2016-17 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
January 17, 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 |
1st-place |
1. |
Connecticut (16-0) |
800 |
1 |
32 |
2. |
Baylor (17-1) |
762 |
2 |
0 |
3. |
Maryland (17-1) |
722 |
3 |
0 |
4. |
Mississippi State (19-0) |
706 |
4 |
0 |
5. |
South Carolina (15-1) |
687 |
5 |
0 |
6. |
Florida State (17-2) |
628 |
7 |
0 |
7. |
Washington (18-2) |
597 |
9 |
0 |
8. |
Louisville (16-4) |
551 |
8 |
0 |
9. |
Notre Dame (16-3) |
542 |
6 |
0 |
10. |
Stanford (15-3) |
504 |
12 |
0 |
11. |
UCLA (13-4) |
475 |
13 |
0 |
12. |
Oregon State (16-2) |
464 |
10 |
0 |
13. |
Ohio State (15-5) |
370 |
11 |
0 |
14. (Tie) |
Texas (12-4) |
368 |
17 |
0 |
14. (Tie) |
Miami (Fla.) (14-4) |
368 |
14 |
0 |
16. (Tie) |
Duke (15-3) |
283 |
15 |
0 |
16. (Tie) |
Virginia Tech (16-1) |
283 |
16 |
0 |
18. |
DePaul (16-4) |
259 |
20 |
0 |
19. |
Arizona State (13-4) |
254 |
18 |
0 |
20. |
Oklahoma (14-4) |
143 |
25 |
0 |
21. |
North Carolina State (14-5) |
139 |
22 |
0 |
22. |
South Florida (14-2) |
132 |
21 |
0 |
23. |
West Virginia (14-4) |
80 |
19 |
0 |
24. |
Syracuse (13-6) |
66 |
24 |
0 |
25. |
Wisconsin-Green Bay (15-2) |
52 |
not ranked |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 23 California (14-4).
Others receiving votes: California (14-4) 40; Michigan (15-4) 26; Kansas State (14-4) 21; Tennessee (11-6) 18; Texas A&M (14-4) 16; Michigan State (13-5) 15; Temple (13-3) 14; Northwestern (14-4) 8; Oklahoma State (12-5) 4; Creighton (12-5) 2; Tulane (12-6) 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.