2026 Women’s College Naismith Awards Semifinalists
Mar 19, 2026
SEMIFINALISTS
| Name | Year | Position | School | Conference |
|---|
| Lauren Betts | Senior | Center | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Mikayla Blakes | Sophomore | Guard | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Madison Booker | Junior | Forward | Texas | SEC |
| Audi Crooks | Junior | Center | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Joyce Edwards | Sophomore | Forward | South Carolina | SEC |
| Azzi Fudd | Graduate Student | Guard | UCONN | BIG EAST |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Junior | Guard | Notre Dame | ACC |
| Olivia Miles | Graduate Student | Guard | TCU | Big 12 |
| Kiki Rice | Senior | Guard | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Sarah Strong | Sophomore | Forward | UCONN | BIG EAST |
SEMIFINALISTS
| Name | School | Conference |
|---|
| Geno Auriemma | UCONN | BIG EAST |
| Kim Barnes Arico | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Cori Close | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Krista Gerlich | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Jan Jensen | Iowa | Big Ten |
| Kara Lawson | Duke | ACC |
| Shea Ralph | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Tammi Reiss | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 |
| Vic Schaefer | Texas | SEC |
| Dawn Staley | South Carolina | SEC |
SEMIFINALISTS
| Name | Year | Position | School | Conference |
|---|
| Lauren Betts | Senior | Center | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Kennedy Cambridge | Junior | Guard | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Toby Fournier | Sophomore | Forward | Duke | ACC |
| Rori Harmon | Graduate Student | Guard | Texas | SEC |
| Jordan Harrison | Senior | Guard | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Junior | Guard | Notre Dame | ACC |
| Raven Johnson | Senior | Guard | South Carolina | SEC |
| Ny'Ceara Pryor | Senior | Guard | Texas A&M | SEC |
| Clara Strack | Junior | Center | Kentucky | SEC |
| Sarah Strong | Sophomore | Forward | UCONN | BIG EAST |
