2016-17 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
December 20 2016
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 rank |
First-place votes |
|
1. |
Connecticut (10-0) |
775 |
1 |
31 |
|
2. |
Notre Dame (10-1) |
733 |
2 |
0 |
|
3. |
Maryland (11-0) |
704 |
3 |
0 |
|
4. |
Baylor (11-1) |
692 |
4 |
0 |
|
5. |
Mississippi State (12-0) |
636 |
5 |
0 |
|
6. |
South Carolina (9-1) |
630 |
6 |
0 |
|
7. |
Florida State (11-1) |
592 |
7 |
0 |
|
8. |
Louisville (11-2) |
558 |
8 |
0 |
|
9. |
Washington (11-1) |
512 |
11 |
0 |
|
10. |
UCLA (8-2) |
473 |
9 |
0 |
|
11. |
Miami (Fla.) (10-1) |
452 |
12 |
0 |
|
12. |
West Virginia (11-0) |
415 |
14 |
0 |
|
13. |
Ohio State (9-4) |
388 |
13 |
0 |
|
14. |
Stanford (8-2) |
387 |
10 |
0 |
|
15. |
Oregon State (8-1) |
301 |
15 |
0 |
|
16. |
Syracuse (8-3) |
251 |
18 |
0 |
|
17. |
Texas (5-4) |
237 |
17 |
0 |
|
18. |
Duke (10-1) |
209 |
20 |
0 |
|
19. |
Arizona State (8-2) |
197 |
21 |
0 |
|
20. |
California (10-0) |
145 |
24 |
0 |
|
21. |
Oklahoma (8-2) |
141 |
22 |
0 |
|
22. |
DePaul (7-4) |
138 |
16 |
0 |
|
23. |
Virginia Tech (11-0) |
134 |
25 |
0 |
|
24. |
Kentucky (8-3) |
98 |
23 |
0 |
|
25. |
South Florida (8-1) |
68 |
19 |
0 |
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Colorado (10-0) 67; Oklahoma State (9-0) 40; Michigan State (10-2) 34; Texas A&M (8-2) 11; Michigan (10-3) 9; Wisconsin-Green Bay (8-2) 9; Northwestern (10-2) 8; Oregon (9-2) 7; Gonzaga (8-2) 6; Florida (7-3) 5; Kansas State (10-1) 4; Tennessee (6-4) 3; Temple (7-3) 2; Utah (10-0) 2; Penn State (9-2) 1; Tulane (6-4) 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.