The 2026–27 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team will represent Binghamton University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by third-year head coach Mary Grimes, will split their home games between the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York and Dr. Bai Lee Court in Vestal, New York, and compete as a member of the America East Conference.
Previous season
The Bearcats finished the 2025–26 season 20–12 overall and 10–6 in America East play, finishing third in the conference. As the No. 3 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated No. 6 Bryant 45–44 on a game-winning shot by junior guard Bella Pucci. They moved onto the semifinals, where they lost to No. 2 Maine 56–60.
Following the America East tournament, the Bearcats earned and accepted an at-large bid to the WNIT, making it their first appearance in a postseason tournament since the 2018 WBI. They routed Mercyhurst 81–60 in Round 1, before being eliminated in Round 2 in a 61–70 loss to La Salle to end their season.
Offseason Departures Binghamton departures Kaia Goode 3 Guard 5'4" Senior Rochester, NY Graduated Meghan Casey 5 Guard 5'9" Senior White Plains, NY Graduated Leah Middleton 22 Guard 5'11" Junior Auburn, NY Transferred to Northern Illinois
Incoming transfers Binghamton incoming transfers Emma Hakonardottir 12 Guard 5'11" Junior Þorlákshöfn, Iceland Albany
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Preseason On September 28, 2026, the America East Conference released its preseason poll. Binghamton was picked to finish first in the conference.
Preseason rankings +America East Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 60 (6) 2 57 (2) 3 48 (1) 4 41 5 40 6 29 7 25 8 16 9 8 Source:
Preseason All-America East Team Preseason All-America East Team Kendall Bennett Senior Guard Bella Pucci Senior Guard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| America East regular season
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