2026 Girls Recruiting Classes

Updated around the 1st of the month, but check back more often during October and November

*Our rankings are based off of analysis of all three junior rankings metrics, and WAGR (for int'l athletes) for the athletes which we have received confirmation of commitment. We may not have full information regarding all of the top int'l athletes; please send us any information that we may be missing!

1. Stanford University: Nikki Oh, Jude Lee

2. Duke University: Mia Hammond, Martina Navarro

3. University of Texas: Shyla Brown, Amy Lee

4. University of Southern California: Sophia Lin, Angela Zhang

5. University of Mississippi: Lisa Herman, Ebba Lundqvist

6. Wake Forest University: Vidhi Lakhawala, Benedicte Brent-Buchholz, Havana Torstennson

7. University of Georgia: Trinity Beth, Isabel Emanuels, Liv Krol Andersen

8. University of South Carolina: Yana Beeli, Amelia Harris

9. University of Virginia: Zoe Cusack, Lily Reitter

10. Auburn University: Kallyn Black, Gia Raad

Teams to watch:

9. University of Houston: Athena Singh, Sandra Palin

10. University of Arkansas: Melliyal Schmitt, Emerie Schartz

10. University of Indiana: Ava Bunker, Ann-Sophie Bourgault

11/2: Ole Miss jumps into the #4 spot in our rankings after the commitment of Sweden's Ebba Lundqvist, who has success in European competition. She joins top-5 US recruit Lisa Herman in this class.

11/9 We now have a full top-10, as numerous notable recruits announced their commitments this week. Duke enters the list at #2 with the awaited commitment of Mia Hammond, long a top recruit in this class. She joins Martina Navarro of Spain, as they follow the #1 recruiting class of 2025. Auburn clocks in at #7 with the commitments of South Africa's Gia Raad and top-20 US recruit Kallyn Black. Wake Forest joins the top-10 chat for the third straight year with the commitments of top-20 US recruit Vidhi Lakhawala and Denmark native Benedicte Brent-Cuchholz. Houston enters the conversation with top-25 US recruit Athena Singh, complemented by Finland's Sandra Palin.

11/19: Arkansas slides into the to-10 with the commitment of Emerie Schartz, a top-25 recruit on JGS. She will join Melliyal Schmitt in the current class of two.

12/27 There have been many international commitments in the past month that have shaken up the rankings. Wake Forest moves up to 6th with the addition of Havana Torstennson. Georgia enters the top-10 in 7th with two JGS top-30 recruits in Trinity Beth and Isabel Emanuels, and they also add intrenational recruit Liv Krol Andersen. South Carolina enters the top-10 in 8th with two international recruits, Yana Beeli and Amelia Harris. Harris is currently the highest ranked international committed player in this class.