The AP Top 25

Women's college basketball rankings: JuJu Watkins has USC at No. 3 in AP Top 25, South Carolina begins on top

Watkins is back for the 2026-27 season, and the Trojans are behind only South Carolina and UConn in the preseason poll

The AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press (women's college basketball) poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Women's CBK AP Top 25: South Carolina Is No. 1, While New-Look UCLA Slips

South Carolina is ranked first in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 women's basketball poll, while the Big Ten makes preseason poll history.