Women’s NCAA basketball: Top 10 transfer portal winners

With the translated portal closed and so many players are declared on their next destinations, which times emerged from the most chaotic part of the best shape?

Some coaches complete remade their programs with transfers. Others Supplemented and Targeted Needs. Both Appraches Found Their Way Onto this list of the top 10 winners of the translated portal.

The Biggest Names who entered the portal And have picked their Next Schools – He’s latson, Olivia miles, Cotie mcmahon, Mailasia Fulwileia – Had considerable influence on the rankings and where the team landed.

Winning the translated portal does not save the winning championships, but more than this year’s sweet 16 consisted of times that relied hassle on the Play of Transfers.

Which Teams Might Find that Success in 2026?

Janiah BarkerUcl, f
RobertsonSmu, g
Jersey wolfenbargerLsu, f

The lady vols added three high-end rotational players to a roster that was associated set to have the most of its core back. The Depth and Versatility Kim Caldwell has at her disposal will be even greater in 2026. She Brings an Element of Power to Tennessee’s Frontcourt and Can Be Part Of Caldwell’s 3-Point Shooting Barrage. Robertson is an all-court scorer who should fit right in the tennessee pressing system, and wolfenbarger address and rebounding in a 6-foot-5 Player who can run the length.

Denim deshieldsMississippi State, g
Desrae kylesCentral Michigan, c
Latasha lattimoreVirginia, f
Cotie Mcmahon, Ohio State, f
Jayla MerryWichita State, f
KAITLIN PETERSONUCF, g
Debreasha poweMississippi State, g
Tianna ThompsonGeorgia Tech, G

Just one month after the rebels’ season ended in the sweet 16 and five players used up their eligibility, Ole Miss has been Remade. Yolett McPhee-McCuin Added Seven Players From Portal, A Diversified Group That Should Give Ole Miss Another Chance at A Competitive Sec Season and A Deep NCAA TOURNENT RUN. McMahon is the headliner and could pair with rising sophomore Sira thienou To form a duo that excells on both ends of the floor. Lattimore improved dramatically in her one year at virginia and could provide some inside scoring, while murray and peterson give the rebels some perimeter offense.

His Lasson, Florida State, g
MadinaMississippi State, c

As good as the Gamecocks Were This Season in Winning The Sec and Reach the NCAA Championship Game, they lacked in Two Areas: a reliable go-to scorer and an intimidating rim protector. Both of those needs be added in the portal. LOSING MILaysia Fulwiley Stings, But Latson is not just an offensive upgrade; She is the most productive guard dawn staley has always had in columbia and led the nation in Scoring in 2024-25. The 6-6 okot showed great great great in her one year at Mississippi State and could be the kind of defensive disruptor that all of Staley’s Best Teams had had had.

Milaysia Fulwiley, South Carolina, g
Amiya joynerEast Carolina, f
Kate kovalNotre Dame, c

This ranking would be even even the tigers not not even list six players to the portal. LSU still comes out ahead, thought. Fulwiley (2023) and Koval (2024) Were Top-15 Recruits in their Response Classes. With post players sa’myah smith, jersey wolfenbarger and Aalyh del Rosario Departing, koval will have plenty of space and minutes to live up to the billing she washao ae able to in one year with the irish. Fulwile’s Arrival Has Two Benefits: She Gives Coach Kim Mulkey More Dynamic Guard Play, And Her Departure From South Carolina Weakens The Depth of Lsu’s Rival. Joyner will have to adjust to second but has been a proven scorer for three years in the aac.

Kennedy bashamArizona State, c
Olivia Miles, Notre Dame, G
Tarker ParkerTexas A&M, G
Veronica SheffeySan Diego State, g
Clara SilvaKentucky, c
Marta SuarezCalifornia, f

The formula worked for Mark Campbell this season and he is going for it again with any other way portal haul. Miles gives this group a chance to match the 34-win, elite eight season the horned frogs just had. Her ball handling, passing, excellence in translation and improved shooting make her an ideal fit for campbell’s system. At 6-3, suarez is a big wing who is a willing shooter, and Sheffey should benefit greatly from playing with miles. How much the 6-7 silva improves from her backup role in one year at kentucky will be key to tcu’s short- and long-term success.

Yarden garzonIndiana, G
Gracie MerklePenn State, c
Oluchi OkanwaDuke, g

Since the advent of the translated portal, no coach has consistently used it to remake her tums as Quickly as Brenda Frease. She Loses Program Mainstay Shyanne sellers To the draft and immedely gets Garzon. Merkle enters the program just as Allie cup Elects to last. Sarah Te-Biasu Has one successful season with the terps from vcu and then comes okananwa to fill that spot. Garzon’s Size at 6-3, Plus her point guard and shooting skills, will make her the center of the center than the maryland of the second than the second-higest scoring team in the. Big ten.

Faith AckerTarleton State, c
Achol AkotUCF, f
Tyla heartOral Roberts, g
Haleigh TimmerSouth Dakota State, g
Amari wheatingByu, g

The Cowgirls Were One of the Season’s Surprise Teams in 2024-25, but jacie hoyt was left with some holes to file. She did just that in the portal. Wheating and time should fit well with Micah gray And Hisard’s Stagee In what is now a deep and talented backcourt, and heard now also get to play with her younger sister tyla. Akot provides some missing size as well as a familiarity with the big 12.

Ella browSmu, g
Yuting dengAuburn, G
Kersten JohnsonOklahoma, f
Kiera pembertonNorth Dakota, f
Taliah scottAuburn, G

Scott made the jump from auburn to baylor early in the translated portal window and the bears will be her third tim in than years. If healthy, scott is the firepower that baylor needs after four of the bears’ top five scorers graduated. Nicki collen added another auburn guard in denom who might be the Wild Card to Baylor’s ENFSEESON. Deng showed flashes of brilliance as the tigers’ point guard, but she played only 12 Games after joining the team at midseason. Pemberton, one of the summit league’s best players as a sophomore, is an unharalded but import Portal Acquisition and rounds out a contract rebuild of baylor’s backcourt.

Skylar JonesArizona, G.
Reyna scottOklahoma, g
Laura zieglerSaint Joseph’s, f

Landing ziegler elevated the cardinals in this top 10. The acc will provide new challenges, but her production should eventfully get next to the level that produce 20 double-droubles with the hawks this season. Jones should help offset the leading scorer Jayda Curry. Scott will get more opponity than was like to come at oklahoma and address backcourt Depth Behind Imari Berry At the point and Tajianna roberts On the wing.

Anaya brownTennessee-Martin, f
Grace hallPenn State, f
Jzaniya harrielStanford, g
Elise hillTulsa, g
Valid JahArizona, G.
Zahra kingCalifornia, G
Paulina ParisArizona, G.
Mailien RolfArizona, G.
Tyi SkinnerArizona State, g
Thombson dearOle Miss, f

Smu decided it needed to make some changes to bet in the account and broughht in Adia barnes from Arizona to take the program. And then she made changes of her own. No Program Gained More (10 Players) and Lost More (Nine Players) in the portal than the mustangs. The result is a complete new team. Barnes will have former wildcats in jah, paris and rolf to life on Early next season. Harriel and king has spent a year in the acc and can help you as such as brown, who would be ut martin in scoring and rebounding, and hill adjust to the new surroundings.

Honorable Mention: Illinois Fighting Illini, Virginia Cavaliers, MIAMI HURICANES