LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Athletic Club’s John R. Wooden Award, presented by Principal, announced its 2025-26 Women’s Preseason Top 50 Watchlist today on WoodenAward.com.
Selected by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list comprises 50 student-athletes who are frontrunners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball: the Wooden Award All-American Team and the Wooden Award Most Outstanding Player.
Returning Wooden Award All-Americans Lauren Betts (UCLA), and Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame) headline this year’s Top 50, joined by a standout group of returning stars and emerging freshmen.
Programs such as South Carolina, LSU, UCLA, and Tennessee each boast multiple selections, highlighting the depth and parity across the national landscape entering the 2025–26 NCAA season.
The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the 2026 John R. Wooden Award Women’s Player of the Year. Players not selected for the list remain eligible for inclusion on the Wooden Award® midseason, late-season list, and the National Ballot. The National Ballot will feature 15 top players who have demonstrated to their universities that they meet or exceed the Wooden Award qualifications.
Celebrating its fiftieth year, the Wooden Award will feature special programming throughout the season with first winner and ambassador Marques Johnson, culminating in the 2026 John R. Wooden Award presented by Principal. Winners and All Americans will be honored at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Friday, April 10, 2026.
John R. Wooden Award 2025-26 Women’s Top 50 Watchlist
Full Name – School – Class – Position – Height
Janiah Barker – Tennessee – Senior – F – 6-4
Jasmine Bascoe – Villanova – Sophomore – G – 5-7
Raegan Beers – Oklahoma – Senior – C – 6-4
Lauren Betts – UCLA – Senior – C – 6-7
Sienna Betts – UCLA – Freshman – F – 6-4
Mikayla Blakes – Vanderbilt – Sophomore – G – 5-8
Madison Booker – Texas – Junior – F – 6-1
Zoe Brooks – NC State – Junior – G – 5-10
Addy Brown – Iowa State – Junior – F – 6-2
Jaloni Cambridge – Ohio State – Sophomore – G – 5-7
Aaliyah Chavez – Oklahoma – Freshman – G – 5-10
Talaysia Cooper – Tennessee – Redshirt Junior – G – 6-0
Audi Crooks – Iowa State – Junior – C – 6-3
Jasmine “Jazzy” Davidson – USC – Freshman – G – 6-1
Addie Deal – Iowa – Freshman – G – 6-1
Joyce Edwards – South Carolina – Sophomore – F – 6-3
Toby Fournier – Duke – Sophomore – F – 6-2
Azzi Fudd – UConn – Grad Student – G – 5-11
MiLaysia Fulwiley – LSU – Junior – G – 5-10
Rori Harmon – Texas – Grad Student – G – 5-6
Kayleigh Heckel – Uconn – Sophomore – G – 5-9
Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame – Junior – G – 5-6
Ashlon Jackson – Duke – Senior – G – 6-0
Flau’jae Johnson – LSU – Senior – G – 5-10
Kymora Johnson – Virginia – Junior – G – 5-7
Raven Johnson – South Carolina – Senior – G -5-9
Reniya Kelly – North Carolina – Junior – G – 5-7
Chloe Kitts – South Carolina – Senior – F – 6-2
Gianna Kneepkens – UCLA – Grad Student – G – 6-0
Grace Knox – LSU – Freshman – F – 6-2
Kate Koval – LSU – Sophomore – F – 6-5
Ta’Niya Latson – South Carolina – Senior – G – 5-8
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs – Baylor – Senior- G/F – 6-1
Agot Makeer – South Carolina – Freshman – G – 6-1
Cotie McMahon – Ole Miss – Senior – F – 6-0
Olivia Miles – TCU – Grad Student – G – 5-10
S’Mya Nicholls – Kansas – Junior – G – 6-0
Olivia Olson – Michigan – Sophomore – G – 6-1
Khamil Pierre – NC State – Junior – F – 6-2
Gal Raviv – Miami – Sophomore – G – 5-9
Kiki Rice – UCLA – Senior – G – 5-11
Zee Spearman – Tennessee – Senior – F – 6-4
Sarah Strong – UConn – Sophomore – F – 6-2
Madison St. Rose – Princeton – Senior – G- 5-10
Hannah Stuelke – Iowa – Senior – F – 6-2
Syla Swords – Michigan – Sophomore – G – 6-0
Mikaylah Williams – LSU – Junior – G – 6-0
Serah Williams – UConn – Senior – F – 6-4
Payton Verhulst – Oklahoma – Redshirt Senior – G – 6-1
Laura Ziegler – Louisville – Senior – F – 6-2