November 15, 2017

2016-17 USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll

November 15, 2016

The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 coaches' poll, with team’s RECORDS FROM MONDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in the preseason poll and first-place votes received:

Rank

School (record)

Points

Preseason Rank

1st Place Votes

1.

Notre Dame (2-0)

765

2

13

2.

Connecticut (1-0)

758

1

13

3.

South Carolina (1-0)

748

3

4

4.

Baylor (2-0)

712

4

2

5.

Maryland (1-0)

646

5

0

6.

Louisville (2-0)

630

8

0

7.

Stanford (2-0)

584

10

0

8.

Ohio State (1-1)

548

6 (Tie)

0

9.

Mississippi State (2-0)

521

11

0

10.

Texas (0-1)

507

6 (Tie)

0

11.

UCLA (1-1)

463

9

0

12.

Florida State (1-1)

462

12

0

13.

Tennessee (2-0)

394

14

0

14.

Syracuse (2-0)

382

13

0

15.

Washington (2-0)

343

15

0

16.

Arizona State (2-0)

326

16

0

17.

Oklahoma (1-0)

273

18

0

18.

Oregon State (2-0)

241

17

0

19.

Kentucky (2-0)

233

19

0

20.

DePaul (2-0)

155

21

0

21.

Michigan State (2-0)

126

22

0

22.

Miami (Fla.) (1-1)

107

20

0

23.

Florida (2-0)

97

24

0

24.

Texas A&M (1-0)

82

23

0

25.

West Virginia (1-0)

62

25

0

Dropped out: none.

Others receiving votes: Indiana (2-0) 59; Michigan (2-0) 34; South Dakota State (2-0) 25; Missouri (2-0) 22; Duke (2-0) 16; Auburn (1-0) 15; South Florida (0-0) 14; St. John’s (1-0) 11; Western Kentucky (1-0) 6; North Carolina State (1-0) 5; Oklahoma State (1-0) 5; California (2-0) 4; Temple (2-0) 4; Drake (1-0) 3; Georgia (2-0) 3; Saint Louis (2-0) 3; Gonzaga (2-0) 2; Wisconsin-Green Bay (2-0) 2; Georgia Tech (2-0) 1; Tulane (1-0) 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.

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