2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
| 2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 4–24 (2–15 Sun Belt) |
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| Associate head coach | Temeka Johnson |
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| Home arena | Cajundome |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by fourteenth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, play their home games at the Cajundome. They are competing as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Previous season
The Louisiana finished the 2024–25 season 13–16, 9–9 in the Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.[1] They were defeated by 11th-seeded Marshall in the Third Round of the Sun Belt tournament.[2]
Preseason
On October 20, 2025, the Sun Belt Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Louisiana was picked to finish eleventh in the Sun Belt regular season.[3]
Preseason rankings
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 189 (9) |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 174 (3) |
| 3 | Troy | 171 (1) |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 151 (1) |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 125 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 104 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 102 |
| 8 | Marshall | 100 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 94 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 73 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 67 |
| 12 | Texas State | 55 |
| 13 | Louisiana–Monroe | 36 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 29 |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 23, 2025* 6:00 p.m. |
LSU Alexandria | W 92–47 | 19 – Tied | 15 – Daniel | 6 – Silva | Cajundome (353) Lafayette, LA | |||||
| October 28, 2025* 6:00 p.m. |
Mississippi College | W 78–67 | 22 – Daniel | 6 – Manley | 2 – Tied | Cajundome (279) Lafayette, LA | |||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bowling Green MAC-SBC Challenge |
L 67–82 | 0–1 |
17 – Price | 9 – Daniel | 2 – Manley | Cajundome (516) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Delta State | L 68–76 | 0–2 |
20 – Price | 9 – Price | 3 – Jackson | Cajundome (643) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| November 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at No. 4 Texas | L 38–100 | 0–3 |
17 – Daniel | 5 – TEAM | 2 – Tied | Moody Center (8,677) Austin, TX | ||||
| November 14, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | L 64–66 | 0–4 |
23 – Manley | 11 – Price | 3 – Price | Stopher Gymnasium (711) Thibodaux, LA | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Memphis | L 64–70 | 0–5 |
19 – Silva | 8 – Tied | 6 – Silva | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (681) Memphis, TN | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. High Point Big Easy Classic |
L 62–77 | 0–6 |
17 – Manley | 8 – Ba | 7 – Silva | Alario Center (196) Westwego, LA | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 2:30 p.m. |
vs. Fresno State Big Easy Classic |
L 48–61 | 0–7 |
17 – Daniel | 10 – Daniel | 4 – Silva | Alario Center (183) Westwego, LA | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
East Texas A&M | L 47–72 | 0–8 |
18 – Price | 7 – Manley | 2 – Silva | Cajundome (5,046) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| December 7, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morehead State | L 54–61 | 0–9 |
13 – Silva | 5 – Artero | 3 – Silva | Cajundome (529) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| December 17, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 55–62 | 0–10 (0–1) |
20 – Daniel | 7 – Manley | 6 – Silva | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX | ||||
| December 20, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | L 58–76 | 0–11 (0–2) |
15 – Daniel | 8 – Daniel | 5 – Silva | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | ||||
| December 29, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Dillard | W 97–56 | 1–11 |
30 – Price | 9 – Artero | 5 – Silva | Cajundome (639) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| January 1, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Troy | L 54–80 | 1–12 (0–3) |
15 – Price | 9 – Price | 4 – Price | Cajundome (518) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Alabama | L 56–81 | 1–13 (0–4) |
24 – Price | 8 – Daniel | 2 – Silva | Cajundome (557) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| January 8, 2026 5:00 p.m, ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Arkansas State | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana–Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
| January 23, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Appalachian State | L 48−68 | 2−18 (1−9) |
15 – Norris | 5 – Manley | 4 – Silva | Cajundome (409) Lafayette, LA | ||||
| January 29, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at James Madison | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Old Dominion | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Troy | Trojan Arena Troy, AL | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Miss | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arkansas State | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
| February 27, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Georgia State | Georgia State Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "Marshall Women's Basketball Outlasts Louisiana, 48-46". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "James Madison Voted 2025-26 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Favorite & McDaniel Named Preseason Player of the Year". sunbeltsports.org. October 20, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "James Madison Voted 2025-26 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Favorite & McDaniel Named Preseason Player of the Year". Sun Belt Sports. October 20, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "Louisiana Women's Basketball Reveals Non-Conference Schedule". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "Louisiana Women Set for 2025-26 Sun Belt Basketball Slate". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2026.