Brigham Young Cougars Women's Basketball School History

Location: Provo, Utah

Coverage: 45 seasons (1981-82 to 2025-26)

Record (since 1981-82): 837-528 .613 W-L%

Conferences: Big 12, WCC, MWC, WAC, HCAC and IAC

Conference Champion: 8 Times (Reg. Seas.), 5 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 15 Years (7-15), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 1 Time (Preseason), 3 Times (Final), 38 Weeks (Total)

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Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

45 Seasons

SRS back to 2001-02

45 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2025-26	Big 12	26	12	.684	9	9	.500	16.61	10.46	70.6	64.4						Lee Cummard (26-12)
2	2024-25	Big 12	13	17	.433	4	14	.222	10.72	11.42	67.9	68.6						Amber Whiting (13-17)
3	2023-24	Big 12	16	17	.485	6	12	.333	10.77	11.10	65.4	65.7						Amber Whiting (16-17)
4	2022-23	WCC	16	17	.485	9	9	.500	6.34	4.90	63.7	61.6						Amber Whiting (16-17)
5	2021-22	WCC	26	4	.867	15	1	.938	24.81	6.01	77.1	58.3		15	20	Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	6	Jeff Judkins (26-4)
6	2020-21	WCC	19	6	.760	13	3	.813	15.18	5.98	68.4	59.2				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	11	Jeff Judkins (19-6)
7	2019-20	WCC	18	11	.621	13	5	.722	8.93	5.18	60.2	54.8						Jeff Judkins (18-11)
8	2018-19	WCC	26	7	.788	15	3	.833	10.71	4.64	69.2	63.1		25		Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	7	Jeff Judkins (26-7)
9	2017-18	WCC	16	14	.533	11	7	.611	5.11	1.44	66.6	62.9						Jeff Judkins (16-14)
10	2016-17	WCC	20	12	.625	13	5	.722	10.95	5.27	67.4	61.7						Jeff Judkins (20-12)
11	2015-16	WCC	26	7	.788	16	2	.889	11.32	4.91	69.7	62.1				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	7	Jeff Judkins (26-7)
12	2014-15	WCC	23	10	.697	12	6	.667	5.62	2.90	68.1	64.8				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	14	Jeff Judkins (23-10)
13	2013-14	WCC	28	7	.800	14	4	.778	14.70	6.93	72.0	64.2				Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal	12	Jeff Judkins (28-7)
14	2012-13	WCC	23	11	.676	11	5	.688	9.21	3.06	64.0	56.8						Jeff Judkins (23-11)
15	2011-12	WCC	26	7	.788	12	4	.750	17.62	4.84	71.1	56.8		22		Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	10	Jeff Judkins (26-7)
16	2010-11	MWC	25	9	.735	15	1	.938	16.63	5.36	69.3	56.9						Jeff Judkins (25-9)
17	2009-10	MWC	23	10	.697	11	5	.688	9.30	2.72	64.5	57.9						Jeff Judkins (23-10)
18	2008-09	MWC	18	11	.621	8	8	.500	9.17	7.48	57.8	56.1						Jeff Judkins (18-11)
19	2007-08	MWC	13	16	.448	7	9	.438	4.30	9.52	53.7	58.1						Jeff Judkins (13-16)
20	2006-07	MWC	23	10	.697	12	4	.750	14.09	9.21	62.3	57.2	24	22		Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	11	Jeff Judkins (23-10)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2005-06	MWC	26	6	.813	13	3	.813	20.90	12.09	65.3	56.5		18	22	Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	7	Jeff Judkins (26-6)
22	2004-05	MWC	19	11	.633	9	5	.643	15.57	10.74	64.1	59.3						Jeff Judkins (19-11)
23	2003-04	MWC	15	14	.517	5	9	.357	11.04	6.42	64.8	60.1						Jeff Judkins (15-14)
24	2002-03	MWC	19	12	.613	8	6	.571	18.14	13.14	66.3	61.3		19		Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	11	Jeff Judkins (19-12)
25	2001-02	MWC	24	9	.727	10	4	.714	16.88	8.36	72.6	63.7				Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal	11	Jeff Judkins (24-9)
26	2000-01	MWC	19	13	.594	8	6	.571			68.1	62.5						Trent Shippen (19-13)
27	1999-00	MWC	22	9	.710	10	4	.714			70.1	61.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Trent Shippen (22-9)
28	1998-99	WAC	16	13	.552	9	5	.643			68.0	62.9						Trent Shippen (16-13)
29	1997-98	WAC	15	14	.517	5	9	.357			69.0	67.2						Trent Shippen (15-14)
30	1996-97	WAC	11	18	.379	7	9	.438			71.7	74.2						Soni Adams (11-18)
31	1995-96	WAC	9	18	.333	3	11	.214			67.6	74.5						Soni Adams (9-18)
32	1994-95	WAC	8	19	.296	4	10	.286			67.8	71.9						Soni Adams (8-19)
33	1993-94	WAC	16	12	.571	10	4	.714			71.6	68.6						Jeanie Wilson (16-12)
34	1992-93	WAC	24	5	.828	13	1	.929			72.2	62.9				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Jeanie Wilson (24-5)
35	1991-92	WAC	21	8	.724	12	2	.857			79.0	71.7						Jeanie Wilson (21-8)
36	1990-91	WAC	8	21	.276	3	9	.250			70.9	78.4						Jeanie Wilson (8-21)
37	1989-90	HCAC	10	17	.370	2	8	.200			73.7	78.1						Jeanie Wilson (10-17)
38	1988-89	HCAC	8	19	.296	3	7	.300			77.0	83.9						Courtney Leishman (8-19)
39	1987-88	HCAC	12	15	.444	4	6	.400			80.8	83.1						Courtney Leishman (12-15)
40	1986-87	HCAC	17	11	.607	8	4	.667			81.3	75.3						Courtney Leishman (17-11)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1985-86	HCAC	16	11	.593	9	3	.750			82.6	77.3						Courtney Leishman (16-11)
42	1984-85	HCAC	19	9	.679	11	1	.917			90.1	78.8				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	8	Courtney Leishman (19-9)
43	1983-84	HCAC	18	8	.692	9	1	.900			83.4	72.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	8	Courtney Leishman (18-8)
44	1982-83	HCAC	17	8	.680	8	2	.800			89.9	75.5						Courtney Leishman (16-7)
45	1981-82	IAC	24	13	.649	7	3	.700			85.1	75.5						Courtney Leishman (0-0)

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