2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Bihl Rankings (1/21/2026)

1	Connecticut                   	19 - 0 		29.96
2	California-Los Angeles        	18 - 1 		28.54
3	South Carolina                	19 - 1 		26.80
4	Texas                         	19 - 2 		26.71
5	Vanderbilt                    	19 - 0 		26.40
6	Ohio St.                      	17 - 2 		23.73
7	Louisiana St.                 	17 - 2 		22.57
8	Louisville                    	18 - 3 		22.03
9	Iowa                          	16 - 2 		22.01
10	Texas Christian               	18 - 2 		21.26
11	Princeton                     	16 - 1 		20.81
12	Baylor                        	18 - 3 		20.81
13	Michigan                      	15 - 3 		20.59
14	Michigan St.                  	17 - 2 		20.50
15	Maryland                      	17 - 3 		20.26
16	Kentucky                      	17 - 3 		20.20
17	Tennessee                     	13 - 3 		19.34
18	Texas Tech                    	19 - 2 		18.35
19	Alabama                       	17 - 3 		17.88
20	West Virginia                 	16 - 4 		17.53
21	Arizona St.                   	17 - 3 		17.51
22	Duke                          	13 - 6 		17.08
23	Mississippi                   	16 - 4 		16.61
24	Oklahoma                      	14 - 4 		16.13
25	Illinois                      	15 - 4 		15.89
26	Washington                    	15 - 4 		15.71
27	Rhode Island                  	17 - 2 		15.60
28	Villanova                     	15 - 4 		15.43
29	Syracuse                      	16 - 3 		15.39
30	Georgia                       	16 - 3 		15.28
31	North Carolina St.            	13 - 6 		14.99
32	North Carolina                	15 - 5 		14.82
33	Stanford                      	15 - 5 		14.67
34	Nebraska                      	14 - 5 		14.28
35	Oklahoma St.                  	16 - 4 		14.20
36	Utah                          	14 - 5 		14.18
37	Richmond                      	16 - 4 		14.17
38	Southern California           	11 - 7 		14.16
39	Brigham Young                 	15 - 4 		14.03
40	Murray St.                    	17 - 2 		13.75
41	Minnesota                     	13 - 6 		13.73
42	Mississippi St.               	15 - 5 		13.67
43	North Dakota St.              	17 - 2 		13.60
44	Oregon                        	14 - 7 		13.29
45	Fairfield                     	15 - 3 		13.09
46	South Dakota St.              	15 - 5 		13.04
47	Rice                          	16 - 3 		12.98
48	Troy                          	15 - 3 		12.73
49	Notre Dame                    	12 - 6 		12.56
50	Seton Hall                    	14 - 5 		12.35
51	Iowa St.                      	15 - 5 		11.67
52	San Diego St.                 	14 - 3 		11.31
53	Auburn                        	13 - 6 		11.26
54	Montana St.                   	13 - 4 		10.90
55	Arkansas St.                  	17 - 4 		10.46
56	Virginia Tech                 	14 - 5 		10.46
57	Columbia                      	12 - 5 		10.01
58	Wisconsin                     	13 - 7 		9.98
59	Santa Clara                   	16 - 5 		9.85
60	Gonzaga                       	14 - 6 		9.70
61	Clemson                       	13 - 6 		9.64
62	Colorado St.                  	16 - 4 		9.51
63	Virginia                      	13 - 5 		9.46
64	Davidson                      	14 - 7 		9.43
65	Colorado                      	12 - 7 		9.33
66	Ball St.                      	15 - 4 		9.23
67	Miami (FL)                    	11 - 7 		9.18
68	Kansas St.                    	11 - 9 		9.09
69	Texas A&M                     	8 - 6  		9.02
70	South Florida                 	12 - 8 		9.02
71	Kansas                        	12 - 8 		9.02
72	George Mason                  	13 - 6 		8.93
73	Missouri                      	13 - 8 		8.90
74	Oregon St.                    	14 - 6 		8.80
75	Wisconsin-Green Bay           	15 - 5 		8.63
76	Indiana                       	11 - 8 		8.59
77	Western Illinois              	15 - 2 		8.47
78	High Point                    	17 - 2 		8.30
79	Purdue                        	10 - 9 		8.15
80	St. John's                    	15 - 6 		8.13
81	James Madison                 	13 - 7 		8.04
82	Marquette                     	12 - 7 		8.01
83	California-Irvine             	16 - 2 		7.99
84	McNeese St.                   	14 - 4 		7.88
85	Nevada-Las Vegas              	13 - 6 		7.83
86	Belmont                       	11 - 8 		7.57
87	Vermont                       	15 - 5 		7.00
88	Marshall                      	15 - 5 		6.96
89	Georgia Southern              	13 - 5 		6.95
90	Miami (OH)                    	15 - 4 		6.95
91	Massachusetts                 	13 - 4 		6.92
92	California                    	11 - 9 		6.69
93	Boise St.                     	15 - 5 		6.56
94	Charleston                    	14 - 3 		6.42
95	Florida                       	13 - 8 		6.30
96	St. Joseph's                  	12 - 6 		6.19
97	Southern Indiana              	13 - 4 		6.06
98	Army                          	15 - 3 		6.01
99	California-Santa Barbara      	13 - 3 		5.98
100	Central Michigan              	11 - 6 		5.46
101	Harvard                       	9 - 8  		5.26
102	Louisiana Tech                	11 - 5 		5.24
103	Georgetown                    	11 - 7 		5.11
104	Lindenwood                    	13 - 6 		5.03
105	Sam Houston St.               	11 - 5 		4.95
106	Old Dominion                  	12 - 8 		4.83
107	Arkansas                      	11 - 9 		4.47
108	Pennsylvania St.              	7 - 13 		4.30
109	Rutgers                       	9 - 9  		4.25
110	Howard                        	13 - 7 		4.24
111	San Francisco                 	11 - 7 		4.22
112	Abilene Christian             	13 - 5 		4.21
113	Northern Iowa                 	9 - 8  		4.21
114	Eastern Kentucky              	15 - 4 		4.17
115	Tulsa                         	12 - 6 		4.07
116	Fairleigh Dickinson           	15 - 4 		3.98
117	North Texas                   	10 - 8 		3.86
118	East Carolina                 	14 - 6 		3.81
119	New Mexico                    	12 - 7 		3.58
120	Florida Gulf Coast            	9 - 8  		3.49
121	Middle Tennessee St.          	10 - 8 		3.42
122	Ohio                          	12 - 5 		3.34
123	Binghamton                    	12 - 6 		3.34
124	Missouri St.                  	12 - 6 		3.32
125	Northern Colorado             	14 - 6 		3.30
126	Quinnipiac                    	14 - 4 		3.22
127	Northwestern                  	8 - 11 		3.11
128	Idaho St.                     	11 - 6 		3.11
129	Pennsylvania                  	11 - 6 		3.04
130	Texas-San Antonio             	9 - 8  		3.03
131	Idaho                         	13 - 5 		3.02
132	California-Davis              	12 - 6 		2.98
133	Georgia Tech                  	8 - 11 		2.95
134	Arizona                       	10 - 8 		2.85
135	Brown                         	11 - 5 		2.72
136	Portland                      	11 - 8 		2.54
137	Wake Forest                   	12 - 8 		2.40
138	Bradley                       	11 - 7 		2.19
139	Oral Roberts                  	11 - 8 		2.16
140	Creighton                     	8 - 11 		2.10
141	Central Florida               	10 - 9 		1.97
142	Southern Mississippi          	11 - 7 		1.94
143	Austin Peay St.               	11 - 5 		1.79
144	South Dakota                  	14 - 5 		1.55
145	Illinois St.                  	10 - 8 		1.45
146	Loyola Marymount              	11 - 7 		1.44
147	Jacksonville                  	11 - 6 		1.44
148	Temple                        	8 - 10 		1.33
149	Purdue-Fort Wayne             	12 - 8 		1.31
150	Xavier                        	10 - 9 		1.27
151	Albany                        	11 - 7 		1.24
152	Holy Cross                    	10 - 8 		1.19
153	California-San Diego          	12 - 5 		1.15
154	Tennessee-Chattanooga         	11 - 5 		1.08
155	New Jersey Tech               	13 - 6 		1.07
156	North Carolina-Charlotte      	9 - 10 		0.97
157	Monmouth                      	12 - 5 		0.94
158	Stephen F. Austin             	12 - 5 		0.91
159	Longwood                      	13 - 6 		0.84
160	Central Arkansas              	11 - 8 		0.82
161	Navy                          	11 - 6 		0.77
162	Butler                        	9 - 11 		0.75
163	Providence                    	10 - 11		0.74
164	Southern Methodist            	8 - 11 		0.72
165	St. Louis                     	11 - 10		0.64
166	La Salle                      	10 - 9 		0.60
167	Southern                      	8 - 8  		0.54
168	Houston                       	6 - 13 		0.48
169	California Baptist            	11 - 8 		0.48
170	Pepperdine                    	11 - 8 		0.47
171	Lehigh                        	9 - 8  		0.40
172	Lamar                         	10 - 6 		0.37
173	Cincinnati                    	7 - 13 		0.34
174	Cleveland St.                 	15 - 6 		0.32
175	St. Mary's                    	11 - 9 		0.28
176	Louisiana-Monroe              	8 - 9  		0.24
177	Florida St.                   	6 - 13 		0.13
178	Liberty                       	8 - 8  		0.13
179	Youngstown St.                	13 - 7 		0.04
180	Morehead St.                  	10 - 9 		0.02
181	Dayton                        	10 - 9 		-0.04
182	St. Bonaventure               	12 - 8 		-0.05
183	West Georgia                  	12 - 6 		-0.07
184	Robert Morris                 	13 - 6 		-0.09
185	Bryant                        	14 - 5 		-0.13
186	Maine                         	9 - 10 		-0.26
187	Stetson                       	10 - 7 		-0.29
188	Grand Canyon                  	6 - 13 		-0.29
189	Kent St.                      	8 - 10 		-0.39
190	Maryland-Eastern Shore        	11 - 10		-0.45
191	Northern Kentucky             	10 - 12		-0.50
192	Drexel                        	9 - 7  		-0.61
193	Towson                        	10 - 7 		-0.63
194	Southern Utah                 	10 - 7 		-0.64
195	Northwestern St.              	9 - 8  		-0.64
196	Florida International         	10 - 6 		-0.68
197	Virginia Commonwealth         	7 - 13 		-0.69
198	Loyola (IL)                   	8 - 11 		-0.79
199	Eastern Michigan              	8 - 9  		-0.91
200	Arkansas-Little Rock          	9 - 9  		-1.03
201	Tennessee-Martin              	10 - 8 		-1.09
202	Tarleton St.                  	10 - 8 		-1.09
203	South Alabama                 	9 - 8  		-1.10
204	George Washington             	10 - 11		-1.17
205	California St.-Fresno         	10 - 10		-1.20
206	Campbell                      	11 - 8 		-1.49
207	Tulane                        	8 - 10 		-1.52
208	Hawaii                        	8 - 9  		-1.62
209	Bowling Green St.             	10 - 8 		-1.63
210	Mercer                        	12 - 6 		-1.65
211	Toledo                        	8 - 8  		-1.68
212	Texas-Arlington               	8 - 11 		-1.71
213	Incarnate Word                	8 - 8  		-1.94
214	Eastern Washington            	9 - 9  		-2.09
215	Texas-Rio Grande Valley       	9 - 9  		-2.11
216	Georgia St.                   	8 - 11 		-2.19
217	Utah Valley St.               	9 - 8  		-2.27
218	Tennessee Tech                	10 - 7 		-2.44
219	Radford                       	12 - 9 		-2.45
220	Alabama-Birmingham            	7 - 12 		-2.64
221	William & Mary                	8 - 8  		-2.75
222	North Carolina-Greensboro     	12 - 7 		-2.84
223	Furman                        	11 - 8 		-2.97
224	Stony Brook                   	10 - 9 		-3.11
225	Coastal Carolina              	9 - 11 		-3.63
226	Appalachian St.               	8 - 10 		-3.66
227	Jacksonville St.              	9 - 8  		-3.69
228	Florida Atlantic              	8 - 11 		-3.70
229	Texas-El Paso                 	9 - 8  		-3.96
230	California St.-Sacramento     	9 - 9  		-4.18
231	Air Force                     	8 - 11 		-4.19
232	Illinois-Chicago              	8 - 10 		-4.26
233	California St.-Fullerton      	9 - 9  		-4.30
234	Pacific                       	7 - 11 		-4.46
235	Washington St.                	4 - 17 		-4.47
236	Alabama A&M                   	8 - 9  		-4.53
237	Maryland-Baltimore County     	8 - 9  		-4.69
238	North Alabama                 	8 - 9  		-4.69
239	Delaware                      	7 - 10 		-4.86
240	Dartmouth                     	9 - 8  		-4.89
241	Merrimack                     	8 - 9  		-4.90
242	Loyola (MD)                   	8 - 10 		-4.94
243	Memphis                       	7 - 12 		-4.95
244	Fordham                       	9 - 10 		-4.95
245	Kennesaw St.                  	8 - 8  		-4.97
246	Oakland                       	6 - 12 		-4.98
247	Nevada                        	7 - 12 		-5.01
248	Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis   	8 - 11 		-5.12
249	Wofford                       	9 - 9  		-5.13
250	Texas St.                     	8 - 10 		-5.29
251	Nicholls St.                  	8 - 8  		-5.37
252	Drake                         	5 - 12 		-5.77
253	Denver                        	8 - 11 		-5.81
254	Pittsburgh                    	8 - 12 		-6.00
255	Mount St. Mary's              	9 - 9  		-6.03
256	Alcorn St.                    	7 - 9  		-6.06
257	Utah St.                      	6 - 12 		-6.13
258	Elon                          	7 - 10 		-6.14
259	Iona                          	11 - 8 		-6.23
260	Marist                        	6 - 13 		-6.33
261	San Diego                     	7 - 13 		-6.41
262	St. Thomas                    	9 - 11 		-6.55
263	New Mexico St.                	7 - 11 		-6.66
264	Duquesne                      	7 - 12 		-6.68
265	Wyoming                       	6 - 12 		-6.76
266	Texas Southern                	8 - 10 		-6.76
267	Northern Arizona              	7 - 13 		-7.00
268	California-Riverside          	6 - 11 		-7.03
269	Samford                       	8 - 12 		-7.10
270	Lipscomb                      	6 - 11 		-7.28
271	Long Island                   	10 - 7 		-7.30
272	Hampton                       	8 - 9  		-7.37
273	Cornell                       	7 - 10 		-7.37
274	North Carolina A&T            	7 - 9  		-7.52
275	Yale                          	5 - 12 		-7.67
276	East Texas A&M                	7 - 9  		-7.81
277	Norfolk St.                   	8 - 11 		-7.93
278	Southern Illinois-Edwardsville	8 - 10 		-7.93
279	Northeastern                  	6 - 10 		-7.95
280	Arkansas-Pine Bluff           	6 - 10 		-8.04
281	Montana                       	4 - 13 		-8.17
282	DePaul                        	4 - 17 		-8.27
283	Winthrop                      	10 - 11		-8.30
284	Western Michigan              	5 - 12 		-8.37
285	Manhattan                     	5 - 13 		-8.39
286	Utah Tech                     	6 - 10 		-8.45
287	Lafayette                     	7 - 11 		-8.57
288	Boston                        	6 - 12 		-8.68
289	Sacred Heart                  	8 - 10 		-8.72
290	North Florida                 	6 - 11 		-8.95
291	Indiana St.                   	6 - 11 		-9.05
292	Boston College                	4 - 17 		-9.20
293	Alabama St.                   	5 - 11 		-9.23
294	Houston Christian             	5 - 11 		-9.25
295	East Tennessee St.            	7 - 11 		-9.42
296	Weber St.                     	6 - 13 		-9.63
297	California St.-Bakersfield    	6 - 12 		-9.67
298	Western Kentucky              	5 - 12 		-9.83
299	American                      	5 - 13 		-10.12
300	Southeast Missouri St.        	6 - 12 		-10.15
301	New Hampshire                 	6 - 12 		-10.17
302	Bucknell                      	5 - 13 		-10.21
303	California St.-Northridge     	6 - 11 		-10.24
304	Portland St.                  	5 - 12 		-10.30
305	Siena                         	7 - 11 		-10.36
306	Wisconsin-Milwaukee           	6 - 14 		-10.48
307	Colgate                       	5 - 13 		-10.72
308	Wagner                        	7 - 10 		-10.74
309	Evansville                    	4 - 14 		-11.16
310	Northern Illinois             	4 - 14 		-11.24
311	Wichita St.                   	4 - 16 		-11.27
312	Jackson St.                   	4 - 13 		-11.33
313	Missouri-Kansas City          	6 - 14 		-11.49
314	Charleston Southern           	5 - 14 		-11.49
315	Detroit Mercy                 	4 - 14 		-11.52
316	Coppin St.                    	4 - 16 		-11.57
317	Mississippi Valley St.        	4 - 13 		-11.67
318	Tennessee St.                 	3 - 14 		-11.70
319	Florida A&M                   	4 - 12 		-12.07
320	Wright St.                    	6 - 14 		-12.17
321	Southern Illinois             	5 - 12 		-12.32
322	Eastern Illinois              	3 - 16 		-12.42
323	Seattle                       	5 - 13 		-12.64
324	Queens                        	7 - 10 		-12.71
325	Rider                         	4 - 14 		-12.84
326	Hofstra                       	3 - 14 		-12.86
327	Mercyhurst                    	4 - 13 		-12.90
328	San Jose St.                  	3 - 17 		-13.13
329	North Carolina-Wilmington     	5 - 12 		-13.17
330	St. Peter's                   	4 - 14 		-13.34
331	Massachusetts-Lowell          	6 - 12 		-13.50
332	Gardner-Webb                  	6 - 14 		-13.78
333	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi      	3 - 13 		-13.89
334	Buffalo                       	2 - 16 		-13.91
335	Akron                         	3 - 16 		-14.02
336	Chicago St.                   	3 - 16 		-14.43
337	Grambling St.                 	5 - 13 		-14.50
338	North Carolina-Asheville      	8 - 12 		-14.88
339	Stonehill                     	6 - 11 		-15.15
340	South Carolina St.            	5 - 14 		-15.24
341	Morgan St.                    	3 - 17 		-15.39
342	North Dakota                  	4 - 15 		-15.39
343	Le Moyne                      	5 - 14 		-15.49
344	Louisiana                     	2 - 17 		-15.49
345	North Carolina Central        	3 - 14 		-15.91
346	Canisius                      	3 - 14 		-16.44
347	Southeastern Louisiana        	2 - 14 		-16.57
348	California St.-Long Beach     	2 - 15 		-16.60
349	California Polytechnic St.    	3 - 14 		-16.88
350	Bellarmine                    	2 - 17 		-17.08
351	South Carolina Upstate        	6 - 14 		-17.14
352	New Orleans                   	1 - 16 		-17.52
353	St. Francis (PA)              	2 - 15 		-17.74
354	New Haven                     	5 - 12 		-17.95
355	Bethune-Cookman               	3 - 15 		-18.62
356	Presbyterian                  	3 - 16 		-20.06
357	Prairie View A&M              	2 - 15 		-20.75
358	Nebraska-Omaha                	2 - 19 		-20.89
359	Delaware St.                  	3 - 16 		-21.61
360	Valparaiso                    	0 - 19 		-22.39
361	Western Carolina              	3 - 15 		-22.75
362	Niagara                       	0 - 17 		-24.55
363	Central Connecticut St.       	0 - 17 		-26.45

Data courtesy of Kenneth Massey
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THESE PREDICTIONS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY! These Rankings are meant to reward teams for what they have accomplished on the court so far this season. They are not meant to predict the future. Past margin of victory is not taken into account. I take no responsibility if you use these rankings for gambling.