Category Archives: Women’s Basketball

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Final Regular Season Polls

AP & ESPN/USA Today PollsSelection Monday is looming for the women’s college basketball teams and if the final polls are any indication, the No. 1 seeds should be UConn, Stanford, Maryland and Oklahoma.

To the surprise of no one, the UConn Huskies have finished on top of the polls for the regular season, going 33-0 and winning the Big East regular season and tournament titles.

AP Top 25 PVS ESPN/USA Today PVS
1. Connecticut (45) 33-0 1125 1 1. Connecticut (31) 33-0 775 1
2. Stanford 29-4 1062 2 2. Stanford 29-4 735 2
3. Maryland 28-4 1039 4 3. Maryland 28-4 713 4
4. Oklahoma 28-4 934 3 4. Oklahoma 28-4 644 3
5. Baylor 27-5 928 7 5. Baylor 27-5 639 7
6. Duke 26-5 891 6 6. Auburn 29-3 587 6
7. Louisville 29-4 846 5 7. Louisville 29-4 584 5
8. Auburn 29-3 827 8 8. Duke 26-5 569 8
9. Texas A&M 25-7 766 10 9. Texas A&M 25-7 554 9
10. Ohio State 27-5 739 9 10. Ohio State 27-5 496 10
11. North Carolina 27-6 698 11 11. North Carolina 27-6 450 11
12. Florida State 25-7 592 13 12. Florida State 25-7 399 13
13. California 25-6 541 12 13. Vanderbilt 24-8 374 15
14. Vanderbilt 24-8 522 15 14. California 25-6 365 12
15. Pittsburgh 23-7 492 14 15. South Dakota State 31-2 343 14
16. South Dakota State 31-2 386 17 16. Pittsburgh 23-7 276 17
17. Iowa State 24-8 370 18 17. Kansas State 24-7 268 16
18. Tennessee 22-10 322 19 18. Xavier 25-6 240 18
19. Arizona State 23-8 275 16 19. Iowa State 24-8 234 19
20. Xavier 25-6 243 20 20. Notre Dame 22-8 180 20
21. Kansas State 24-7 227 22 21. Florida 23-7 146 22
22. Florida 23-7 191 21 22. Virginia 23-9 121 23
23. Notre Dame 22-8 170 24 23. Tennessee 22-10 102 24
24. Virginia 23-9 163 25 24. Texas 21-11 98 21
25. Texas 21-11 113 23 25. Middle Tennessee 28-5 66 NR
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Middle Tennessee (28-5) 41; Wisconsin-Green Bay (29-3) 30; Marist (29-3) 22; Purdue (22-10) 22; LSU (18-10) 17; DePaul (23-9) 13; Southern California (17-15) 4; Utah (22-9) 4; Gonzaga (26-6) 3; Montana (28-4) 3; Ball State (25-8) 1; Bowling Green (28-4) 1; Florida Gulf Coast (25-4) 1; Villanova (19-13) 1. Marist (29-3) 28; Arizona State (23-8) 26; Wisconsin-Green Bay (29-3) 26; DePaul (23-9) 13; Villanova (19-13) 9; Bowling Green (28-4) 4; Gonzaga (26-6) 3; Liberty (24-8) 3; Boston College (20-11) 2; North Carolina A&T (26-6) 2; Mississippi State (22-9) 1.
Dropped Out: Dropped out:
None No. 25 Arizona State.

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Polls – Week 17

AP & ESPN/USA Today PollsFor the 15th straight week in the AP Poll and 17th straight in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, the UConn Huskies are the unanimous No. 1 team in the land. There was no movement among the top 4 in both polls as conference tournaments are either just getting started, finishing up or are over.

With Selection Monday and the NCAA Tournament looming for women’s basketball, we will be hearing a lot about the team’s RPI rating.

AP Top 25 PVS ESPN/USA Today Poll PVS
1. Connecticut (45) 31-0 1125 1 1. Connecticut (31) 32-0 775 1
2. Stanford 26-4 1046 2 2. Stanford 26-4 734 2
3. Oklahoma 27-3 1026 3 3. Oklahoma 27-3 712 3
4. Maryland 28-4 1011 4 4. Maryland 28-4 686 4
5. Louisville 28-3 944 7 5. Louisville 29-3 647 7
6. Duke 26-5 859 8 6. Auburn 29-3 570 5
7. Baylor 24-5 831 5 7. Baylor 24-5 567 6
8. Auburn 29-3 830 6 8. Duke 26-5 545 10
9. Ohio State 27-5 723 12 9. Texas A&M 23-6 532 8
10. Texas A&M 23-6 710 10 10. Ohio State 27-5 502 12
11. North Carolina 26-6 697 11 11. North Carolina 26-6 447 11
12. California 24-5 615 9 12. California 24-5 413 9
13. Florida State 25-7 553 12 13. Florida State 25-7 359 13
14. Pittsburgh 23-6 521 14 14. South Dakota State 30-2 357 14
15. Vanderbilt 24-8 458 22 15. Vanderbilt 24-8 300 23
16. Arizona State 23-7 401 18 16. Kansas State 23-6 242 21
17. South Dakota State 29-2 368 17 17. Pittsburgh 23-7 236 19
18. Iowa State 23-7 315 23 18. Xavier 25-6 218 15
19. Tennessee 22-10 310 19 19. Iowa State 23-7 207 22
20. Xavier 25-6 246 16 20. Notre Dame 22-8 186 17
21. Florida 23-7 198 21 21. Texas 20-10 165 16
22. Kansas State 23-6 193 NR 22. Florida 23-7 159 18
23. Texas 20-10 179 15 23. Virginia 23-9 144 20
24. Notre Dame 22-8 161 20 24. Tennessee 22-10 116 24
25. Virginia 23-9 160 24 25. Arizona State 23-7 72 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Middle Tennessee State 28, Wisconsin-Green Bay 22, LSU 18, Marist 16, Bowling Green 16, DePaul 15, Purdue 15, San Diego State 8, Gonzaga 3, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Villanova 1, Middle Tennessee State 69, Marist 44, Bowling Green 33, Wisconsin-Green Bay 16, Villanova 8, DePaul 6, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Boston College 2, Gonzaga 1, Liberty 1, Mississippi State 1, North Carolina A&T 1,
Dropped From Rankings Dropped From Rankings
Bowling Green 25. Bowling Green 25.

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Polls – Week 16

AP & ESPN/USA Today PollsWith the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team back at No. 1, Storrs, Connecticut is officially back as the college basketball capital of the world as the UConn women are still the unanimous No. 1 team in the women’s basketball land.

It’s the 14th straight week in the AP Poll and 16th straight in the ESPN/USA Today Poll that the Huskies were an unanimous No. 1 selection.

And now with conference tournaments starting to get underway and the NCAA Tournament looming, we will be hearing a lot about a team’s RPI rating. And just to think about 5 years ago, we never really heard them talk about this in women’s basketball. Oh how the game has grown.

AP Top 25 PVS ESPN/USA Today Poll PVS
1. Connecticut (45) 29-0 1125 1 1. Connecticut (31) 30-0 775 1
2. Stanford 24-4 1043 3 2. Stanford 24-4 730 2
3. Oklahoma 25-3 999 1 3. Oklahoma 25-3 701 3
4. Maryland 25-4 971 5 4. Maryland 25-4 673 5
5. Baylor 23-4 927 6 5. Auburn 27-2 642 6
6. Auburn 27-2 915 7 6. Baylor 23-4 606 7
7. Louisville 26-3 887 8 7. Louisville 27-3 583 8
8. Duke 24-4 806 10 8. Texas A&M 22-5 557 9
9. California 23-4 743 4 9. California 23-4 534 4
10. Texas A&M 22-5 731 12 10. Duke 24-4 509 11
11. North Carolina 25-5 710 9 11. North Carolina 25-5 447 10
12. Florida State 24-6 603 11 12. Ohio State 24-5 425 14
12. Ohio State 24-5 603 14 13. Florida State 24-6 381 12
14. Pittsburgh 21-6 434 15 14. South Dakota State 28-2 343 16
15. Texas 20-8 408 16 15. Xavier 25-5 316 13
16. Xavier 25-5 363 13 16. Texas 20-8 247 18
17. South Dakota State 27-2 324 21 17. Notre Dame 21-7 232 22
18. Arizona State 22-6 307 24 18. Florida 23-6 209 17
19. Tennessee 20-9 302 18 19. Pittsburgh 22-6 195 20
20. Notre Dame 20-7 291 23 20. Virginia 22-8 167 19
21. Florida 23-6 268 17 21. Kansas State 21-6 152 15
22. Vanderbilt 21-8 217 19 22. Iowa State 21-7 143 24
23. Iowa State 21-7 212 25 23. Vanderbilt 21-8 119 21
24. Virginia 22-8 194 22 24. Tennessee 20-9 107 23
25. Bowling Green 25-2 74 NR 25. Bowling Green 25-2 96 25
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Kansas State 63, LSU 27, Middle Tennessee State 26, Wisconsin-Green Bay 12, DePaul 10, Georgia Tech 9, Marist 7, Michigan State 7, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Gonzaga 1, Purdue 1, San Diego State 1, Temple 1, Arizona State 76, Middle Tennessee State 48, Marist 32, Wisconsin-Green Bay 16, DePaul 5, LSU 2, Boston College 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Gonzaga 1, Mississippi State 1, North Carolina A&T 1,
Dropped From Rankings Dropped From Rankings
Kansas State 20. None

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Polls – Week 15

AP Poll, USA Today/ESPN PollFor the 13th consecutive week in the AP Poll and 15th in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team are the unanimous No. 1 team in the land.

And for those who follow the RPI rankings, you can check them out as well.

AP Top 25 PVS ESPN/USA Today Top 25 PVS
1. Connecticut (44) 27-0 1100 1 1. Connecticut (31) 27-0 775 1
2. Oklahoma 24-2 1056 2 2. Stanford 22-4 722 4
3. Stanford 22-4 996 4 3. Oklahoma 24-3 683 2
4. California 22-3 897 6 4. California 22-3 661 6
5. Maryland 23-4 877 9 5. Maryland 23-4 633 7
6. Baylor 21-4 859 5 6. Auburn 26-2 616 3
7. Auburn 26-2 848 3 7. Baylor 21-4 596 5
8. Louisville 25-3 834 8 8. Louisville 25-3 544 9
9. North Carolina 23-4 777 10 9. Texas A&M 21-5 528 11
10. Duke 22-4 714 7 10. North Carolina 24-4 501 10
11. Florida State 23-5 681 11 11. Duke 22-4 488 8
12. Texas A&M 20-5 623 14 12. Florida State 23-5 436 12
13. Xavier 24-4 487 17 13. Xavier 24-4 378 16
14. Ohio State 22-5 478 20 14. Ohio State 22-5 352 17
15. Pittsburgh 20-5 443 19 15. Kansas State 21-4 287 14
16. Texas 19-7 389 12 16. South Dakota State 26-2 284 18
17. Florida 23-5 373 15 17. Florida 23-5 262 15
18. Tennessee 19-8 301 13 18. Texas 19-7 251 13
19. Vanderbilt 21-7 297 18 19. Virginia 21-7 207 21
20. Kansas State 21-4 257 16 20. Pittsburgh 20-5 204 22
21. South Dakota State 26-2 255 22 21. Vanderbilt 21-7 181 20
22. Virginia 21-7 223 23 22. Notre Dame 18-7 130 24
23. Notre Dame 18-7 174 24 23. Tennessee 19-8 124 19
24. Arizona State 20-6 157 25 24. Iowa State 19-7 61 23
25. Iowa State 19-7 94 21 25. Bowling Green 23-2 53 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Bowling Green 43, DePaul 28, Middle Tennessee State 10, Purdue 8, Virginia Commonwealth 7, Wisconsin-Green Bay 6, Marist 4, LSU 2, Utah 2, Arizona State (20-6) 40; Middle Tennessee (23-5) 40; Marist (25-3) 16; Virginia Commonwealth (23-4) 7; DePaul (20-7) 4; Wisconsin-Green Bay (23-3) 4; Boston College (18-9) 2; Arkansas-Little Rock (22-5) 1; Gonzaga (22-6) 1; Mississippi State (19-8) 1; North Carolina A&T (20-6) 1; Oklahoma State (15-10) 1.
Dropped out Dropped out
None No. 25 Middle Tennessee (23-5).

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Polls – Week 14

AP & ESPN/USA Today PollsFor the 12th consecutive week in the AP Poll and 14th in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team are the unanimous No. 1 team in the land. And for the third straight week, Storrs, CT remains the basketball capital of the world although that will change next week since the UConn men lost last night.

AP Top 25 ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. Connecticut (45) 25-0 1125 1. Connecticut (31) 25-0 775
2. Oklahoma 22-2 1080 2. Oklahoma 22-2 744
3. Auburn 25-1 999 3. Auburn 25-1 697
4. Stanford 20-4 979 4. Stanford 20-4 680
5. Baylor 21-3 942 5. Baylor 21-3 645
6. California 20-3 865 6. California 20-3 621
7. Duke 20-3 800 7. Maryland 21-4 573
8. Louisville 23-3 794 8. Duke 21-3 547
9. Maryland 21-4 787 9. Louisville 23-3 511
10. North Carolina 22-4 785 10. North Carolina 22-4 484
11. Florida State 21-5 665 11. Texas A&M 19-5 453
12. Texas 19-5 652 12. Florida State 21-5 390
13. Tennessee 18-6 538 13. Texas 19-5 389
14. Texas A&M 19-5 505 14. Kansas State 20-3 346
15. Florida 22-4 497 15. Florida 22-4 302
16. Kansas State 20-3 408 16. Xavier 22-4 300
17. Xavier 22-4 345 17. Ohio State 20-5 285
18. Vanderbilt 20-6 293 18. South Dakota State 25-2 234
19. Pittsburgh 18-5 281 19. Tennessee 18-7 205
20. Ohio State 20-5 276 20. Vanderbilt 20-6 202
21. Iowa State 18-6 263 21. Virginia 19-7 163
22. South Dakota State 24-2 200 22. Pittsburgh 18-5 120
23. Virginia 19-7 169 23. Iowa State 18-6 112
24. Notre Dame 17-6 130 24. Notre Dame 17-6 105
25. Arizona State 19-6 76 25. Middle Tennessee State 22-4 71
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Middle Tennessee State 62, Bowling Green 26, Michigan State 26, Villanova 23, DePaul 14, Virginia Commonwealth 7, Gonzaga 6, Wisconsin-Green Bay 4, Marist 2, Utah 1, Bowling Green 45, Gonzaga 16, Arizona State 16, Marist 13, DePaul 13, Boston College 4, Villanova 4, Wisconsin-Green Bay 3, Michigan State 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Mississippi State 1, North Carolina A&T 1, Oklahoma State 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1,
Dropped From Rankings Dropped From Rankings
DePaul 25. DePaul 25.

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Polls – Week 13

AP & USA Today PollsFor the 11th straight week in the AP Poll and 13th in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team remains the unanimous No. 1 team in the land. And of course with the UConn men holding the top spots as well, Storrs remains the “Basketball Capital of the World” for another week.

AP Top 25 PVS ESPN/USA Today Poll PVS
1. Connecticut (45) 23-0 1125 1 1. Connecticut (31) 23-0 775 1
2. Oklahoma 20-2 1080 2 2. Oklahoma 20-2 744 2
3. California 20-2 1013 3 3. California 20-2 702 3
4. Duke 19-2 964 4 4. Auburn 23-1 655 5
5. Auburn 23-1 924 6 5. Stanford 19-4 641 6
6. Stanford 19-4 880 7 6. Baylor 19-3 621 7
7. Baylor 19-3 855 8 7. North Carolina 21-3 579 9
8. North Carolina 20-3 831 8 8. Texas A&M 18-4 535 4
9. Florida 22-2 759 11 9. Maryland 19-4 519 11
10. Louisville 21-3 711 5 10. Duke 19-3 501 8
11. Maryland 18-4 700 13 11. Florida 22-2 469 13
12. Texas A&M 18-4 613 10 12. Louisville 21-3 432 10
13. Texas 17-5 566 16 13. Ohio State 19-4 316 12
14. Florida State 20-5 490 15 14. Texas 17-5 312 18
15. Tennessee 17-6 445 12 15. Virginia 19-5 303 15
16. Iowa State 18-4 413 21 16. Kansas State 19-3 300 14
17. Virginia 19-5 385 17 17. Florida State 20-5 281 19
18. Ohio State 19-4 371 14 18. Tennessee 17-6 230 17
19. Pittsburgh 17-4 356 22 19. Xavier 20-4 210 21
20. Kansas State 19-3 289 18 20. Iowa State 18-4 204 23
21. Xavier 20-4 219 23 21. South Dakota State 23-2 203 20
22. Notre Dame 17-5 205 19 22. Notre Dame 17-5 194 16
23. South Dakota State 22-2 150 24 23. Pittsburgh 17-4 140 24
24. Vanderbilt 18-6 132 20 24. Vanderbilt 18-6 86 22
25. DePaul 18-6 51 25 25. DePaul 18-6 45 25
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Middle Tennessee State 34, Arizona State 18, Bowling Green 10, Rutgers 8, Michigan State 5, Georgia Tech 4, Mississippi State 4, LSU 3, Oklahoma State 3, Utah 3, Boston College 2, Wisconsin-Green Bay 2, Gonzaga 1, Minnesota 1, Middle Tennessee State 34, Bowling Green 19, Marist 6, Boston College 4, Arkansas-Little Rock 3, Oklahoma State 3, Gonzaga 3, Arizona State 2, Georgia 1, Minnesota 1, North Carolina A&T 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1,
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS DROPPED FROM RANKINGS
None None

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Polls – Week 12

AP Poll, ESPN/USAToday PollStorrs, CT is officially the college basketball capital of the world as the UConn Huskies men’s and women’s basketball teams hold the top spots in the polls. The UConn women continue to hold the top spot in the land and aren’t showing any signs of letting go of it anytime soon. The Huskies are now the only team in the country that is undefeated.

AP Top 25 PVS ESPN/USA Today Poll PVS
1. Connecticut (45) 21-0 1125 1 1. Connecticut (31) 21-0 775 1
2. Oklahoma 18-2 1079 2 2. Oklahoma 19-2 744 2
3. California 18-2 979 7 3. California 18-2 693 5
4. Duke 17-2 917 3 4. Texas A&M 17-3 627 7
5. Louisville 20-2 873 6 5. Auburn 21-1 616 4
6. Auburn 21-1 872 5 6. Stanford 17-4 611 8
7. Stanford 17-4 852 9 7. Baylor 17-3 592 3
8. Baylor 17-3 792 4 8. Duke 18-2 561 6
8. North Carolina 19-3 792 10 9. North Carolina 19-3 515 10
10. Texas A&M 17-3 790 11 10. Louisville 20-2 512 11
11. Florida 20-2 660 12 11. Maryland 17-4 469 9
12. Tennessee 16-4 594 13 12. Ohio State 18-3 435 14
13. Maryland 16-4 586 8 13. Florida 20-2 374 16
14. Ohio State 18-3 514 15 14. Kansas State 18-2 315 12
15. Florida State 18-4 498 18 15. Virginia 18-4 309 18
16. Texas 15-5 444 16 16. Notre Dame 16-4 294 13
17. Virginia 18-4 435 19 17. Tennessee 16-5 280 15
18. Kansas State 18-2 334 14 18. Texas 15-5 263 17
19. Notre Dame 16-4 261 17 19. Florida State 18-5 209 20
20. Vanderbilt 17-5 260 20 20. South Dakota State 21-2 206 19
21. Iowa State 16-4 247 22 21. Xavier 19-4 175 21
22. Pittsburgh 16-4 215 21 22. Vanderbilt 17-5 160 22
23. Xavier 19-4 135 23 23. Iowa State 16-4 133 23
24. DePaul 17-5 99 25 24. Pittsburgh 16-4 72 24
25. South Dakota State 20-2 94 24 25. DePaul 17-5 52 25
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Oklahoma State 39, Georgia Tech 34, Marist 33, LSU 22, Rutgers 15, Middle Tennessee State 11, San Diego State 8, Boston College 6, Gonzaga 5, Bowling Green 3, Arizona State 1, Utah 1 Middle Tennessee State 19, Gonzaga 18, Bowling Green 12, Marist 7, Georgia Tech 7, New Mexico 6, Oklahoma State 5, Georgia 4, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, Boston College 2, North Carolina A&T 1
Dropped From Rankings Dropped From Rankings
None None

NCAA Women’s College Basketball Polls – Week 11

AP Poll, USA Today/ESPN PollThe one thing I don’t understand  about the NCAA women’s college basketball polls is to why the AP Poll is released on Monday and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll on Tuesday.

Just for an example, the Louisville Cardinals came into the game with the No. 1/1 UConn Huskies last night as the No 6. team in the AP Poll and the No. 10 team in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. And now today, the Cardinals drop to No. 11 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. Maybe they don’t want to get overshadowed by the release of the men’s polls but the smart thing to do would be to release the AP Poll on the same day to give the rankings more continuity. Just my humble opinion though.

The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team remains the undisputed No. 1 team in the land and is showing no signs of dropping from there any time soon. The North Carolina Tar Heels are reeling as they have lost their last 3 games starting with the loss to UConn last Monday and dropped 8 spots in the AP Poll and 7 spots in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. The Auburn Lady Tigers remain the only other undefeated team in women’s basketball at 20-0.

A full look at the polls after the jump.

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