The 2025–26 East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by fourth-year head coach Brenda Mock Brown, played their home games at Brooks Gymnasium in Johnson City, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Previous season The Buccaneers finished the 2024–25 season 17–13, 8–6 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for third place. They were defeated by Furman in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.
Preseason On October 1, 2025, the Southern Conference released their preseason poll. East Tennessee State was picked to finish third in the conference.
Preseason rankings +SoCon Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 48 (6) 2 39 (2) 3 East Tennessee State 38 4 28 5 26 6 19 7 14 8 12
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Preseason All-SoCon Team Preseason All-SoCon TeamPlayerYearPositionMeghan DowningSeniorForwardCarmen RichardsonSophomoreGuard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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