Vol. XXV · No. 42 Top25Rankings.com Est. 2000

The College Polls Gazette

Friday, October 16, 2026✦ Football · Men's & Women's Basketball · Women's Volleyball✦ Twelve Polls, Every Week

Conference Report

Ranked teams by league

Media Top 25

Women's College Basketball · Final · 2025-2026

Big Ten

8 ranked · best No. 1

1

▲ 1

UCLA31 1st
Big Ten

37-1
775 pts
7

▲ 2

Michigan
Big Ten

28-7
578 pts
15

▲ 3

Minnesota
Big Ten

24-9
346 pts
16

▼ 9

Iowa
Big Ten

27-7
279 pts
17

▼ 5

Ohio State
Big Ten

27-8
253 pts
20

▼ 3

Maryland
Big Ten

24-9
204 pts
22

▼ 2

Michigan State
Big Ten

23-9
145 pts
25

NEW

Washington
Big Ten

22-11
48 pts

SEC

8 ranked · best No. 2

2

▲ 2

South Carolina
SEC

36-4
739 pts
4

▼ 1

Texas
SEC

35-4
696 pts
8

▼ 3

LSU
SEC

29-6
540 pts
10

▼ 4

Vanderbilt
SEC

29-5
518 pts
12

▼ 2

Oklahoma
SEC

26-8
425 pts
14

▲ 2

Kentucky
SEC

25-11
360 pts
21

▼ 2

Ole Miss
SEC

24-12
193 pts
24

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Alabama
SEC

24-11
80 pts

ACC

5 ranked · best No. 5

5

▲ 3

Duke
ACC

27-9
641 pts
9

▲ 13

Notre Dame
ACC

25-11
524 pts
11

▲ 2

Louisville
ACC

29-8
438 pts
13

▲ 2

North Carolina
ACC

28-8
382 pts
19

NEW

Virginia
ACC

22-12
208 pts

Big 12

3 ranked · best No. 6

6

▲ 8

TCU
Big 12

32-6
582 pts
18

▼ 7

West Virginia
Big 12

28-7
246 pts
23

▼ 2

Baylor
Big 12

25-9
88 pts

Big East

1 ranked · best No. 3

3

▼ 2

Connecticut
Big East

38-1
704 pts