Baylor is the new No. 1 in the Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed NCAA DI Top 25 Poll; Utah continues to rise

Baylor swoops into the No. 1 spot for the first time

The Her Hoop Stats Breakdown || Voting panel

This week Baylor moves into the top spot in the Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed poll for the first time. While the Bears downed Oklahoma last week, they also benefited from unranked North Carolina’s stunning defeat of previous No. 1, Notre Dame on Sunday.

The upset pushed other top five teams up a place in the poll while Notre Dame fell to No. 5. UConn came in at No. 2, Louisville scooted up to No. 3 and Oregon rests at No. 4.

Stanford also suffered surprising loss. After falling on the road to this week’s No. 14 Utah, the Cardinal dropped two places to No. 8.

The Utes, who topped both Pac-12 teams from Northern California over the weekend, saw the largest positive movement in the rankings, ascending seven places to No. 14. After taking down California on Friday, Utah handed Stanford its first Pac-12 loss of the season on Sunday with a 75-68 win.

The Iowa Hawkeyes also saw an improvement in their standing, moving up three places to land at No. 12 after taking down Rutgers and Purdue last week.

Gonzaga rose three places to No. 16. The Zags ended the week by beating WCC foes San Francisco and Santa Clara.

Syracuse experienced the biggest fall in the poll, dropping five spots to No. 18. The Orange lost to Georgia Tech on Jan. 20 and followed up with a defeat at home to Miami before recovering on the road to take down Duke.

Arizona State dropped four places in the rankings, descending to No. 20. The Sun Devils went 1-1 against the Pac-12 Los Angeles schools over the weekend falling first to UCLA before surviving USC on Sunday.

No teams dropped out of the poll.

• Other schools that received votes: Miami, BYU, South Dakota, Missouri, Rice, West Virginia.

Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed NCAA DI Top 25 Poll for Jan. 29, 2019

Rank	School	Record	Last	Change
1	Baylor	17-1	2	1
2	UConn	18-1	3	1
3	Louisville	19-1	4	1
4	Oregon	19-1	5	1
5	Notre Dame	19-2	1	-4
6	Mississippi State	19-1	7	1
7	NC State	20-0	8	1
8	Stanford	17-2	6	-2
9	Marquette	18-3	9	0
10	Oregon State	17-3	10	0
11	Maryland	18-2	11	0
12	Iowa	16-4	15	3
13	Texas	17-4	12	-1
14	Utah	18-1	21	7
15	Rutgers	16-4	14	-1
16	Gonzaga	19-2	19	3
17	South Carolina	14-5	18	1
18	Syracuse	16-4	13	-5
19	Kentucky	17-4	17	-2
20	Arizona State	14-6	16	-4
21	Texas A&M	16-4	24	3
22	Michigan State	15-5	23	1
23	Iowa State	15-5	20	-3
24	Florida State	17-3	22	-2
25	Drake	15-4	25	0

The STI/Hoopfeed Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of media members and other women’s basketball professionals. 

This week’s AP Poll || USA Today Coaches Poll

The Her Hoop Stats Statistical Breakdown

The Her Hoop Stats staff provides some interesting statistical insight on teams in the top 25 and programs received votes in the poll.
Glossary

• Baylor – All Around Dominance
  • 50.9% field goal percentage is 4th in the country.
  • 76.9% defensive rebounding rate is 1st in the country.
  • 22.1% block rate is 1st in the country.
• UConn  – Suffocating Defense
  • 0.80 opponent points per scoring attempt is 2nd in the country.
  • 33.4% opponent field goal percentage is 6th in the country.
  • 28.5 net points per game is 2nd in the country.
• Oregon – No Free Points
  • 1.76 assist to turnover ratio is 2nd in the country.
  • 11.8% opponent free throw rate is 6th in the country.
• Notre Dame – Efficient Scoring
  • 86.6 points per game is 3rd in the country.
  • 51.4% field goal percentage is 2nd in the country.
• Louisville – Steady Offense
  • 48.4% field goal percentage is 10th in the country.
  • 1.16 points per scoring attempt is 4th in the country.
• Mississippi State – Dominance
  • 34.3 average margin of victory is 1st in the country.
  • 51.4% offensive rebounding rate is 1st in the country.
  • 15.5% block rate is 3rd in the country.
• Stanford – Paint Presence
  • 37.4% opponent two-point shooting percentage is 10th in the country.
  • 13.6% block rate is 13th in the country.
  • 27.4% opponent offensive rebounding rate is 34th in the country.
• NC State – Attack The Paint
  • 53.9% two-point shooting percentage is 8th in the country.
  • 58.3% total rebounding rate is 5th in the country.
• Marquette – Clean Offense
  • 14.8% turnover rate is 10th in the country.
  • 1.42 assist to turnover ratio is 7th in the country.
  • 7.4% opponent steal rate is 8th in the country.
• Oregon State – Team Ball
  • 18.1 assists per game is 13th in the country.
  • 1.38 assist to turnover ratio is 9th in the country.
• Maryland – Share The Wealth
  • 17.3 assists per game is 20th in the country.
  • Three players averaging more than 13.0 points per game.
  • Three players in top 11% for points per scoring attempt.
• Iowa – High Scoring, But Deliberate
  • 80.1 points per game is 14th in the country.
  • 70.6 possessions per 40 minutes is in the bottom half of the country.
  • 52.1% field goal percentage is 1st in the country.
• Texas – Clean Defense
  • 39.6% opponent two-point field goal percentage is 38th in the country.
  • 13.7% opponent free throw rate is 46th in the country.
• Syracuse – Solid Play, Tough Opponents
  • 77.0 Her Hoop Stats Defensive Rating is 13th in the country.
  • 32.0 overall Her Hoop Stats Rating is 15th in the country.
• Gonzaga – Win The Turnover Battle
  • 0.66 opponent assist to turnover ratio is 60th in the country.
  • 14.3% steal rate is 27th in the country.
  • 16.8% turnover rate is 52nd in the country.
• Michigan State – Team Effort
  • Five players…
  • Averaging 9.6 or more points per game
  • Averaging 2.2 or more assists per game
  • Averaging 3.9 or more rebounds per game
• Iowa State – One Woman Wrecking Crew
  • Bridget Carleton is one of the nation’s top players…
    • 20.2 points per game is in the top 1% of the country.
    • 8.3 rebounds per game is in the top 4% of the country.
    • 4.4 assists per game is in the top 3% of the country.
    • 2.4 steals per game is in the top 2% of the country.
    • 1.4 blocks per game is in the top 4% of the country.
• Drake – Everybody Eats
  • 21.3 assists per game is 3rd in the country.
  • 75.0% assisted shot rate is 1st in the country.
  • Four players in top 9% in assists per game.
• Rutgers – Defensive Juggernaut
  • 65.0 possessions per 40 minutes is 11th lowest in the country.
  • 55.2 opponent points per game is 11th in the country.
  • HHS Defensive Rating is 20th in the country.
  • 14.8% block rate is 7th in the country.
• Kentucky – Turnover Margin Is Key
  • 27.5% opponent turnover rate is 3rd in the country.
  • 15.8% steal rate is 9th in the country.
• Arizona State – A Bit Of Everything
  • 43.0% opponent assisted shot rate is 5th in the country.
  • 8.7% opponent steal rate is 33rd in the country.
  • 5.0% opponent block rate is 11th in the country.
• Utah – Smart Basketball
  • 19.7% foul rate is 13th in the country.
  • 1.33 assist to turnover ratio is 12th in the country.
• South Carolina – Force The Ball Inside
  • 21.5% opponent three-point rate is 9th in the country.
  • 21.8% of opponent’s points are from three which is 25th in the country.
• Miami (Fla.) – Sharing is Caring
  • 16.4 assists per game is 32nd in the country.
• Florida State – Protect The Arc
  • 29.4% opponent three-point shooting percentage is 83rd in the country.
  • 60.1% of opponent’s points are from two which is 25th in the country.

Voting Panel

• Mel Greenberg
• Joan Bonvicini
• Prentice Beverly
• Brenda VanLengen
• Charles Hallman
• Rhiannon Potkey
• Kristopher Gardner
• Jenn Hatfield (for Her Hoop Stats)
• Cindy Brunson
• Kevin Danna
• Jasmine Baker
• Ben Parker
• Viet Nguyen
• Michael Roberson
• Lisa Bodine
• LaChina Robinson
• Cheryl Coward