The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
10.21.2026 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns have won a regular season and tournament championship in two seasons in the league.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Texas women's basketball has been predicted to finish second in the Southeastern Conference for the 2026-27 season in a vote of the leagues coaches.
The coaches also voted on Preseason All-SEC First and Second Teams with 10 players on each. Texas senior Madison Booker earned a spot on the Preseason All-SEC First Team and senior Breya Cunningham earned a spot on the All-SEC Second Team.
The Longhorns are coming off back-to-back Final Four appearances and have won an SEC regular season and tournament championship in two seasons in the league.
Texas has upcoming exhibition games at UConn on Oct. 19 and they host UCLA in an exhibition game in Cedar Park, Texas on Oct. 25. A final exhibition game will take place on Oct. 29 at Moody Center against Eastern New Mexico and the season opener will be at Moody Center against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 4.
Order of Finish
Rank Team Points
1 South Carolina 239
2 Texas 215
3 LSU 204
3 Vanderbilt 204
5 Kentucky 182
6 Oklahoma 163
7 Ole Miss 157
8 Tennessee 124
9 Mississippi State 120
10 Texas A&M 93
11 Florida 85
12 Missouri 78
13 Alabama 55
13 Georgia 55
15 Auburn 44
16 Arkansas 22
Preseason Player of the Year
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Preseason First Team All-SEC
Clara Strack, Kentucky (u)
MiLaysia Fulwiley, LSU
Mikaylah Williams, LSU (u)
Talaysia Cooper, Ole Miss
Aaliyah Chavez, Oklahoma
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina (u)
Tessa Johnson, South Carolina
Madison Booker, Texas (u)
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt (u)
Aubrey Galvan, Vanderbilt
Preseason Second Team All-SEC
Kiyomi McMiller, Florida
Me'Arah O'Neal, Kentucky
Jada Richard; Ole Miss
Madison Francis, Mississippi State
Grace Slaughter, Missouri
Sahara Williams, Oklahoma
Chloe Kitts, South Carolina
Jordan Lee, South Carolina
Ashlyn Watkins, South Carolina
Breya Cunningham, Texas
Mia Woolfolk, Vanderbilt
(u) - unanimous
