Women’s Athletics wins 2025-26 Capital One Cup

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has won the Capital One Cup for Women's Athletics for the recently completed 2025-26 season. This marks the fourth time in the last five years that the Longhorns have claimed the title in the Women's Cup standings, as the Texas women also captured the Capital One Cup in 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.

This year's announcement was made during THE ESPYS presented by Capital One on Wednesday evening. As in previous years, Capital One will be donating $250,000 to The University of Texas Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund in addition to receiving the Capital One Cup trophy.

During the 2025-26 season, Texas earned 145 total points to defeat runner-up Stanford (136) in the Women's Cup standings. UCLA (111), Northwestern (85) and Texas A&M (80) rounded out the top five spots in this year's Women's final standings. Programs are awarded points based on their top-10 finishes across NCAA championships. The Longhorns boasted eight women's teams that scored points this year in the Capital One Cup, including Softball, Basketball, Rowing, Volleyball, Swimming & Diving, Beach Volleyball, Golf and Tennis.

The Capital One Cup originated during the 2010-11 season. The Texas women claimed the Capital One Cup for the first time in 2021-22, as the Longhorns posted 145 points and Stanford finished second with 97 points. During the 2022-23 season, Texas tallied 122 points to top runner-up Stanford with 119 points. The Longhorns also claimed the Capital One Cup women's crown in 2023-24 by recording 156 points to edge runner-up Stanford with 155 points.

2025-26 Capital One Cup Women's Standings – FINAL (top 10 schools)

Rank	School	Total Points
1.	TEXAS	145
2.	Stanford	136
3.	UCLA	111
4.	Northwestern	85
5.	Texas A&M	80
6.	Florida State	68
7.	Nebraska	63
8.	Duke	60
9.	Georgia	56
10.	North Carolina	52

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

Women’s Athletics wins 2025-26 Capital One Cup

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