NCAA · Women's Basketball
Women's Basketball programs
1,055 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
1,055
Programs
360 D1 · 294 D2 · 401 D3
17,821
Roster spots
last season
356,240
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 20
Odds of any NCAA spot · 5.0%
1 in 58 (1.7%) for Division I
15
D-I roster cap
145 of 360 programs over it last season
$2.2M
Median D-I budget
$141,297 per player
6 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for women's basketball. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 1, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 1, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 1, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 1, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 360 | 6,175 | $2.2M | $141k |
| Division II | 294 | 4,983 | $576k | $36k |
| Division III | 401 | 6,663 | $172k | $11k |
Division I roster cap 15 from 2025-26: last season 145 programs carried more, 86 were exactly at it and 126 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 5.0% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 20); 1 in 58 (1.7%) in Division I, about 1 in 66 (1.5%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Southeastern Conference | $13M | 31 | 990 | |
| 2 | University of Connecticut BIG EAST Conference | $13M | 14 | 989 | |
| 3 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | $12M | 17 | 973 | |
| 4 | Louisiana State University Southeastern Conference | $12M | 13 | 981 | |
| 5 | University of California, Berkeley Atlantic Coast Conference | $11M | 33 | 983 | |
| 6 | University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference | $10M | 32 | 991 | |
| 7 | University of California, Los Angeles Big Ten Conference | $9.7M | 29 | 989 | |
| 8 | University of Southern California Big Ten Conference | $9.6M | 30 | 980 | |
| 9 | Texas Christian University Big 12 Conference | $9.6M | 14 | 995 | |
| 10 | Baylor University Big 12 Conference | $9.3M | 34 | 981 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Big 12 Conference | 1000 | 28 | $6.7M | |
| 2 | Binghamton University America East Conference | 1000 | 14 | $2M | |
| 3 | Boise State University Pac-12 Conference | 1000 | 18 | $3M | |
| 4 | Bowling Green State University Mid-American Conference | 1000 | 14 | $2M | |
| 5 | Brown University The Ivy League | 1000 | 15 | $1M | |
| 6 | Bucknell University Patriot League | 1000 | 19 | $2.1M | |
| 7 | Cleveland State University Horizon League | 1000 | 14 | $2M | |
| 8 | Colgate University Patriot League | 1000 | 16 | $2.5M | |
| 9 | College of the Holy Cross Patriot League | 1000 | 13 | $2M | |
| 10 | Colorado State University Pac-12 Conference | 1000 | 19 | $3.3M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creighton University BIG EAST Conference | 4 | 1000 | |
| 2 | Lipscomb University Atlantic Sun Conference | 4 | 995 | |
| 3 | Seattle University West Coast Conference | 4 | 996 | |
| 4 | Tennessee State University Ohio Valley Conference | 4 | 976 | |
| 5 | Texas A&M University, College Station Southeastern Conference | 4 | 995 | |
| 6 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 947 | |
| 7 | Abilene Christian University United Athletic Conference | 3 | 995 | |
| 8 | Arkansas State University Sun Belt Conference | 3 | 957 | |
| 9 | California State University, Fullerton Big West Conference | 3 | 971 | |
| 10 | Florida State University Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 979 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Fullerton Big West Conference | $6,283 | 12 | 971 | |
| 3 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | $6,567 | 14 | 991 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Southland Conference | $6,978 | 16 | 959 | |
| 5 | California State University, Fresno Pac-12 Conference | $7,303 | 30 | 983 | |
| 6 | University of New Mexico Mountain West Conference | $7,528 | 14 | 973 | |
| 7 | Coppin State University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | $7,684 | 13 | 964 | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 16 | 990 | |
| 9 | California State University, Northridge Big West Conference | $8,222 | 13 | 987 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University Conference USA | $8,353 | 15 | 970 |
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