STI/Hoopfeed Poll for 3/3/20: Maryland moves up to No. 5, Northwestern enters top ten, TCU drops out
Big Ten Conference co-champs Maryland and Northwestern move up
With the end of the regular season looming, several unranked teams pulled off stunning upsets that caused a few top ten teams in the poll to drop a few spots this week.
The top four teams held steady with South Carolina, the SEC regular-season champion, leading the way. Baylor, Oregon, Louisville, and Maryland rounded out the top five.
No. 5 Maryland inched up a place after taking down Purdue and Minnesota to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular-season title last week. The Terrapins share the championship with No. 10 Northwestern.
Stanford dropped two places to No. 7 after losing at No. 13 Arizona on Friday night. The Wildcats, in turn, suffered a stunning home defeat two days later at the hand of unranked California, a team that sits at the bottom of the Pac-12 standings.
Texas A&M tumbled four places to land at No. 16 after back-to-back losses last week. First, the Aggies fell at home to Alabama on Thursday night. A loss to South Carolina on Sunday was another setback for Texas A&M.
Kentucky landed at No. 17, a drop in two places after unranked Vanderbilt rallied past the Wildcats 70-64 on Sunday.
Arkansas re-entered the poll at No. 25. The Razorbacks beat LSU 75-721 on Sunday.
TCU dropped out of the rankings. The Horned Frogs began their week with a loss to Texas followed by a defeat at Texas Tech on Sunday.
Other teams that received votes: Duke, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, FGCU, Drake, Old Dominion, and TCU.
Dropped out: TCU
| Rank | School | Record | Last | Change |
| 1 | South Carolina | 29-1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Baylor | 27-1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 28-2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Louisville | 27-3 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 25-4 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | UConn | 26-3 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Stanford | 25-5 | 5 | -2 |
| 8 | UCLA | 25-4 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 25-5 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 26-3 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | NC State | 25-4 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 28-2 | 10 | -2 |
| 13 | Arizona | 23-6 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 22-8 | 17 | 3 |
| 15 | South Dakota | 27-2 | 20 | 5 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 22-7 | 12 | -4 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 21-7 | 15 | -2 |
| 18 | Iowa | 23-6 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | DePaul | 25-5 | 16 | -3 |
| 20 | Indiana | 23-7 | 22 | 2 |
| 21 | Princeton | 24-1 | 24 | 3 |
| 22 | Florida State | 22-7 | 19 | -3 |
| 23 | Missouri State | 24-4 | 21 | -2 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 20-10 | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 22-7 | NR | N/A |
The STI/Hoopfeed Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of media members and other women’s basketball professionals.
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Voting Panel
- Mel Greenberg
- Joan Bonvicini
- Prentice Beverly
- Brenda VanLengen
- Charles Hallman
- Rhiannon Potkey
- Kristopher Gardner
- Jacob Mox (for Her Hoop Stats)
- Cindy Brunson
- Kevin Danna
- Ben Parker
- Viet Nguyen
- Michael Roberson
- Lisa Bodine
- LaChina Robinson
- Cheryl Coward
