Category Archives: Women’s Basketball

2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 14 (Feb. 5)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA women's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies head into tonight's matchup with the Marquette Golden Eagles as the No. 3 team in the AP Poll and No. 2 team in the USA Today Coaches Polls.

The Baylor Lady Bears remain No. 1 in both polls and are joined by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish,  UConn, Stanford Cardinal and Duke Blue Devils in the AP Poll. In the USA Today Poll, they are followed by UConn, Notre Dame, Duke and Stanford.

Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 of both polls from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (11/11) and Syracuse Orange (24/22).

The Villanova Wildcats are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The DePaul Blue Demons are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 14 (Feb. 5), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Baylor (37) 20-1 997 1 1 Baylor (26) 20-1 768 1
2 Notre Dame 20-1 955 2 2 Connecticut (4) 20-1 743 2
3 Connecticut (3) 20-1 928 3 3 Notre Dame (1) 20-1 721 3
4 Stanford 20-2 862 4 4 Duke 20-1 669 4
5 Duke 20-1 845 5 5 Stanford 20-2 658 5
6 California 19-2 807 6 6 California 19-2 625 6
7 Maryland 18-3 753 10 7 Maryland 18-3 581 9
8 Penn State 17-3 642 7 8 Kentucky 19-3 507 7
9 Georgia 19-3 632 13 9 Penn State 18-3 480 8
10 Kentucky 19-3 630 8 10 Georgia 19-3 472 14
11 Louisville 19-4 553 12 11 Louisville 19-4 467 12
12 Tennessee 17-5 512 9 12 South Carolina 19-3 447 13
13 Purdue 18-3 502 14 13 Tennessee 17-5 412 10
14 Texas A&M 17-5 497 16 14 Purdue 18-4 409 11
15 South Carolina 19-3 480 15 15 Dayton 19-1 345 15
16 North Carolina 20-3 458 11 16 Texas A&M 18-5 326 16
17 UCLA 17-4 409 18 17 UCLA 17-4 273 19
18 Dayton 19-1 397 17 18 North Carolina 20-3 250 18
19 Florida State 18-4 223 20 19 Oklahoma 16-5 155 20
20 Delaware 18-3 205 25 20 Florida State 18-4 151 21
21 Colorado 16-5 162 22 21 Oklahoma State 15-5 149 16
22 Oklahoma State 15-5 128 19 22 Syracuse 18-3 138 24
23 Oklahoma 16-5 127 21 23 Delaware 18-3 87 NR
24 Syracuse 18-3 80 NR 24 Iowa State 15-5 68 22
25 Iowa State 15-5 71 23 25 Colorado 16-5 64 23
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Iowa 24 Iowa 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Green Bay 31, Nebraska 20, West Virginia 20, Michigan State 19, Michigan 13, Toledo 11, Kansas 7, UTEP 5, Villanova 4, Washington 4, Pacific 2, Southern Methodist 2, Miami (FL) 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Creighton 1, Iowa 1, Wyoming 1 Green Bay 27, Nebraska 19, Middle Tennessee 18, DePaul 8, Villanova 7, Texas Tech 6, Pacific 6, Iowa 4, Kansas 4, Vanderbilt 4, West Virginia 2, Princeton 2, San Diego State 1, Southern Methodist 1, Chattanooga 1

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 13 (Jan. 29)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The latest NCAA women's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain at No. 3 in the AP Poll and No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The Baylor Lady Bears remain No. 1 in both polls and are followed by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, UConn, Stanford Cardinals and Duke Blue Devils in the AP Poll. Baylor is followed by UConn, Notre Dame, Duke and Stanford in the Coaches Poll.

Joining UConn and Notre Dame in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (12/12). The Syracuse Orange are No. 24 in the Coaches Poll but are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

The Villanova Wildcats are the only team from the Big East amongst the others receiving votes in both polls. The DePaul Blue Demons are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 14 (Jan. 29), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Baylor (37) 18-1 997 1 1 Baylor (25) 18-1 743 1
2 Notre Dame 19-1 953 2 2 Connecticut (4) 18-1 717 2
3 Connecticut (3) 18-1 930 3 3 Notre Dame (1) 19-1 699 3
4 Stanford 18-2 853 6 4 Duke 18-1 639 5
5 Duke 18-1 834 4 5 Stanford 18-2 631 6
6 California 17-2 790 7 6 California 17-2 589 7
7 Penn State 17-2 768 8 7 Kentucky 19-2 576 4
8 Kentucky 19-2 695 5 8 Penn State 17-2 543 8
9 Tennessee 16-4 691 9 9 Maryland 17-3 500 10
10 Maryland 17-3 674 10 10 Tennessee 16-4 492 9
11 North Carolina 19-2 495 11 11 Purdue 17-3 400 13
12 Louisville 17-4 491 13 12 Louisville 17-4 398 12
13 Georgia 17-3 470 14 13 South Carolina 18-3 378 14
14 Purdue 17-3 446 15 14 Georgia 17-3 362 14
15 South Carolina 18-3 442 18 15 Dayton 17-1 319 16
16 Texas A&M 16-5 435 16 16 Oklahoma State 15-3 297 11
17 Dayton 17-1 357 17 16 Texas A&M 16-5 297 1
18 UCLA 15-4 339 19 18 North Carolina 19-2 230 16
19 Oklahoma State 15-3 315 12 19 UCLA 15-4 201 20
20 Florida State 17-3 253 22 20 Oklahoma 15-4 188 19
21 Oklahoma 15-4 211 20 21 Florida State 17-3 176 21
22 Colorado 15-4 205 20 22 Iowa State 14-4 85 24
23 Iowa State 14-4 102 24 23 Colorado 15-4 64 23
24 Iowa 16-5 79 NR 24 Syracuse 16-3 58 22
25 Delaware 15-3 66 NR 25 Iowa 16-5 37 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Michigan 23, Michigan State 25 Villanova 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Michigan 42, UTEP 21, Villanova 11, Texas Tech 10, Syracuse 6, Michigan State 4, Duquesne 4, Green Bay 4, Kansas 2, Nebraska 2, Vanderbilt 2, LSU 1 Villanova 28, Delaware 22, Middle Tennessee 18, Michigan 16, UTEP 15, DePaul 9, Green Bay 7, Nebraska 7, Texas Tech 3, Vanderbilt 3, Miami (FL) 2, Pacific 1

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 22)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA women's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain No. 3 in the AP Poll and No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The Baylor Lady Bears remain at the top and are followed by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, UConn, Duke Blue Devils and Kentucky Wildcats in the AP Poll.

In the Coaches Poll, they are followed by UConn, Notre Dame, Kentucky and Duke.

Joining the Huskies and Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (13/12).

The Syracuse Orange are ranked No. 22 in the Coaches Poll but are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. The same goes for the Villanova Wildcats who are ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll and are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

The DePaul Blue Demons are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll as well.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 22), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Baylor (35) 16-1 992 1 1 Baylor (25) 16-1 767 1
2 Notre Dame 16-1 947 2 2 Connecticut (5) 17-1 744 2
3 Connecticut (2) 17-1 914 3 3 Notre Dame (1) 16-1 719 3
4 Duke (3) 16-1 907 4 4 Kentucky 18-1 662 5
5 Kentucky 18-1 819 5 5 Duke 16-1 642 4
6 Stanford 16-2 799 6 6 Stanford 16-2 619 6
7 California 15-2 756 7 7 California 15-2 580 7
8 Penn State 14-2 722 8 8 Penn State 15-2 551 8
9 Tennessee 15-3 678 9 9 Tennessee 15-3 528 9
10 Maryland 15-3 634 10 10 Maryland 15-3 498 10
11 North Carolina 18-1 614 11 11 Oklahoma State 14-2 407 16
12 Oklahoma State 14-2 442 17 12 Louisville 15-4 363 13
13 Louisville 15-4 413 15 13 Purdue 15-3 334 11
14 Georgia 16-3 405 13 14 South Carolina 16-3 332 18
15 Purdue 15-3 387 12 14 Georgia 16-3 332 12
16 Texas A&M 14-5 371 20 16 Dayton 15-1 323 17
17 Dayton 15-1 343 18 16 North Carolina 18-1 323 19
18 South Carolina 16-3 341 19 18 Texas A&M 14-5 275 20
19 UCLA 13-4 315 14 19 Oklahoma 15-3 273 14
20 Colorado 15-2 279 21 20 UCLA 13-4 221 15
20 Oklahoma 15-3 279 16 21 Florida State 15-3 129 24
22 Florida State 15-3 227 22 22 Syracuse 15-2 117 23
23 Michigan 15-2 142 25 23 Colorado 15-2 113 25
24 Iowa State 13-3 125 24 24 Iowa State 13-3 94 22
25 Michigan State 16-2 60 NR 25 Villanova 15-2 38 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Kansas 23 Kansas 21
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Syracuse 25, Villanova 16, Kansas 14, UTEP 8, Delaware 7, Arkansas 5, Iowa 4, Texas Tech 3, Vanderbilt 3, Nebraska 2, Miami (FL) 1, Green Bay 1 Michigan 27, Kansas 20, Nebraska 11, Middle Tennessee 7, Vanderbilt 4, Iowa 4, DePaul 3, Florida 3, Michigan State 3, Miami (FL) 2, Green Bay 2, Delaware 2, UTEP 2, Pacific 1

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 15)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The latest NCAA women's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain as the No. 3 team in the AP Poll and No. 2 team in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

The Baylor Lady Bears are No. 1 for the second straight week in both polls. They are followed by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, UConn, Duke Blue Devils and Kentucky Wildcats in the AP Poll. In the Coaches Poll, Notre Dame is No. 3 with UConn No. 2 as stated above. The others are the same.

Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (15/13). The Syracuse Orange are ranked No. 23 in the Coaches' Poll and are the top team in the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

The Villanova Wildcats are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The DePaul Blue Demons and St. John's Red Storm are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 11 (Jan. 15), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Baylor (34) 14-1 991 1 1 Baylor (25) 14-1 767 1
2 Notre Dame (1) 14-1 948 2 2 Connecticut (3) 14-1 731 2
3 Connecticut (2) 14-1 914 3 3 Notre Dame (1) 14-1 722 3
4 Duke (3) 15-0 907 4 4 Duke (2) 15-0 686 5
5 Kentucky 16-1 817 6 5 Kentucky 16-1 631 6
6 Stanford 14-2 787 5 6 Stanford 14-2 628 4
7 California 13-2 755 7 7 California 13-2 604 7
8 Penn State 13-2 724 8 8 Penn State 13-2 546 8
9 Tennessee 13-3 670 9 9 Tennessee 13-3 526 9
10 Maryland 13-3 615 10 10 Maryland 13-3 485 10
11 North Carolina 17-1 590 11 11 Purdue 14-2 449 11
12 Purdue 13-2 536 12 12 Georgia 15-2 431 12
13 Georgia 15-2 519 13 13 Louisville 14-3 366 13
14 UCLA 13-2 468 14 14 Oklahoma 14-2 355 14
15 Louisville 14-3 422 15 15 UCLA 13-2 328 15
16 Oklahoma 14-2 410 16 16 Oklahoma State 13-2 277 18
17 Oklahoma State 13-2 324 21 17 Dayton 13-1 265 17
18 Dayton 13-1 276 22 18 South Carolina 14-3 262 16
19 South Carolina 14-3 256 18 19 North Carolina 17-1 259 20
20 Texas A&M 13-5 233 20 20 Texas A&M 13-5 182 21
21 Colorado 13-2 232 23 21 Kansas 11-4 102 19
22 Florida State 13-3 182 18 22 Iowa State 12-2 89 24
23 Kansas 11-4 124 17 23 Syracuse 14-1 83 NR
24 Iowa State 12-2 88 25 24 Florida State 13-3 81 22
25 Michigan 14-2 86 NR 25 Colorado 13-2 67 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Miami (FL) 24 Nebraska 23, Miami (FL) 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Syracuse 39, Vanderbilt 23, Miami (FL) 12, Michigan State 12, Nebraska 12, UTEP 8, Villanova 8, Iowa 5, Delaware 4, Arkansas 2, Creighton 1 Nebraska 52, Michigan 27, UTEP 22, DePaul 15, Vanderbilt 13, Villanova 11, Miami (FL) 6, Iowa 5, Florida 1, St. John's 1

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 10 (Jan. 8)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

After enjoying a week at No. 1, the UConn Huskies women's basketball team has fallen to No. 3 in the AP Poll and No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches Poll after their loss on Saturday in the latest rankings.

The Baylor Lady Bears return to the top of both polls and are followed by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, UConn, Duke Blue Devils and Stanford Cardinal in the AP Poll. In the Coaches Poll, the Lady Bears are followed by UConn, Notre Dame, Stanford and Duke.

Joining the Irish and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (15/13).

The Syracuse Orange, DePaul Blue Demons and Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in both polls. The South Florida Bulls and St. John's Red Storm are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 10 (Jan. 8), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Baylor (32) 12-1 984 2 1 Baylor (21) 12-1 758 2
2 Notre Dame (2) 12-1 945 5 2 Connecticut (4) 12-1 724 1
3 Connecticut (2) 12-1 907 1 3 Notre Dame (4) 12-1 700 5
4 Duke (4) 13-0 903 3 4 Stanford 13-1 683 3
5 Stanford 13-1 860 4 5 Duke (2) 13-0 678 4
6 Kentucky 14-1 791 6 6 Kentucky 14-1 620 6
7 California 12-1 747 7 7 California 12-1 589 7
8 Penn State 12-2 706 9 8 Penn State 12-2 550 9
9 Tennessee 11-3 667 12 9 Tennessee 11-3 511 13
10 Maryland 11-3 596 8 10 Maryland 11-3 462 8
11 North Carolina 15-1 581 15 11 Purdue 13-2 459 14
12 Purdue 13-2 537 14 12 Georgia 13-2 405 11
13 Georgia 13-2 506 10 13 Louisville 12-3 367 10
14 UCLA 11-2 451 16 14 Oklahoma 12-2 353 16
15 Louisville 12-3 411 11 15 UCLA 11-2 323 17
16 Oklahoma 12-2 388 17 16 South Carolina 13-2 273 15
17 Kansas 11-2 264 21 17 Dayton 12-1 241 18
18 Florida State 12-2 255 19 18 Oklahoma State 11-2 224 12
18 South Carolina 13-2 255 18 19 Kansas 11-2 222 20
20 Texas A&M 12-4 241 24 20 North Carolina 15-1 218 23
21 Oklahoma State 11-2 229 13 21 Texas A&M 12-4 167 22
22 Dayton 12-1 225 22 22 Florida State 12-2 140 21
23 Colorado 11-2 121 20 23 Nebraska 11-4 133 19
24 Miami (FL) 12-2 115 NR 24 Iowa State 11-1 88 NR
25 Iowa State 11-1 91 NR 25 Miami (FL) 12-2 48 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Arkansas 23, Nebraska 25 Ohio State 24, Colorado 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Nebraska 74, Vanderbilt 59, Michigan 25, Syracuse 22, Arkansas 14, DePaul 7, Michigan State 7, UTEP 6, Illinois 4, Villanova 3, Texas Tech 2, Wyoming 1 Syracuse 44, Colorado 28, Vanderbilt 25, DePaul 17, Toledo 10, South Florida 5, UTEP 3, Michigan 2, Villanova 2, Ohio State 1, Iowa 1, St. John's 1

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Jan. 1)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

As expected after they demolished the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, the UConn Huskies women's basketball has ascended to the top of the rankings this week.

They are followed by the Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Stanford and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the top five of the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Huskies and Bears are followed by Stanford, Duke and Notre Dame.

Joining UConn and Notre Dame in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (11/10).

The Syracuse Orange are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll while the South Florida Bulls and DePaul Demons are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Jan. 1), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Connecticut (37) 11-0 997 2 1 Connecticut (31) 12-0 775 2
2 Baylor (3) 10-1 948 3 2 Baylor 10-1 732 3
3 Duke 11-0 904 4 3 Stanford 11-1 707 1
4 Stanford 11-1 899 1 4 Duke 11-0 691 4
5 Notre Dame 11-1 841 5 5 Notre Dame 11-1 654 5
6 Kentucky 12-1 799 7 6 Kentucky 12-1 623 6
7 California 10-1 724 8 7 California 10-1 579 8
8 Maryland 10-2 703 9 8 Maryland 10-2 548 9
9 Penn State 10-2 664 10 9 Penn State 10-2 501 10
10 Georgia 12-1 600 6 10 Louisville 12-2 461 12
11 Louisville 11-2 563 12 11 Georgia 12-1 459 7
12 Tennessee 9-3 557 13 12 Oklahoma State 11-0 434 13
13 Oklahoma State 11-0 504 14 13 Tennessee 9-3 408 15
14 Purdue 11-2 444 11 14 Purdue 11-2 365 11
15 North Carolina 13-1 403 16 15 South Carolina 12-1 349 16
16 UCLA 8-2 350 17 16 Oklahoma 10-2 290 17
17 Oklahoma 10-2 312 18 17 UCLA 9-2 252 18
18 South Carolina 12-1 309 19 18 Dayton 12-1 214 14
19 Florida State 11-1 259 21 19 Nebraska 10-3 183 19
20 Colorado 11-0 224 23 20 Kansas 9-2 166 20
21 Kansas 9-2 183 22 21 Florida State 11-1 140 25
22 Dayton 12-1 177 15 22 Texas A&M 9-4 134 22
23 Arkansas 12-1 165 25 23 North Carolina 13-1 101 23
24 Texas A&M 9-4 135 24 24 Ohio State 10-3 99 24
25 Nebraska 10-3 81 NR 25 Colorado 11-0 60 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Texas 20 Texas 21
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Miami (FL) 52, Iowa State 50, Ohio State 36, Vanderbilt 23, West Virginia 22, Syracuse 15, Michigan 13, Michigan State 12, Iowa 10, Duquesne 9, UTEP 8, Texas 4, Villanova 1 Iowa State 39, Syracuse 25, Arkansas 23, Miami (FL) 17, Toledo 10, UTEP 9, Vanderbilt 7, Kansas State 6, Iowa 4, Texas 3, South Florida 2, DePaul 2, West Virginia 2, Gonzaga 1

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 8 (Dec. 25)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

When the Stanford Cardinal and UConn Huskies women's basketball teams step on Maples Pavilion court on Saturday, they will do be doing so as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country.

If UConn wins, the odds are they'll be the No. 1 team and there's no telling where Stanford will drop to.

The Cardinal and Huskies are followed by the Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the top five of both polls.

Joining UConn and Notre Dame from the Big East in the top 25 are the Louisville Cardinals (12/12).

The Syracuse Orange and Villanova Wildcats are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The St. John's Red Storm, Rutgers Scarlet Knights and DePaul Demons are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 8 (Dec. 25), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Stanford (24) 11-0 982 1 1 Stanford (26) 11-0 769 1
2 Connecticut (14) 10-0 964 2 2 Connecticut (4) 10-0 744 2
3 Baylor (2) 9-1 931 3 3 Baylor (1) 9-1 717 3
4 Duke 10-0 883 4 4 Duke 10-0 680 4
5 Notre Dame 9-1 824 5 5 Notre Dame 9-1 645 5
6 Georgia 12-0 790 6 6 Kentucky 10-1 619 6
7 Kentucky 10-1 774 7 7 Georgia 12-0 581 7
8 California 9-1 687 8 8 California 9-1 529 9
9 Maryland 8-2 671 9 9 Maryland 8-2 523 8
10 Penn State 10-2 621 11 10 Penn State 10-2 483 10
11 Purdue 11-1 537 13 11 Purdue 11-1 447 12
12 Louisville 11-2 522 14 12 Louisville 11-2 414 13
13 Tennessee 7-3 517 10 13 Oklahoma State 9-0 402 14
14 Oklahoma State 9-0 466 15 14 Dayton 12-0 376 15
15 Dayton 12-0 454 16 15 Tennessee 7-3 373 11
16 North Carolina 11-1 349 17 16 South Carolina 11-1 301 17
17 UCLA 7-2 307 12 17 Oklahoma 9-2 268 18
18 Oklahoma 9-2 286 18 18 UCLA 7-2 182 16
19 South Carolina 11-1 254 21 19 Nebraska 9-3 152 21
20 Texas 7-2 195 20 20 Kansas 9-2 150 19
21 Florida State 10-1 183 23 21 Texas 7-2 120 23
22 Kansas 9-2 162 19 22 Texas A&M 8-4 114 22
23 Colorado 10-0 156 25 23 North Carolina 11-1 106 25
24 Texas A&M 8-4 118 22 24 Ohio State 8-3 89 24
25 Arkansas 11-1 107 NR 25 Florida State 10-1 86 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
West Virginia 24 West Virginia 20
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Nebraska 52, Iowa State 39, Miami (FL) 32, Ohio State 25, West Virginia 23, Vanderbilt 20, Duquesne 19, Michigan State 14, Michigan 11, Syracuse 10, Villanova 6, Iowa 4, Toledo 2, UTEP 2, Utah 1 West Virginia 38, Colorado 34, Miami (FL) 27, Iowa State 23, Syracuse 22, Arkansas 15, St. John's 7, UTEP 6, Vanderbilt 6, Rutgers 6, Duquesne 6, DePaul 5, Toledo 5, Gonzaga 3, Villanova 2

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 7 (Dec. 18)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA women's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain as the No. 2 team narrowly on the heels of the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal.

The Cardinal and Huskies are followed by the Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (14/13).

The Syracuse Orange and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.

The Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. The St. John's Red Storm and South Florida Bulls are among the others receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 7 (Dec. 18), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Stanford (22) 9-0 978 1 1 Stanford (25) 9-0 767 1
2 Connecticut (16) 8-0 967 2 2 Connecticut (6) 8-0 746 2
3 Baylor (2) 8-1 931 3 3 Baylor 8-1 716 3
4 Duke 8-0 884 4 4 Duke 8-0 681 4
5 Notre Dame 6-1 821 5 5 Notre Dame 6-1 645 5
6 Georgia 11-0 789 6 6 Kentucky 8-1 617 6
7 Kentucky 8-1 773 7 7 Georgia 11-0 581 7
8 California 7-1 663 9 8 Maryland 7-2 515 9
9 Maryland 7-2 641 10 9 California 8-1 497 11
10 Tennessee 7-1 602 13 10 Penn State 9-2 493 10
11 Penn State 9-2 595 11 11 Tennessee 7-1 467 12
12 UCLA 7-1 539 14 12 Purdue 10-1 410 14
13 Purdue 10-1 495 15 13 Louisville 9-2 405 8
14 Louisville 9-2 491 8 14 Oklahoma State 8-0 384 15
15 Oklahoma State 8-0 440 16 15 Dayton 10-0 334 16
16 Dayton 10-0 395 17 16 UCLA 7-1 303 17
17 North Carolina 10-1 317 19 17 South Carolina 10-0 271 18
18 Oklahoma 8-2 285 12 18 Oklahoma 8-2 234 13
19 Kansas 9-1 215 22 19 Kansas 9-1 184 21
20 Texas 6-2 197 18 20 West Virginia 7-2 140 22
21 South Carolina 10-0 152 24 21 Nebraska 8-3 103 24
22 Texas A&M 6-3 139 23 22 Texas A&M 6-3 100 25
23 Florida State 8-1 126 NR 23 Texas 6-2 96 20
24 West Virginia 7-2 101 25 24 Ohio State 7-3 86 19
25 Colorado 9-0 99 NR 25 North Carolina 10-1 81 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Ohio State 20, Miami (FL) 21 Miami (FL) 23
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Arkansas 94, Miami (FL) 58, Nebraska 52, Iowa State 41, Ohio State 37, Vanderbilt 15, Delaware 15, Michigan 10, Michigan State 9, Duquesne 7, Chattanooga 7, Syracuse 6, Villanova 5, Iowa 5, Toledo 2, Rutgers 1, Gonzaga 1 Florida State 71, Syracuse 32, Iowa State 20, Miami (FL) 18, Arkansas 15, St. John's 14, Colorado 13, Gonzaga 12, Chattanooga 9, Middle Tennessee 4, Vanderbilt 4, Rutgers 3, South Florida 2, Toledo 1, UTEP 1

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 6 (Dec. 11)

AP & USA Today Coaches Polls

The NCAA women's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain as the No. 2 team in the land. However, they've closed the gap between them and the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal in both polls.

Stanford and UConn are followed by the Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the top five of both polls.

Joining UConn and Notre Dame from the Big East in the top 25 are the Louisville Cardinals (8/8).

The St. John's Red Storm and Syracuse Orange are the only teams from the Big East amongst the others receiving votes in both polls. The South Florida Bulls and DePaul Blue Demons are among the others receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches' Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 6 (Dec. 11), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Stanford (22) 8-0 978 1 1 Stanford (24) 8-0 742 1
2 Connecticut (16) 8-0 968 2 2 Connecticut (6) 8-0 722 2
3 Baylor (2) 7-1 930 3 3 Baylor 7-1 693 3
4 Duke 8-0 884 4 4 Duke 8-0 657 4
5 Notre Dame 6-1 806 5 5 Notre Dame 6-1 610 5
6 Georgia 10-0 790 6 6 Kentucky 8-1 603 6
7 Kentucky 8-1 783 7 7 Georgia 10-0 572 7
8 Louisville 9-1 713 8 8 Louisville 9-1 530 8
9 California 7-1 614 11 9 Maryland 6-2 484 9
10 Maryland 6-2 610 9 10 Penn State 7-2 451 10
11 Penn State 7-2 564 10 11 California 7-1 441 11
12 Oklahoma 8-1 514 13 12 Tennessee 6-1 408 13
13 Tennessee 6-1 512 14 13 Oklahoma 8-1 371 12
14 UCLA 5-1 485 17 14 Purdue 9-1 363 14
15 Purdue 9-1 450 15 15 Oklahoma State 7-0 329 15
16 Oklahoma State 7-0 392 16 16 Dayton 10-0 283 18
17 Dayton 10-0 334 19 17 UCLA 5-1 271 19
18 Texas 5-1 326 12 18 South Carolina 10-0 208 21
19 North Carolina 8-1 230 21 19 Ohio State 6-2 197 20
20 Ohio State 6-2 223 20 20 Texas 5-1 152 16
21 Miami (FL) 7-1 211 23 21 Kansas 8-1 141 17
22 Kansas 8-1 180 17 22 West Virginia 6-2 100 23
23 Texas A&M 5-3 83 NR 23 Miami (FL) 7-1 72 NR
24 South Carolina 10-0 75 NR 24 Nebraska 7-3 70 22
25 West Virginia 6-2 73 NR 25 Texas A&M 5-3 64 NR
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
Iowa State 22, Florida State 24, Nebraska 25 Florida State 24, St. John's 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
Florida State 64, Arkansas 58, Nebraska 55, Iowa State 53, Delaware 15, Chattanooga 6, St. John's 6, Syracuse 4, Duquesne 4, Iowa 3, Michigan State 2, Gonzaga 1, Colorado 1 Florida State 55, North Carolina 46, Syracuse 25, St. John's 19, South Florida 16, Arkansas 16, Gonzaga 15, Iowa State 15, Chattanooga 6, DePaul 2, Iowa 1

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2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 5 (Dec. 4)

AP & USA Today Coaches Poll

The NCAA women's basketball rankings are out for the week and the UConn Huskies remain No. 2.

The Stanford Cardinal are still the No. 1 team in the land. They are followed by UConn, Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in both polls.

Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 of both polls are the Louisville Cardinals (8/8). The St. John's Red Storm are ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll but are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.

The DePaul Blue Demons and Syracuse Orange are among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Georgetown Hoyas and South Florida Bulls are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.

For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 5 (Dec. 4), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

AP Top 25 USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS PVS RK TEAM REC PTS PVS
1 Stanford (22) 8-0 978 1 1 Stanford (24) 8-0 768 1
2 Connecticut (17) 7-0 968 2 2 Connecticut (7) 7-0 746 2
3 Baylor (1) 6-1 926 3 3 Baylor 6-1 717 3
4 Duke 6-0 887 4 4 Duke 6-0 676 4
5 Notre Dame 5-0 831 5 5 Notre Dame 5-0 655 5
6 Georgia 9-0 772 8 6 Kentucky 6-1 611 8
7 Kentucky 6-1 759 9 7 Georgia 9-0 581 9
8 Louisville 8-1 691 7 8 Louisville 8-1 546 6
9 Maryland 4-2 655 11 9 Maryland 4-2 470 10
10 Penn State 6-1 590 6 10 Penn State 6-1 464 7
11 California 6-1 577 10 11 California 6-1 455 11
12 Texas 5-0 522 13 12 Oklahoma 7-1 414 12
13 Oklahoma 7-1 497 12 13 Tennessee 6-1 405 14
14 Tennessee 6-1 478 16 14 Purdue 7-1 402 13
15 Purdue 7-1 426 14 15 Oklahoma State 6-0 325 17
16 Oklahoma State 6-0 345 18 16 Texas 5-0 297 18
17 UCLA 4-1 333 20 17 Kansas 7-0 248 20
17 Kansas 7-0 333 19 18 Dayton 9-0 204 22
19 Dayton 9-0 248 23 19 UCLA 4-1 175 21
20 Ohio State 5-2 190 15 20 Ohio State 5-2 169 16
21 North Carolina 7-1 181 22 21 South Carolina 9-0 147 24
22 Iowa State 5-0 177 24 22 Nebraska 6-2 110 19
23 Miami (FL) 6-1 160 NR 23 West Virginia 4-2 90 23
24 Florida State 7-0 127 NR 24 Florida State 7-0 79 NR
25 Nebraska 6-2 107 21 25 St. John's 4-2 62 15
Dropped from rankings: Dropped from rankings:
St. John's 17, West Virginia 25 Texas A&M 25
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes:
West Virginia 68, Texas A&M 59, South Carolina 40, St. John's 32, Delaware 15, DePaul 9, Syracuse 4, Michigan State 4, Duquesne 3, Georgia Tech 3, Arkansas 2, Chattanooga 2, Utah 1 Iowa State 56, Texas A&M 54, Miami (FL) 53, North Carolina 39, Syracuse 14, DePaul 12, Gonzaga 8, Chattanooga 6, Middle Tennessee 5, Green Bay 4, Georgetown 4, South Florida 3, Utah 1

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