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October 7, 2025 - Women's Power Rankings: Texas unseats UConn at No. 1 after big wins ... Joyce Edwards and South Carolina, left, open at No. 2, while Sarah Strong and defending champion UConn are on top.

The 2025-26 women’s college basketball season is officially underway with the release of the Preseason AP Top 25. As defending champions, UConn claims the No. 1 spot, closely followed by powerhouse South Carolina—no surprises there—setting the stage for what promises to be a thrilling ...

October 23, 2025 - Jordan Mendoza reveals the top 25 in the women's college basketball poll and why the Huskies are number one.

1 day ago - Two human polls make up the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The women's basketball poll began during the 1976–77 season, and was initially compiled by Mel Greenberg and published ...

2 days ago - ... Charlie Creme projects the women's NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN.com. ... UConn sophomore Sarah Strong topped ESPN's preseason ranking of the 25 best players in women's college basketball for 2025-26.

October 23, 2025 - Texas, LSU, Oklahoma and Tennessee are other SEC teams in the top 10. Ole Miss, Kentucky and Vanderbilt are other SEC teams in the top 25, while Alabama is unofficially ranked 29th based on votes received.

October 29, 2025 - Another sophomore is also in the top 10: Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes, one of nine players in our preseason rankings who helped Team USA win a gold medal in July at the FIBA AmeriCup competition.

December 3, 2025 - Maryland played its first game of the season away from home last week, winning twice at the Puerto Rico Shootout. Most impressive was a 74-66 win over then-No. 16 Kentucky, which the Terps followed with a 95-38 victory over Hofstra. Picked second in the preseason Big Ten poll, Maryland plays its first true road game when it opens conference play at Minnesota on Sunday.

October 31, 2025 - It is impossible to predict what will happen in March and April at the beginning of the season, but we can certainly make some educated guesses. Here are the CBS Sports 2025-26 women's basketball preseason rankings.

Iowa State leads all league programs at No. 14. The Cyclones are led by Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Audi Crooks, who finished last season as an AP and USBWA Third Team All-American while guiding ISU to the NCAA Tournament.

October 14, 2025 - The reigning champion UConn Huskies top the list, with runner-up South Carolina Gamecocks and the rest of last season's Final Four -- the UCLA Bruins and Texas Longhorns -- rounding out the top four.

May 23, 2025 - Though Juju Watkins is likely to miss next season, stars like Lauren Betts, Hannah Hildalgo, and more will lead the way for the sport. Here is our look at a way-too-early Top 25 women’s college basketball teams for this upcoming season.

October 27, 2025 - The first power rankings of the season always begin with the defending champion out of principle, but UConn would have earned this placement regardless. College basketball has changed mightily in the last decade; even so, the Huskies have reclaimed their perch atop of the sport and are in no hurry to cede it.

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