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Program Rating

1.75 Rating
#13 National Rank
2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season PG SG SF PF C B1 B2 B3
2026-2027
Kennedy Cambridge
29.0 MPG
Jaloni Cambridge
28.0 MPG
Ava Watson
26.0 MPG
Kylee Kitts
24.0 MPG
Elsa Lemmilä
21.0 MPG
Adriana Diaz
19.0 MPG
Bryn Martin
18.0 MPG
Sydney Mobley
16.0 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2026-2027 to 2026-2027.

Season History

Show All Seasons
Season Coach Record Win % PPG DPPG Margin Elo Pyth Adj PPG Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027 Kevin McGuff 1-0
ESPN results + NCAA results 		100.0% 81.0 34.0 +47.0 1492 (#14) 95.9% (#10) 59.4 (#28) 49.9 (#28)
2025-2026 Kevin McGuff 27-8
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		77.1% 81.3 66.3 +15.0 1520 (#12) 99.3% (#17) 84.7 (#16) 56.4 (#16)
2024-2025 Kevin McGuff 26-7
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		78.8% 78.3 63.7 +14.6 1443 (#17) 99.1% (#18) 81.0 (#15) 53.7 (#15)
2023-2024 Kevin McGuff 26-6
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		81.2% 79.3 64.0 +15.3 1444 (#13) 99.4% (#10) 81.4 (#9) 52.6 (#9)
2022-2023 Kevin McGuff 28-8
ESPN results + coach season records 		77.8% 80.1 68.4 +11.7 1468 (#8) 98.8% (#16) 82.4 (#15) 57.8 (#15)
2021-2022 Kevin McGuff 25-7
ESPN results + coach season records 		78.1% 78.2 65.6 +12.6 1335 (#16) 97.3% (#28) 79.3 (#22) 59.1 (#22)
2020-2021 Kevin McGuff 13-7
ESPN results + coach season records 		65.0% 80.2 70.1 +10.1 1327 (#34) 97.3% (#18) 81.4 (#17) 60.0 (#17)
2019-2020 Kevin McGuff 21-12
ESPN results + coach season records 		63.6% 71.5 65.9 +5.6 1460 (#17) 97.1% (#23) 75.3 (#22) 55.7 (#22)
2018-2019 Kevin McGuff 14-15
ESPN results + coach season records 		48.3% 62.1 65.1 -3.0 1204 (#83) 85.0% (#84) 65.2 (#90) 57.2 (#90)
2017-2018 Kevin McGuff 28-7
ESPN results + coach season records 		80.0% 85.0 71.1 +13.9 1499 (#14) 98.7% (#12) 87.5 (#10) 62.5 (#10)
2016-2017 Kevin McGuff 28-7
ESPN results + coach season records 		80.0% 85.7 71.5 +14.2 1553 (#9) 97.8% (#21) 86.4 (#15) 64.3 (#15)
2015-2016 Kevin McGuff 26-8
ESPN results + coach season records 		76.5% 86.0 74.6 +11.4 1475 (#13) 98.6% (#14) 88.9 (#10) 64.6 (#10)
2014-2015 Kevin McGuff 24-11
ESPN results + coach season records 		68.6% 81.0 71.8 +9.2 1458 (#14) 97.1% (#20) 82.9 (#16) 63.2 (#16)
2013-2014 Kevin McGuff 17-18
ESPN results + coach season records 		48.6% 66.4 66.3 +0.1 1200 (#75) 89.5% (#56) 70.0 (#56) 58.1 (#56)
2012-2013 Jim Foster 18-13
ESPN results + coach season records 		58.1% 66.4 58.3 +8.1 1283 (#53) 96.0% (#34) 68.1 (#31) 52.3 (#31)
2011-2012 Jim Foster 25-7
ESPN results + coach season records 		78.1% 74.8 62.8 +12.0 1282 (#47) 97.0% (#25) 75.2 (#21) 57.5 (#21)
2010-2011 Jim Foster 24-10
ESPN results + coach season records 		70.6% 74.1 65.6 +8.5 1461 (#11) 98.2% (#18) 77.8 (#15) 56.4 (#15)
2009-2010 Jim Foster 31-5
ESPN results + coach season records 		86.1% 78.0 62.1 +15.9 1305 (#15) 98.8% (#10) 80.7 (#11) 57.7 (#11)
2008-2009 Jim Foster 29-6
ESPN results + coach season records 		82.9% 69.0 57.6 +11.4 1511 (#10) 98.7% (#12) 73.3 (#15) 51.8 (#15)
2007-2008 Jim Foster 22-9
ESPN results + coach season records 		71.0% 71.0 59.7 +11.3 1282 (#45) 96.4% (#27) 71.9 (#25) 54.9 (#25)
2006-2007 Jim Foster 28-4
ESPN results + coach season records 		87.5% 72.3 57.5 +14.8 1451 (#13) 98.8% (#12) 74.5 (#14) 52.3 (#14)
2005-2006 Jim Foster 29-3
ESPN results + coach season records 		90.6% 71.5 52.9 +18.6 1504 (#6) 99.5% (#7) 73.1 (#9) 47.4 (#9)
2004-2005 Jim Foster 30-5
ESPN results + coach season records 		85.7% 72.6 52.8 +19.8 1348 (#13) 99.7% (#5) 74.6 (#6) 46.0 (#6)
2003-2004 Jim Foster 21-10
coach season records 		67.7% - - - 1571 (#7) 80.6% (#48) - -
2002-2003 Jim Foster 22-10
coach season records 		68.8% - - - - - - -
2001-2002 Beth Burns 14-15
coach season records 		48.3% - - - - - - -
2000-2001 Beth Burns 22-11
coach season records 		66.7% - - - - - - -
1999-2000 Beth Burns 13-15
coach season records 		46.4% - - - - - - -
1998-1999 Beth Burns 17-12
coach season records 		58.6% - - - - - - -
1997-1998 Beth Burns 15-12
coach season records 		55.6% - - - - - - -
1996-1997 Nancy Darsch 12-16
coach season records 		42.9% - - - - - - -
1995-1996 Nancy Darsch 21-13
coach season records 		61.8% - - - - - - -
1994-1995 Nancy Darsch 17-13
coach season records 		56.7% - - - - - - -
1993-1994 Nancy Darsch 14-14
coach season records 		50.0% - - - - - - -
1992-1993 Nancy Darsch 28-4
coach season records 		87.5% - - - - - - -
1991-1992 Nancy Darsch 15-13
coach season records 		53.6% - - - - - - -
1990-1991 Nancy Darsch 11-17
coach season records 		39.3% - - - - - - -
1989-1990 Nancy Darsch 18-12
coach season records 		60.0% - - - - - - -
1988-1989 Nancy Darsch 24-6
coach season records 		80.0% - - - - - - -
1987-1988 Nancy Darsch 25-5
coach season records 		83.3% - - - - - - -
1986-1987 Nancy Darsch 26-5
coach season records 		83.9% - - - - - - -
1985-1986 Nancy Darsch 23-7
coach season records 		76.7% - - - - - - -
1984-1985 Tara VanDerveer 28-3
coach season records 		90.3% - - - - - - -

NCAA Tournament (1994-present)

Season Round Team Opponent Result Score OT Date
2024-2025 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) Tennessee L 67-82 - 2025-03-23
2024-2025 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) Montana State W 71-51 - 2025-03-21
2023-2024 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) Duke L 63-75 - 2024-03-24
2023-2024 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) Maine W 80-57 - 2024-03-22
2022-2023 Elite 8 (-) Ohio State (-) Virginia Tech L 74-84 - 2023-03-27
2022-2023 Sweet 16 (-) Ohio State (-) Connecticut W 73-61 - 2023-03-25
2022-2023 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) North Carolina W 71-69 - 2023-03-20
2022-2023 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) James Madison W 80-66 - 2023-03-18
2021-2022 Sweet 16 (-) Ohio State (-) Texas L 63-66 - 2022-03-25
2021-2022 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) Louisiana State W 79-64 - 2022-03-21
2021-2022 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) Missouri State W 63-56 - 2022-03-19
2017-2018 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) Central Michigan L 78-95 - 2018-03-19
2017-2018 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) George Washington W 87-45 - 2018-03-17
2016-2017 Sweet 16 (-) Ohio State (-) Notre Dame L 76-99 - 2017-03-24
2016-2017 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) Kentucky W 82-68 - 2017-03-19
2016-2017 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) Western Kentucky W 70-63 - 2017-03-17
2015-2016 Sweet 16 (-) Ohio State (-) Tennessee L 62-78 - 2016-03-25
2015-2016 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) West Virginia W 88-81 - 2016-03-20
2015-2016 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) Buffalo W 88-69 - 2016-03-18
2014-2015 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) North Carolina L 84-86 - 2015-03-23
2014-2015 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) James Madison W 90-80 - 2015-03-21
2011-2012 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) Florida L 65-70 - 2012-03-18
2010-2011 Sweet 16 (-) Ohio State (-) Tennessee L 75-85 - 2011-03-26
2010-2011 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) Georgia Tech W 67-60 - 2011-03-21
2010-2011 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) UCF W 80-69 - 2011-03-19
2009-2010 2nd Round (-) Ohio State (-) Mississippi State L 67-87 - 2010-03-23
2009-2010 1st Round (-) Ohio State (-) Saint Francis (PA) W 93-59 - 2010-03-21