USA Today Coaches Poll for 12/6/16
| USA Today Coaches Poll Rankings as of 12/6/2016 | ||||
| Rank | School | Record | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 784 (18) | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 7-0 | 781 (14) | 2 |
| 3 | Baylor | 9-1 | 716 | 4 |
| 4 | Maryland | 8-0 | 715 | 5 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 8-0 | 653 | 6 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 6-1 | 642 | 3 |
| 7 | Florida State | 8-1 | 602 | 8 |
| 8 | Louisville | 7-2 | 555 | 7 |
| 9 | UCLA | 6-1 | 554 | 9 |
| 10 | Stanford | 8-1 | 520 | 11 |
| 11 | Washington | 8-1 | 471 | 13 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 6-3 | 402 | 10 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 7-1 | 400 | 16 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 9-0 | 355 | 17 |
| 15 | DePaul | 6-2 | 323 | 14 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 5-1 | 255 | 18 |
| 17 | Texas | 2-4 | 239 | 15 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 6-2 | 230 | 20 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 6-3 | 196 | 21 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 141 | 12 |
| 21 | Duke | 9-1 | 122 | NR |
| 22 | South Florida | 6-0 | 120 | NR |
| 23 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 105 | 24 |
| 24 | California | 7-0 | 74 | NR |
| 25 | Florida | 6-2 | 60 | 23 |
Schools Dropped Out: No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 22 Michigan State, No. 25 Tennessee.
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 59; Virginia Tech 53; Colorado 51; Texas A&M 47; Wisconsin-Green Bay 39; Oklahoma State 33; Michigan 27; South Dakota State 22; Oregon 20; Tennessee 15; Northwestern 6; Kansas State 6; Marquette 5; Georgia Tech 1; Gonzaga 1.
List of Voters:Â 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.
