Others receiving votes: West Virginia 41, Duke 41, North Carolina 21, Minnesota 12, Washington 11, Stanford 10, Utah 8, Rhode Island 4, USC 4, Georgia 3, Oregon 2, NC State 2 · Dropped from rankings: USC 21, North Carolina 22, Washington 23

3 days ago - The midseason rankings include nine new names, including two freshmen. Sarah Strong remains No. 1.

Gamecocks up to No. 2 in AP women's poll shuffle ... Seven schools have multiple players on the midseason short list for the 2025-26 national player of the year award. ... Texas, which fell at South Carolina on Thursday, tumbles to the final No.

6 days ago - Stat to know: The Crimson Tide, whose only loss was to South Carolina on Jan. 1, move into the rankings after beating then-No. 6 Kentucky on Thursday.

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2 weeks ago - Texas Tech, one of four unbeaten teams left in women's D-I, and Baylor enter the top 16 as UNC and Notre Dame exit.

The USA Today/ESPN Top 25 women's college basketball coaches' poll, with number of first-place votes and records in parentheses, total points and previous ranking: · RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1. Connecticut (27) 2-0 981 1 2. Tennessee (5) 0-0 938 2 3. Vanderbilt (6) 2-0 889 3 4. Duke (1) 1-0 ...

4 days ago - Penn State (Jan. 14), vs. TCU in Newark, New Jersey (Jan. 19) The Buckeyes move into the Power Rankings after their best week of the season, winning at Illinois (78-69) and Maryland (89-76).

October 29, 2025 - ESPN's Michael Voepel, Charlie Creme and Kendra Andrews rank the 25 best women's college basketball players entering the 2025-26 campaign -- which does not include any freshmen, though they have a chance to play their way in as the rankings ...

3 weeks ago - Perhaps most notable: UCLA's win over the Buckeyes was enough to lift the Bruins a spot in this week's ESPN women's college basketball Power Rankings.

1 month ago - USC's Jazzy Davidson tops our rankings also featuring Oklahoma's Aaliyah Chavez, UConn's Blanca Quiñonez and more.

4 weeks ago - Twelve teams remain undefeated in Division I, including UConn and Texas. Deciding which is the best of the unbeatens has been a dilemma in ESPN's women's college basketball Power Rankings since the Longhorns beat UCLA and South Carolina during Thanksgiving week in Las Vegas.

November 12, 2025 - They're loaded with talent but must work on how the veterans and newcomers fit together. Of that group, UCLA has the most impressive victory so far: 73-59 over fellow top-10 team Oklahoma on Monday.

December 3, 2025 - Women's Power Rankings: Texas unseats UConn at No. 1 after big wins ... Crooks: 11-0 ISU 'battle-tested' after win vs. Iowa ... After posting a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Longhorns' Booker speaks on how she strives to improve ...

6 days ago - South Carolina moved up to second, followed by UCLA and Texas, which dropped two spots after LSU handed the Longhorns their first loss of the season. No. 5 Vanderbilt, one of three unbeaten teams along with UConn and No.

November 21, 2025 - With a slew of pickups, Texas skyrockets up right behind USC as 15 teams join the expanded top 25 rankings.

November 26, 2025 - The Wolverines make a big jump and Iowa, Kentucky and Vanderbilt crack the top 16 heading into a big weekend.

2 weeks ago - This was the first week since the end of November that a new school had entered the top 10 this season. The first four remained unchanged with UConn still No. 1, receiving 28 first-place votes and No.

November 19, 2025 - The first five teams hold steady while Oklahoma and Michigan make big jumps and TCU enters the top 16.

December 17, 2025 - 20 -- are now No. 16, the highest-ranked of the three ACC teams left in the AP poll. And this week they make their debut in the ESPN women's college basketball Power Rankings, just in time for their fifth game against a ranked opponent.