USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
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.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South CarolinaSCar | 38-0 | 750 | 30 | 1 | - | 1/4 |
| 2 |  IowaIowa | 34-5 | 720 | 0 | 2 | - | 2/6 |
| 3 |  UConnUConn | 33-6 | 678 | 0 | 7 | +4 | 2/18 |
| 4 |  North Carolina StateNCSU | 31-7 | 645 | 0 | 11 | +7 | 3/NR |
| 5 |  TexasTex | 33-5 | 593 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3/14 |
| 6 |  USCUSC | 29-6 | 590 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3/21 |
| 7 |  LSULSU | 31-6 | 572 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1/12 |
| 8 |  StanfordStan | 30-6 | 518 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 2/13 |
| 9 |  UCLAUCLA | 27-7 | 513 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 2/12 |
| 10 |  Oregon StateOreSt | 27-8 | 470 | 0 | 15 | +5 | 10/NR |
| 11 |  Notre DameND | 28-7 | 452 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 10/19 |
| 12 |  IndianaInd | 26-6 | 385 | 0 | 14 | +2 | 9/19 |
| 13 |  GonzagaGonz | 32-4 | 352 | 0 | 13 | - | 12/NR |
| 14 |  Ohio StateOhioSt | 26-6 | 343 | 0 | 9 | -5 | 2/18 |
| 15 |  BaylorBaylor | 26-8 | 310 | 0 | 18 | +3 | 7/24 |
| 16 |  ColoradoColo | 24-10 | 295 | 0 | 17 | +1 | 3/19 |
| 17 |  Virginia TechVaTech | 25-8 | 262 | 0 | 12 | -5 | 4/19 |
| 18 |  Kansas StateKanSt | 26-8 | 210 | 0 | 16 | -2 | 2/NR |
| 19 |  CreightonCre | 26-6 | 170 | 0 | 20 | +1 | 18/NR |
| 20 |  OklahomaOkla | 23-10 | 166 | 0 | 21 | +1 | 20/NR |
| 21 |  DukeDuke | 22-12 | 149 | 0 | NR | - | 19/NR |
| 22 |  UtahUtah | 23-11 | 121 | 0 | 22 | - | 4/22 |
| 23 |  SyracuseSyr | 24-8 | 115 | 0 | 23 | - | 17/NR |
| 24 |  UNLVUNLV | 30-3 | 100 | 0 | 19 | -5 | 19/NR |
| 25 |  West VirginiaWVU | 25-8 | 75 | 0 | NR | +1 | 22/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 Princeton; No. 25 Louisville;
Others Receiving Votes
Iowa State 52; Louisville 29; Tennessee 27; Middle Tennessee 25; Nebraska 17; Princeton 15; Ole Miss 15; Fairfield 5; Richmond 3; Alabama 3; North Carolina 2; South Dakota State 1; Kansas 1; Jackson State 1;
List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 30 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; Tricia Cullop, Toledo; 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; 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.
Women's Basketball Coaches Poll
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