AP Top 25 Women's College Basketball Poll (2024)

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USC’s JuJu Watkins is in the March Madness spotlight ahead of Sweet 16 against Baylor

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ANNE M. PETERSON

Clark and Reese bring star power to Albany 2 Regional that features Iowa, LSU, Colorado and UCLA

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DOUG FEINBERG

Hijab-wearing players in women’s NCAA Tournament hope to inspire others

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DOUG FEINBERG

Gonzaga’s sister act of Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong propels Zags into Sweet 16

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TIM BOOTH

Rankings

Released March 18

Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points

1

South Carolina (32-0) Southeastern Women

-

vs. Tennessee
03/03 12:00 PM EST

875 (35)

2

Iowa (29-4) Big Ten Women

-

vs. Ohio State
03/03 1:00 PM EST

823 (0)

3

USC (26-5) Pacific 12 Women

-

@ Arizona State
03/02 2:00 PM EST

809 (0)

4

Texas (30-4) Big 12 Women

1

vs. BYU
03/02 8:00 PM EST

756 (0)

5

-1

@ Oregon
03/02 5:00 PM EST

743 (0)

6

UCLA (25-6) Pacific 12 Women

-

@ Arizona
03/02 8:00 PM EST

653 (0)

7

Ohio State (25-5) Big Ten Women

-

@ Iowa
03/03 1:00 PM EST

644 (0)

8

LSU (28-5) Southeastern Women

-

vs. Kentucky
03/03 2:00 PM EST

622 (0)

9

Notre Dame (26-6) Atlantic Coast Women

-

vs. Louisville
03/03 2:00 PM EST

606 (0)

10

UConn (29-5) Big East Women

-

@ Providence
03/02 7:00 PM EST

604 (0)

11

North Carolina State (27-6) Atlantic Coast Women

-

vs. Wake Forest
03/03 2:00 PM EST

521 (0)

12

Oregon State (24-7) Pacific 12 Women

-

vs. California
03/02 3:00 PM EST

476 (0)

13

Virginia Tech (24-7) Atlantic Coast Women

-

@ Virginia
03/03 6:00 PM EST

444 (0)

14

Indiana (24-5) Big Ten Women

1

vs. Maryland
03/03 3:00 PM EST

411 (0)

15

Kansas State (25-7) Big 12 Women

1

@ Texas Tech
03/02 3:00 PM EST

365 (0)

16

Gonzaga (30-3) West Coast Women

-2

vs. Portland
02/28 11:00 PM EST

333 (0)

17

Colorado (22-9) Pacific 12 Women

1

vs. Washington State
03/02 3:00 PM EST

275 (0)

18

Oklahoma (22-9) Big 12 Women

-1

@ Kansas
03/02 5:00 PM EST

268 (0)

19

Baylor (24-7) Big 12 Women

-

vs. Oklahoma State
03/03 12:00 PM EST

236 (0)

20

UNLV (30-2) Mountain West Women

1

@ Utah State
03/05 8:00 PM EST

181 (0)

21

Utah (22-10) Pacific 12 Women

-1

vs. Washington
03/02 2:00 PM EST

180 (0)

22

Syracuse (23-7) Atlantic Coast Women

-

@ North Carolina State
02/29 7:00 PM EST

154 (0)

23

Louisville (24-9) Atlantic Coast Women

1

@ Notre Dame
03/03 2:00 PM EST

93 (0)

24

Creighton (25-5) Big East Women

-1

@ Seton Hall
03/03 3:00 PM EST

87 (0)

25

Fairfield (31-1) Metro Atlantic Athletic Women

-

vs. Rider
03/09 2:00 PM EST

74 (0)

Others receiving votes:

Princeton 48, Nebraska 23, Mississippi 20, Iowa St. 20, Duke 7, West Virginia 7, Richmond 4, Columbia 4, Tennessee 3, Florida St. 3, Kansas 2, Drake 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.

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