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Coaches Polls
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches’ Poll
| Rank |
School (record) |
Total
Points |
Last week’s
rank |
First-place
votes |
| 1. |
Connecticut (7-0) |
800 |
1 |
32 |
| 2. |
Notre Dame (7-1) |
721 |
2 |
0 |
| 3. |
Mississippi State (8-0) |
711 |
3 |
0 |
| 4. |
Texas (7-0) |
703 |
4 |
0 |
| 5. |
Louisville (8-0) |
697 |
5 |
0 |
| 6. |
South Carolina (8-1) |
658 |
6 |
0 |
| 7. |
UCLA (7-1) |
604 |
7 |
0 |
| 8. |
Baylor (7-1) |
580 |
9 |
0 |
| 9. |
Oregon (7-1) |
506 |
10 |
0 |
| 10. |
Florida State (8-0) |
487 |
11 |
0 |
| 11. |
West Virginia (7-0) |
466 |
12 |
0 |
| 12. |
Ohio State (8-2) |
439 |
8 |
0 |
| 13. |
Tennessee (8-0) |
427 |
13 |
0 |
| 14. (Tie) |
Duke (6-2) |
342 |
16 |
0 |
| 14. (Tie) |
Maryland (7-2) |
342 |
15 |
0 |
| 16. |
South Florida (7-1) |
323 |
17 |
0 |
| 17. |
Missouri (7-1) |
268 |
18 |
0 |
| 18. |
Stanford (5-4) |
265 |
14 |
0 |
| 19. |
Oregon State (5-2) |
224 |
19 |
0 |
| 20. |
Villanova (7-0) |
148 |
24 |
0 |
| 21. |
Michigan (6-2) |
128 |
20 |
0 |
| 22. |
Texas A&M (6-2) |
125 |
21 |
0 |
| 23. |
Kentucky (7-1) |
112 |
22 |
0 |
| 24. |
Syracuse (8-0) |
90 |
25 |
0 |
| 25. |
Wisconsin-Green Bay (6-1) |
78 |
not ranked |
0 |
Dropped out:Â No. 23 Marquette (4-3).
Others receiving votes:Â DePaul (6-2) 35; Iowa (8-1) 35; New Mexico (9-0) 19; California (5-2) 18; Georgia Tech (8-1) 15; Marquette (4-3) 8; Southern California (8-0) 6; Virginia Tech (7-2) 5; Mississippi (7-1) 4; Oklahoma State (6-2) 3; Rice (5-2) 3; South Dakota State (6-2) 2; Arizona State (7-2) 1; Chattanooga (6-3) 1; Troy (4-1) 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.
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll
| ank |
School |
Total
Points |
First-Place
Votes |
Previous
Rank |
| 1 |
Ashland (8-0) |
600 |
24 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alaska Anchorage (8-0) |
574 |
0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Bentley (8-0) |
553 |
0 |
3 |
| 4 |
West Texas A&M (7-0) |
517 |
0 |
5 |
| 5 |
Indiana (PA) (7-0) |
486 |
0 |
7 |
| 6 |
Lubbock Christian (9-1) |
451 |
0 |
8 |
| 7 |
Drury (7-10) |
401 |
0 |
9 |
| 8 |
Carson-Newman (9-0) |
383 |
0 |
15 |
| 9 |
Virginia Union (7-1) |
360 |
0 |
10 |
| 10 |
Central Missouri (5-1) |
347 |
0 |
12 |
| 11 |
California (PA) (7-1) |
346 |
0 |
4 |
| 12 |
Rollins (7-1) |
297 |
0 |
6 |
| 13 |
Azusa Pacific (11-1) |
277 |
0 |
17 |
| 14 |
Northern State (6-1) |
276 |
0 |
16 |
| 15 |
Wingate (6-1) |
258 |
0 |
14 |
| 16 |
Edinboro (7-0) |
229 |
0 |
24 |
| 17 |
University of the Sciences (6-0) |
219 |
0 |
20 |
| 18 |
Michigan Tech (8-1) |
194 |
0 |
18 |
| 19 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State (8-0) |
167 |
0 |
25 |
| 20 |
Fort Lewis (6-1) |
166 |
0 |
11 |
| 21 |
Seattle Pacific (6-1) |
153 |
0 |
13 |
| 22 |
Southern Indiana (8-0) |
123 |
0 |
NR |
| 23 |
Augustana (SD) (7-0) |
95 |
0 |
NR |
| 24 |
Cedarville (5-1) |
92 |
0 |
NR |
| 25 |
Central Oklahoma (6-1) |
33 |
0 |
21 |
Dropped Out:Â No. 19 Pittsburg State (6-2); No. 22 Lander (5-2); No. 23 Valdosta State (4-2).
Others receiving votes:Â Grand Valley State (7-1) 21; Minnesota State Moorhead (5-1) 20; Glenville State (6-1) 19; Colorado Mesa (8-0) 18; Fort Hays State (7-0) 18; Union (TN) (7-1) 17; Montana State Billings (7-0) 14; North Georgia (5-1) 10; Southeastern Oklahoma State (5-2) 10; Pittsburg State (6-2) 8; Stonehill (5-1) 8; Lander (5-2) 7; Embry Riddle (6-1) 5. Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 26 combined points.
The WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 24 NCAA Division II conferences. The committee for the 2017-18 season: Trisha Brown, Stonehill; Debbie Buff, Wheeling Jesuit; Bethann Burke, Goldey-Beacom; Jory Collins, Emporia State; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington; Jason Flores, Fort Lewis; AnnMarie Gilbert, Virginia Union; Darin Grover, Southeastern Oklahoma; T.J. Hardeman, Azusa Pacific; Noel Johnson, Midwestern State; Chris Kielsmeier, Wayne State (NE); Carrie Lohr, Wayne State (MI); Jason Martens, St. Mary’s (TX); Mike Mincey, Carson-Newman; Kerri Nakamoto, Cal State Monterey; Bet Naumovski, Queens (NY); Kevin Pederson, Lander; John Reynolds, Florida Tech; James Rice, Benedict; Wendee Saintsing, Barton; Jess Strom, California (PA); Shannon Sword, Ursuline; Katie Vaughn, Missouri-St. Louis; and Stephanie Yelton, West Florida.
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division IIII Top 25 Coaches’ Poll
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Total Points |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Amherst (5) |
6-0 |
197 |
1 |
| 2 |
Tufts (3) |
6-0 |
195 |
2 |
| 3 |
Christopher Newport |
6-0 |
184 |
3 |
| 4 |
Hope |
5-0 |
172 |
4 |
| 5 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
7-0 |
167 |
5 |
| 6 |
Trine |
7-0 |
149 |
6 |
| 7 |
Bowdoin |
7-0 |
143 |
10 |
| 8 |
St. Thomas (MN) |
4-1 |
142 |
7 |
| 9 |
Whitman |
6-1 |
133 |
9 |
| 10 |
Thomas More |
6-1 |
117 |
13 |
| 11 |
Rochester (NY) |
6-1 |
113 |
11 |
| 12 |
Trinity (TX) |
3-1 |
111 |
12 |
| 13 |
Wartburg |
5-0 |
107 |
14 |
| 14 |
DePauw |
6-1 |
91 |
15 |
| 15 |
Messiah |
6-0 |
86 |
17 |
| 16 |
Ohio Northern |
5-1 |
77 |
18 |
| 17 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
5-0 |
74 |
19 |
| 18 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
5-0 |
65 |
22 |
| 19 |
Scranton |
5-1 |
60 |
8 |
| 20 |
Washington-St. Louis |
4-2 |
42 |
16 |
| 21 |
Ithaca |
6-1 |
37 |
24 |
| 22 |
Puget Sound |
4-2 |
29 |
20 |
| 23 |
Muhlenberg |
7-0 |
28 |
NR |
| 24 |
George Fox |
4-2 |
24 |
21 |
| 25 |
Montclair State |
6-1 |
13 |
NR |
Dropped Out:Â Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (4-2); Wheaton (IL) (4-1).
Others receiving votes:Â Rochester Institute (5-0) 10; Gettysburg (5-0) 9; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (4-2) 7; Wheaton (IL) (4-1) 7; Chicago (4-2) 4; Marymount (VA) (5-1)Â 3; Bluffton (3-1) 2; Connecticut College (5-1) 2.
The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll Committee is made up of nine head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the WBCA. The 2017-18 committee members are Mary Beth Spirk, non-voting chair (Moravian), Kristen Dowling (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), Renee DeVarney (Swarthmore), Jessica Ott (Alverno), Kate Pearson (Cabrini), Jennifer Reimer (Case Western Reserve), Alex Richey (Oglethorpe), Dan Roiger (Saint Lawrence) and Kelly Thompson (Roger Williams).
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