Here is the full rank-ordered list of NCAA women’s Division I basketball rankings using Laura Albert’s composite Markov chain rankings on January 19, 2026:
1 Connecticut
2 Texas
3 UCLA
4 South Carolina
5 Vanderbilt
6 TCU
7 LSU
8 Louisville
9 Michigan
10 Texas Tech
11 Maryland
12 Michigan St
13 Iowa
14 Ohio St
15 Kentucky
16 Alabama
17 Baylor
18 Mississippi
19 West Virginia
20 Oklahoma
21 Nebraska
22 Tennessee
23 Washington
24 Princeton
25 Georgia
26 Arizona St
27 Oregon
28 NC State
29 Duke
30 North Carolina
31 Illinois
32 Stanford
33 Mississippi St
34 Villanova
35 USC
36 Oklahoma St
37 Syracuse
38 Minnesota
39 Rhode Island
40 Richmond
41 Utah
42 Notre Dame
43 S Dakota St
44 Iowa St
45 BYU
46 Rice
47 N Dakota St
48 Seton Hall
49 South Florida
50 Colorado
51 Virginia Tech
52 Auburn
53 Virginia
54 Troy
55 Fairfield
56 Davidson
57 Murray St
58 Miami FL
59 James Madison
60 Florida
61 Gonzaga
62 Kansas St
63 Missouri
64 Clemson
65 San Diego St
66 Santa Clara
67 Indiana
68 Wisconsin
69 Colorado St
70 Kansas
71 St John’s
72 Arkansas St
73 George Mason
74 Oregon St
75 Columbia
76 California
77 Purdue
78 Texas A&M
79 Ga Southern
80 Marquette
81 WI Green Bay
82 UC Irvine
83 Montana St
84 Marshall
85 UNLV
86 High Point
87 Belmont
88 Georgetown
89 Penn St
90 Arkansas
91 Massachusetts
92 Ball St
93 McNeese St
94 W Illinois
95 St Joseph’s PA
96 Miami OH
97 Rutgers
98 New Mexico
99 Boise St
100 Col Charleston
101 Arizona
102 Vermont
103 UCF
104 Abilene Chr
105 Wake Forest
2 Texas
3 UCLA
4 South Carolina
5 Vanderbilt
6 TCU
7 LSU
8 Louisville
9 Michigan
10 Texas Tech
11 Maryland
12 Michigan St
13 Iowa
14 Ohio St
15 Kentucky
16 Alabama
17 Baylor
18 Mississippi
19 West Virginia
20 Oklahoma
21 Nebraska
22 Tennessee
23 Washington
24 Princeton
25 Georgia
26 Arizona St
27 Oregon
28 NC State
29 Duke
30 North Carolina
31 Illinois
32 Stanford
33 Mississippi St
34 Villanova
35 USC
36 Oklahoma St
37 Syracuse
38 Minnesota
39 Rhode Island
40 Richmond
41 Utah
42 Notre Dame
43 S Dakota St
44 Iowa St
45 BYU
46 Rice
47 N Dakota St
48 Seton Hall
49 South Florida
50 Colorado
51 Virginia Tech
52 Auburn
53 Virginia
54 Troy
55 Fairfield
56 Davidson
57 Murray St
58 Miami FL
59 James Madison
60 Florida
61 Gonzaga
62 Kansas St
63 Missouri
64 Clemson
65 San Diego St
66 Santa Clara
67 Indiana
68 Wisconsin
69 Colorado St
70 Kansas
71 St John’s
72 Arkansas St
73 George Mason
74 Oregon St
75 Columbia
76 California
77 Purdue
78 Texas A&M
79 Ga Southern
80 Marquette
81 WI Green Bay
82 UC Irvine
83 Montana St
84 Marshall
85 UNLV
86 High Point
87 Belmont
88 Georgetown
89 Penn St
90 Arkansas
91 Massachusetts
92 Ball St
93 McNeese St
94 W Illinois
95 St Joseph’s PA
96 Miami OH
97 Rutgers
98 New Mexico
99 Boise St
100 Col Charleston
101 Arizona
102 Vermont
103 UCF
104 Abilene Chr
105 Wake Forest
106 Providence
107 E Kentucky
108 Xavier
109 Harvard
110 Missouri St
111 Howard
112 Creighton
113 Northwestern
114 East Carolina
115 Tulsa
116 Old Dominion
117 Southern Indiana
118 Georgia Tech
119 Lindenwood
120 Butler
121 Army
122 FGCU
123 UC Santa Barbara
124 Cincinnati
125 Florida St
126 South Dakota
127 Northern Iowa
128 San Francisco
129 MTSU
130 North Texas
131 Louisiana Tech
132 Quinnipiac
133 Cleveland St
134 Illinois St
135 Portland
136 Youngstown St
137 Loy Marymount
138 Penn
139 N Colorado
140 Idaho
141 Austin Peay
142 SMU
143 UT San Antonio
144 C Michigan
145 Cal Baptist
146 St Louis
147 Sam Houston St
148 Bradley
149 Idaho St
150 UC San Diego
151 Houston
152 F Dickinson
153 G Washington
154 Charlotte
155 Cent Arkansas
156 La Salle
157 PFW
158 Tulane
159 Pepperdine
160 SUNY Albany
161 Grand Canyon
162 Binghamton
163 Ohio
164 SF Austin
165 Temple
166 Southern Miss
167 Longwood
168 St Bonaventure
169 Bryant
170 UC Davis
171 Brown
172 N Kentucky
173 NJIT
174 Oral Roberts
175 Navy
176 Holy Cross
177 Morehead St
178 St Mary’s CA
179 Liberty
180 Dayton
181 Fresno St
182 Washington St
183 Loyola-Chicago
184 Jacksonville
185 Maine
186 West Georgia
187 UTRGV
188 Lamar
189 Stetson
190 ULM
191 Coastal Car
192 South Alabama
193 UAB
194 UT Arlington
195 DePaul
196 Monmouth NJ
197 Lehigh
198 Chattanooga
199 Kent
200 Florida Intl
201 Drexel
202 Hawaii
203 VCU
204 MD E Shore
205 Towson
206 IL Chicago
207 Robert Morris
208 Southern Univ
209 Georgia St
210 Tennessee Tech
211 Pacific
212 Campbell
213 Toledo
214 Southern Utah
215 Memphis
216 Fordham
217 FL Atlantic
218 Mercer
219 Ark Little Rock
220 Stony Brook
221 E Washington
222 William & Mary
223 Appalachian St
224 TN Martin
225 Tarleton St
226 Northwestern LA
227 Boston College
228 Utah Valley
229 CS Fullerton
230 UMBC
231 Delaware
232 Air Force
233 E Michigan
234 Incarnate Word
235 Nevada
236 CS Sacramento
237 Bowling Green
238 Furman
239 Radford
240 UNC Greensboro
241 Pittsburgh
242 UTEP
243 Drake
244 Coppin St
245 Jacksonville St
246 Utah St
247 San Diego
248 Iona
249 Kennesaw
250 Duquesne
251 Loyola MD
252 Northern Arizona
253 St Thomas MN
254 Oakland
255 Merrimack
256 Mt St Mary’s
257 North Alabama
258 UC Riverside
259 IUPUI
260 Alabama A&M
261 Nicholls St
262 Marist
263 LIU Brooklyn
264 Detroit
265 Texas St
266 Wofford
267 Cornell
268 Elon
269 Yale
270 Wyoming
271 WKU
272 SIUE
273 Denver
274 Dartmouth
275 Weber St
276 Utah Tech
277 Siena
278 ETSU
279 Missouri KC
280 NC A&T
281 Wichita St
282 New Mexico St
283 Lafayette
284 Lipscomb
285 Northeastern
286 E Illinois
287 W Michigan
288 Manhattan
289 Winthrop
290 CS Bakersfield
291 SE Missouri St
292 WI Milwaukee
293 Charleston So
294 Samford
295 East Texas A&M
296 Alcorn St
297 Hampton
298 Montana
299 Jackson St
300 Norfolk St
301 Evansville
302 Indiana St
303 Tennessee St
304 Wright St
305 TX Southern
107 E Kentucky
108 Xavier
109 Harvard
110 Missouri St
111 Howard
112 Creighton
113 Northwestern
114 East Carolina
115 Tulsa
116 Old Dominion
117 Southern Indiana
118 Georgia Tech
119 Lindenwood
120 Butler
121 Army
122 FGCU
123 UC Santa Barbara
124 Cincinnati
125 Florida St
126 South Dakota
127 Northern Iowa
128 San Francisco
129 MTSU
130 North Texas
131 Louisiana Tech
132 Quinnipiac
133 Cleveland St
134 Illinois St
135 Portland
136 Youngstown St
137 Loy Marymount
138 Penn
139 N Colorado
140 Idaho
141 Austin Peay
142 SMU
143 UT San Antonio
144 C Michigan
145 Cal Baptist
146 St Louis
147 Sam Houston St
148 Bradley
149 Idaho St
150 UC San Diego
151 Houston
152 F Dickinson
153 G Washington
154 Charlotte
155 Cent Arkansas
156 La Salle
157 PFW
158 Tulane
159 Pepperdine
160 SUNY Albany
161 Grand Canyon
162 Binghamton
163 Ohio
164 SF Austin
165 Temple
166 Southern Miss
167 Longwood
168 St Bonaventure
169 Bryant
170 UC Davis
171 Brown
172 N Kentucky
173 NJIT
174 Oral Roberts
175 Navy
176 Holy Cross
177 Morehead St
178 St Mary’s CA
179 Liberty
180 Dayton
181 Fresno St
182 Washington St
183 Loyola-Chicago
184 Jacksonville
185 Maine
186 West Georgia
187 UTRGV
188 Lamar
189 Stetson
190 ULM
191 Coastal Car
192 South Alabama
193 UAB
194 UT Arlington
195 DePaul
196 Monmouth NJ
197 Lehigh
198 Chattanooga
199 Kent
200 Florida Intl
201 Drexel
202 Hawaii
203 VCU
204 MD E Shore
205 Towson
206 IL Chicago
207 Robert Morris
208 Southern Univ
209 Georgia St
210 Tennessee Tech
211 Pacific
212 Campbell
213 Toledo
214 Southern Utah
215 Memphis
216 Fordham
217 FL Atlantic
218 Mercer
219 Ark Little Rock
220 Stony Brook
221 E Washington
222 William & Mary
223 Appalachian St
224 TN Martin
225 Tarleton St
226 Northwestern LA
227 Boston College
228 Utah Valley
229 CS Fullerton
230 UMBC
231 Delaware
232 Air Force
233 E Michigan
234 Incarnate Word
235 Nevada
236 CS Sacramento
237 Bowling Green
238 Furman
239 Radford
240 UNC Greensboro
241 Pittsburgh
242 UTEP
243 Drake
244 Coppin St
245 Jacksonville St
246 Utah St
247 San Diego
248 Iona
249 Kennesaw
250 Duquesne
251 Loyola MD
252 Northern Arizona
253 St Thomas MN
254 Oakland
255 Merrimack
256 Mt St Mary’s
257 North Alabama
258 UC Riverside
259 IUPUI
260 Alabama A&M
261 Nicholls St
262 Marist
263 LIU Brooklyn
264 Detroit
265 Texas St
266 Wofford
267 Cornell
268 Elon
269 Yale
270 Wyoming
271 WKU
272 SIUE
273 Denver
274 Dartmouth
275 Weber St
276 Utah Tech
277 Siena
278 ETSU
279 Missouri KC
280 NC A&T
281 Wichita St
282 New Mexico St
283 Lafayette
284 Lipscomb
285 Northeastern
286 E Illinois
287 W Michigan
288 Manhattan
289 Winthrop
290 CS Bakersfield
291 SE Missouri St
292 WI Milwaukee
293 Charleston So
294 Samford
295 East Texas A&M
296 Alcorn St
297 Hampton
298 Montana
299 Jackson St
300 Norfolk St
301 Evansville
302 Indiana St
303 Tennessee St
304 Wright St
305 TX Southern
306 Sacred Heart
307 Buffalo
308 Boston Univ
309 CS Northridge
310 Portland St
311 New Hampshire
312 Akron
313 Houston Chr
314 S Carolina St
315 Ark Pine Bluff
316 Alabama St
317 San Jose St
318 North Florida
319 Bucknell
320 Hofstra
321 Queens NC
322 Gardner Webb
323 New Orleans
324 S Illinois
325 Wagner
326 Colgate
327 Seattle
328 American Univ
329 Rider
330 NC Central
331 Stonehill
332 UNC Asheville
333 Bellarmine
334 UNC Wilmington
335 Mercyhurst
336 New Haven
337 N Illinois
338 Grambling
339 MS Valley St
340 Long Beach St
341 SC Upstate
342 TAM C. Christi
343 North Dakota
344 NE Omaha
345 Canisius
346 Florida A&M
347 SE Louisiana
348 W Carolina
349 Chicago St
350 St Peter’s
351 Morgan St
352 MA Lowell
353 Louisiana
354 Le Moyne
355 Cal Poly
356 Delaware St
357 St Francis PA
358 Bethune-Cookman
359 Valparaiso
360 Prairie View
361 Presbyterian
362 Central Conn
363 Niagara
307 Buffalo
308 Boston Univ
309 CS Northridge
310 Portland St
311 New Hampshire
312 Akron
313 Houston Chr
314 S Carolina St
315 Ark Pine Bluff
316 Alabama St
317 San Jose St
318 North Florida
319 Bucknell
320 Hofstra
321 Queens NC
322 Gardner Webb
323 New Orleans
324 S Illinois
325 Wagner
326 Colgate
327 Seattle
328 American Univ
329 Rider
330 NC Central
331 Stonehill
332 UNC Asheville
333 Bellarmine
334 UNC Wilmington
335 Mercyhurst
336 New Haven
337 N Illinois
338 Grambling
339 MS Valley St
340 Long Beach St
341 SC Upstate
342 TAM C. Christi
343 North Dakota
344 NE Omaha
345 Canisius
346 Florida A&M
347 SE Louisiana
348 W Carolina
349 Chicago St
350 St Peter’s
351 Morgan St
352 MA Lowell
353 Louisiana
354 Le Moyne
355 Cal Poly
356 Delaware St
357 St Francis PA
358 Bethune-Cookman
359 Valparaiso
360 Prairie View
361 Presbyterian
362 Central Conn
363 Niagara