2016-17 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
February 21, 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 (26-0) |
800 |
1 |
32 |
2. |
Mississippi State (27-1) |
760 |
3 |
0 |
3. |
Baylor (26-2) |
738 |
4 |
0 |
4. |
Notre Dame (25-3) |
692 |
6 |
0 |
5. |
Maryland (26-2) |
677 |
2 |
0 |
6. |
Stanford (24-4) |
574 |
10 |
0 |
7. |
South Carolina (22-4) |
559 |
5 |
0 |
8. |
Oregon State (25-3) |
553 |
11 |
0 |
9. |
Ohio State (24-5) |
532 |
12 |
0 |
10. |
Texas (21-6) |
507 |
8 |
0 |
11. |
Florida State (24-4) |
501 |
7 |
0 |
12. |
Washington (25-4) |
491 |
9 |
0 |
13. |
Duke (24-4) |
439 |
14 |
0 |
14. |
Louisville (23-6) |
435 |
13 |
0 |
15. |
UCLA (20-7) |
346 |
16 |
0 |
16. |
Oklahoma (21-6) |
321 |
19 |
0 |
17. |
Miami (Fla.) (19-7) |
255 |
17 |
0 |
18. |
DePaul (22-6) |
252 |
15 |
0 |
19. |
North Carolina State (20-7) |
204 |
18 |
0 |
20. |
Temple (21-5) |
168 |
25 |
0 |
21. |
Syracuse (18-9) |
167 |
21 |
0 |
22. |
Drake (22-4) |
89 |
not ranked |
0 |
23. |
Arizona State (17-10) |
74 |
23 |
0 |
24. |
Michigan (21-7) |
61 |
20 |
0 |
25. |
Creighton (20-6) |
50 |
not ranked |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 22 South Florida (20-6), No. 24 Texas A&M (19-8).
Others receiving votes: South Florida (20-6) 39; Texas A&M (19-8) 39; Kentucky (19-8) 26; Missouri (19-9) 14; Tennessee (17-10) 9; Virginia (18-9) 6; Indiana (18-9) 4; Marquette (20-7) 4; Kansas State (19-8) 3; Arkansas-Little Rock (19-7) 2; Jacksonville (21-7) 2; Tulane (16-11) 2; West Virginia (18-9) 2; Elon (21-6) 1; New Hampshire (23-4) 1; Northwestern (18-9) 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.