2016-17 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
December 6, 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:
|
Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
Last Week’s Rank |
1st-place |
|
1. |
Notre Dame (8-0) |
784 |
1 |
18 |
|
2. |
Connecticut (7-0) |
781 |
2 |
14 |
|
3. |
Baylor (9-1) |
716 |
4 |
0 |
|
4. |
Maryland (8-0) |
715 |
5 |
0 |
|
5. |
Mississippi State (8-0) |
653 |
6 |
0 |
|
6. |
South Carolina (6-1) |
642 |
3 |
0 |
|
7. |
Florida State (8-1) |
602 |
8 |
0 |
|
8. |
Louisville (7-2) |
555 |
7 |
0 |
|
9. |
UCLA (6-1) |
554 |
9 |
0 |
|
10. |
Stanford (8-1) |
520 |
11 |
0 |
|
11. |
Washington (8-1) |
471 |
13 |
0 |
|
12. |
Ohio State (6-3) |
402 |
10 |
0 |
|
13. |
Miami (Fla.) (7-1) |
400 |
16 |
0 |
|
14. |
West Virginia (9-0) |
355 |
17 |
0 |
|
15. |
DePaul (6-2) |
323 |
14 |
0 |
|
16. |
Oregon State (5-1) |
255 |
18 |
0 |
|
17. |
Texas (2-4) |
239 |
15 |
0 |
|
18. |
Kentucky (6-2) |
230 |
20 |
0 |
|
19. |
Syracuse (6-3) |
196 |
21 |
0 |
|
20. |
Oklahoma (5-2) |
141 |
12 |
0 |
|
21. |
Duke (9-1) |
122 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
22. |
South Florida (6-0) |
120 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
23. |
Arizona State (5-2) |
105 |
24 |
0 |
|
24. |
California (7-0) |
74 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
25. |
Florida (6-2) |
60 |
23 |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Texas A&M (5-2), No. 22 Michigan State (7-2), No. 25 Tennessee (4-3).
Others receiving votes: Michigan State (7-2) 59; Virginia Tech (8-0) 53; Colorado (8-0) 51; Texas A&M (5-2) 47; Wisconsin-Green Bay (6-1) 39; Oklahoma State (7-0) 33; Michigan (7-2) 27; South Dakota State (6-1) 22; Oregon (7-1) 20; Tennessee (4-3) 15; Kansas State (8-0) 6; Northwestern (7-1) 6; Marquette (6-1) 5; Georgia Tech (7-1) 1; Gonzaga (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.