The 2025-26 women's college basketball season is almost here. Here's how preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 look:

The UConn Huskies won their 12th national championship in April, and they will tip off the 2025-26 women's college basketball season as the favorites to do it again. However, there are other teams that look like strong contenders, including runner-up South Carolina, Texas, UCLA and LSU.

As the 2025-26 women's college basketball season begins next week, the Hawkeyes earned a spot inside On3's preseason top 25 rankings.

The USA TODAY Sports preseason women's basketball poll is out. We break down the all the teams that will start the season in the Top 25

The 2025-26 PSAC basketball preseason polls were released by the league offices Thursday afternoon. On the men’s side, Gannon was picked to finish first while Edinboro was picked to finish sixth. The Gannon men advanced to the NCAA sweet 16 last winter,

Some players who were considered but did not make the list include Iowa State's Audi Crooks, Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes and UConn's Serah Williams. Without further ado, here are the top 10 women's college basketball players of the 2025-26 preseason.

See the rankings for Vanderbilt women's basketball in the preseason polls as Mikayla Blakes returns for her sophomore season.

With the 2025-26 season less than a week away, On3 unveiled its preseason Big Ten women's basketball power rankings.

Here's a look at where SEC teams rank in the preseason top-25 rankings for women's college basketball in 2025-26:

NCAA to use availability reports during men's and women's tournaments originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NCAA announced Thursday that player availability reports will be used for the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournaments in March.