The 2025–26 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by third-year head coach Mike Leflar, played their home games at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, as first-year members of the Mid-American Conference.
Previous season The Minutewomen finished the 2024–25 season 17–15, 11–7 in A-10 play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They were defeated by Saint Louis in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would defeat Stonehill in the first round, before falling to eventual tournament champions Buffalo in the second round. This was UMass' last season as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, as they moved to the Mid-American Conference, starting in the 2025–26 season.
Preseason On October 21, 2025, the Mid-American Conference released their preseason poll. UMass was picked to finish third in the conference, with 3 first-place votes.
Preseason rankings +MAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 133 (5) 2 118 (2) 3 UMass 115 (3) 4 112 (3) 5 105 6 101 7 86 8 51 9 48 10 44 11 42 12 36 13 23
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Tournament Champions +MAC Tournament Champions Team Votes Kent State 5 UMass 3 Toledo Ball State 1 Miami
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Preseason All-MAC Teams Preseason All-MAC TeamsTeamPlayerYearSecondMegan OlbrysSenior Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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