The 2025–26 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pride, led by seventh-year head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson, played their home games at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season The Pride finished the 2024–25 season 14–16, 9–9 in CAA play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They were defeated by #9 seed and eventual tournament champions William & Mary in the second round of the CAA tournament.

Preseason On October 2, 2025, the Coastal Athletic Association released their preseason poll. Hofstra was picked to finish ninth in the conference.

Preseason rankings +CAA Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 139 (8) 2 125 (2) 3 124 (3) 4 112 5 87 6 83 7 79 8 71 9 Hofstra 67 10 39 11 37 12 33 13 18

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Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=""| CAA regular season

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