Virginia Tech Women's Basketball Ranked No. 10 in ACC Preseason Poll

The Hokies missed the NCAA Tournament last year, but have higher hopes for this upcoming campaign.

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The ACC has now released its predicted order for women's basketball's 2025 regular season, via votes compiled by 70 members of the media. Virginia Tech slotted in at No. 10, compiled 813 points and did not tally a first-place vote.

Preseason Predicted Order of Finish for the 2025-26 season.

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Here is the full order, with total points on the left and first-place votes on the right in parentheses:

No. 1 - Duke - 1,525 (40)

No. 2 - N.C. Sate - 1,487 (25)

No. 3 - North Carolina - 1,374 (1)

No. 4 - Louisville - 1,276 (2)

No. 5 - Notre Dame - 1,255 (2)

No. 6 - Stanford - 1,041

No. 7 - Virginia - 987

No. 8 - Miami - 889

No. 9 - Florida State - 857

No. 10 - Virginia Tech - 813

No. 11 - Clemson - 738

No. 12 - California - 669

No. 13 - Syracuse - 540

No. 14 - SMU - 483

No. 15 - Georgia Tech - 447

No. 16 - Pitt - 299

No. 17 - Boston College - 211

No. 18 - Wake Forest - 157

Last year, Virginia Tech was ranked No. 12 in the preseason poll and finished No. 8 in-conference, being one of the "First Four Out" of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Hokies were a No. 1 seed in last year's WBIT — short for Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament — and were eliminated in the tournament's second round by Texas Tech.

No Hokies qualified for either the Preseason All-ACC Team or the Preseason All-Freshman Team. For the second straight year, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo was named the Preseason All-ACC Player of the Year. Prior to Hidalgo, Virginia Tech alum Elizabeth Kitley won the regular season award for three straight years, spanning the 2021-22 season to the 2023-24 campaign.

This year's iteration of Virginia Tech women's basketball is highlighted by senior guard Carleigh Wenzel and junior forward Carys Baker. Last year, Wenzel led the team in ponts per game (14.0), followed by Baker (12.6).
Wenzel also led the team in assists per game (3.7).

The Hokies lost three of their top five scorers from last year. Forward Rose Micheaux and guard Matilda Ekh graduated, while Lani White headed back to Utah after a year with the Hokies.

Virginia Tech will begin its season on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. ET against Towson. The game will be available for viewing on ACC Network Extra.