Baylor reigns with no changes at top of Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed NCAA DI Top 25 Poll for 3/5/19
Baylor ends regular season at top of the poll
The Her Hoop Stats Breakdown || Voting panel
Baylor ends its regular season as the unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed poll. The Bears sit atop the poll for the fourth consecutive week as the rankings saw no movement among top seven teams.
The remaining three teams in the top team each advanced a place beginning with No. 8 Maryland followed by NC State and Iowa.
Oregon State dropped three spots and out of the top ten to No. 11 after falling to Arizona State on the road in Tempe on Friday. For the Sun Devils, the 66-54 victory pushed them up a spot to No. 20 in the poll. The two Pac-12 teams are on opposites sides of the conference tournament bracket with ASU playing Colorado on Thursday and the Beavers beginning play on Friday against the winner of a first-round matchup between Washington and Utah.
For Kentucky, the week was a mixed bag with the Wildcats falling two places in the poll to No. 12. The Wildcats lost at home Texas A&M on Thursday but recovered by edging Georgia in a road game on Sunday.
Marquette’s week was also and up and down affair. The Golden Eagles fell three places to land at No. 18 after a week that included a road loss to Creighton.
Texas had a dismal week suffering a rout at the hands of Baylor followed by a defeat at Iowa State. As a result, the Longhorns went from No. 19 to No. 21.
No team dropped out of the poll.
- Other teams that received votes: South Dakota, South Dakota State, Rutgers, BYU and Central Florida.
Sport Tours International/Hoopfeed NCAA DI Top 25 Poll for March 5, 2019
| Rank | School | Record | Last | Change |
| 1 | Baylor | 27-1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | UConn | 27-2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisville | 27-2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 27-3 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 27-2 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Oregon | 27-3 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Stanford | 25-4 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Maryland | 26-3 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | NC State | 25-4 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Iowa | 23-6 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 24-6 | 8 | -3 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 21-8 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 27-3 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 24-6 | 12 | -2 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 23-6 | 18 | 3 |
| 16 | Miami | 24-7 | 14 | -2 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 22-7 | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Marquette | 24-6 | 15 | -3 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 22-7 | 20 | 1 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 19-9 | 21 | 1 |
| 21 | Texas | 21-8 | 19 | -2 |
| 22 | Florida State | 22-7 | 23 | 1 |
| 23 | Drake | 23-5 | 22 | -1 |
| 24 | UCLA | 19-11 | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Rice | 24-3 | 24 | -1 |
The STI/Hoopfeed Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of media members and other women’s basketball professionals.Â
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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
- 50.2% field goal percentage is 4th in the country.
- 76.2% defensive rebounding rate is 1st in the country.
- 21.1% block rate is 1st in the country.
- Louisville – Steady Offense
- 47.3% field goal percentage is 11th in the country.
- 1.14 points per scoring attempt is 10th in the country.
- UConn  – Suffocating Defense
- 0.83 opponent points per scoring attempt is 4th in the country.
- 34.2% opponent field goal percentage is 5th in the country.
- 28.7 net points per game is 2nd in the country.
- Oregon – No Free Points
- 1.90 assist to turnover ratio is 1st in the country.
- 12.4% opponent free throw rate is 12th in the country.
- Mississippi State – Dominance
- 29.6 average margin of victory is 1st in the country.
- 49.6% offensive rebounding rate is 1st in the country.
- 14.0% block rate is 8th in the country.
- Notre Dame – Efficient Scoring
- 88.4 points per game is 1st in the country.
- 51.9% field goal percentage is 2nd in the country.
- Stanford – Paint Presence
- 37.6% opponent two-point shooting percentage is 7th in the country.
- 13.0% block rate is 16th in the country.
- Oregon State – Team Ball
- 16.3 assists per game is 31st in the country.
- 1.30 assist to turnover ratio is 15th in the country.
- Iowa – High Scoring, But Deliberate
- 80.1 points per game is 11th in the country.
- 70.7 possessions per 40 minutes is in the bottom two thirds of the country.
- 52.2% field goal percentage is 1st in the country.
- Maryland – Share the Wealth
- 16.6 assists per game is 24th in the country.
- Three players averaging more than 13.0 points per game.
- Three players in top 10% for points per scoring attempt.
- NC State – Attack the Paint
- 50.7% two-point shooting percentage is 27th in the country.
- 56.0% total rebounding rate is 12th in the country.
- Marquette – Clean Offense
- 15.2% turnover rate is 14th in the country.
- 1.35 assist to turnover ratio is 11th in the country.
- 7.5% opponent steal rate is 6th in the country.
- Gonzaga – Win the Turnover Battle
- 14.0% steal rate is 32nd in the country.
- 1.19 assist to turnover ratio is 28th in the country.
- Miami (Fla.) – Sharing is Caring
- Two players in top 10% in assist to turnover ratio.
- Iowa State – One Woman Wrecking Crew
- Bridget Carleton is one of the nation’s top players…
- 22.0 points per game is in the top 0.3% of the country.
- 8.7 rebounds per game is in the top 3% of the country.
- 4.2 assists per game is in the top 4% of the country.
- 2.2 steals per game is in the top 3% of the country.
- 1.3 blocks per game is in the top 4% of the country.
- Bridget Carleton is one of the nation’s top players…
- Syracuse – Solid Play, Tough Opponents
- 81.4 Her Hoop Stats Defensive Rating is 26th in the country.
- 62.8% opponent average win percentage is 4th in the country.
- Arizona State – This, That, and Especially the Other
- 44.6% opponent assisted shot rate is 9th in the country.
- 8.5% opponent steal rate is 30th in the country.
- 5.8% opponent block rate is 35th in the country.
- South Carolina – Force the Ball Inside
- 21.9% opponent three-point rate is 11th in the country.
- 21.0% of opponent’s points are from three which is 15th in the country.
- Texas A&M – Get to the Line
- 28.6% opponent foul rate is 16th in the country.
- 6th in the country in free throws made and 7th in free throws attempted.
- 22.4% of points from the free throw line is 23rd in the country.
- Drake – Everybody Eats
- 21.2 assists per game is 3rd in the country.
- 74.0% assisted shot rate is 1st in the country.
- Three players in top 9% in assists per game.
- Texas – Follow Your Shot
- 42.6% offensive rebounding rate is 4th in the country.
- Florida State – Protect the Arc
- 59.7% of opponent’s points are from two which is 24th highest in the country.
- South Dakota – Fundamentals
- 75.4% defensive rebounding rate is 4th in the country.
- 79.1% free throw percentage is 3rd in the country.
- Kentucky – Turnover Margin Is Key
- 26.1% opponent turnover rate is 4th in the country.
- 15.2% steal rate is 12th in the country.
- South Dakota State – Survive the Gauntlet
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
