The 2025–26 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cavaliers began the season by winning four of their first five games, with the only loss coming against UMBC. They then travelled to Niceville, Florida to participate in the Emerald Coast Classic. There the team went 1–1, defeating and losing to Nebraska. They returned to Virginia to defeat Maryland Eastern Shore before losing to fifteenth-ranked Vanderbilt in the ACC–SEC Challenge. After that loss, the Cavaliers won seven straight games, including their final two non-conference games of the season. They did not face a ranked team over this stretch, but did defeat Florida State in double overtime. Their winning streak was broken by Syracuse in a nineteen-point home loss. They followed that with a loss at Duke. The Cavaliers went 3–2 over their next five games, losing to NC State in overtime and their rivalry game against Virginia Tech. The closest win was at Wake Forest in triple overtime. The team finished 3–3 over their final six games defeating Notre Dame, Stanford, and eighth-ranked Louisville. They lost to California, twenty-first ranked North Carolina, and they lost by one point in their rivalry rematch with Virginia Tech.
The Cavaliers finished the season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Second Round, where they faced ninth seed Clemson. The Cavaliers lost 50–63 despite having defeated Clemson during the regular season.They were received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament. Virginia was the tenth seed in the Sacramento 4 region. They defeated Arizona State by two points in the First Four, and moved on to upset seventh seed Georgia in the First Round. The Cavailers also upset second seed Iowa in the Second Round to advance to their first Sweet 16 since 2000. Their cinderella run ended there as they were defeated by third seed TCU. Head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was fired after the season.
Previous season
The Cavaliers finished the season 17–15 overall and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they faced fifteenth seed Pittsburgh in the First Round. The Cavaliers won 64–50 to advance to the second round, where they lost to California 75–58. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.
Offseason
Departures
Departures 2 F 6'4" Pearland, Texas Transferred to Tulsa 5 G 5'8" District Heights, Maryland Entered transfer portal 7 C 6'7" Bronx, New York Transferred to VCU 8 F 6'3" Södertälje, Sweden Transferred to Indiana 10 G 5'9" Melbourne, Australia Graduated; transferredto Grand Canyon 12 G 5'9" Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to Arizona 23 G 5'11" Narrows, Virginia Transferred to Providence 35 F 6'4" Toronto, Canada Graduated; transferredto Ole Miss 41 C 6'7" Appleton, Wisconsin Graduated
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers 2 G 5'9" São Paulo, Brazil Florida State 5 F 6'2" Texarkana, Texas LSU 7 F 6'4" Ogun, Nigeria Princeton 8 F 6'5" Sydney, Australia UCF 12 F 6'4" Cortlandt Manor, New York NC State 23 G 6'3" Herzliya, Israel South Florida 28 F 6'4" Berlin, Germany West Virginia
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Roster
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