2016-17 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
February 7, 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 (22-0) |
775 |
1 |
31 |
2. |
Maryland (23-1) |
739 |
3 |
0 |
3. |
Mississippi State (23-1) |
695 |
4 |
0 |
4. |
Florida State (22-2) |
660 |
5 |
0 |
5. |
Baylor (23-2) |
652 |
2 |
0 |
6. |
South Carolina (20-2) |
640 |
6 |
0 |
7. |
Notre Dame (22-3) |
588 |
8 |
0 |
8. |
Washington (22-3) |
533 |
10 |
0 |
9. |
Oregon State (22-2) |
527 |
11 |
0 |
10. |
Texas (19-4) |
503 |
13 |
0 |
11. |
Stanford (20-4) |
428 |
9 |
0 |
12. |
UCLA (18-5) |
425 |
12 |
0 |
13. |
Ohio State (21-5) |
405 |
14 |
0 |
14. |
Louisville (20-6) |
400 |
7 |
0 |
15. |
Duke (20-4) |
375 |
15 |
0 |
16. |
DePaul (20-5) |
280 |
17 |
0 |
17. (Tie) |
Miami (Fla.) (17-6) |
262 |
16 |
0 |
17. (Tie) |
North Carolina State (17-6) |
262 |
19 |
0 |
19. |
Syracuse (17-7) |
190 |
21 |
0 |
20. |
Oklahoma (18-6) |
167 |
22 |
0 |
21. |
Arizona State (15-8) |
163 |
18 |
0 |
22. |
Michigan (19-5) |
120 |
not ranked |
0 |
23. |
South Florida (18-4) |
98 |
20 |
0 |
24. |
California (17-7) |
52 |
not ranked |
0 |
25. |
Tennessee (15-8) |
36 |
25 |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 23 West Virginia (16-7), No. 24 Wisconsin-Green Bay (19-4).
Others receiving votes: West Virginia (16-7) 22; Texas A&M (17-6) 19; Temple (17-5) 14; Northwestern (17-6) 12; Creighton (17-6) 10; Wisconsin-Green Bay (19-4) 10; Drake (18-4) 5; Kansas State (17-7) 4; Arkansas-Little Rock (17-6) 3; Tulane (15-8) 1.
Note: One ballot is missing. Jim Littell of Oklahoma State could not be reached by the voting deadline.
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.