The 2025–26 Western Carolina Catamounts women's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by second-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Previous season The Catamounts finished the 2024–25 season 13–17, 3–11 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for seventh (last) place. They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.
Preseason On October 1, 2025, the Southern Conference released their preseason poll. Western Carolina was picked to finish seventh in the conference.
Preseason rankings +SoCon Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 48 (6) 2 39 (2) 3 38 4 28 5 26 6 19 7 Western Carolina 14 8 12
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Preseason All-SoCon Team No players were named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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