2017-18 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Dec. 12, 2017
The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women’s basketball coaches poll, with team’s RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll and first-place votes received:
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|
Rank |
School (record) |
Total Points |
Last week’s |
First-place |
|
1. |
Connecticut (8-0) |
800 |
1 |
32 |
|
2. |
Notre Dame (9-1) |
745 |
2 |
0 |
|
3. |
Mississippi State (9-0) |
720 |
3 |
0 |
|
4. |
Louisville (11-0) |
719 |
5 |
0 |
|
5. |
South Carolina (9-1) |
681 |
6 |
0 |
|
6. |
Baylor (8-1) |
611 |
8 |
0 |
|
7. |
Tennessee (10-0) |
564 |
13 |
0 |
|
8. |
Texas (7-1) |
562 |
4 |
0 |
|
9. |
Oregon (8-1) |
544 |
9 |
0 |
|
10. |
Florida State (10-0) |
515 |
10 |
0 |
|
11. |
West Virginia (9-0) |
481 |
11 |
0 |
|
12. |
UCLA (7-2) |
445 |
7 |
0 |
|
13. |
Ohio State (9-2) |
442 |
12 |
0 |
|
14. |
Duke (8-2) |
372 |
14 (Tie) |
0 |
|
15. |
Maryland (10-2) |
359 |
14 (Tie) |
0 |
|
16. |
Missouri (9-1) |
279 |
17 |
0 |
|
17. |
Stanford (5-4) |
236 |
18 |
0 |
|
18. |
Oregon State (6-2) |
232 |
19 |
0 |
|
19. |
Villanova (9-0) |
202 |
20 |
0 |
|
20. |
South Florida (7-2) |
166 |
16 |
0 |
|
21. |
Michigan (8-2) |
155 |
21 |
0 |
|
22. |
Texas A&M (8-2) |
142 |
22 |
0 |
|
23. |
Syracuse (10-0) |
124 |
24 |
0 |
|
24. |
Wisconsin-Green Bay (8-1) |
96 |
25 |
0 |
|
25. |
Iowa (10-1) |
55 |
not ranked |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 23 Kentucky (8-3).
Others receiving votes: New Mexico (11-0) 38; DePaul (6-3) 21; California (7-2) 19; Oklahoma State (7-2) 18; Georgia Tech (9-1) 14; Miami (Fla.) (6-3) 9; Mississippi (8-1) 8; Southern California (8-0) 6; Virginia Tech (9-2) 5; Kentucky (8-3) 4; Rice (6-2) 4; South Dakota State (8-2) 3; Florida Gulf Coast (10-2) 2; Oklahoma (4-5) 1; Troy (5-2) 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.