The 2025–26 UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Tynesha Lewis, played their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 4–27, 1–15 in Big South play, to finish in ninth (last) place. They defeated Presbyterian, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions High Point in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.
Preseason On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason poll. UNC Asheville was picked to finish ninth (last) in the conference, with one first-place vote.
Preseason rankings +Big South Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 77 (6) 2 69 (1) 3 67 (1) 4 48 5 41 6 33 7 25 8 23 9 UNC Asheville 22 (1)
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Preseason All-Big South Teams No players were named to the First or Second Preseason All-Big South Teams.
Roster
Schedule and results
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