Two human polls make up the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
| 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2024–25 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2025 | ||||
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Legend
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win-loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
editThe women's basketball poll began during the 1976–77 season, and was initially compiled by Mel Greenberg and published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. At first, it was a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 teams was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers.[1]
| Preseason Oct. 15[2] | Week 2 Nov. 11[3] | Week 3 Nov. 18[4] | Week 4 Nov. 25[5] | Week 5 Dec. 2[6] | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Final | ||
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| 1. | South Carolina (27) | South Carolina (2–0) (31) | South Carolina (4–0) (31) | UCLA (5–0) (20) | UCLA (8–0) (25) | 1. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. | UConn (2) | UConn (2–0) | UConn (3–0) | UConn (4–0) (9) | UConn (6–0) (7) | 2. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. | USC (1) | USC (2–0) | USC (4–0) | Notre Dame (5–0) (3) | South Carolina (7–1) | 3. | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Texas | Texas (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | South Carolina (4–1) | Texas (7–0) | 4. | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Texas (4–0) | LSU (9–0) | 5. | ||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (2–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | USC (4–1) | USC (6–1) | 6. | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. | LSU | LSU (2–0) | LSU (4–0) | LSU (6–0) | Maryland (8–0) | 7. | ||||||||||||||||
| 8. | Iowa State | Iowa State (3–0) | Iowa State (4–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Duke (8–1) | 8. | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. | NC State | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Kansas State (5–0) | TCU (8–0) | 9. | ||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Oklahoma | Kansas State (2–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Maryland (6–0) | Notre Dame (5–2) | 10. | ||||||||||||||||
| 11. | Duke | Maryland (3–0) | Maryland (5–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | 11. | ||||||||||||||||
| 12. | Baylor | Ohio State (1–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | Ohio State (7–0) | 12. | ||||||||||||||||
| 13. | Kansas State | NC State (1–1) | West Virginia (4–0) | Duke (5–1) | Kansas State (7–1) | 13. | ||||||||||||||||
| 14. | Ohio State | North Carolina (2–0) | Duke (4–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | 14. | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. | North Carolina | West Virginia (2–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Iowa State (5–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | 15. | ||||||||||||||||
| 16. | West Virginia | Duke (2–1) | North Carolina (3–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | 16. | ||||||||||||||||
| 17. | Louisville | Baylor (1–1) | Ole Miss (2–1) | TCU (6–0) | Iowa (8–0) | 17. | ||||||||||||||||
| 18. | Maryland | Louisville (1–1) | Baylor (3–1) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–2) | 18. | ||||||||||||||||
| 19. | Florida State | Ole Miss (1–1) | TCU (4–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Alabama (8–0) | 19. | ||||||||||||||||
| 20. | Ole Miss | Kentucky (2–0) | NC State (2–2) | NC State (3–2) | Iowa State (6–2) | 20. | ||||||||||||||||
| 21. | Creighton | Nebraska (2–0) | Nebraska (4–0) | Oregon (6–0) | Illinois (6–1) | 21. | ||||||||||||||||
| 22. | Kentucky | Alabama (3–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Iowa (6–0) | Louisville (5–2) | 22. | ||||||||||||||||
| 23. | Nebraska | Illinois (2–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Michigan (7–1) | 23. | ||||||||||||||||
| 24. | Alabama | Stanford (3–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Louisville (4–2) | Michigan State (8–0) | 24. | ||||||||||||||||
| 25. | Indiana | Oregon (3–0) | Louisville (2–2) | Nebraska (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | 25. | ||||||||||||||||
| Preseason Oct. 15[2] | Week 2 Nov. 11[3] | Week 3 Nov. 18[4] | Week 4 Nov. 25[5] | Week 5 Dec. 2[6] | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Final | ||
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USA Today Coaches Poll
editThe Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.
| Preseason Oct 24[7] | Week 2 Nov 12[8] | Week 3 Nov 19[9] | Week 4 Nov 26[10] | Week 5 Dec 3[11] | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final | ||
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| 1. | South Carolina (27) | South Carolina (2–0) (29) | South Carolina (4–0) (28) | UConn (5–0) (13) | UCLA (8–0) (16) | 1. | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | UConn (3) | UConn (2–0) (1) | UConn (3–0) (1) | UCLA (5–0) (14) | UConn (6–0) (14) | 2. | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | USC (1) | USC (2–0) (1) | USC (4–0) (1) | Notre Dame (5–0) (3) | Texas (7–0) (1) | 3. | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Texas | Texas (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | Texas (4–0) (1) | South Carolina (7–1) | 4. | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (2–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | South Carolina (5–1) | LSU (9–0) | 5. | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | USC (4–1) | USC (6–1) | 6. | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | LSU | LSU (2–0) | LSU (5–0) | LSU (7–0) | Ohio State (7–0) | 7. | |||||||||||||||
| 8. | NC State | Iowa State (3–0) | Iowa State (4–0) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Maryland (8–0) | 8. | |||||||||||||||
| 9. | Iowa State | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Duke (8–1) | 9. | |||||||||||||||
| 10. | Oklahoma | NC State (1–1) | Kansas State (4–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | Notre Dame (5–2) | 10. | |||||||||||||||
| 11. | Duke | Kansas State (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Maryland (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | 11. | |||||||||||||||
| 12. | Baylor | Ohio State (1–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | Kansas State (5–1) | Kansas State (7–1) | 12. | |||||||||||||||
| 13. | Kansas State | West Virginia (2–0) | Maryland (5–0) | Duke (6–1) | TCU (8–0) | 13. | |||||||||||||||
| 14. | Ohio State | Maryland (3–0) | Duke (4–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | 14. | |||||||||||||||
| 15. | West Virginia | North Carolina (2–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Iowa State (5–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | 15. | |||||||||||||||
| 16. | North Carolina | Duke (2–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | 16. | |||||||||||||||
| 17. | Louisville | Baylor (1–1) | Baylor (3–1) | NC State (4–2) | Alabama (9–0) | 17. | |||||||||||||||
| 18. | Maryland | Louisville (1–1) | NC State (2–2) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Ole Miss (5–2) | 18. | |||||||||||||||
| 19. | Florida State | Kentucky (2–0) | Nebraska (4–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Iowa State (6–2) | 19. | |||||||||||||||
| 20. | Creighton | Nebraska (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Alabama (7–0) | Iowa (8–0) | 20. | |||||||||||||||
| 21. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (1–1) | Alabama (6–0) | TCU (6–0) | Illinois (7–1) | 21. | |||||||||||||||
| 22. | Kentucky | Alabama (3–0) | Louisville (2–2) | Baylor (5–2) | Louisville (5–2) | 22. | |||||||||||||||
| 23. | Nebraska | Stanford (3–0) | Illinois (4–0) | Louisville (4–2) | Baylor (7–2) | 23. | |||||||||||||||
| 24. | Indiana | Illinois (2–0) | TCU (4–0) | Iowa (6–0) | NC State (4–3) | 24. | |||||||||||||||
| 25. | Alabama | South Dakota State (2–0) | Oregon (5–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | Michigan State (8–0) | 25. | |||||||||||||||
| Preseason Oct 24[7] | Week 2 Nov 12[8] | Week 3 Nov 19[9] | Week 4 Nov 26[10] | Week 5 Dec 3[11] | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final | ||
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| Dropped: No. 25 Oregon | Dropped: No. 25 Nebraska | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mel Greenberg Class of 2004/2005 – Sports Writer". Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". USA Today. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll - Week 1". USA Today. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll - Week 2". USA Today. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll - Week 3". USA Today. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll - Week 4". USA Today. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.