The 2026–27 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team will represent the University of Kansas during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks will be led by twelfth-year head coach Brandon Schneider, and will play their home games at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Jayhawks finished the 2025–26 season 22–14 overall and 8–10 in Big 12 play, to finish in a tie for eleventh in the conference with rival Kansas State. As the No. 11 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated No. 14 UCF in the first round before falling 48–55 to No. 6 Colorado in the second round.

Following the tournament elimination, the Jayhawks received an at-large bid to the WBIT for the first time, seeded No. 2 in the Texas A&M bracket. They defeated Troy and No. 2 Rice in the first and second rounds respectively, as well as No. 4 San Diego State in the quarterfinals, before losing 67–70 to fellow Big 12 member and namesake Bracket No. 1 seed BYU in the semifinals to end their season.

Offseason Departures Kansas departures Keeley Parks 4 Guard 5'11" Freshman Norman, OK Transferred to Oklahoma Laia Conesa 6 Guard 5'11" Junior Barcelona, Spain Transferred to Utah Elle Evans 21 Guard 6'3" Senior Edwardsville, IL Graduated; signed to play professionally in Italy with Limonta Sport Costa Masnaga Sania Copeland 22 Guard 5'7" Senior Kansas City, KS Graduated Nadira Eltayeb 33 Center 6'4" Graduate student Seattle, WA Graduated Lilly Meister 52 Forward 6'3" Senior Rochester, MN Graduated

Incoming transfers Kansas incoming transfers Anna Gooden 0 Forward 6'0" Sophomore Fort Smith, AR Colorado Mariyah Noel 1 Guard 5'11" Senior Kansas City, KS Xavier Tyara Davis 7 Forward 6'0" Junior Kansas City, KS Harris–Stowe (NAIA) Mykayla Cunningham 8 Guard 5'10" Senior Salina, KS Southern

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also 2026–27 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

References