Excel H Sports Women’s College Basketball OVERALL rankings February 23 2026

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

Rank	Teams	Record	Previous
1	Connecticut	29-0	1
2	UCLA	27-1	2
3	South Carolina	27-2	3
4	Louisiana State	24-4	4
5	Texas	26-3	7
6	Texas Christian	25-4	10
7	Vanderbilt	25-3	11
8	Oklahoma	21-6	12
9	North Carolina	23-6	13
10	Duke	20-7	5
11	Iowa	22-5	16
12	Ohio State	23-5	9
13	Virginia	19-8	22
14	Maryland	22-6	17
15	Michigan	22-5	6
16	Louisville	24-5	8
17	Baylor	23-6	20
18	Virginia Tech	21-8	21
19	Michigan State	22-6	NR
20	Minnesota	21-7	18
21	West Virginia	22-6	14
22	Iowa State	21-7	15
23	Texas Tech	24-5	19
24	Alabama	21-7	25
25	USC	17-10	29
26	Kentucky	20-8	24
27	North Carolina State	18-9	NR
28	Mississippi	21-8	23
29	Colorado	20-8	NR
30	Georgia	20-7	28
30	Clemson	19-9	NR

BELOW THE 30: (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Arizona State 22-7, Illinois 19-8, Kansas 17-11, Notre Dame 18-9, Oklahoma State 21-8, Seton Hall 18-9, Syracuse 21-6, Tennessee 16-10, Utah 17-11, Villanova 22-6, Washington 19-9