Despite a massive 77-64 win over rival LSU this weekend, the Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team remains No. 4 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. But despite being stuck at fourth, the Lady Longhorns are still set up for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
25-0 UConn remains No. 1. The Huskies have occupied the top spot all season. UCLA remains No. 2 and South Carolina stays at No. 3.
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Vanderbilt jumps three spots to No. 5 after big wins over ranked Kentucky and Oklahoma. LSU only drops one spot after the loss to Texas. Michigan, Ohio State, Louisville and the Sooners round out the Top 10. There are nine SEC teams in the Top 25.
Red-hot Vandy is the next challenge for the Lady Longhorns. Texas travels to Nashville Thursday night. Then the Horns face No. 17 Tennessee over the weekend. There are only five more games in UT’s regular season.
USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Week 15 results: Published February 10, 2026
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
25-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
23-1 |
739 |
0 |
2 |
– |
2/4 |
|
|
3 |
24-2 |
711 |
0 |
3 |
– |
2/3 |
|
|
4 |
23-2 |
689 |
0 |
4 |
– |
2/5 |
|
|
5 |
23-2 |
627 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
4/21 |
|
|
6 |
22-3 |
620 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5/12 |
|
|
7 |
20-4 |
581 |
0 |
7 |
– |
7/15 |
|
|
8 |
22-3 |
557 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
8/NR |
|
|
9 |
22-4 |
525 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
6/22 |
|
|
10 |
17-6 |
431 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
5/16 |
|
|
11 |
21-4 |
423 |
0 |
15 |
4 |
10/21 |
|
|
12 |
18-5 |
377 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
|
13 |
20-4 |
359 |
0 |
13 |
– |
13/NR |
|
|
14 |
21-4 |
341 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
7/14 |
|
|
15 |
18-6 |
316 |
0 |
22 |
7 |
6/NR |
|
|
16 |
19-5 |
314 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
13/18 |
|
|
17 |
19-6 |
283 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
6/19 |
|
|
18 |
22-3 |
281 |
0 |
18 |
– |
18/NR |
|
|
19 |
18-7 |
237 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
7/20 |
|
|
20 |
20-5 |
229 |
0 |
20 |
– |
20/NR |
|
|
21 |
20-5 |
173 |
0 |
21 |
– |
8/23 |
|
|
22 |
15-6 |
147 |
0 |
17 |
5 |
9/22 |
|
|
23 |
20-5 |
92 |
0 |
23 |
– |
21/NR |
|
|
24 |
19-2 |
76 |
0 |
24 |
– |
19/NR |
|
|
25 |
19-5 |
53 |
0 |
NR |
1 |
10/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 25 Washington;
Others Receiving Votes
Minnesota 39; Washington 37; Georgia 19; Rhode Island 10; North Carolina State 8; Nebraska 5; Richmond 1;
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List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2025-26 season: Octavia Blue, Kennesaw State; Ashleen Bracey, Illinois-Chicago; Jen Brown, Queens; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Jeff Cammon, Saint Mary’s; Fred Chmiel, Bowling Green; Janell Crayton, Bethune-Cookman; Denise Dillon, Villanova; Carrie Eighmey, South Dakota; Dalila Eshe, Yale; Heather Ezell, Wyoming; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Aqua Franklin, Lamar; Ty Grace, Howard; Hana Haden, Georgia Southern; Corry Irvin, Chicago State; Renee Jimenez, UC-Santa Barbara; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State; Mike Lane, NJIT; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Kristen Mattio, Northern Colorado; Mike McGuire, Radford; Kim McNeill, East Carolina; Dan Nielson, Utah Valley; Shawn Poppie, Clemson; Terry Primm, Siena; Samantha Quigley Smith, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt; Jonathan Tsipis, Western Carolina; Coquese Washington, Rutgers; Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell.
Helpful Info
*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a “NR” (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
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