AP POLL · WEEK 2 · RELEASED MON., NOV. 9, 2026

Women's college basketball rankings: AP Top 25

South Carolina is No. 1 in the women's basketball AP Top 25 released Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, with 32 of 33 first-place votes. Oklahoma moved up seven spots to No. 14; North Carolina fell 11 to No. 23.

Updated 3:17 AM ET · Times ET

Poll week

Week 2 · Nov. 9 (latest)

Preseason · Oct. 20

AP Top 25WEEK 2 · NOV. 9

Women's basketball AP Top 25, week 2, released Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. First-place votes in parentheses, record, movement from last week, and each team's next game.
RANK	TEAMTEAM · RECORD	RECORD	POINTS	MOVE	NEXT GAME	WATCH
1no change	South Carolina (32)2-0	2-0	823	no change	Sun., 1 PMvs. No. 3 USC TrojansABC · TV	ABC · TV
2up 3	Michigan2-0	2-0	777	up 3	Mon., 8 PMat Central Michigan ChippewasCBSSN · TV	CBSSN · TV
3no change	USC (1)2-0	2-0	734	no change	Sun., 1 PMvs. No. 1 South Carolina GamecocksABC · TV	ABC · TV
4down 2	UConn2-1	2-1	733	down 2	Sun., 5:30 PMat No. 7 Louisville CardinalsESPN · TV	ESPN · TV
5down 1	Duke2-0	2-0	681	down 1	Sun., 3 PMvs. Marshall Thundering HerdACC Network · TV	ACC Network · TV
6no change	Texas2-0	2-0	641	no change	Sat., 1 PMvs. Tarleton State TexansSECN+ · Stream	SECN+ · Stream
7no change	Louisville3-0	3-0	613	no change	Sun., 5:30 PMvs. No. 4 UConn HuskiesESPN · TV	ESPN · TV
8no change	Vanderbilt2-0	2-0	609	no change	Sun., 1 PMvs. No. 10 Iowa HawkeyesFS1 · TV	FS1 · TV
9no change	LSU2-0	2-0	561	no change	Today, 7 PMvs. Denver PioneersSECN+ · Stream	SECN+ · Stream
T10no change	Iowa2-1	2-1	469	no change	Sun., 1 PMvs. No. 8 Vanderbilt CommodoresFS1 · TV	FS1 · TV
T10up 1	UCLA2-0	2-0	469	up 1	Sun., 6 PMvs. Princeton TigersBTN · TV	BTN · TV
12up 2	Kentucky3-0	3-0	447	up 2	Sun., 12 PMvs. Eastern Michigan EaglesSEC Network · TV	SEC Network · TV
13no change	Notre Dame2-0	2-0	430	no change	Sat., 1 PMvs. DePaul Blue DemonsNBC · TV	NBC · TV
14up 7	Oklahoma2-0	2-0	363	up 7	Sun., 2 PMvs. Southern JaguarsSECN+ · Stream	SECN+ · Stream
15no change	TCU3-0	3-0	336	no change	Sun., 3 PMvs. Abilene Christian WildcatsESPN+ · Stream	ESPN+ · Stream
16no change	Washington2-0	2-0	314	no change	Tue., 10:30 PMat Washington State CougarsNetwork TBA	Network TBA
17up 1	Ohio State3-0	3-0	282	up 1	Sun., 1 PMvs. Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsB1G+ · Stream	B1G+ · Stream
18down 1	Minnesota2-0	2-0	268	down 1	Sat., 2 PMvs. Kansas State WildcatsB1G+ · Stream	B1G+ · Stream
T19up 3	Oklahoma St2-0	2-0	216	up 3	Sun., 2 PMat South Dakota State JackrabbitsCBSSN · TV	CBSSN · TV
T19up 1	Maryland1-1	1-1	216	up 1	Sun., 1 PMvs. Columbia LionsB1G+ · Stream	B1G+ · Stream
21down 2	Ole Miss2-0	2-0	214	down 2	Sun., 3 PMvs. Louisiana Tech Lady TechstersSECN+ · Stream	SECN+ · Stream
22up 1	Illinois2-0	2-0	134	up 1	Sun., 3 PMvs. Southeast Missouri State RedhawksB1G+ · Stream	B1G+ · Stream
23down 11	North Carolina0-2	0-2	110	down 11	Sat., 4 PMat Pennsylvania QuakersESPN+ · Stream	ESPN+ · Stream
24no change	West Virginia3-0	3-0	108	no change	Today, 5:30 PMvs. Northwestern WildcatsCBSSN · TV	CBSSN · TV
25new this week	Nebraska2-0	2-0	44	new this week	Sat., 4:30 PMvs. Kansas JayhawksB1G+ · Stream	B1G+ · Stream

Poll from the Associated Press, as reported by ESPN. Records as of the poll's release. "T" = tied. Movement compares with the previous week's poll.

Box & Slateboxandslate.com/rankings