Welcome back to another season of women’s college basketball! The 2025/2026 NCAA women’s college basketball season will tip off in two days, on November 3rd. After an intense WNBA season due to the ongoing CBA negotiations, it is now time to turn our attention to women’s college basketball and see which players can break through and make a difference during this season of women’s college basketball.
My women’s college basketball players rankings are divided by class, and I release them on a weekly basis. This will be my seventh season in compiling the preseason rankings and my 10th season in compiling the women’s college basketball players rankings. So much has changed over the years so this season will be difficult, but I will try my best to make the rankings fair and accurate.
The preseason rankings are a combination of what happened last season as well as the expectations of what could potentially happen this season. Listed below are the top 36 seniors, the top 27 juniors, the top 18 sophomores and the top 9 freshmen.
Curious to see previous years preseason lists? Click the links below to view previous years since the rankings began! Have questions? First time viewing the rankings? Click here to read the FAQ page.
2024 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!
2023 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!
2022 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!
2021 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!
2020 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!
2019 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!
2018 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!
2017 – Preseason Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class!
2016 – Introducing the FIRST EVER Women’s College Basketball Rankings!
SENIORS
- Lauren Betts – UCLA
- Serah Williams – UConn
- Raegan Beers – Oklahoma
- Ta’Niya Latson – South Carolina
- Gianna Kneepkens – UCLA
- Jordan Jones – Arizona State
- Ny’Ceara Pryor – Texas A&M
- Flau’Jae Johnson – LSU
- Kaylene Smikle – Maryland
- Cotie McMahon – Ole Miss
- Olivia Miles – TCU
- Grace VanSlooten – Michigan State
- Laura Ziegler – Louisville
- Jalyn Brown – Michigan State
- Azzi Fudd – UConn
- Kiki Rice – UCLA
- Darianna Littlepage-Buggs – Baylor
- Kaitlin Peterson – Ole Miss
- Yarden Garzon – Maryland
- Chance Gray – Ohio State
- Brooklyn Meyer – South Dakota State
- Maggie Doogan – Richmond
- Sophie Glancey – Santa Clara
- Peyton McDaniel – James Madison
- Kierra Wheeler – West Virginia
- Amiya Joyner – LSU
- Latasha Lattimore – Ole Miss
- Rachel Ullstrom – Richmond
- Payton Verhulst – Oklahoma
- Elle Evans – Kansas
- Tonie Morgan – Kentucky
- Micah Gray – Oklahoma State
- Jade Masogayo – Colorado
- Theryn Hallock – Michigan State
- Marah Dykstra – Michigan State
- Reghan Grimes – Tennessee Tech
Honourable mention: Chloe Kitts, South Carolina, Bri McDaniel, Maryland, Shay Ciezki, Indiana, Zee Spearman, Tennessee, Teonni Key, Kentucky, Madina Okot, South Carolina, Ashlon Jackson, Duke, Haleigh Timmer, South Dakota State
JUNIORS
- Audi Crooks – Iowa State
- Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
- Khamil Pierre – NC State
- S’Mya Nichols – Kansas
- Fatmata Janneh – Texas A&M
- Ashley Sofilkanich – Michigan
- Zanai Barnett – Gay – Navy
- Kymora Johnson – Virginia
- Mikaylah Williams – LSU
- Stailee Heard – Oklahoma State
- Talaysia Cooper – Tennessee
- Madison Booker – Texas
- Riley Weiss – Columbia
- Nunu Agara – Stanford
- Sayvia Sellers – Washington
- Clara Strack – Kentucky
- Addy Brown – Iowa State
- Skylar Forbes – Marquette
- Meghan Andersen – Fairfield
- Avery Koenen – North Dakota State
- Amarachi Kimpson – Miami
- Natalie Potts – Nebraska
- Zoe Brooks – NC State
- Allie Turner – Gonzaga
- Carys Baker – Virginia Tech
- Jada Williams – Iowa State
- MiLaysia Fulwiley – LSU
Honourable mention: Jade Weathersby, Florida
SOPHOMORES
- Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt
- Sarah Strong – UConn
- Gal Raviv – Miami
- Olivia Olson – Michigan
- Jasmine Bascoe – Villanova
- Syla Swords – Michigan
- Jaloni Cambridge – Ohio State
- Ava Renninger – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Toby Fournier – Duke
- Britt Prince – Nebraska
- Dani Carnegie – Georgia
- Jada Eads – Seton Hall
- Joyce Edwards – South Carolina
- Tajianna Roberts – Louisville
- Saniyah King – Mississippi State
- Sira Thienou – Ole Miss
- Meadow Roland – UNLV
- Nya Smith – Purdue
Honourable mention: Tori McKinney, Minnesota
FRESHMEN
- Jasmine Davidson – USC
- Sienna Betts – UCLA
- Aaliyah Chavez – Oklahoma
- Emilee Skinner – Duke
- Aaliyah Crump – Texas
- Agot Makeer – South Carolina
- Grace Knox – LSU
- Hailee Swain – Stanford
- Mia Pauldo – Tennessee
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