James Madison Dukes women's basketball

James Madison Dukes women's basketball
James Madison Dukes women's basketball
	2025–26 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team
University	James Madison University
Head coach	Sean O'Regan (10th season)
Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Arena	Atlantic Union Bank Center ; (capacity: 8,500)
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Nickname	Dukes
Colors	Purple and gold;
Student section	Electric Zoo
NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1986, 1987, 1988, 1991
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2026
AIAW tournament appearances
	1975
Conference tournament champions
	CAA: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 ; Sun Belt: 2023, 2026
Conference regular-season champions
	CAA: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 ; Sun Belt: 2023, 2025
Uniforms
Home	Away

The James Madison Dukes women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference after previously playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).^[2] The Dukes are led by ninth-year head coach Sean O'Regan.

The Dukes have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament thirteen times, most recently in 2023. Including Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) berths, the Dukes played in a post-season tournament each season from 2006 through 2019.

Year	Round	Seed	Opponent	Result
1986	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#8	Providence Virginia Western Kentucky	W 55–53 W 71–62 L 72–51
1987	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#4	Vanderbilt Texas	W 68–60 L 91–51
1988	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#4	Clemson Tennessee	W 70–63 L 72–52
1989	First Round Second Round	#6	Providence Ohio State	W 94–74 L 81–66
1991	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#8	Kentucky Penn State Clemson	W 70–62 W 73–71 L 57–55
1996	First Round	#13	Duke	L 85–53
2007	First Round	#9	Pittsburgh	L 71–61
2010	First Round	#9	Temple	L 65–53
2011	First Round	#11	Oklahoma	L 86–72
2014	First Round Second Round	#11	Gonzaga Texas A&M	W 72–63 L 85–69
2015	First Round	#12	Ohio State	L 90–80
2016	First Round	#11	DePaul	L 97–67
2023	First Round	#14	Ohio State	L 80–66
2026	First Round	#12	Kentucky	L 56–71

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	Temple Georgetown Mississippi State Ohio State	W 59–57 W 78–74 W 63–61 L 74–65
2006	First Round	Charlotte	L 70–62
2008	First Round Second Round Third Round	Radford Indiana Kentucky	W 80–58 W 86–81^OT L 84–76
2009	First Round Second Round	American Richmond	W 61–59 L 59–57
2012	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Davidson Wake Forest South Florida Virginia Syracuse Oklahoma State	W 64–49 W 84–76^OT W 72–45 W 68–59 W 74–71 L 75–68
2013	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	North Carolina A&T NC State Fordham Florida	W 77–64 W 72–66 W 77–61 L 85–80
2017	First Round Second Round Third Round	Radford Virginia Villanova	W 80–59 W 61–55 L 69–67^OT
2018	First Round Second Round Third Round	ETSU Radford West Virginia	W 60–52 W 62–35 L 67–55
2019	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	North Carolina A&T South Florida Virginia Tech Georgetown Northwestern	W 48–37 W 71–54 W 70–66 W 54–44 L 74–69

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2024	First Round	Stony Brook	L 81–70
2025	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Davidson Marquette Belmont	W 77–50 W 80–76^OT L 90–45

v t e James Madison Dukes women's basketball
Venues	JMU Convocation Center (1982–2020) Atlantic Union Bank Center (2020–present)
Rivalries	Old Dominion
Culture & lore	Duke Dog JMU Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Sun Belt Conference women's basketball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Lady Eagles Texas State Bobcats (leaving in 2026) Troy Trojans
Championships & awards	Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Postseason results