2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Season2024–25
NCAA Tournament2025
Preseason No. 1
South Carolina
NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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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
Nov. 25[5]		Week 5
Dec. 2[6]		Week 6
Dec. 9[7]		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)UCLA (5–0) (20)UCLA (8–0) (25)UCLA (9–0) (24)1.
2.UConn (2)UConn (2–0)UConn (3–0)UConn (4–0) (9)UConn (6–0) (7)UConn (8–0) (8)2.
3.USC (1)USC (2–0)USC (4–0)Notre Dame (5–0) (3)South Carolina (7–1)South Carolina (9–1)3.
4.TexasTexas (1–0)Texas (3–0)South Carolina (4–1)Texas (7–0)LSU (11–0)4.
5.UCLAUCLA (2–0)UCLA (4–0)Texas (4–0)LSU (9–0)USC (8–1)5.
6.Notre DameNotre Dame (2–0)Notre Dame (4–0)USC (4–1)USC (6–1)Texas (8–1)6.
7.LSULSU (2–0)LSU (4–0)LSU (6–0)Maryland (8–0)Maryland (10–0)7.
8.Iowa StateIowa State (3–0)Iowa State (4–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Duke (8–1)Notre Dame (7–2)8.
9.NC StateOklahoma (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Kansas State (5–0)TCU (8–0)Duke (9–2)9.
10.OklahomaKansas State (2–0)Kansas State (3–0)Maryland (6–0)Notre Dame (5–2)Oklahoma (8–1)10.
11.DukeMaryland (3–0)Maryland (5–0)Ohio State (5–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Ohio State (8–0)11.
12.BaylorOhio State (1–0)Ohio State (3–0)West Virginia (6–0)Ohio State (7–0)TCU (9–1)12.
13.Kansas StateNC State (1–1)West Virginia (4–0)Duke (5–1)Kansas State (7–1)Kansas State (10–1)13.
14.Ohio StateNorth Carolina (2–0)Duke (4–1)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (7–0)North Carolina (9–1)14.
15.North CarolinaWest Virginia (2–0)Kentucky (4–0)Iowa State (5–1)West Virginia (8–1)West Virginia (9–1)15.
16.West VirginiaDuke (2–1)North Carolina (3–1)North Carolina (5–1)North Carolina (7–1)Kentucky (7–1)16.
17.LouisvilleBaylor (1–1)Ole Miss (2–1)TCU (6–0)Iowa (8–0)Michigan State (9–0)17.
18.MarylandLouisville (1–1)Baylor (3–1)Ole Miss (3–1)Ole Miss (5–2)Iowa State (8–2)18.
19.Florida StateOle Miss (1–1)TCU (4–0)Illinois (5–0)Alabama (8–0)Tennessee (7–0)19.
20.Ole MissKentucky (2–0)NC State (2–2)NC State (3–2)Iowa State (6–2)Michigan (8–1)20.
21.CreightonNebraska (2–0)Nebraska (4–0)Oregon (6–0)Illinois (6–1)Iowa (8–1)21.
22.KentuckyAlabama (3–0)Illinois (3–0)Iowa (6–0)Louisville (5–2)Ole Miss (6–3)т22.
23.NebraskaIllinois (2–0)Oregon (4–0)Alabama (6–0)Michigan (7–1)NC State (6–3)т23.
24.AlabamaStanford (3–0)Alabama (6–0)Louisville (4–2)Michigan State (8–0)Nebraska (8–1)24.
25.IndianaOregon (3–0)Louisville (2–2)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Georgia Tech (9–0)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
Dec. 9[7]		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
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Baylor
Dropped:
  • No. 20 NC State
  • No. 21 Oregon
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Alabama
  • No. 21 Illinois
  • No. 22 Louisville
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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[8]		Week 2
Nov 12[9]		Week 3
Nov 19[10]		Week 4
Nov 26[11]		Week 5
Dec 3[12]		Week 6
Dec 10[13]		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)UConn (5–0) (13)UCLA (8–0) (16)UCLA (9–0) (23)1.
2.UConn (3)UConn (2–0) (1)UConn (3–0) (1)UCLA (5–0) (14)UConn (6–0) (14)UConn (8–0) (8)2.
3.USC (1)USC (2–0) (1)USC (4–0) (1)Notre Dame (5–0) (3)Texas (7–0) (1)South Carolina (9–1)3.
4.TexasTexas (1–0)Texas (3–0)Texas (4–0) (1)South Carolina (7–1)LSU (11–0)4.
5.Notre DameNotre Dame (2–0)Notre Dame (4–0)South Carolina (5–1)LSU (9–0)USC (8–1)5.
6.UCLAUCLA (2–0)UCLA (4–0)USC (4–1)USC (6–1)Texas (8–1)6.
7.LSULSU (2–0)LSU (5–0)LSU (7–0)Ohio State (7–0)Maryland (10–0)7.
8.NC StateIowa State (3–0)Iowa State (4–0)Oklahoma (6–0)Maryland (8–0)Ohio State (8–0)8.
9.Iowa StateOklahoma (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Ohio State (5–0)Duke (8–1)Notre Dame (7–2)9.
10.OklahomaNC State (1–1)Kansas State (4–0)West Virginia (6–0)Notre Dame (5–2)Duke (9–2)10.
11.DukeKansas State (2–0)Ohio State (3–0)Maryland (6–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Oklahoma (8–1)11.
12.BaylorOhio State (1–0)West Virginia (4–0)Kansas State (5–1)Kansas State (7–1)Kansas State (10–1)12.
13.Kansas StateWest Virginia (2–0)Maryland (5–0)Duke (6–1)TCU (8–0)West Virginia (9–1)13.
14.Ohio StateMaryland (3–0)Duke (4–1)North Carolina (6–1)West Virginia (8–1)North Carolina (9–1)14.
15.West VirginiaNorth Carolina (2–0)North Carolina (3–1)Iowa State (5–1)North Carolina (7–1)TCU (9–1)15.
16.North CarolinaDuke (2–1)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (8–1)16.
17.LouisvilleBaylor (1–1)Baylor (3–1)NC State (4–2)Alabama (9–0)Iowa State (8–2)17.
18.MarylandLouisville (1–1)NC State (2–2)Ole Miss (4–1)Ole Miss (5–2)Tennessee (7–0)18.
19.Florida StateKentucky (2–0)Nebraska (4–0)Illinois (5–0)Iowa State (6–2)Michigan State (9–0)19.
20.CreightonNebraska (2–0)Ole Miss (3–1)Alabama (7–0)Iowa (8–0)NC State (6–3)20.
21.Ole MissOle Miss (1–1)Alabama (6–0)TCU (6–0)Illinois (7–1)Baylor (9–2)21.
22.KentuckyAlabama (3–0)Louisville (2–2)Baylor (5–2)Louisville (5–2)Alabama (9–1)22.
23.NebraskaStanford (3–0)Illinois (4–0)Louisville (4–2)Baylor (7–2)Ole Miss (6–3)23.
24.IndianaIllinois (2–0)TCU (4–0)Iowa (6–0)NC State (4–3)Iowa (8–1)24.
25.AlabamaSouth Dakota State (2–0)Oregon (5–0)Nebraska (5–1)Michigan State (8–0)Illinois (7–2)25.
Preseason
Oct 24[8]		Week 2
Nov 12[9]		Week 3
Nov 19[10]		Week 4
Nov 26[11]		Week 5
Dec 3[12]		Week 6
Dec 10[13]		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
Dropped:
No. 25 Oregon		Dropped:
No. 25 Nebraska		Dropped:
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See also

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

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