Excel H Sports Women’s College BEYOND THE BACKBOARD Basketball rankings December 15 2025

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Steven Stremming is a member of the United Basketball Writers Association of America.

Rank	University	Record	Previous
1	Princeton	10,1	1
2	South Dakota State	10,2	4
3	Colorado State	9,2	5
4	New Mexico	8,3	6
5	Green Bay	8,4	2
6	Cleveland State	9,2	8
7	Richmond	8,3	7
8	Boise State	9,2	3
9	Gonzaga	6,4	12
10	Troy	9,1	13
11	Rhode Island	9,2	16
12	San Diego State	6,3	14
13	St. Joseph	6,3	9
14	Murray State	7,2	17
15	Ball State	8,4	10
16	James Madison	8,4	11
17	St. Mary’s	8,4	18
18	UC Santa Barbara	9,1	19
19	Tennessee Tech	7,2	15
20	Fairfield	6,3	20
21	Rice	8,3	23
22	Southern Indiana	6,2	22
23	Arkansas State	8,3	26
24	Texas El Paso	7,2	24
25	Stephen F Austin	6,2	21
26	Army	8,2	27
27	Miami of Ohio	7,4	28
28	Massachusetts	7,1	29
29	Purdue Fort Wayne	8,4	NR
30	Davidson	7,3	NR

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Albany 9-2, Arkansas State 8-3, Charleston 7-2, Dartmouth 7-2, Drexel 6-3, Eastern Kentucky 7-3, Fairleigh Dickinson 7-3, Georgia Southern 7-3, Idaho 8-4, Iona7-3,  Jacksonville 7-2, LaSalle 7-3, Marshall 9-3, McNeese State 7-3, North Dakota State 8-2, Northern Colorado -2, Old Dominion 7-3, Penn 7-3, Pepperdine 7-3, Robert Morris 7-2, Santa Clara 9-3, South Dakota 8-3, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 7-3, Southern Utah 7-3, St. Bonaventure 9-3, Stetson 6-2, Tennessee Tech 7-2, UC Irvine 9-2, UC San Diego 8-3, Utah Valley 6-3, Vermont 9-3, Western Illinois 8-1