2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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.

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Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#)   Win-loss record
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AP Poll

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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]

More information Preseason Oct. 15, Week 2 Nov. 11 ...
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
Dec. 16[8]
Week 8
Dec. 23[9]
Week 9
Dec. 30[10]
Week 10
Jan. 6[11]
Week 11
Jan. 13[12]
Week 12
Jan. 20[13]
Week 13
Jan. 27[14]
Week 14
Feb. 3[15]
Week 15
Feb. 10[16]
Week 16
Feb. 17[17]
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)UCLA (10–0) (30)UCLA (12–0) (30)UCLA (13–0) (30)UCLA (15–0) (30)UCLA (16–0) (29)UCLA (17–0) (27)UCLA (20–0) (31)UCLA (21–0) (32)UCLA (23–0) (31)Notre Dame (22–2) (16)1.
2.UConn (2)UConn (2–0)UConn (3–0)UConn (4–0) (9)UConn (6–0) (7)UConn (8–0) (8)South Carolina (10–1) (1)South Carolina (11–1) (1)South Carolina (12–1) (1)South Carolina (14–1)South Carolina (16–1)South Carolina (18–1) (1)South Carolina (19–1) (1)South Carolina (21–1)Notre Dame (21–2)Texas (26–2) (8)2.
3.USC (1)USC (2–0)USC (4–0)Notre Dame (5–0) (3)South Carolina (7–1)South Carolina (9–1)Notre Dame (9–2) (1)Notre Dame (10–2) (1)Notre Dame (11–2) (1)Notre Dame (12–2) (2)Notre Dame (14–2) (2)Notre Dame (16–2) (2)Notre Dame (17–2)Notre Dame (19–2)Texas (24–2)UCLA (24–1) (6)3.
4.TexasTexas (1–0)Texas (3–0)South Carolina (4–1)Texas (7–0)LSU (11–0)UConn (9–1)USC (11–1)USC (12–1)USC (14–1)USC (16–1)USC (17–1)USC (18–1)Texas (22–2)South Carolina (22–2)USC (23–2)4.
5.UCLAUCLA (2–0)UCLA (4–0)Texas (4–0)LSU (9–0)USC (8–1)LSU (12–0)Texas (12–1)Texas (13–1)Texas (15–1)LSU (18–0)LSU (20–0)Texas (20–2)UConn (21–2)LSU (25–1)UConn (24–3)5.
6.Notre DameNotre Dame (2–0)Notre Dame (4–0)USC (4–1)USC (6–1)Texas (8–1)Texas (10–1)LSU (14–0)LSU (15–0)LSU (17–0)UConn (15–2)UConn (17–2)UConn (19–2)LSU (23–1)USC (21–2)South Carolina (23–3)6.
7.LSULSU (2–0)LSU (4–0)LSU (6–0)Maryland (8–0)Maryland (10–0)USC (10–1)UConn (10–2)UConn (11–2)UConn (13–2)Texas (16–2)Texas (17–2)LSU (21–1)USC (19–2)UConn (22–3)LSU (25–2)7.
8.Iowa StateIowa State (3–0)Iowa State (4–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Duke (8–1)Notre Dame (7–2)Maryland (10–0)Maryland (11–0)Maryland (12–0)Maryland (14–0)Maryland (15–1)Maryland (16–1)Ohio State (19–1)Ohio State (20–1)Kentucky (19–2)Ohio State (21–3)8.
9.NC StateOklahoma (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Kansas State (5–0)TCU (8–0)Duke (9–2)Duke (9–2)Oklahoma (11–1)Oklahoma (12–1)Ohio State (14–0)Ohio State (16–0)TCU (19–1)TCU (20–2)TCU (21–2)Ohio State (20–3)North Carolina (23–4)9.
10.OklahomaKansas State (2–0)Kansas State (3–0)Maryland (6–0)Notre Dame (5–2)Oklahoma (8–1)Oklahoma (9–1)Ohio State (10–0)Ohio State (13–0)Oklahoma (13–2)TCU (17–1)Kansas State (19–1)Duke (17–4)Duke (17–4)NC State (19–4)TCU (24–3)10.
11.DukeMaryland (3–0)Maryland (5–0)Ohio State (5–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Ohio State (8–0)Ohio State (10–0)TCU (12–1)TCU (13–1)TCU (15–1)Kansas State (17–1)Kentucky (16–1)Kansas State (19–2)Kentucky (19–2)TCU (22–3)Duke (20–5)11.
12.BaylorOhio State (1–0)Ohio State (3–0)West Virginia (6–0)Ohio State (7–0)TCU (9–1)TCU (10–1)Kansas State (13–1)Kansas State (13–1)Kansas State (15–1)Kentucky (15–1)Ohio State (17–1)Kentucky (17–2)Kansas State (21–2)North Carolina (21–4)Kansas State (24–3)12.
13.Kansas StateNC State (1–1)West Virginia (4–0)Duke (5–1)Kansas State (7–1)Kansas State (10–1)Kansas State (11–1)Georgia Tech (13–0)Georgia Tech (14–0)Georgia Tech (15–0)Oklahoma (14–3)North Carolina (17–3)Oklahoma (16–4)North Carolina (20–4)Duke (19–5)NC State (20–5)13.
14.Ohio StateNorth Carolina (2–0)Duke (4–1)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (7–0)North Carolina (9–1)West Virginia (10–1)Duke (10–3)Duke (10–3)Duke (12–3)North Carolina (15–3)Duke (15–4)Maryland (16–4)NC State (17–4)Kansas State (22–3)Kentucky (20–4)14.
15.North CarolinaWest Virginia (2–0)Kentucky (4–0)Iowa State (5–1)West Virginia (8–1)West Virginia (9–1)Michigan State (10–0)Tennessee (11–0)Tennessee (12–0)Kentucky (13–1)Tennessee (14–2)Oklahoma (15–4)North Carolina (18–4)Oklahoma (16–6)Tennessee (17–6)Tennessee (19–6)15.
16.West VirginiaDuke (2–1)North Carolina (3–1)North Carolina (5–1)North Carolina (7–1)Kentucky (7–1)Kentucky (9–1)Kentucky (10–1)Kentucky (11–1)Tennessee (13–1)Duke (13–4)West Virginia (15–3)Michigan State (17–3)Maryland (17–5)Oklahoma (17–6)Oklahoma (19–6)16.
17.LouisvilleBaylor (1–1)Ole Miss (2–1)TCU (6–0)Iowa (8–0)Michigan State (9–0)Georgia Tech (11–0)North Carolina (12–2)North Carolina (13–2)West Virginia (12–2)Georgia Tech (15–2)Tennessee (15–3)NC State (16–4)Georgia Tech (18–4)Maryland (19–5)West Virginia (20–5)17.
18.MarylandLouisville (1–1)Baylor (3–1)Ole Miss (3–1)Ole Miss (5–2)Iowa State (8–2)Tennessee (8–0)West Virginia (10–2)West Virginia (10–2)Alabama (15–1)California (16–2)Georgia Tech (16–3)Tennessee (15–4)West Virginia (17–4)West Virginia (19–4)Alabama (20–5)18.
19.Florida StateOle Miss (1–1)TCU (4–0)Illinois (5–0)Alabama (8–0)Tennessee (7–0)North Carolina (10–2)Michigan State (11–1)Alabama (13–1)North Carolina (13–3)Alabama (16–2)Alabama (17–3)California (18–3)Tennessee (16–5)Georgia Tech (20–4)Baylor (22–5)19.
20.Ole MissKentucky (2–0)NC State (2–2)NC State (3–2)Iowa State (6–2)Michigan (8–1)Michigan (9–2)Alabama (12–1)California (13–1)Michigan State (12–2)West Virginia (13–3)NC State (14–4)Georgia Tech (17–4)Michigan State (18–4)Oklahoma State (19–4)Georgia Tech (21–5)20.
21.CreightonNebraska (2–0)Nebraska (4–0)Oregon (6–0)Illinois (6–1)Iowa (8–1)NC State (8–3)California (13–1)Michigan State (11–2)NC State (11–3)NC State (12–4)Michigan State (15–3)West Virginia (16–4)California (19–4)Alabama (20–5)Maryland (19–6)21.
22.KentuckyAlabama (3–0)Illinois (3–0)Iowa (6–0)Louisville (5–2)Ole Miss (6–3)тIowa (9–2)NC State (9–3)NC State (10–3)Utah (12–2)Michigan State (13–3)California (17–3)Alabama (17–4)Florida State (18–4)Michigan State (18–5)Michigan State (19–6)22.
23.NebraskaIllinois (2–0)Oregon (4–0)Alabama (6–0)Michigan (7–1)NC State (6–3)тNebraska (10–1)Michigan (10–2)Iowa (11–2)Iowa (12–3)Utah (13–3)Minnesota (17–2)Vanderbilt (17–4)Alabama (18–5)Florida State (19–5)Creighton (21–4)23.
24.AlabamaStanford (3–0)Alabama (6–0)Louisville (4–2)Michigan State (8–0)Nebraska (8–1)California (11–1)Iowa (10–2)Michigan (10–3)California (14–2)Minnesota (16–1)тMichigan (13–5)Oklahoma State (17–3)Vanderbilt (18–5)Creighton (20–4)Oklahoma State (20–5)24.
25.IndianaOregon (3–0)Louisville (2–2)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Georgia Tech (9–0)Ole Miss (7–3)Ole Miss (8–3)Ole Miss (8–3)Michigan (10–4)Oklahoma State (14–2)тBaylor (16–3)Florida State (16–4)Oklahoma State (18–4)Baylor (20–5)Illinois (21–5)25.
Preseason
Oct. 15[18]
Week 2
Nov. 11[19]
Week 3
Nov. 18[20]
Week 4
Nov. 25[21]
Week 5
Dec. 2[22]
Week 6
Dec. 9[23]
Week 7
Dec. 16[24]
Week 8
Dec. 23[25]
Week 9
Dec. 30[26]
Week 10
Jan. 6[27]
Week 11
Jan. 13[28]
Week 12
Jan. 20[29]
Week 13
Jan. 27[30]
Week 14
Feb. 3[31]
Week 15
Feb. 10[32]
Week 16
Feb. 17[33]
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
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  • No. 20 NC State
  • No. 21 Oregon
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  • No. 19 Alabama
  • No. 21 Illinois
  • No. 22 Louisville
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  • No. 18 Iowa State
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  • No. 23 Nebraska
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  • No. 25 Ole Miss
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  • No. 23 Iowa
  • No. 25 Michigan
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  • No. 23 Utah
  • No. 24 Oklahoma State
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Minnesota
  • No. 24 Michigan
  • No. 25 Baylor
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  • No. 21 California
  • No. 24 Vanderbilt
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  • No. 23 Florida State
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USA Today Coaches Poll

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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.

More information Preseason Oct 24, Week 2 Nov 12 ...
Preseason
Oct 24[34]
Week 2
Nov 12[35]
Week 3
Nov 19[36]
Week 4
Nov 26[37]
Week 5
Dec 3[38]
Week 6
Dec 10[39]
Week 7
Dec 17[40]
Week 8
Dec 24[41]
Week 9
Dec 31[42]
Week 10
Jan 7[43]
Week 11
Jan 14[44]
Week 12
Jan 21[45]
Week 13
Jan 28[46]
Week 14
Feb 4[47]
Week 15
Feb 11[48]
Week 16
Feb 18[49]
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)UCLA (11–0) (31)UCLA (12–0) (30)UCLA (13–0) (31)UCLA (15–0) (31)UCLA (16–0) (30)UCLA (18–0) (29)UCLA (20–0) (30)UCLA (21–0) (29)UCLA (23–0) (31)Notre Dame (23–2) (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)South Carolina (10–1)South Carolina (11–1) (1)South Carolina (12–1)South Carolina (14–1)South Carolina (16–1)South Carolina (18–1) (2)South Carolina (20–1) (1)South Carolina (21–1) (2)Notre Dame (21–2)Texas (26–2) (5)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)LSU (12–0)LSU (14–0)Notre Dame (11–2)Notre Dame (12–2)Notre Dame (14–2)Notre Dame (16–2)Notre Dame (17–2)Notre Dame (19–2)Texas (24–2)UCLA (24–1) (3)3.
4.TexasTexas (1–0)Texas (3–0)Texas (4–0) (1)South Carolina (7–1)LSU (11–0)Notre Dame (9–2)Notre Dame (10–2)LSU (15–0)LSU (17–0)LSU (19–0)LSU (20–0)USC (18–1)LSU (23–1)South Carolina (22–2)USC (23–2)4.
5.Notre DameNotre Dame (2–0)Notre Dame (4–0)South Carolina (5–1)LSU (9–0)USC (8–1)UConn (9–1)USC (11–1)USC (12–1)USC (14–1)USC (16–1)USC (17–1)LSU (21–1)UConn (21–2)LSU (25–1)UConn (24–3)5.
6.UCLAUCLA (2–0)UCLA (4–0)USC (4–1)USC (6–1)Texas (8–1)Texas (10–1)Texas (12–1)Texas (13–1)Texas (15–1)UConn (15–2)UConn (17–2)UConn (19–2)Texas (22–2)USC (21–2)South Carolina (23–3)6.
7.LSULSU (2–0)LSU (5–0)LSU (7–0)Ohio State (7–0)Maryland (10–0)USC (10–1)UConn (10–2)Maryland (12–0)Maryland (14–0)Texas (16–2)Texas (18–2)Texas (20–2)USC (19–2)UConn (22–3)LSU (25–2)7.
8.NC StateIowa State (3–0)Iowa State (4–0)Oklahoma (6–0)Maryland (8–0)Ohio State (8–0)Maryland (10–0)Maryland (11–0)UConn (11–2)UConn (13–2)Ohio State (16–0)Kansas State (19–1)Ohio State (19–1)Ohio State (20–1)Ohio State (20–3)Ohio State (22–3)8.
9.Iowa StateOklahoma (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Ohio State (5–0)Duke (8–1)Notre Dame (7–2)Ohio State (10–0)Ohio State (12–0)Ohio State (13–0)Ohio State (14–0)Maryland (15–1)TCU (19–1)TCU (20–2)TCU (21–2)TCU (22–3)TCU (24–3)9.
10.OklahomaNC State (1–1)Kansas State (4–0)West Virginia (6–0)Notre Dame (5–2)Duke (9–2)Duke (9–2)Oklahoma (11–1)Oklahoma (12–1)Kansas State (15–1)Kansas State (17–1)Maryland (16–2)Duke (17–4)Kansas State (21–2)Duke (19–5)North Carolina (23–4)10.
11.DukeKansas State (2–0)Ohio State (3–0)Maryland (6–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Oklahoma (8–1)Oklahoma (9–1)Kansas State (13–1)Kansas State (13–1)Oklahoma (13–2)TCU (17–1)Kentucky (16–1)Kansas State (19–2)Kentucky (19–2)NC State (19–4)Duke (20–6)11.
12.BaylorOhio State (1–0)West Virginia (4–0)Kansas State (5–1)Kansas State (7–1)Kansas State (10–1)Kansas State (11–1)TCU (12–1)TCU (13–1)TCU (15–1)Kentucky (15–1)Ohio State (17–1)Oklahoma (16–4)Duke (17–5)North Carolina (21–4)NC State (20–5)12.
13.Kansas StateWest Virginia (2–0)Maryland (5–0)Duke (6–1)TCU (8–0)West Virginia (9–1)TCU (10–1)Tennessee (11–0)Tennessee (12–0)Georgia Tech (15–0)Oklahoma (14–3)North Carolina (17–3)Kentucky (17–2)North Carolina (20–4)Kentucky (19–3)тTennessee (19–6)13.
14.Ohio StateMaryland (3–0)Duke (4–1)North Carolina (6–1)West Virginia (8–1)North Carolina (9–1)West Virginia (10–1)Duke (10–3)Georgia Tech (14–0)Duke (12–3)North Carolina (15–3)Duke (15–4)Maryland (16–4)NC State (18–4)Kansas State (22–3)тKentucky (20–4)14.
15.West VirginiaNorth Carolina (2–0)North Carolina (3–1)Iowa State (5–1)North Carolina (7–1)TCU (9–1)Kentucky (9–1)Kentucky (10–1)Duke (10–3)Tennessee (13–1)Tennessee (14–2)Oklahoma (15–4)North Carolina (18–4)Maryland (17–5)Maryland (19–5)Kansas State (24–4)15.
16.North CarolinaDuke (2–1)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (8–1)Tennessee (8–0)Georgia Tech (13–0)Kentucky (11–1)Kentucky (13–1)Duke (13–4)West Virginia (15–3)NC State (16–4)Oklahoma (16–6)Tennessee (17–6)Oklahoma (19–6)16.
17.LouisvilleBaylor (1–1)Baylor (3–1)NC State (4–2)Alabama (9–0)Iowa State (8–2)Michigan State (10–0)North Carolina (12–2)North Carolina (13–2)West Virginia (12–2)Georgia Tech (15–2)Tennessee (15–3)Michigan State (17–3)Tennessee (16–5)Oklahoma (18–6)West Virginia (21–5)17.
18.MarylandLouisville (1–1)NC State (2–2)Ole Miss (4–1)Ole Miss (5–2)Tennessee (7–0)North Carolina (10–2)West Virginia (10–2)West Virginia (10–2)North Carolina (13–3)California (16–2)Georgia Tech (16–3)California (18–3)West Virginia (17–4)West Virginia (19–4)Maryland (20–6)18.
19.Florida StateKentucky (2–0)Nebraska (4–0)Illinois (5–0)Iowa State (6–2)Michigan State (9–0)NC State (8–3)Michigan State (11–1)NC State (10–3)NC State (11–3)тAlabama (16–2)Alabama (17–3)Tennessee (15–5)Georgia Tech (18–4)Georgia Tech (20–4)Alabama (21–5)19.
20.CreightonNebraska (2–0)Ole Miss (3–1)Alabama (7–0)Iowa (8–0)NC State (6–3)Georgia Tech (11–0)NC State (9–3)Alabama (13–1)Alabama (15–1)тWest Virginia (13–3)NC State (14–4)West Virginia (16–4)Michigan State (18–4)Alabama (20–5)Georgia Tech (21–5)20.
21.Ole MissOle Miss (1–1)Alabama (6–0)TCU (6–0)Illinois (7–1)Baylor (9–2)Baylor (9–2)Alabama (12–1)Michigan State (11–2)Michigan State (12–2)NC State (12–4)California (17–3)Georgia Tech (17–4)California (19–4)Florida State (19–5)Michigan State (19–6)21.
22.KentuckyAlabama (3–0)Louisville (2–2)Baylor (5–2)Louisville (5–2)Alabama (9–1)Iowa (9–2)Iowa (10–2)Iowa (11–2)Utah (12–2)Michigan State (13–3)Michigan State (15–3)Alabama (17–4)Florida State (18–4)Michigan State (18–5)Baylor (22–5)22.
23.NebraskaStanford (3–0)Illinois (4–0)Louisville (4–2)Baylor (7–2)Ole Miss (6–3)Iowa State (9–3)Baylor (11–2)California (13–1)Iowa (12–3)Utah (13–3)Baylor (16–4)Vanderbilt (17–4)Alabama (18–5)Oklahoma State (19–4)Creighton (21–4)23.
24.IndianaIllinois (2–0)TCU (4–0)Iowa (6–0)NC State (4–3)Iowa (8–1)Alabama (10–1)California (13–1)Baylor (11–2)Florida State (13–2)Baylor (14–3)Minnesota (17–2)Florida State (16–4)Vanderbilt (18–5)South Dakota State (21–3)South Dakota State (23–3)24.
25.AlabamaSouth Dakota State (2–0)Oregon (5–0)Nebraska (5–1)Michigan State (8–0)Illinois (7–2)Michigan (9–1)Michigan (10–2)Ole Miss (9–3)California (14–2)Minnesota (16–1)Nebraska (15–4)Oklahoma State (17–3)South Dakota State (19–3)Creighton (20–4)Florida State (20–6)25.
Preseason
Oct 24[50]
Week 2
Nov 12[51]
Week 3
Nov 19[52]
Week 4
Nov 26[53]
Week 5
Dec 3[54]
Week 6
Dec 10[55]
Week 7
Dec 17[56]
Week 8
Dec 24[57]
Week 9
Dec 31[58]
Week 10
Jan 7[59]
Week 11
Jan 14[60]
Week 12
Jan 21[61]
Week 13
Jan 28[62]
Week 14
Feb 4[63]
Week 15
Feb 11[64]
Week 16
Feb 18[65]
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
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No. 25 Oregon
Dropped:
No. 25 Nebraska
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No. 22 Louisville
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Ole Miss
  • No. 25 Illinois
Dropped:
No. 23 Iowa State
Dropped:
No. 25 Michigan
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Baylor
  • No. 25 Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Iowa
  • No. 24 Florida State
Dropped:
No. 23 Utah
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Baylor
  • No. 24 Minnesota
  • No. 25 Nebraska
Dropped:
No. 25 Oklahoma State
Dropped:
  • No. 21 California
  • No. 24 Vanderbilt
Dropped:
No. 23 Oklahoma State
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