2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season

2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 3, 2025 – March 1, 2026
Teams18
TV partner(s)ACC Network, ESPN
WNBA Draft
2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
League championsDuke
  Runners-upLouisville
Season MVPHannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Top scorerHannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame – 25 ppg[1]
ACC Tournament
ChampionsDuke
Finals MVPTania Mair, Duke
2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Duke † 16 – 2   .889 24 – 8   .750
No. 13 Louisville 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
No. 15 North Carolina 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
NC State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 22 Notre Dame 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Virginia Tech 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 23 – 8   .742
Virginia 11 – 7   .611 19 – 11   .633
Clemson 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
California 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Georgia Tech 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Florida State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 14 – 17   .452
SMU 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
Pittsburgh 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
Boston College 1 – 17   .056 5 – 26   .161
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2025, followed by the start of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2025 and ended on March 1, 2026. After the regular season, the 2026 ACC women's basketball tournament was held at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia.[2]

Duke finished as regular season champions with a 16–2 regular season record. Hannah Hidalgo from Notre Dame finished as the league's leading scorer in the regular season and was selected as ACC Player of the Year. Duke was the top seed in the 2026 ACC women's basketball tournament, and defeated second-seed Louisville in overtime in the Final.[3]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

  • After the 2024–25 season, on March 31, 2025, Georgia Tech head coach Nell Fortner announced her retirement after six years as head coach.[4] Karen Blair was announced as her replacement on April 6, 2025.[5]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Record at school ACC record ACC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Boston College Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Albany 8 108–106 42–77 0 0 0 0
California Charmin Smith New York Liberty (Asst.) 7 81–89 12–6 0 1 0 0
Clemson Shawn Poppie Chattanooga 2 14–17 6–12 0 0 0 0
Duke Kara Lawson Boston Celtics (Asst.) 6 97–41 46–27 1 3 0 0
Florida State Brooke Wyckoff Florida State (Asst.) 5 80–39 46–24 0 4 0 0
Georgia Tech Karen Blair Maryland (Asst.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Louisville Jeff Walz Maryland (Asst.) 19 486–146 227–73 1 10 4 0
Miami Tricia Cullop Toledo 2 14–15 4–14 0 0 0 0
NC State Wes Moore Chattanooga 13 301–95 145–56 3 9 1 0
North Carolina Courtney Banghart Princeton 7 125–64 63–44 0 5 0 0
Notre Dame Niele Ivey Memphis Grizzlies (Asst.) 6 117–38 65–22 1 4 0 0
Pittsburgh Tory Verdi UMass 3 21–43 7–29 0 0 0 0
SMU Adia Barnes Arizona 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Stanford Kate Paye Stanford (Assoc.) 2 16–15 8–10 0 0 0 0
Syracuse Felisha Legette-Jack Buffalo 4 56–39 28–26 0 1 0 0
Virginia Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Missouri State 4 48–46 19–35 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tech Megan Duffy Marquette 2 19–13 9–9 0 0 0 0
Wake Forest Megan Gebbia American 4 33–62 9–45 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2025–26 season.
  • Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2024–25 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Preseason watch lists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden Award[8] Naismith[9] Lieberman[10] Drysdale[11] Miller[12] McClain[13] Leslie[14]
Rachel Rose – Clemson
Taina Mair – Duke
Zoe Brooks – NC State
Reniya Kelly – North Carolina
Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Kymora Johnson – Virginia 		Lulu Twidale – California
Ashlon Jackson – Duke
Tajianna Roberts – Louisville
Zamareya Jones – NC State
Laila Phelia – Syracuse 		Jadyn Donovan – Duke
Skylar Jones – Louisville
Nyla Harris – North Carolina 		Toby Fournier – Duke
Allie Kubek – Florida State
Khamil Pierre – NC State
Nunu Agara – Stanford
Sa'Myah Smith – Virginia 		Sakima Walker – California
Laura Ziegler – Louisville
Ra Shayla Kyle – Miami (FL)
Tilda Trygger – NC State
Kennedy Umeh – Stanford

ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off

The preseason poll and Preseason All-ACC Teams were released on October 14, before the season began and following ACC Media Day. The results of the poll and voting for the preseason players of the year are below.[15]

ACC Preseason poll

Team Points
1 Duke 1,525 (40)
2 NC State 1,487 (25)
3 North Carolina 1,374 (1)
4 Louisville 1,276 (2)
5 Notre Dame 1,255 (2)
6 Stanford 1,041
7 Virginia 987
8 Miami 889
9 Florida State 857
10 Virginia Tech 813
11 Clemson 738
12 California 669
13 Syracuse 540
14 SMU 483
15 Georgia Tech 447
16 Pittsburgh 299
17 Boston College 211
18 Wake Forest 157
Reference:[15]
(#) first-place votes

Preseason All-ACC Team

Player Position Class School Points
Hannah Hidalgo Guard Junior Notre Dame 833
Zoe Brooks NC State 606
Kymora Johnson Virginia 577
Toby Fournier Forward Sophomore Duke 535
Ashlon Jackson Guard Senior 333
Tajianna Roberts Sophomore Louisville 326
Khamil Pierre Forward Junior NC State 285
Reniya Kelly Guard Senior North Carolina 276
Nunu Agara Forward Junior Stanford 275
Laura Ziegler Sennior Louisville 78

ACC Preseason Player of the Year shown in Bold.[15]

Preseason All-Freshman Team

Source:[15]

Position Player School Votes
Guard Emilee Skinner Duke 415
Hailee Swain Stanford 324
Nyla Brooks North Carolina 310
Forward Lara Somfai Stanford 185
Guard Aliyahna Morris California 114
Forward Leah Macy Notre Dame 79

Regular season

Records against other conferences

2025–26 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.
Updated through games played on December 28, 2025

Power 4 Conferences Record
Big East 1–5
Big Ten 2–7
Big 12 3–9
SEC 5–20
Power 4 Conferences Total 11–41
Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences Record
America East 6–2
American 2–1
A-10 3–2
ASUN 6–2
Big Sky 2–0
Big South 14–0
Big West 3–0
CAA 7–4
C-USA 4–0
Horizon 2–0
Ivy League 4–2
MAAC 6–1
MAC 3–1
MEAC 11–0
MVC 2–1
Mountain West 3–1
NEC 9–0
OVC 3–0
Patriot League 6–2
SoCon 7–0
Southland 2–0
SWAC 4–0
Summit League 2–0
Sun Belt 8–1
WAC 0–0
WCC 5–0
Other Division I Total 126–19
NCAA Division I Total 137–62
NCAA Division III Total 0–1

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
November 3 California No. 19 Vanderbilt† Adidas Arena • Paris, France Aflac Oui-Play L 52–58 0–1
No. 7 Duke No. 16 Baylor† L 65–74 0–2
November 4 No. 8 Tennessee No. 16 NC State First Horizon Coliseum • Greensboro, NC Battle in the 'Boro W 80–77 1–2
November 4 No. 1 Connecticut No. 20 Louisville† Ramstein Air Base • Kaiserslautern, Germany Armed Forces Classic L 66–79 1–3
November 9 Florida State No. 1 Connecticut Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT Ally Tipoff L 67–99 1–4
No. 18 USC No. 16 NC State Spectrum Center • Charlotte, NC L 68–69 1–5
November 11 Clemson No. 2 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC Rivalry L 37–65 1–6
November 13 No. 11 North Carolina No. 3 UCLA† Michelob Ultra Arena • Paradise, NV WBCA Challenge L 60–78 1–7
November 15 No. 18 Notre Dame No. 14 Michigan† Wayne State Fieldhouse • Detroit, MI Citi Shamrock Classic L 54–93 1–8
November 16 No. 17 TCU No. 10 NC State Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC L 59–69 1–9
November 21 No. 11 USC No. 24 Notre Dame Purcell Pavilion • Notre Dame, IN W 61–59 2–9
November 22 No. 20 Kentucky No. 21 Louisville KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY Rivalry L 62–72 2–10
Miami No. 19 Iowa† ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL WBCA Showcase L 61–64 2–11
November 23 Syracuse No. 6 Michigan† Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Women's Showcase L 55–81 2–12
November 26 Duke No. 2 South Carolina† Michelob Ultra Arena • Paradise, NV Players Era Championship L 66–83 2–13
November 27 No. 3 UCLA† L 59–89 2–14
November 29 Miami No. 24 Oklahoma State† John Gray Gymnasium • George Town, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Classic L 84–87 2–15
November 30 Clemson No. 20 Michigan State† Baha Mar Convention Center • Nassau, The Bahamas Baha Mar Hoops Championship L 64–72 2–16
Florida State No. 9 Oklahoma Alico Arena • Fort Myers, FL Coconut Hoops L 91–109 2–17
December 3 No. 17 Kentucky Miami Watsco Center • Coral Gables, FL ACC–SEC Challenge L 48–64 2–18
NC State No. 9 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK L 98–103OT 2–19
No. 19 Tennessee Stanford Maples Pavilion • Stanford, CA L 62–65 2–20
Virginia No. 15 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN L 68–81 2–21
December 4 No. 5 LSU Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC L 77–93 2–22
No. 11 North Carolina No. 2 Texas Moody Center • Austin, TX L 64–79 2–23
No. 18 Notre Dame No. 13 Ole Miss SJB Pavilion • Oxford, MS L 62–69 2–24
No. 3 South Carolina No. 22 Louisville KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY L 77–79 2–25
December 19 No. 22 Washington Stanford Maples Pavilion • Stanford, CA W 67–62 3–25
December 20 No. 16 Louisville No. 17 Tennessee† Barclays Center • Brooklyn, NY Women's Champions Classic W 89–65 4–25
December 21 California No. 19 USC† Chase Center • San Francisco, CA Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic L 57–61 4–26
January 19 Notre Dame No. 1 Connecticut Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT Rivalry L 47–85 4–27

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
ACC team shown in bold.
† denotes game was played on neutral site

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Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina NC State Notre Dame Pittsburgh SMU Stanford Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest
vs. Boston College – 73–58 83–59 100–49 85–76 70–60 85–56 82–70 90–39 106–84 94–60 64–61 59–77 77–52 93–59
90–65		 81–55 78–56 79–65
vs. California 58–73 – 70–63 78–74 62–75 56–63 71–59 69–60 71–55 71–60 69–80 80–95 34–78
  • 78–69
  • 71–78OT
 90–873OT 58–64 68–58 52–61
vs. Clemson 59–83 63–70 – 51–53 58–77
  • 58–55
  • 65–672OT
 65–54 55–70 53–44 65–75 58–65 41–73 54–83 85–50 68–64 73–63 71–68 71–78OT
vs. Duke 49–100 74–78 53–51 – 52–80 46–93 58–59 58–74
  • 68–72
  • 74–69
 65–83 68–82 41–95 36–95 60–67 51–71 58–65 54–70 44–80
vs. Florida State 76–85 75–62 77–58 80–52 – 80–69 88–65
  • 89–73
  • 70–87
 82–55 83–55 93–58 65–69 51–73 77–61 82–72 91–872OT 79–54 74–77OT
vs. Georgia Tech 60–70 63–56
  • 55–58
  • 67–652OT
 93–46 69–80 – 69–50 49–79 54–46 87–58 90–95OT 68–84 59–67 52–74 94–70 61–59 62–51 57–56
vs. Louisville 56–85 59–71 54–65 59–58 65–88 50–69 – 68–77 66–76OT 80–88OT
  • 66–79
  • 65–62
 46–86 58–91 66–84 65–84 74–72 60–85 67–86
vs. Miami 70–82 60–69 70–55 74–58
  • 73–89
  • 87–70
 79–49 77–68 – 73–62 87–61 74–66 58–79 66–75 51–66 65–60 67–56 67–75OT 61–64
vs. North Carolina 39–90 55–71 44–53
  • 72–68
  • 69–74
 55–82 46–54 76–66OT 62–73 – 59–61 73–50 50–78 42–94 77–71OT 71–77OT 70–82 63–66OT 56–84
vs. NC State 84–106 60–71 75–65 83–65 55–83 58–87 88–80OT 61–87 61–59 – 79–67 43–93 54–91 46–74 69–82 76–78OT 62–82 77–95
56–65
vs. Notre Dame 60–94 80–69 65–58 82–68 58–93 95–90OT
  • 79–66
  • 62–65
 66–74 50–73 67–79 – 59–94 63–88 66–78 62–72 81–70 70–80 54–78
vs. Pittsburgh 61–64 95–80 73–41 95–41 69–65 84–68 86–46 79–58 78–50 93–43 94–59 – 83–76
79–78		 86–65 84–51 84–46 67–50 74–55
vs. SMU 77–59 78–34 83–54 95–36 73–51 67–59 91–58 75–66 94–42 91–54 88–63 76–83
78–79		 – 87–57 78–69 76–52 79–42 70–65
vs. Stanford 52–77
  • 69–78
  • 78–71OT
 50–85 67–60 61–77 74–52 84–66 66–51 71–77OT 74–46 78–66 65–83 57–87 – 69–58 75–69 79–67 43–55
vs. Syracuse 59–93
65–90		 87–903OT 64–68 71–51 72–82 70–94 84–65 60–65 77–71OT 82–69 72–62 51–84 69–78 58–69 – 60–79 77–57 58–73
vs. Virginia 55–81 64–58 63–73 65–58 87–912OT 59–61 72–74 56–67 82–70 78–76OT 70–81 46–84 52–76 69–75 79–60 – 76–64
83–82		 103–1093OT
vs. Virginia Tech 56–78 58–68 68–71 70–54 54–79 51–62 85–60 75–67OT 66–63OT 82–62 80–70 50–67 42–79 67–79 57–77 64–76
82–83		 – 57–85
vs. Wake Forest 65–79 61–52 78–71OT 80–44 77–74OT 56–57 86–67 64–61 84–56 95–77
65–56		 78–54 55–74 65–70 55–43 73–58 109–1033OT 85–57 –
Total 1–17 9–9 11–7 16–2 5–13 8–10 15–3 8–10 14–4 13–5 12–6 1–17 2–16 8–10 12–6 11–7 12–6 4–14

Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices name a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.

Week Date Awarded Player of the week Rookie of the week Reference
Week 1 November 10, 2025 Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame Lara Somfai – Stanford [16]
Week 2 November 17, 2025 Hannah Hidalgo (2) – Notre Dame Puff Morris – California [17]
Week 3 November 24, 2025 Nunu Agara – Stanford Nyla Brooks – North Carolina [18]
Week 4 December 1, 2025 Indya Nivar – North Carolina Uche Izoje – Syracuse [19]
Week 5 December 8, 2025 Hannah Hidalgo (3) – Notre Dame Uche Izoje (2) – Syracuse [20]
Week 6 December 15, 2025 Laura Ziegler – Louisville Lara Somfai (2) – Stanford [21]
Courtney Ogden – Stanford
Week 7 December 22, 2025 Kymora Johnson – Virginia Uche Izoje (3) – Syracuse [22]
Week 8 December 29, 2025 Grace Oliver – Wake Forest Lara Somfai (3) – Stanford [23]
Week 9 January 5, 2026 Talayah Walker – Georgia Tech Uche Izoje (4) – Syracuse [24]
Week 10 January 12, 2026 Hannah Hidalgo (4) – Notre Dame Arianna Roberson – Duke [25]
Week 11 January 19, 2026 Imari Berry – Louisville Uche Izoje (5) – Syracuse [26]
Week 12 January 26, 2026 Zoe Brooks – NC State Uche Izoje (6) – Syracuse [27]
Week 13 February 2, 2026 Hannah Hidalgo (5) – Notre Dame Milan Brown – Wake Forest [28]
Week 14 February 9, 2026 Toby Fournier – Duke Lara Somfai (4) – Stanford [29]
Week 15 February 16, 2026 Sophie Burrows – Syracuse Theresa Hagans Jr. – Pittsburgh [30]
Week 16 February 23, 2026 Hannah Hidalgo (6) – Notre Dame Uche Izoje (7) – Syracuse [31]
Week 17 March 2, 2026 Hannah Hidalgo (7) – Notre Dame Uche Izoje (8) – Syracuse [32]

Postseason

ACC Tournament

Main article: 2026 ACC women's basketball tournament

Source:[33]

First round
Wednesday, March 4		Second round
Thursday, March 5		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7		Championship
Sunday, March 8
113 Duke60
8Virginia509Clemson46
9Clemson63113 Duke65
5Notre Dame63
4NC State63
5Notre Dame695Notre Dame81
12Miami83*12Miami54113 Duke70*
13Stanford76212 Louisville65
212 Louisville87
7Syracuse707Syracuse61
10California7510California59212 Louisville65
15Wake Forest52316 North Carolina57
316 North Carolina85
6Virginia Tech626Virginia Tech68
11Georgia Tech7211Georgia Tech54
14Florida State60

* denotes overtime period

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First Four 1st Round 2nd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
3 Sacramento 2 Duke Bye vs. (14) Charleston (Durham)
3 Fort Worth 3 Louisville vs. (14) Vermont (Louisville)
4 Fort Worth 1 North Carolina vs. (13) Western Illinois (Chapel Hill)
6 Fort Worth 1 Notre Dame vs. (11) Fairfield (Columbus)
7 Fort Worth 3 NC State vs. (10) Tennessee (Ann Arbor)
8 Sacramento 4 Clemson vs. (9) USC (Columbia)
9 Fort Worth 1 Syracuse vs. (8) Iowa State (Storrs)
9 Fort Worth 3 Virginia Tech vs. (8) Oregon (Austin)
10 Sacramento 4 Virginia vs. (10) Arizona State (Iowa City)
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

WBIT tournament

Main article: 2026 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
2 Utah Miami vs. Georgia Southern (Coral Gables)
2 BYU Stanford vs. LMU (Stanford)
3 North Dakota State California vs. Santa Clara (Berkley)
— North Dakota State Georgia Tech @ (2) Kansas State (Manhattan)
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

Honors and awards

All-Americans

Main article: 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans
Associated Press WCBA USBWA
First Team
Second Team
Third Team

ACC Awards

Source:[34]

2025-26 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Blue Ribbon Panel Votes
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Coach of the Year Kara Lawson – Duke
Defensive Player of the Year Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year Uche Izoje – Syracuse
Sixth Player of the Year Imari Berry – Louisville
Most Improved Player Cassandre Prosper – Notre Dame
2025-26 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Coaches Votes
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Coach of the Year Kara Lawson – Duke
Defensive Player of the Year Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year Uche Izoje – Syracuse
Sixth Player of the Year Imari Berry – Louisville
Most Improved Player Cassandre Prosper – Notre Dame
2025-26 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams
Blue Ribbon Votes
First Team Second Team Freshman Team

Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Toby Fournier – Duke
Kymora Johnson – Virginia
Khamil Pierre – NC State
Zoe Brooks – NC State
Uche Izoje – Syracuse
Laura Ziegler – Louisville
Taina Mair – Duke
Ra Shaya Kyle – Miami
Talayah Walker – Georgia Tech

Nyla Harris – North Carolina
Lulu Twidale – California
Ashlon Jackson – Duke
Tajianna Roberts – Louisville
Nunu Agara – Stanford
Carleigh Wenzel – Virginia Tech
Mia Moore – Clemson
Indya Nivar – North Carolina
Cassandre Prosper – Notre Dame
Imari Berry – Louisville

Uche Izoje – Syracuse
Lara Somfai – Stanford
Arianna Roberson – Duke
Nyla Brooks – North Carolina
Theresa Hagans – Pittsburgh
Milan Brown – Wake Forest

2025-26 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams
Coaches Votes
First Team Second Team Freshman Team

Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Toby Fournier – Duke
Kymora Johnson – Virginia
Khamil Pierre – NC State
Zoe Brooks – NC State
Uche Izoje – Syracuse
Laura Ziegler – Louisville
Nyla Harris – North Carolina
Tajianna Roberts – Louisville
Ashlon Jackson – Duke

Taina Mair – Duke
Ra Shaya Kyle – Miami
Mia Moore – Clemson
Lulu Twidale – California
Carleigh Wenzel – Virginia Tech
Carys Baker – Virginia Tech
Nunu Agara – Stanford
Talayah Walker – Georgia Tech
Indya Nivar – North Carolina
Laila Phelia – Syracuse

Uche Izoje – Syracuse
Arianna Roberson – Duke
Lara Somfai – Stanford
Nyla Brooks – North Carolina
Hailee Swain – Stanford
Theresa Hagans – Pittsburgh

2025-26 ACC Women's Basketball All-ACC Defensive Team
Blue Ribbon Votes
Player Team Votes
Hannah Hidalgo Notre Dame 326
Toby Fournier Duke 215
Uche Izoje Syracuse 197
Indya Nivar North Carolina 121
Taina Mair Duke 103
Brianna Turnage Georgia Tech 83
2025-26 ACC Women's Basketball All-ACC Defensive Team
Coaches Votes
Player Team Votes
Hannah Hidalgo Notre Dame 102
Toby Fournier Duke 60
Uche Izoje Syracuse 55
Indya Nivar North Carolina 53
Taina Mair Duke 30
Brianna Turnage Georgia Tech 19

WNBA draft

Main article: 2026 WNBA draft
Player Team Round Pick # Position School

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