2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Season	2024–25
NCAA Tournament	2025
Preseason No. 1	South Carolina
NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
← 2023–24

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.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
Italics		Number of first place votes
(#–#)		Win-loss record
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The 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	Week 5	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
1.	South Carolina (27)	South Carolina (2–0) (31)	South Carolina (4–0) (31)																			1.
2.	UConn (2)	UConn (2–0)	UConn (3–0)																			2.
3.	USC (1)	USC (2–0)	USC (4–0)																			3.
4.	Texas	Texas (1–0)	Texas (3–0)																			4.
5.	UCLA	UCLA (2–0)	UCLA (4–0)																			5.
6.	Notre Dame	Notre Dame (2–0)	Notre Dame (4–0)																			6.
7.	LSU	LSU (2–0)	LSU (4–0)																			7.
8.	Iowa State	Iowa State (3–0)	Iowa State (4–0)																			8.
9.	NC State	Oklahoma (2–0)	Oklahoma (3–0)																			9.
10.	Oklahoma	Kansas State (2–0)	Kansas State (3–0)																			10.
11.	Duke	Maryland (3–0)	Maryland (5–0)																			11.
12.	Baylor	Ohio State (1–0)	Ohio State (3–0)																			12.
13.	Kansas State	NC State (1–1)	West Virginia (4–0)																			13.
14.	Ohio State	North Carolina (2–0)	Duke (4–1)																			14.
15.	North Carolina	West Virginia (2–0)	Kentucky (4–0)																			15.
16.	West Virginia	Duke (2–1)	North Carolina (3–1)																			16.
17.	Louisville	Baylor (1–1)	Ole Miss (2–1)																			17.
18.	Maryland	Louisville (1–1)	Baylor (3–1)																			18.
19.	Florida State	Ole Miss (1–1)	TCU (4–0)																			19.
20.	Ole Miss	Kentucky (2–0)	NC State (2–2)																			20.
21.	Creighton	Nebraska (2–0)	Nebraska (4–0)																			21.
22.	Kentucky	Alabama (3–0)	Illinois (3–0)																			22.
23.	Nebraska	Illinois (2–0)	Oregon (4–0)																			23.
24.	Alabama	Stanford (3–0)	Alabama (6–0)																			24.
25.	Indiana	Oregon (3–0)	Louisville (2–2)																			25.
	Preseason Oct. 15^[2]	Week 2 Nov. 11^[3]	Week 3 Nov. 18^[4]	Week 4	Week 5	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
		Dropped: No. 19 Florida State No. 21 Creighton No. 25 Indiana	Dropped: No. 24 Stanford	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

USA Today Coaches Poll

The 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^[5]	Week 2 Nov 12^[6]	Week 3 Nov 19^[7]	Week 4	Week 5	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
1.	South Carolina (27)	South Carolina (2–0) (29)	South Carolina (4–0) (28)																		1.
2.	UConn (3)	UConn (2–0) (1)	UConn (3–0) (1)																		2.
3.	USC (1)	USC (2–0) (1)	USC (4–0) (1)																		3.
4.	Texas	Texas (1–0)	Texas (3–0)																		4.
5.	Notre Dame	Notre Dame (2–0)	Notre Dame (4–0)																		5.
6.	UCLA	UCLA (2–0)	UCLA (4–0)																		6.
7.	LSU	LSU (2–0)	LSU (5–0)																		7.
8.	NC State	Iowa State (3–0)	Iowa State (4–0)																		8.
9.	Iowa State	Oklahoma (2–0)	Oklahoma (3–0)																		9.
10.	Oklahoma	NC State (1–1)	Kansas State (4–0)																		10.
11.	Duke	Kansas State (2–0)	Ohio State (3–0)																		11.
12.	Baylor	Ohio State (1–0)	West Virginia (4–0)																		12.
13.	Kansas State	West Virginia (2–0)	Maryland (5–0)																		13.
14.	Ohio State	Maryland (3–0)	Duke (4–1)																		14.
15.	West Virginia	North Carolina (2–0)	North Carolina (3–1)																		15.
16.	North Carolina	Duke (2–1)	Kentucky (5–0)																		16.
17.	Louisville	Baylor (1–1)	Baylor (3–1)																		17.
18.	Maryland	Louisville (1–1)	NC State (2–2)																		18.
19.	Florida State	Kentucky (2–0)	Nebraska (4–0)																		19.
20.	Creighton	Nebraska (2–0)	Ole Miss (3–1)																		20.
21.	Ole Miss	Ole Miss (1–1)	Alabama (6–0)																		21.
22.	Kentucky	Alabama (3–0)	Louisville (2–2)																		22.
23.	Nebraska	Stanford (3–0)	Illinois (4–0)																		23.
24.	Indiana	Illinois (2–0)	TCU (4–0)																		24.
25.	Alabama	South Dakota State (2–0)	Oregon (5–0)																		25.
	Preseason Oct 24^[5]	Week 2 Nov 12^[6]	Week 3 Nov 19^[7]	Week 4	Week 5	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
		Dropped: No. 19 Florida State No. 20 Creighton No. 24 Indiana	Dropped: No. 23 Stanford No. 25 South Dakota State	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

References

^ "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.
^ "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.

[Writers-1] "Mel Greenberg Class of 2004/2005 – Sports Writer". Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[2] "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

[3] "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[4] "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[5] "Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". USA Today. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[6] "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll - Week 1". USA Today. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[7] "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll - Week 2". USA Today. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

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Legend

AP Poll

USA Today Coaches Poll

See also

References