2016-17 WBCA
USA Today NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
November 22, 2016
The USA Today NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll with teams’ RECORDS FROM MONDAY, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, first-place votes received and ranking in preseason poll:
Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
Last week’s rank |
1st place votes |
1. |
Notre Dame (4-0) |
776 |
1 |
17 |
2. |
Connecticut (3-0) |
773 |
2 |
13 |
3. |
South Carolina (3-0) |
741 |
3 |
2 |
4. |
Louisville (6-0) |
670 |
6 |
0 |
5. |
Maryland (4-0) |
666 |
5 |
0 |
6. |
Baylor (3-1) |
661 |
4 |
0 |
7. |
Mississippi State (4-0) |
601 |
9 |
0 |
8. |
Ohio State (3-1) |
558 |
8 |
0 |
9. |
Florida State (3-1) |
490 |
12 |
0 |
10. |
UCLA (3-1) |
475 |
11 |
0 |
11. |
Stanford (3-1) |
452 |
7 |
0 |
12. |
Oklahoma (3-0) |
392 |
17 |
0 |
13. |
Washington (3-1) |
379 |
15 |
0 |
14. |
Texas (1-2) |
353 |
10 |
0 |
15. |
Oregon State (3-0) |
315 |
18 |
0 |
16. |
Tennessee (3-1) |
275 |
13 |
0 |
17. |
DePaul (3-0) |
272 |
20 |
0 |
18. |
Syracuse (3-1) |
260 |
14 |
0 |
19. |
Michigan State (4-0) |
197 |
21 |
0 |
20. |
Florida (3-0) |
182 |
23 |
0 |
21. |
Arizona State (2-1) |
168 |
16 |
0 |
22. |
Miami (Fla.) (3-1) |
143 |
22 |
0 |
23. |
West Virginia (3-0) |
125 |
25 |
0 |
24. |
Kentucky (3-1) |
124 |
19 |
0 |
25. |
Texas A&M (3-0) |
83 |
24 |
0 |
Dropped out: none.
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga (3-0) 58; Michigan (4-0) 36; South Dakota State (4-0) 35; South Florida (2-0) 33; Wisconsin-Green Bay (2-1) 20; North Carolina State (4-0) 19; California (4-0) 13; Georgia Tech (4-0) 9; Missouri (2-1) 8; Duke (4-1) 6; Penn State (3-1) 6; Auburn (3-0) 5; Saint Louis (4-0) 5; Oklahoma State (4-0) 4; Temple (2-1) 3; Western Kentucky (2-1) 3; Indiana (3-1) 2; Marquette (3-0) 2; Tulane (2-1) 1; Virginia Tech (4-0) 1.
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.