Top 10 women鈥檚 college basketball teams for the 2025-26 season
8. Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee had a successful first season under Kim Caldwell and could improve further in 2025-26. The Lady Vols returned to the Sweet 16 this past season and had a major win during the campaign over eventual national champion UConn. Tennessee will lose some key role players who are out of eligibility, like Jewel Spear and Samara Spencer, but most of its core should return, including leading scorer Talaysia Cooper, Zee Spearman and Ruby Whitehorn. The Volunteers also have four top-50 recruits coming in, headlined by five-stars Mia Pauldo and Deniya Prawl. If the freshmen develop quickly, Caldwell will have a deep and talented rotation, perhaps allowing the Lady Vols to make a push toward an SEC title.
