2017-18 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
March 12, 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 |
School (record) |
Points |
Last week’s |
First-place |
1. |
Connecticut (32-0) |
800 |
1 |
32 |
2. |
Baylor (31-1) |
757 |
2 |
0 |
3. |
Louisville (32-2) |
734 |
3 |
0 |
4. |
Mississippi State (32-1) |
700 |
4 |
0 |
5. |
Oregon (30-4) |
664 |
5 |
0 |
6. |
Notre Dame (29-3) |
646 |
6 |
0 |
7. |
South Carolina (26-6) |
617 |
7 |
0 |
8. |
Texas (26-6) |
571 |
8 |
0 |
9. |
UCLA (24-7) |
526 |
9 |
0 |
10. |
Ohio State (27-6) |
496 |
10 |
0 |
11. |
Florida State (25-6) |
483 |
11 |
0 |
12. |
Oregon State (23-7) |
428 |
12 |
0 |
13. |
Tennessee (24-7) |
407 |
13 |
0 |
14. |
Texas A&M (24-9) |
335 |
15 |
0 |
15. |
Missouri (24-7) |
332 |
14 |
0 |
16. |
Maryland (25-7) |
290 |
16 |
0 |
17. |
Georgia (25-6) |
280 |
17 |
0 |
18. |
Duke (22-8) |
253 |
18 |
0 |
19. |
Stanford (22-10) |
237 |
20 |
0 |
20. |
South Florida (26-7) |
224 |
19 |
0 |
21. |
Wisconsin-Green Bay (29-3) |
184 |
21 |
0 |
22. |
North Carolina State (24-8) |
134 |
22 |
0 |
23. |
DePaul (26-7) |
82 |
24 |
0 |
24. |
Mercer (30-2) |
81 |
23 |
0 |
25. |
Belmont (31-3) |
33 |
25 |
0 |
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast (30-4) 25; Central Michigan (28-4) 13; Miami (Fla.) (21-10) 12; Syracuse (22-8) 10; LSU (19-9) 9; Michigan (22-9) 9; Virginia (18-13) 7; Marquette (23-9) 5; Oklahoma State (20-10) 5; Arkansas-Little Rock (23-9) 3; Buffalo (27-5) 2; Minnesota (23-8) 2; Virginia Tech (18-13) 2; Central Florida (21-10) 1; Quinnipiac (27-5) 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.