The 2025–26 Mercer Bears women's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, played their home games at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Previous season The Bears finished the 2024–25 season 8–22, 3–11 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for seventh (last) place. They were defeated by Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.
Preseason On October 1, 2025, the Southern Conference released their preseason poll. Mercer was picked to finish eighth (last) in the conference.
Preseason rankings +SoCon Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 48 (6) 2 39 (2) 3 38 4 28 5 26 6 19 7 14 8 Mercer 12
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Roster
Schedule and results
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