The 2026–27 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team will represent James Madison University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by eleventh-year head coach Sean O'Regan, will play their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia and compete as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2025–26 season 26–9 overall and 14–4 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for third in the conference with Arkansas State. As the No. 4 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals, where they defeated No. 12 South Alabama 79–54 to advance to the semifinal game. They then routed top-seeded Georgia Southern 81–53, the largest margin of victory of any game in the tournament, to advance to their fourth consecutive championship game. Finally, the Dukes defeated No. 2 Troy 69–52 to once again capture the Sun Belt title and earn the conference's at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, both for the first time since 2023.

In the tournament, the Dukes were seeded No. 12 in the Fort Worth #3 Regional. They lost in the first round to No. 5 seed and No. 16 nationally ranked Kentucky in the first round by a score of 56–71.

Offseason Departures James Madison departures Peyton McDaniel 00 Guard 6'0" Senior Birdsboro, PA Graduated Kylie Marshall 2 Guard 5'11" Junior Mansfield, TX Transferred to Southern Miss Ashanti Barnes 5 Forward 6'2" Graduate student Norfolk, VA Graduated Angela Williams 10 Guard/Forward 6'0" Sophomore New Orleans, LA Transferred to UMBC Maddie Oliver 13 Guard 6'0" Freshman Norwell, MA Transferred to Loyola Maryland Regina Walton 14 Guard 5'4" Senior Capitol Heights, MD Graduated

Incoming transfers James Madison incoming transfers Trynce Taylor 2 Forward 6'2" Junior Alpharetta, GA Kennesaw State JaQuoia Jones-Brown 30 Guard 5'5" Junior Atlanta, GA Long Beach Trinity Moore 33 Forward 6'1" Senior Oklahoma City, OK Stephen F. Austin

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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