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.