The 2025–26 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Terrence Baxter, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Previous season The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 9–21, 6–8 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were defeated by Coppin State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. North Carolina Central was picked to finish fourth in the conference, receiving one out of a possible 16 first-place votes.
Preseason rankings +MEAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 118 (10) 2 107 (4) 3 93 4 North Carolina Central 68 (1) 5 62 6 60 7 41 8 27 (1)
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MEAC Preseason Player of the Year MEAC Preseason Player of the YearPlayerPositionYearMorgan CallahanForwardGraduate Student Source:
Preseason All-MEAC Teams Preseason All-MEAC TeamsTeamPlayerPositionYearFirstMorgan CallahanForwardGraduate StudentSecondShakiria FosterGuardSophomoreThirdAniya FingerForwardGraduate StudentAysia HintonGuardJunior Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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