2016-17 USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Preseason Poll | October 27, 2016
The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 coaches' poll, with team’s RECORDS FROM 2015-16 SEASON 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 (2015-16 record) |
Points |
2015-16 Final Rank |
1st Place Votes |
|
1. |
Connecticut (38-0) |
755 |
1 |
18 |
|
2. |
Notre Dame (33-2) |
739 |
6 |
8 |
|
3. |
South Carolina (33-2) |
712 |
5 |
3 |
|
4. |
Baylor (36-2) |
709 |
4 |
2 |
|
5. |
Maryland (31-4) |
603 |
9 |
0 |
|
6. (Tie) |
Ohio State (26-8) |
594 |
10 |
0 |
|
6. (Tie) |
Texas (31-5) |
594 |
7 |
1 |
|
8. |
Louisville (26-8) |
586 |
14 |
0 |
|
9. |
UCLA (26-9) |
481 |
13 |
0 |
|
10. |
Stanford (27-8) |
467 |
11 |
0 |
|
11. |
Mississippi State (28-8) |
446 |
18 |
0 |
|
12. |
Florida State (25-8) |
431 |
12 |
0 |
|
13. |
Syracuse (30-8) |
394 |
3 |
0 |
|
14. |
Tennessee (22-14) |
360 |
19 |
0 |
|
15. |
Washington (26-11) |
352 |
8 |
0 |
|
16. |
Arizona State (26-7) |
321 |
16 |
0 |
|
17. |
Oregon State (32-5) |
255 |
2 |
0 |
|
18. |
Oklahoma (22-11) |
235 |
23 |
0 |
|
19. |
Kentucky (25-8) |
227 |
15 |
0 |
|
20. |
Miami (Fla.) (24-9) |
179 |
24 |
0 |
|
21. |
DePaul (27-9) |
173 |
17 |
0 |
|
22. |
Michigan State (25-9) |
167 |
21 |
0 |
|
23. |
Texas A&M (22-10) |
123 |
20 |
0 |
|
24. |
Florida (22-9) |
101 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
25. |
West Virginia (25-10) |
76 |
25 |
0 |
Dropped out:
No. 22 South Florida (24-10).
Others receiving votes: South Florida (24-10) 65; Indiana (21-12) 51; South Dakota State (27-7) 38; Colorado State (31-2) 17; Missouri (22-10) 17; Duke (20-12) 16; Auburn (20-13) 14; Creighton (17-18) 10; Michigan (21-14) 10; Western Kentucky (27-7) 10; St. John’s (23-10) 9; Northwestern (18-17) 7; Oklahoma State (21-10) 7; Wisconsin-Green Bay (28-5) 7; Pennsylvania (24-5) 6; Georgia (21-10) 5; North Carolina State (20-11) 5; California (15-17) 4; Temple (23-12) 4; Brigham Young (26-7) 3; Iowa (19-14) 3; Duquesne (28-6) 2; George Washington (26-7) 2; Gonzaga (19-14) 2; Oregon (24-11) 2; Drake (23-10) 1; Georgia Tech (20-13) 1; Troy (20-13) 1; Tulane (23-12) 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. The board for the 2016-17 season: Zenarae Antoine, Texas State; Mary Burke, Bryant; Cara Consuegra, Charlotte; Jamie Craighead, San Jose State; Kristy Curry, Alabama; Bradley Davis, Pacific; Denise Dillon, Drexel; Brittney Ezell, East Tennessee State; Jose Fernandez, South Florida; Jason Flowers, Cal State Northridge; Darrick Gibbs, North Florida; LeDawn Gibson, Florida A&M; Kellie Harper, Missouri State; DeUnna Hendrix, High Point; Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse; Ali Jaques, Siena; Carolyn Kieger, Marquette; Jim Littell, Oklahoma State; Greg McCall, Cal State Bakersfield; David Midlick, Austin Peay; Regina Miller, Illinois-Chicago; Mike Neighbors, Washington; Brenda Nichols, Sam Houston State; Courtney Pruitt, Alcorn State; Aaron Roussell, Bucknell; Brady Sallee, Ball State; Wendy Schuller, Eastern Washington; Michael Shafer, Richmond; Dayna Smith, Cornell; Phil Stern, Maryland-Baltimore County; Maren Walseth, North Dakota State; Coquese Washington, Penn State.