AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll after Week 1 of 2026-27 season, Digi Mart USA News: Through the first week of the women’s college basketball season, a top-five matchup delivered movement in the rankings, according to the AP Top 25 poll released Monday morning.
UConn and Michigan met on Thursday, and the Wolverines won 2-ranked UConn in Ann Arbor. Olivia Olson and Te’Yala Delfosse led Michigan’s offense, and the victory pushed Michigan up to No. 2 in the latest poll.
South Carolina remained at the top of the AP Top 25 after an 84-39 home win over No. 15 North Carolina, following an eight-point season-opening win over Maryland. The Gamecocks next face USC in Greenville for a Sunday matinee on November 15 on ABC.
Michigan’s win over UConn came in the Wolverines’ season opener at Crisler Center. Te’Yala Delfosse scored 22 points with nine rebounds, and Olivia Olson added 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Michigan then beat Wright State in its next game.
USC scored at least 100 points in each of its first two games, a 100-68 win over UNLV in Las Vegas and a 118-40 win over Utah State. The Trojans play Charleston on Tuesday before heading to Greenville to face top-ranked South Carolina.
UConn struggled with ball control in its loss to Michigan, turning the ball over 19 times. The Huskies bounced back with a victory over No. 10 Iowa to remain near the top of the poll.
Sarah Strong is averaging 23.7 points and 7.3 rebounds, and Jovana Popovic is averaging 18 points through three games.
Duke opened with two double-digit wins and stayed in the Top 25. Arianna Robinson and Aaliyah Crump each averaged 12 points across the opening week, with Crump leading the team with 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals and Robinson averaging 3.0 blocks.
Texas started with back-to-back blowout wins. Madison Booker scored 30 points in the opener against Northern Colorado and 24 points against Fairleigh Dickinson.
Louisville, which entered Week 1 as a Top-10 team, beat Bellarmine, Stetson and Southern Indiana, and it hosts UConn at the KFC Yum! Center on November 15.
Vanderbilt scored 100 points in each of its first two games, beating Lipscomb 112-53 and Queens 100-42, and it stayed in the Top 10. LSU scored 129 points in its opener against Southeast Louisiana and 131 against Texas Southern, with ZaKiyah Johnson averaging a team-high 25 points through the opening week.
UCLA’s new-look roster won its first games against Lehigh and UC Irvine. Sienna Betts is averaging 16 points through the opening week, and the Bruins next face Arizona.
Iowa lost to UConn after beating Towson and Eastern Illinois, but it remains in the Top 10. Chit-Chat Wright scored a team-high 23 points against UConn.
Kentucky began 3-0, including a win over No. 25 NC State. Ajsa Sivka scored 32 points against NC State, and Clara Strack has also led the team.
Notre Dame beat Villanova in Rome and then Stonehill, with Hannah Hidalgo averaging 29.5 points, 5.0 assists and 6.5 steals across the first two games.
Oklahoma beat North Carolina 91-79 in its opener, with LeeLee Bell scoring 25 points and grabbing eight rebounds in that game. TCU won three games, scoring at least 89 points in each while allowing no more than 43.
Washington beat UC San Diego and Pacific, with Salvia Sellers totaling 21 points and 8.5 assists across two games.
Ohio State beat Central Michigan 103-36 and stayed in the middle of the poll, with Jaloni Cambridge averaging 20.7 points per game. Minnesota beat Marquette on the road, and Grace Grocholski scored 25 points with 11 rebounds.
Oklahoma State held both Southern and Morgan State under 40 points in its first two games, and Audi Crooks had a double-double against Morgan State.
Maryland lost its opener to South Carolina 101-93 in Paris but bounced back against George Mason and remains ranked. Ole Miss started 2-0 with wins over Alcorn State and North Alabama.
Illinois beat Detroit Mercy and Southern, with Cearah Parchment averaging 20 points per game. North Carolina lost to Oklahoma and South Carolina but remained in the poll.
West Virginia started 3-0, including a win over Georgia Tech, and Nebraska entered the rankings after wins over San Jose State and Western Illinois. Others receiving votes were Baylor 39, NC State 35, Arizona State 20, Virginia 18, Kansas 8, Florida 4, Michigan State 3, Fairfield 2, Colorado 2, Tennessee 1 and Princeton 1.
