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USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

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The USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools. The panel is chosen by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The members represent each of the 32 Division I conferences that receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

Top 25 Teams

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Week 20 results: Published March 18, 2024
RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo
1
South CarolinaSCar
32-0750301-1/4
2
IowaIowa
29-471302-2/6
3
USCUSC
26-568203-3/21
4
TexasTex
30-466004-3/14
5
StanfordStan
28-562005-2/13
6
LSULSU
28-558306-1/12
7
UConnUConn
29-557807-2/18
8
UCLAUCLA
25-652008-2/12
9
Ohio StateOhioSt
25-551809-2/18
10
Notre DameND
26-6494010-10/19
11
North Carolina StateNCSU
27-6453011-3/NR
12
Virginia TechVaTech
24-7391013
+1
4/19
13
GonzagaGonz
30-3354012
-1
12/NR
14
IndianaInd
24-5352015
+1
9/19
15
Oregon StateOreSt
24-7351014
-1
14/NR
16
Kansas StateKanSt
25-7312016-2/NR
17
ColoradoColo
22-9257017-3/19
18
BaylorBaylor
24-7224018-7/24
19
UNLVUNLV
30-2216019-19/NR
20
CreightonCre
25-5164021
+1
18/NR
21
OklahomaOkla
22-9149020
-1
20/NR
22
UtahUtah
22-10113022-4/22
23
SyracuseSyr
23-788023-17/NR
24
PrincetonPrince
25-467024-23/NR
25
LouisvilleLou
24-965025-12/25

Others Receiving Votes

West Virginia 15; Richmond 15; Tennessee 14; Fairfield 12; Iowa State 9; Nebraska 5; South Dakota State 3; Middle Tennessee 1; Marshall 1; Jackson State 1;

List Of Voters

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 2023-24 season: Natasha Adair, Arizona State; Ganiyat Adeduntan, Colgate; Matt Bollant, Eastern Illinois; Jenn Brown, Queens; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Bill Carr, Santa Clara; Fred Castro, Eastern Michigan; Denise Dillon, Villanova; Dalila Eshe, Yale; Heather Ezell, Wyoming; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Aqua Franklin, Lamar; Kristin Gillespie, Illinois State; Ty Grace, Howard; Johnnie Harris, Auburn; Brian Holsinger, Montana; Anita Howard, Georgia Southern; Rick Insell, Middle Tennessee; Kayla Karius, South Dakota; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State; Mike Lane, New Jersey Tech; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Kim McNeill, East Carolina; Lynn Milligan, Rider; Kelly Morrone, Merrimack; Dan Nielson, Utah Valley; Shawn Poppie, Chattanooga; Margaret Richards, Alabama A&M; Alaura Sharp, Presbyterian; Jeff Walz, Louisville; Coquese Washington, Rutgers.

Helpful Info

*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.

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