AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll

Rankings

Released February 19
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
South Carolina Gamecocks (25-0) Southeastern Women
-
vs. Missouri
02/08 7:00 PM EST
875 (35)
2
Ohio State (22-3) Big Ten Women
-
@ Minnesota
02/08 9:00 PM EST
824 (0)
3
Stanford (23-3) Pacific 12 Women
-
@ Washington
02/09 10:00 PM EST
804 (0)
4
Iowa Hawkeyes (23-3) Big Ten Women
-
vs. Penn State
02/08 9:00 PM EST
742 (0)
5
Texas (24-3) Big 12 Women
-
@ TCU
02/10 5:00 PM EST
730 (0)
6
North Carolina State (23-3) Atlantic Coast Women
-
vs. Virginia Tech Hokies
02/08 8:00 PM EST
714 (0)
7
USC (20-4) Pacific 12 Women
3
vs. Arizona State
02/09 10:00 PM EST
654 (0)
8
Virginia Tech Hokies (22-4) Atlantic Coast Women
4
@ North Carolina State
02/08 8:00 PM EST
593 (0)
9
Oregon State (21-4) Pacific 12 Women
2
@ Utah
02/09 9:00 PM EST
554 (0)
10
Kansas State (22-4) Big 12 Women
-3
vs. Oklahoma State
02/10 5:00 PM EST
520 (0)
11
Colorado (20-5) Pacific 12 Women
-3
vs. Oregon
02/09 9:00 PM EST
519 (0)
12
UCLA (20-5) Pacific 12 Women
-3
vs. Arizona
02/09 11:00 PM EST
497 (0)
13
LSU Lady Tigers (21-4) Southeastern Women
-
@ Vanderbilt
02/08 9:00 PM EST
465 (0)
14
Indiana (21-3) Big Ten Women
-
vs. Michigan State
02/08 7:00 PM EST
446 (0)
15
UConn (22-5) Big East Women
-
vs. Seton Hall
02/07 7:00 PM EST
423 (0)
16
Gonzaga (26-2) West Coast Women
1
vs. Pepperdine
02/08 9:00 PM EST
326 (0)
17
Syracuse (22-4) Atlantic Coast Women
2
vs. Georgia Tech
02/08 7:00 PM EST
272 (0)
18
Utah (19-7) Pacific 12 Women
4
vs. Oregon State
02/09 9:00 PM EST
246 (0)
19
Notre Dame (18-6) Atlantic Coast Women
-3
@ Louisville
02/08 6:00 PM EST
242 (0)
20
Louisville (21-6) Atlantic Coast Women
-2
vs. Notre Dame
02/08 6:00 PM EST
228 (0)
21
Creighton (21-3) Big East Women
-1
@ Xavier
02/06 7:00 PM EST
201 (0)
22
West Virginia (22-3) Big 12 Women
2
vs. Texas Tech
02/06 7:00 PM EST
172 (0)
23
Oklahoma (18-7) Big 12 Women
-
vs. TCU
02/07 7:00 PM EST
94 (0)
24
Baylor (19-6) Big 12 Women
-3
@ BYU
02/07 9:00 PM EST
88 (0)
25
Princeton (20-3) Ivy Women
-
@ Penn
02/10 2:00 PM EST
66 (0)
Others receiving votes:
UNLV 41, Fairfield 28, North Carolina 4, Saint Joseph's 4, Mississippi St. 2, Tennessee 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
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