The 2026–27 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team will represent Duke University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils, led by seventh-year head coach Kara Lawson, will play their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2025–26 season 27–9 overall and 16–2 in ACC play, finishing as conference regular season champions, doing so for the first time since the 2012–13 season. Their 16–2 conference record was their best finish, also since the 2012–13 season, when they went 17–1. The team's only two ACC losses came in February and early March, when they were upset 51–53 by unranked Clemson, which ended a 17-game win streak, and a 69–74 defeat on the road by No. 21 nationally ranked North Carolina in the final ACC regular season game of the season.
Entering the ACC tournament as the top seed and defending champions, the Blue Devils earned a double-bye to the quarterfinals, where they defeated No. 9 Clemson in a rematch of February's game. They then defeated No. 5 Notre Dame 65–63 in the semifinals thanks to a game-sealing block by sophomore Toby Fournier. Finally, they were able to defend their title by defeating No. 2 Louisville in overtime 70–65, claiming their third consecutive conference championship and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
The Blue Devils were seeded No. 3 in the Sacramento #2 Regional, where they routed No. 14 Charleston and No. 6 Baylor in the first and second rounds, respectively, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they pulled off an 87–85 win over No. 2 LSU with a game-winning three-pointer from senior guard Ashlon Jackson to send them to the Elite Eight. They were unable to advance to the Final Four, as they lost 58–70 to top-seeded and eventual national champions in No. 2 UCLA.
Offseason Departures Duke departures Ashlon Jackson 3 Guard 6'0" Senior China, TX Graduated, selected 23rd overall by the Golden State Valkyries in the 2026 WNBA draft Taina Mair 22 Guard 5'9" Senior Boston, MA Graduated, selected 14th overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2026 WNBA draft Anna Wikstrom 25 Guard 6'0" Freshman Bergen, Norway Transferred to Colorado State Hailey Johnson 42 Guard 5'11" Graduate student Coto de Caza, CA Transferred to Loyola Chicago
Incoming transfers Duke incoming transfers Aaliyah Crump 7 Guard 6'1" Sophomore Minnetonka, MN Texas
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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