1/5 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
January 5, 2026 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Texas | 1 | |
| 2 |  |
Connecticut | 2 | |
| 3 |  |
UCLA | 5 | |
| 4 |  |
South Carolina | 4 | |
| 5 |  |
Oklahoma | 8 | |
| 6 |  |
Vanderbilt | 9 | |
| 7 |  |
Kentucky | 12 | |
| 8 |  |
Maryland | 6 | |
| 9 |  |
Texas Tech | 13 | |
| 10 |  |
Iowa State | 7 | |
| 11 |  |
Iowa | 15 | |
| 12 |  |
TCU | 10 | |
| 13 |  |
Louisville | 17 | |
| 14 |  |
Baylor | 22 | |
| 15 |  |
Michigan | 11 | |
| 16 |  |
Michigan State | 18 | |
| 17 |  |
LSU | 3 | |
| 18 |  |
Mississippi | 14 | |
| 19 |  |
Tennessee | 24 | |
| 20 |  |
Washington | 25 | |
| 21 |  |
West Virginia | NR | |
| 22 |  |
North Carolina | 23 | |
| 23 |  |
Notre Dame | 16 | |
| 24 |  |
Alabama | 20 | |
| 25 |  |
Arizona State | 21 | |
