Birmingham, Ala. – Texas is predicted to win the 2026 Southeastern Conference women's basketball championship in a vote of the league’s coaches.
Texas tops the order of finish, with South Carolina, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt rounding out the top half the league. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Missouri, Auburn and Arkansas round out the bottom half.
Texas’s Madison Booker was voted as SEC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. LSU’s Mikaylah Williams, Oklahoma’s Reagan Beers, South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards and Ta’Niya Latson and Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes also received votes.
Joining Booker on the All-SEC Preseason First Team are Flau’Jae Johnson, LSU; Mikaylah Williams, LSU; Raegan Beers, Oklahoma; Joyce Edwards, South Carolina; Ta’Niya Latson, South Carolina; Talaysia Cooper, Tennessee; Madison Booker, Texas and Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt.
The Preseason Second Team All-SEC is comprised of Essence Cody, Alabama; Liv McGill, Florida; Teonni Key, Kentucky; Clara Strack, Kentucky; MiLaysia Fulwiley, LSU; Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss; Payton Verhulst, Oklahoma and Rori Harmon, Texas.
Coaches cannot vote for their own team or players.
The 2026 season officially tips on Monday, November 3.
Order of Finish
1. Texas
2. South Carolina
3. LSU
4. Oklahoma
5. Tennessee
6. Ole Miss
7. Kentucky
8. Vanderbilt
9. Alabama
10. Florida
11. Georgia
12. Mississippi State
13. Texas A&M
14. Missouri
15. Auburn
16. Arkansas
Player of the Year
Madison Booker, Texas
First Team All-SEC
Flau’Jae Johnson, LSU
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Raegan Beers, Oklahoma
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Ta’Niya Latson, South Carolina
Talaysia Cooper, Tennessee
Madison Booker, Texas
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Essence Cody, Alabama
Liv McGill, Florida
Teonni Key, Kentucky
Clara Strack, Kentucky
MiLaysia Fulwiley, LSU
Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
Payton Verhulst, Oklahoma
Rori Harmon, Texas
