2017-18 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Jan. 23, 2018
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 |
|
|
Last week’s |
First-place |
|
1. |
Connecticut (18-0) |
800 |
1 |
32 |
|
2. |
Mississippi State (20-0) |
766 |
3 |
0 |
|
3. |
Baylor (17-1) |
725 |
4 |
0 |
|
4. |
Louisville (20-1) |
688 |
2 |
0 |
|
5. |
Notre Dame (18-2) |
674 |
5 |
0 |
|
6. |
Texas (15-3) |
622 |
9 |
0 |
|
7. |
South Carolina (16-3) |
572 |
10 |
0 |
|
8. |
Florida State (18-2) |
564 |
11 |
0 |
|
9. |
Oregon (18-3) |
561 |
6 |
0 |
|
10. |
Tennessee (16-3) |
486 |
7 |
0 |
|
11. |
Missouri (17-2) |
474 |
12 |
0 |
|
12. |
UCLA (15-4) |
459 |
13 |
0 |
|
13. |
Maryland (17-3) |
454 |
14 |
0 |
|
14. |
Ohio State (16-4) |
401 |
8 |
0 |
|
15. |
Texas A&M (16-5) |
328 |
17 |
0 |
|
16. |
Michigan (17-4) |
315 |
18 |
0 |
|
17. |
Oregon State (14-5) |
250 |
19 |
0 |
|
18. |
Duke (15-5) |
229 |
15 |
0 |
|
19. |
West Virginia (16-4) |
206 |
16 |
0 |
|
20. |
Georgia (17-2) |
197 |
24 |
0 |
|
21. |
Wisconsin-Green Bay (17-2) |
179 |
22 |
0 |
|
22. |
Oklahoma State (14-4) |
140 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
23. |
South Florida (15-5) |
40 |
23 |
0 |
|
24. |
TCU (13-5) |
37 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
25. |
Iowa (15-5) |
31 |
20 |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 21 Rutgers (17-5), No. 25 Arizona State (14-6).
Others receiving votes: Rutgers (17-5) 28; California (14-5) 25; Arizona State (14-6) 24; Florida Gulf Coast (19-3) 19; Marquette (14-6) 18; North Carolina State (15-5) 16; Virginia (13-7) 15; Stanford (12-8) 11; DePaul (15-6) 9; Villanova (15-5) 9; Miami (Fla.) (14-6) 7; Syracuse (15-5) 5; Purdue (13-7) 4; Buffalo (15-3) 3; Utah (14-5) 3; Central Michigan (15-3) 2; Princeton (13-3) 2; Mercer (18-2) 1; Michigan State (14-6) 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.