The Wayne State University women’s basketball team has been included in the initial NCAA Midwest Regional Rankings for the 2025-26 season. The announcement was made on February 18, with the Warriors holding an overall record of 18-6.
The Midwest Region is composed of teams from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), and Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). In this first release, teams are listed alphabetically. Numerical rankings will be introduced in the next poll scheduled for February 25.
Conference tournament winners from each of the GLIAC, G-MAC, and GLVC will receive automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. Five additional teams will earn at-large selections, making a total of eight teams advancing from the region.
Wayne State joins four other GLIAC schools in these rankings: Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Michigan Tech, and Northern Michigan. Other schools recognized include Ashland, Malone, Northwood, Thomas More (all G-MAC), and Missouri-St. Louis (GLVC).
Wayne State Warriors Women’s Basketball plays its home games in Detroit, Michigan and competes in intercollegiate athletics as part of NCAA Division II’s GLIAC conference. The team has previously earned berths in the NCAA Tournament and won division titles such as the North Division in 2012-13 and South Division in 2014-15. The team’s mascot is “W the Warrior,” according to their official website.
Next on their schedule, Wayne State is set to travel to Chicago to face Roosevelt at the Goodman Center on Thursday, February 19 at 6:30 PM ET.
