2016-17 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
February 28, 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:
Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
Last week’s rank |
First-place votes |
1. |
Connecticut (29-0) |
800 |
1 |
32 |
2. |
Baylor (28-2) |
757 |
3 |
0 |
3. |
Notre Dame (27-3) |
731 |
4 |
0 |
4. |
Maryland (27-2) |
707 |
5 |
0 |
5. |
South Carolina (24-4) |
638 |
7 |
0 |
6. |
Oregon State (27-3) |
629 |
8 |
0 |
7. |
Mississippi State (27-3) |
614 |
2 |
0 |
8. |
Ohio State (25-5) |
562 |
9 |
0 |
9. |
Stanford (25-5) |
536 |
6 |
0 |
10. |
Washington (27-4) |
517 |
12 |
0 |
11. |
Duke (25-4) |
460 |
13 |
0 |
12. |
Florida State (25-5) |
457 |
11 |
0 |
13. |
Louisville (25-6) |
439 |
14 |
0 |
14. |
Texas (22-7) |
407 |
10 |
0 |
15. |
UCLA (22-7) |
355 |
15 |
0 |
16. |
Miami (Fla.) (21-7) |
301 |
17 |
0 |
17. |
DePaul (24-6) |
280 |
18 |
0 |
18. |
North Carolina State (22-7) |
258 |
19 |
0 |
19. |
Oklahoma (22-8) |
184 |
16 |
0 |
20. |
Syracuse (20-9) |
170 |
21 |
0 |
21. |
Temple (23-6) |
144 |
20 |
0 |
22. |
Drake (23-4) |
130 |
22 |
0 |
23. |
Creighton (22-6) |
78 |
25 |
0 |
24. |
Kentucky (20-9) |
53 |
not ranked |
0 |
25. |
Arizona State (18-11) |
47 |
23 |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 24 Michigan (22-8).
Others receiving votes: Missouri (21-9) 44; Tennessee (19-10) 32; South Florida (22-7) 22; Michigan (22-8) 15; Indiana (20-9) 10; Kansas State (21-9) 6; Arkansas-Little Rock (21-7) 3; Marquette (22-7) 3; Virginia (18-11) 3; George Washington (20-8) 2; Jacksonville (22-7) 2; Elon (23-6) 1; New Hampshire (25-4) 1; Northwestern (19-10) 1; Stetson (24-5) 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.