2017-18 WBCA
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Preseason Rankings (Oct. 26, 2017)
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 year’s rank |
1st Place votes |
|
1. |
Connecticut (36-1) |
789 |
3 |
25 |
|
2. |
South Carolina (33-4) |
719 |
1 |
7 |
|
3. |
Baylor (33-4) |
687 |
6 |
0 |
|
4. |
Mississippi State (34-5) |
678 |
2 |
0 |
|
5. |
Notre Dame (33-4) |
648 |
5 |
0 |
|
6. |
Texas (25-9) |
608 |
14 |
0 |
|
7. |
UCLA (25-9) |
582 |
13 |
0 |
|
8. |
Ohio State (28-7) |
575 |
10 |
0 |
|
9. |
Stanford (32-6) |
548 |
4 |
0 |
|
10. |
Louisville (29-8) |
504 |
12 |
0 |
|
11. |
Oregon (23-14) |
479 |
16 |
0 |
|
12. |
Duke (28-6) |
442 |
15 |
0 |
|
13. |
Maryland (32-3) |
380 |
8 |
0 |
|
14. |
Florida State (28-7) |
334 |
7 |
0 |
|
15. |
West Virginia (24-11) |
272 |
20 |
0 |
|
16. |
Missouri (22-11) |
249 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
17. |
Oregon State (31-5) |
246 |
9 |
0 |
|
18. |
Tennessee (20-12) |
229 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
19. |
Marquette (25-8) |
218 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
20. |
DePaul (27-8) |
156 |
18 |
0 |
|
21. |
Oklahoma (23-10) |
151 |
21 |
0 |
|
22. |
South Florida (24-9) |
109 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
23. |
Michigan (28-9) |
100 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
24. |
Miami (Fla.) (24-9) |
80 |
19 |
0 |
|
25. (Tie) |
California (20-14) |
79 |
not ranked |
0 |
|
25. (Tie) |
Washington (29-6) |
79 |
11 |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 17 North Carolina State (23-9), No. 22 Syracuse (22-11), No. 23 Quinnipiac (29-7), No. 24 Drake (28-5), No. 25 Kentucky (22-11)
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (22-12) 70; North Carolina State (23-9) 67; Kentucky (22-11) 59; Syracuse (22-11) 53; Arizona State (20-13) 43; Quinnipiac (29-7) 27; Drake (28-5) 18; Gonzaga (26-7) 18; Virginia (20-13) 17; Purdue (23-13) 15; Kansas State (23-11) 10; LSU (20-12) 8; Florida Gulf Coast (26-9) 7; Georgia Tech (22-15) 7; Michigan State (21-12) 7; South Dakota State (23-9) 6; Nebraska (7-22) 5; Temple (24-8) 5; Dayton (22-10) 4; Indiana (23-11) 4; Middle Tennessee (23-11) 2; Texas-Arlington (22-9) 2; Virginia Tech (20-14) 2; Boise State (25-8) 1; Elon (27-7) 1; Villanova (20-15) 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 2017-18 season: Brian Boyer, Arkansas State; Bart Brooks, Belmont; Mary Burke, Bryant; Cara Consuegra, Charlotte; Bradley Davis, Pacific; Denise Dillon, Drexel; Brittney Ezell, East Tennessee; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Jose Fernandez, South Florida; Jason Flowers, Cal State Northridge; Brenda Frese, Maryland; Darrick Gibbs, North Florida; Lindsay Gottlieb, California; Kellie Harper, Missouri State; DeUnna Hendrix, High Point; Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse; Ali Jaques, Siena; Carolyn Kieger, Marquette; Belle Koclanes, Dartmouth; Greg McCall, Cal State-Bakersfield; Kimberly McNeill, Hartford; Regina Miller, Illinois-Chicago; Jon Newlee, Idaho; Brenda Nichols, Sam Houston State; Courtney Pruitt, Alcorn State; Aaron Roussell, Bucknell; Brady Sallee, Ball State; David Six, Hampton; Michael Shafer, Richmond; Joni Taylor, Georgia; Maren Walseth, North Dakota State; Ryun Williams, Colorado State.