2016-17 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
November 29, 2016
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:
Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
Last week’s rank |
1st-place votes |
1. |
Notre Dame (6-0) |
779 |
1 |
18 |
2. |
Connecticut (4-0) |
770 |
2 |
11 |
3. |
South Carolina (5-0) |
751 |
3 |
3 |
4. |
Baylor (7-1) |
680 |
6 |
0 |
5. |
Maryland (6-0) |
679 |
5 |
0 |
6. |
Mississippi State (7-0) |
624 |
7 |
0 |
7. |
Louisville (6-1) |
614 |
4 |
0 |
8. |
Florida State (6-1) |
570 |
9 |
0 |
9. |
UCLA (5-1) |
520 |
10 |
0 |
10. |
Ohio State (5-2) |
517 |
8 |
0 |
11. |
Stanford (6-1) |
469 |
11 |
0 |
12. |
Oklahoma (5-0) |
452 |
12 |
0 |
13. |
Washington (6-1) |
412 |
13 |
0 |
14. |
DePaul (5-1) |
334 |
17 |
0 |
15. |
Texas (2-2) |
326 |
14 |
0 |
16. |
Miami (Fla.) (5-1) |
255 |
22 |
0 |
17. |
West Virginia (7-0) |
244 |
23 |
0 |
18. |
Oregon State (3-1) |
191 |
15 |
0 |
19. |
Texas A&M (5-0) |
156 |
25 |
0 |
20. |
Kentucky (5-1) |
140 |
24 |
0 |
21. |
Syracuse (4-3) |
126 |
18 |
0 |
22. |
Michigan State (6-1) |
120 |
19 |
0 |
23. |
Florida (4-1) |
105 |
20 |
0 |
24. |
Arizona State (3-2) |
90 |
21 |
0 |
25. |
Tennessee (3-2) |
88 |
16 |
0 |
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: South Florida (4-0) 77; Michigan (6-1) 74; California (6-0) 55; Georgia Tech (6-0) 34; Virginia Tech (6-0) 32; Wisconsin-Green Bay (4-1) 28; South Dakota State (4-1) 20; Oregon (6-1) 14; Auburn (6-1) 10; Oklahoma State (6-0) 9; Colorado (6-0) 8; Duke (7-1) 6; Temple (3-1) 6; Marquette (5-1) 5; Missouri (4-2) 3; Gonzaga (4-2) 2; Pittsburgh (6-0) 2; Texas-Arlington (5-0) 1; Tulane (4-1) 1; Virginia (5-1) 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.