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The Associated Press 2025-26 women’s college basketball All-America teams

The Associated Press 2025-26 All-America women’s basketball team with statistics through regular-season and conference tournaments:

First Team

Sarah Strong, UConn, Sophomore; Durham, North Carolina: 18.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 60.1 field goal% (31 first-place votes, 155 points(asterisk))

Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt, sophomore; Somerset, New Jersey: 27 points, 4.4 assists, 45.8 field goal% (29, 151)

Lauren Betts, UCLA, Senior; Centennial, Colorado: 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 56.2 field goal% (29, 151)

Madison Booker, Texas, Junior; Ridgeland, Mississippi: 18.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 51.6 field goal% (17, 127)

Azzi Fudd, UConn, Senior; Arlington, Virginia: 17.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 48.9 field goal% (14, 121)

(asterisk)-unanimous selection

Second Team

Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame, Junior; Merchantville, New Jersey: 25.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists 48.1 field goal% (15, 116)

Joyce Edwards, South Carolina, Sophomore; Camden, South Carolina: 19.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 58.7 field goal% (7, 103)

Olivia Miles, TCU, Senior; Phillipsburg, New Jersey: 19.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists (7, 99)

Audi Crooks, Iowa State, Junior; Algona, Iowa: 25.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 64.7 field goal% (2, 63)

Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio State, Sophomore; Nashville, Tennessee: 22.8 points, 4.6 assists, 49 field goal% (2, 61)

Third Team

Olivia Olson, Michigan, Sophomore; New Hope, Minnesota: 19.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists (0, 44)

Kiki Rice, UCLA, Senior; Bethesda, Maryland: 15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 50.4 field goal% (1, 34)

Flau’jae Johnson, LSU, Senior; Savannah, Georgia: 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 45.8 field goal% (0, 24)

Toby Fournier, Duke, Sophomore; Toronto, Ontario: 17.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 53.2 field goal% (0, 23)

Raven Johnson, South Carolina, Senior; Atlanta, Georgia: 10.3 points, 5.4 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 50.6 field goal% (1, 18)

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Honorable Mention (alphabetical order):

Raegan Beers, Oklahoma; Zanai Barnett-Gay, Navy; Jazzy Davidson, USC; Maggie Doogan, Richmond; MiLaysia Fulwiley, LSU; Rori Harmon, Texas; Ava Heiden, Iowa; Gianna Kneepkens, UCLA; Avery Koenen, North Dakota State; Ta’Niya Latson, South Carolina; Liv McGill, Florida; Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss; Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State; Oluchi Okanawa, Maryland; Khamil Pierre, NC State; Marta Suarez, TCU; Clara Strack, Kentucky; Riley Weiss, Columbia; Mikaylah Williams, LSU.

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AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket and coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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