppg at Purdue)
Mara Dykstra (12.4 ppg at Montana State)
2024-25 records: 23–8 (lost to 5-seeded Kansas State in the second round)
Season Opener: Nov. 3 vs. Morehead State, 6:30 p.m., SEC Network+
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 22 at Louisville, 2 p.m., The CW
Estimated starting lineup:
tony morgan (13.7 ppg at Georgia Tech)
Teoni Key (11.4 ppg)
clara strack (9.7 ppg)
amelia hassett (8.6 ppg)
asia boon (10.3 ppg at Liberty)
2024-25 records: 28–7 (lost to 1-seed UCLA in second round)
Season Opener: November 4 vs Mount St. Mary’s, 6 pm
Biggest games of the early season: Nov. 7 at Texas, 7 p.m., SEC Network+
Estimated starting lineup:
maggie dugan (17.0 ppg)
tierra simon (8.8 ppg at St. Louis)
Rachel Ullstrom (15.3 ppg)
Ally Sweeney (7.9 ppg)
skyla travis (5.6 ppg at Louisiana)
