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. University of Virginia: Zoe Cusack, Lily Reitter

7. Auburn University: Kallyn Black, Gia Raad

8. Wake Forest: Vidhi Lakhawala, Benedicte Brent-Buchholz

9. University of Houston: Athena Singh, Sandra Palin

10. University of Arkansas: Melliyal Schmitt, Emerie Schartz

Teams to watch:

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

10/26: There are finally enough universities with commitments from multiple top recruits to make a formidable top-5 list. Stanford is the class of the field thus far, with the #2 & #3 ranked players on JGS: Nikki Oh and Jude Lee. Texas is solidly in second with two top-10 recruits of their own, Shyla Brown and Amy Lee, who announced her commitment today. Third on our list is USC, who has received commitments from Sophia Lin and Angela Zhang, both in the top-15 in the JGS rankings. Virginia enters our list at #4, with top-15 recruit Zoe Cusack and France's Lily Reitter verbally committing to the Cavaliers. Coming in at the #5 spot is Indiana, with two top-50 recruits on their commit list.

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 is the current class of two.