Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings – Class by Class! Week 16

Aneela Khan,
Penn State sophomore guard Kiyomi McMiller

Last week, UCLA made school history when they became the Big 10 conference regular season champions for the first time. It has been an incredible season for them, and they will be the top contender for the Big 10 tournament. In other news, Duke is no longer undefeated in the ACC conference after Clemson delivered an upset win over the weekend. UConn remains undefeated in the Big East conference and is in prime position for the top seed for the NCAA Tournament.

This coming week will be the final week of the NCAA women’s college basketball regular season. I will release Week 17 of my NCAA Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings on Mar. 2nd, 2026, and release my Final Overall NCAA Women’s College Basketball Players Rankings for 2025-2026 on Monday, Mar. 9th, 2026. If you are curious about what the Final Overall Rankings look like, you can view last year’s version here.

Listed below are the top 36 seniors, the top 27 juniors, the top 18 sophomores and the top 9 freshmen for the week of Feb. 16th, 2026, to Feb. 22nd, 2026. You can view the previous week here. Questions? First time viewing the rankings? You can read the FAQ page here.

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SENIORS

  1. Olivia Miles – TCU
  2. Lauren Betts – UCLA
  3. Ny’Ceara Pryor – Texas A&M
  4. Marta Suarez – TCU
  5. Mya Perry – Cincinnati
  6. Madina Okot – South Carolina
  7. Shay Ciezki – Indiana
  8. Flau’jae Johnson – LSU
  9. Kierra Wheeler – West Virginia
  10. Jalyn Brown – Michigan State
  11. Azzi Fudd – UConn
  12. Grace VanSlooten – Michigan State
  13. Anaelle Dutat – Colorado
  14. Iyana Moore – Notre Dame
  15. Ra Shaya Kyle – Miami
  16. Romi Levy – Virginia
  17. Ta’Niya Latson – South Carolina
  18. Gianna Kneepkens – UCLA
  19. Gabriela Jaquez – UCLA
  20. Demeara Hinds – Clemson
  21. Ashton Judd – Texas
  22. Jordan Harrison – West Virginia
  23. Saylor Poffenbarger – Maryland
  24. Mia Moore – Clemson
  25. Angela Dugalic – UCLA
  26. Adrianna Smith – Maine
  27. Mia Nicastro – Western Illinois
  28. Kishyah Anderson – Georgia Southern
  29. Jenna Guyer – Green Bay
  30. Jada Wynn – UC Irvine
  31. Madlena Gerke – Fairleigh Dickinson
  32. Jalencia Pierre – McNeese
  33. Nile Miller – Howard
  34. Shelby Hayes – Rice
  35. Nala Williams – San Diego State
  36. Meg Cahalan – Holy Cross

Honourable mention: Kiki Rice, UCLA, Madison St. Rose, Princeton, Sarah Talon, Maine, Debora dos Santos, Idaho, Hunter Hernandez, UC Irvine, Amber Scalia, Miami (OH), Zennia Thomas, Howard, Addi Brownfield, Western Illinois, Destiny Garrett, Georgia Southern

JUNIORS

  1. Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
  2. MiLaysia Fulwiley – LSU
  3. Madison Booker – Texas
  4. Gracie Merkle – Penn State
  5. Oluchi Okananwa – Maryland
  6. Sahara Williams – Oklahoma
  7. Gia Cooke – West Virginia
  8. Kaitlyn Duhon – Auburn
  9. Edessa Noyan – Indiana
  10. S’Mya Nichols – Kansas
  11. Kymora Johnson – Virginia
  12. Zyanna Walker – Colorado
  13. Fatmata Janneh – Texas A&M
  14. Aiyana Mitchell – Vanderbilt
  15. Ashlynn Shade – UConn
  16. Taryn Barbot – Charleston
  17. Avery Koenen – North Dakota State
  18. Ava Uhrich – Southern Utah
  19. Riley Weiss – Columbia
  20. Hope Hassman – Idaho
  21. Caia Elisaldez – Chattanooga
  22. Sharneece Currie-Jelks – Murray State
  23. Macy Spencer – High Point
  24. Kennedy Harris – George Mason
  25. Jianna Morris – Louisiana Tech
  26. Fadima Tall – Princeton
  27. Aniya Palmer – Alabama A&M

Honourable mention: Desiree Wooten, Colorado, Hailey Adams, Rice, Taylor Barbot, Charleston, Meghan Andersen, Fairfield, Haven Ford, Murray State

SOPHOMORES

  1. Kiyomi McMiller – Penn State
  2. Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt
  3. Ava Heiden – Iowa
  4. Joyce Edwards – South Carolina
  5. Kennedy Blair – Michigan State
  6. Berry Wallace – Illinois
  7. Sarah Strong – UConn
  8. Gal Raviv – Miami
  9. Jordan Lee – Texas
  10. Khady Leye – Auburn
  11. Elina Aarnisalo – North Carolina
  12. Cyanne Coe – Fairfield
  13. Meghan Schultz – Green Bay
  14. Sierra Chambers – Southern Utah
  15. Mia Broom – Columbia
  16. Ilse de Vries – Miami (OH)
  17. Gianna Corbitt – Chattanooga
  18. Nat Martinez – San Diego State

Honourable mention: Taylor Stremlow, Iowa, Zya Vann, Oklahoma, Jada Richard, LSU

FRESHMEN

  1. Aaliyah Chavez – Oklahoma
  2. Cearah Parchment – Illinois
  3. Aubrey Galvan – Vanderbilt
  4. Lauren Whittaker – Gonzaga
  5. Kyndal Walker – Maryland
  6. Aaliyah Crump – Texas
  7. Jaliya Davis – Kansas
  8. Addi Mack – Maryland
  9. Jaiden Haile – Gonzaga

Honourable mention: Kylie Torrence, Cincinnati

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Published by Aneela Khan

Hello there! My name is Aneela Khan. I am a blogger & writer who lives in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. I focus on blogging and writing on women's college basketball, (especially the women's college basketball rankings!) Team Canada senior women's national team and WNBA. I also write on some other online outlets as well. I love to read, write, watch basketball (and other sports) and enjoy my family. I hope you enjoy reading my blog posts. Take care, Aneela

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