The top four teams in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll are entrenched. For five consecutive weeks, the top of the Top 25 ranking have remained the same. Those four teams are likely to be the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament next month.
The Lady Longhorns remain No. 4, a key spot come Selection Sunday. Texas is behind No. 1 UConn, No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 is SEC rival South Carolina. The order has been unchanged since January.
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The Horns had a perfect week, winning at Arkansas by 31 points and at Moody against Mississippi State by 50. That’s not a typo. But, the Huskies, Bruins and Gamecocks all went unbeaten this week too. For now, the poll is a holding pattern until the post season arrives.
There are 10 SEC teams in the Top 25. LSU and Vanderbilt sit right behind Texas. Big 12 rivals TCU and Texas Tech are also ranked.
USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Week 13 results: Published January 27, 2026
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
21-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
19-1 |
738 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2/4 |
|
|
3 |
20-2 |
710 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2/3 |
|
|
4 |
19-2 |
657 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2/5 |
|
|
5 |
19-2 |
635 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5/12 |
|
|
6 |
20-1 |
625 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4/21 |
|
|
7 |
19-3 |
549 |
0 |
7 |
– |
7/22 |
|
|
8 |
18-2 |
546 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
|
9 |
17-3 |
536 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
7/15 |
|
|
10 |
19-2 |
489 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
7/12 |
|
|
11 |
16-4 |
434 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
5/16 |
|
|
12 |
18-3 |
418 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
11/NR |
|
|
13 |
18-2 |
407 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
13/NR |
|
|
14 |
18-3 |
395 |
0 |
14 |
– |
10/21 |
|
|
15 |
14-3 |
369 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
9/22 |
|
|
16 |
17-4 |
321 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
6/16 |
|
|
17 |
17-4 |
263 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
13/18 |
|
|
18 |
17-5 |
242 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
7/20 |
|
|
19 |
17-1 |
208 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
19/NR |
|
|
20 |
20-2 |
156 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
18/NR |
|
|
21 |
17-4 |
144 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
20/NR |
|
|
22 |
18-3 |
121 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
21/NR |
|
|
23 |
17-5 |
104 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
|
24 |
16-4 |
73 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
22/NR |
|
|
25 |
18-3 |
58 |
0 |
NR |
6 |
25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 Iowa State;
Others Receiving Votes
Duke 57;Â Iowa State 29;Â Oklahoma State 5;Â Rhode Island 4;Â Nebraska 3;Â Minnesota 3;Â Illinois 1;
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List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2025-26 season: Octavia Blue, Kennesaw State; Ashleen Bracey, Illinois-Chicago; Jen Brown, Queens; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Jeff Cammon, Saint Mary’s; Fred Chmiel, Bowling Green; Janell Crayton, Bethune-Cookman; Denise Dillon, Villanova; Carrie Eighmey, South Dakota; Dalila Eshe, Yale; Heather Ezell, Wyoming; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Aqua Franklin, Lamar; Ty Grace, Howard; Hana Haden, Georgia Southern; Corry Irvin, Chicago State; Renee Jimenez, UC-Santa Barbara; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State; Mike Lane, NJIT; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Kristen Mattio, Northern Colorado; Mike McGuire, Radford; Kim McNeill, East Carolina; Dan Nielson, Utah Valley; Shawn Poppie, Clemson; Terry Primm, Siena; Samantha Quigley Smith, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt; Jonathan Tsipis, Western Carolina; Coquese Washington, Rutgers; Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell.
Helpful Info
*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a “NR” (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
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