The 2026–27 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team will represent Middle Tennessee State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders will be led by first-year head coach Matt Insell, who took over following his father and previous head coach Rick Insell's retirement. They will play their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2025–26 season 17–16 and 11–7 in C-USA play to finish third in the conference. They were eliminated from the C-USA tournament in a 66–69 loss to eventual tournament winners No. 6 Missouri State in the quarterfinals.

The Blue Raiders later earned an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the second round before being eliminated to Cleveland State in the Super 16.

On March 19, 2026, it was announced that longtime head coach Rick Insell would retire at the conclusion of the season. His son, associate head coach Matt Insell, would take over in his place. Insell retired as the all-time winningest coach in program history, men's or women's, posting 505 wins.

Offseason Departures Middle Tennessee departures Yu Han Lin 1 Guard 5'9" Freshman Hualien City, Taiwan Transferred to Marquette Alayna Contreras 3 Guard 5'6" Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated Emily Monson 11 Guard 6'1" Junior Murfreesboro, TN Transferred to Jacksonville State Savannah Davis 14 Guard 5'10" Sophomore McKenzie, TN Transferred to Tennessee Tech Macie Phifer 21 Guard 6'1" Freshman New Albany, MS Transferred to Mississippi State

Incoming transfers Middle Tennessee incoming transfers Xai Whitfield 1 Guard 5'9" Junior Oxford, AL Tennessee State Kennedi Neale 3 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Strongsville, OH Lynn (D-II) Mya Kone 8 Guard 6'2" Senior Pompano Beach, FL Miami (FL) Elisa Mehyar 16 Forward 6'5" Junior Copenhagen, Denmark Oregon State

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| C-USA regular season

References