Baylor Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 1, 2026 · CSM Staff
 
Baylor Bears
 
Big 12 (24-8, 13-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/3 vs Duke (58-52), 1/4 at Iowa State (72-70)
Bad Losses: 12/21 Texas Tech (60-61), 2/1 at West Virginia (60-70)
Coach: Nicki Collen
 
Probable Starters:
Kiersten Johnson, Senior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Bella Fontleroy, Senior, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.3 bpg
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Senior, Forward, 10.7 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 1.9 apg
Taliah Scott, Sophomore, Guard, 20.0 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.6 rpg
Jana Van Gytenbeek, Senior, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 6.1 apg, 2.1 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Kyla Abraham, Junior, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Marcayla Johnson, Freshman, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Yuting Deng, Sophomore, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.0 (73rd in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.9 (75, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.8 (93, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.7 (14, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (61, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.9 (94, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.2 (62, 5)
Rebound Margin: 4.7 (68, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (62, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.6 (209, 11)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025 NCAA First Round win over Grand Canyon
2025 NCAA Second Round loss to Mississippi
2024 NCAA Round of 64 win over Vanderbilt
2024 NCAA Round of 32 win over Virginia Tech
2024 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to USC
2023 NCAA Round of 64 win over Alabama
2023 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Connecticut
2022 NCAA Round of 64 win over Hawaii
2022 NCAA Round of 32 loss to South Dakota
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over Jackson State
2021 NCAA Round of 32 win over Virginia Tech
2021 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Michigan
2021 NCAA Regional Final loss to Connecticut
2019 NCAA First Round win over Abilene Christian
2019 NCAA Second Round win over California
2019 NCAA Third Round win over South Carolina
2019 NCAA Quarterfinal win over Iowa
2019 NCAA Semifinal win over Oregon
2019 NCAA Championship win over Notre Dame
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over Grambling State
2018 NCAA Round of 32 win over Michigan
2018 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Oregon State
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas Southern
2017 NCAA Round of 32 win over California
2017 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Louisville
2017 NCAA Regional Final loss to Mississippi State
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over Idaho
2016 NCAA Round of 32 win over Auburn
2016 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Florida State
2016 NCAA Regional Final loss to Oregon State
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over Northwestern State
2015 NCAA Round of 32 win over Arkansas
2015 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Iowa
2015 NCAA Regional Final loss to Notre Dame
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Western Kentucky
2014 NCAA Round of 32 win over California
2014 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Kentucky
2014 NCAA Regional Final loss to Notre Dame
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Prairie View A&M
2013 NCAA Round of 32 win over Florida State
2013 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Louisville
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over UC Santa Barbara
2012 NCAA Round of 32 win over Florida
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Georgia Tech
2012 NCAA Regional Final win over Tennessee
2012 NCAA National Semifinal win over Stanford
2012 NCAA National Final win over Notre Dame
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Prairie View A&M
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over West Virginia
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Green Bay
2011 NCAA Regional Final loss to Texas A&M
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Fresno State
2010 NCAA Round of 32 win over Georgetown
2010 NCAA Regional Semifinal win Tennessee
2010 NCAA Regional Final win Duke
2010 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Connecticut
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas-San Antonio
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over South Dakota State
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Louisville
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Fresno State
2008 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Pittsburgh
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Chattanooga
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to North Carolina State
2005 NCAA Round of 64 win over Illinois State
2005 NCAA Round of 32 win over Oregon
2005 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Minnesota
2005 NCAA Regional Final win over North Carolina
2005 NCAA National Semifinal win over LSU
2005 NCAA National Final win over Michigan State
 
*all team stats through 3/5