2017-18 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Dec. 26, 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) |
Points |
Last week’s |
First-place |
|
1. |
Connecticut (10-0) |
800 |
1 |
32 |
|
2. |
Notre Dame (11-1) |
747 |
2 |
0 |
|
3. |
Mississippi State (13-0) |
724 |
3 |
0 |
|
4. |
Louisville (14-0) |
718 |
4 |
0 |
|
5. |
South Carolina (11-1) |
679 |
5 |
0 |
|
6. |
Baylor (10-1) |
633 |
6 |
0 |
|
7. |
Tennessee (12-0) |
597 |
7 |
0 |
|
8. |
Texas (9-1) |
567 |
8 |
0 |
|
9. |
West Virginia (12-0) |
518 |
9 |
0 |
|
10. |
Oregon (11-2) |
504 |
10 |
0 |
|
11. |
Ohio State (11-2) |
454 |
11 |
0 |
|
12. |
UCLA (9-2) |
448 |
12 |
0 |
|
13. |
Florida State (11-1) |
425 |
13 |
0 |
|
14. |
Maryland (11-2) |
387 |
14 |
0 |
|
15. |
Duke (10-2) |
366 |
15 |
0 |
|
16. |
Missouri (12-1) |
318 |
16 |
0 |
|
17. |
Oregon State (9-2) |
290 |
17 |
0 |
|
18. |
Villanova (10-0) |
246 |
18 |
0 |
|
19. |
Michigan (11-2) |
192 |
21 |
0 |
|
20. |
Wisconsin-Green Bay (10-1) |
156 |
23 |
0 |
|
21. (Tie) |
Iowa (12-1) |
125 |
25 |
0 |
|
21. (Tie) |
Texas A&M (10-3) |
125 |
20 |
0 |
|
23. |
Syracuse (12-1) |
115 |
22 |
0 |
|
24. |
South Florida (10-3) |
96 |
19 |
0 |
|
25. |
California (9-2) |
36 |
not ranked |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 24 Stanford (6-6).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State (9-2) 28; DePaul (8-4) 25; Rutgers (12-2) 13; Georgia Tech (11-2) 11; Southern California (10-1) 10; New Mexico (12-1) 7; Virginia Tech (11-2) 7; Arizona State (9-3) 6; Oklahoma (5-6) 6; Stanford (6-6) 6; Georgia (11-1) 5; Ball State (11-0) 4; North Carolina State (11-2) 3; Michigan State (10-3) 2; Marquette (6-5) 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.