USA Today Coaches Poll for Nov. 24, 2015: Pac-12 teams with biggest movement, Cal rises, Stanford falls
Notes
- Michigan State (3-0) entered the poll at No. 22 while Seton Hall (4-0) entered at No. 25.
- Connecticut (2-0) remains the unanimous No. 1. There were no changes in the top eight. Texas A&M (4-0) entered the top ten at No. 9, a rise in three spots. Mississippi State (2-0) rose a spot to No. 10.
- Cal (4-0) rose six spots to No. 15. Stanford (3-1) fell six spots to No. 16 after losing to unranked Santa Clara last night.
- No. 16 Louisville and No. 24 Princeton dropped out of the poll. Louisville is winless while Princeton is 2-1.
- Duke (3-1) and George Washington (3-1) dropped three spots each. Duke landed at No. 12 while GW fell to No. 23. Duke suffered a loss to Texas A&M on Nov. 18.
- DePaul (3-1) fell one spot, landing at No. 20. The Blue Demons lost to Baylor in the Preseason WNIT Championship on Sunday.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2-0 | 800 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 4-0 | 757 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 733 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Baylor | 4-0 | 694 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 4-0 | 659 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Maryland | 3-0 | 655 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Oregon St. | 3-0 | 590 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas | 3-0 | 571 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 4-0 | 531 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Mississippi St. | 2-0 | 498 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 4-0 | 460 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 12 | Duke | 3-1 | 386 | 0 | 9 | -3 |
| 13 | Florida St. | 2-1 | 367 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | Ohio St. | 2-2 | 347 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | California | 4-0 | 293 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| 16 | Stanford | 3-1 | 287 | 0 | 10 | -6 |
| 17 | South Florida | 2-1 | 282 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Arizona State | 1-1 | 231 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 3-0 | 229 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 20 | DePaul | 3-1 | 198 | 0 | 19 | -1 |
| 21 | Iowa | 4-0 | 147 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 22 | Michigan St | 3-0 | 121 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 23 | George Washington | 3-1 | 108 | 0 | 20 | -3 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 89 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 25 | Seton Hall | 4-0 | 80 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
Dropped Out: No. 16 Louisville, No. 24 Princeton.
Others Receiving Votes: Louisville 58; Dayton 50; UCLA 31; Syracuse 29; Nebraska 29; Miami (Fla.) 17; Princeton 12; Virginia 9; Washington 7; North Carolina State 7; Oregon 6; St. John’s 6; Villanova 4; Penn State 4; Albany 4; Gonzaga 4; Chattanooga 3; Army 2; Tulane 2; Western Kentucky 1; Arkansas State 1; East Carolina 1.
The USA Today Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches a Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2015-16 season: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, Albany; Zenarae Antoine, Texas State; Lynn Bria, Stetson; Joan Bonvicini, Seattle; Dawn Brown, Prairie View A&M; Jamie Craighead, San Jose State; Kristy Curry, Alabama; Denise Dillon, Drexel; Brooks Donald-Williams, McNeese State; Oties Epps, Evansville; Brittney Ezell, East Tennessee State; Jason Flowers, Cal-State Northridge; Susan Robinson Fruchtl, Providence; Stephanie Gaitley, Fordham; LeDawn Gibson, Florida A&M; Joe Haigh, Saint Francis (Pa.); Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse; Ali Jaques, Siena; Jeff Judkins, Brigham Young; Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick, North Carolina-Asheville; Kelly Lewis-Jay, Florida Atlantic; Jim Littell, Oklahoma State; Dave Magarity, Army; David Midlick, Austin Peay; Regina Miller, Illinois-Chicago; Mike Neighbors, Washington; Rhonda Rompola, Southern Methodist; Brady Sallee, Ball State; Wendy Schuller, Eastern Washington; Dayna Smith, Cornell; Coquese Washington, Penn State; Amy Williams, South Dakota.
