The 2025–26 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by third-year head coach Kristin Haynie, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.
Previous season The Chippewas finished the 2024–25 season 14–17, 9–9 in MAC play, to finish in seventh place. They were defeated by eventual tournament runner-up Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.
Preseason On October 21, 2025, the Mid-American Conference released their preseason poll. Central Michigan was picked to finish fifth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +MAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 133 (5) 2 118 (2) 3 115 (3) 4 112 (3) 5 Central Michigan 105 6 101 7 86 8 51 9 48 10 44 11 42 12 36 13 23
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Tournament Champions +MAC Tournament Champions Team Votes Kent State 5 UMass 3 Toledo Ball State 1 Miami
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Preseason All-MAC Teams Preseason All-MAC TeamsTeamPlayerYearFirstMadi MorsonSophomoreSecondAyanna-Sarai Darrington Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
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