NCAA Women's College Basketball Rankings as of April 5, 2026

1. UCLA (31 first-place votes) - 37-1 record, 775 points (previous rank: 2)

2. South Carolina - 36-4 record, 739 points (previous rank: 4)

3. UConn - 38-1 record, 704 points (previous rank: 1)

4. Texas - 35-4 record, 696 points (previous rank: 3)

5. Duke - 27-9 record, 641 points (previous rank: 8)

6. TCU - 32-6 record, 582 points (previous rank: 14)

7. Michigan - 28-7 record, 578 points (previous rank: 9)

8. LSU - 29-6 record, 540 points (previous rank: 5)

9. Notre Dame - 25-11 record, 524 points (previous rank: 22)

10. Vanderbilt - 29-5 record, 518 points (previous rank: 6)

11. Louisville - 29-8 record, 438 points (previous rank: 13)

12. Oklahoma - 26-8 record, 425 points (previous rank: 10)

13. North Carolina - 28-8 record, 382 points (previous rank: 15)

14. Kentucky - 25-11 record, 360 points (previous rank: 16)

15. Minnesota - 24-9 record, 346 points (previous rank: 18)

16. Iowa - 27-7 record, 279 points (previous rank: 7)

17. Ohio State - 27-8 record, 253 points (previous rank: 12)

18. West Virginia - 28-7 record, 246 points (previous rank: 11)

19. Virginia - 22-12 record, 208 points (not ranked previously)

20. Maryland - 24-9 record, 204 points (previous rank: 17)

21. Ole Miss - 24-12 record, 193 points (previous rank: 19)

22. Michigan State - 23-9 record, 145 points (previous rank: 20)

23. Baylor - 25-9 record, 88 points (previous rank: 21)

24. Alabama - 24-11 record, 80 points (not ranked previously)

25. Washington - 22-11 record, 48 points (not ranked previously)