HailState Hoops Begins the 2017-18 Season Ranked in Top 5 of USA Today Coaches Poll

October 26, 2017

(Photo Courtesy: Kelly Price, MSU Athletics)

(WCBI/USA TODAY) — The USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools. The panel is chosen by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The members represent each of the 32 Division I conferences that receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 1

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	1st Place Votes	Prev	CHANGE	Hi/Low
1	Connecticut	36-1	789	25	3	2	1/1
2	South Carolina	33-4	719	7	1	-1	2/2
3	Baylor	33-4	687	0	6	3	3/3
4	Mississippi State	34-5	678	0	2	-2	4/4
5	Notre Dame	33-4	648	0	5	0	5/5
6	Texas	25-9	608	0	14	8	6/6
7	UCLA	25-9	582	0	13	6	7/7
8	Ohio St.	28-7	575	0	10	2	8/8
9	Stanford	32-6	548	0	4	-5	9/9
10	Louisville	29-8	504	0	12	2	10/10
11	Oregon	23-14	479	0	16	5	11/11
12	Duke	28-6	442	0	15	3	12/12
13	Maryland	32-3	380	0	8	-5	13/13
14	Florida State	28-7	334	0	7	-7	14/14
15	West Virginia	24-11	272	0	20	5	15/15
16	Missouri	22-11	249	0	35	19	16/16
17	Oregon St.	31-5	246	0	9	-8	17/17
18	Tennessee	20-12	229	0	32	14	18/18
19	Marquette	25-8	218	0	34	15	19/19
20	DePaul	27-8	156	0	18	-2	20/20
21	Oklahoma	23-10	151	0	21	0	21/21
22	South Florida	24-9	109	0	31	9	22/22
23	Michigan	28-9	100	0	28	5	23/23
24	Miami-Florida	24-9	80	0	19	-5	24/24
25	California	20-14	79	0	NR	0	25/25
25	Washington	29-6	79	0	11	-14	25/25

*Hi/Low Rankings

Hi/Low = The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a “NR” (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.

Others Receiving Votes

Texas A&M 70; North Carolina State 67; Kentucky 59; Syracuse 53; Arizona State 43; Quinnipiac 27; Drake 18; Gonzaga 18; Virginia 17; Purdue 15; Kansas State 10; LSU 8; Michigan State 7; Florida Gulf Coast 7; Georgia Tech 7; South Dakota State 6; Temple 5; Nebraska 5; Indiana 4; Dayton 4; Middle Tennessee 2; Texas-Arlington 2; Virginia Tech 2; Villanova 1; Boise State 1; Elon 1.

List of Voters

The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2017-18 season: Brian Boyer, Arkansas State; Bart Brooks, Belmont; Mary Burke, Bryant; Cara Consuegra, Charlotte; Bradley Davis, Pacific; Denise Dillon, Drexel; Brittney Ezell, East Tennessee; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Jose Fernandez, South Florida; Jason Flowers, Cal State Northridge; Brenda Frese, Maryland; Darrick Gibbs, North Florida; Lindsay Gottlieb, California; Kellie Harper, Missouri State; DeUnna Hendrix, High Point; Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse; Ali Jaques, Siena; Carolyn Kieger, Marquette; Belle Koclanes, Dartmouth; Greg McCall, Cal State-Bakersfield; Kimberly McNeill, Hartford; Regina Miller, Illinois-Chicago; Jon Newlee, Idaho; Brenda Nichols, Sam Houston State; Courtney Pruitt, Alcorn State; Aaron Roussell, Bucknell; Brady Sallee, Ball State; David Six, Hampton; Michael Shafer, Richmond; Joni Taylor, Georgia; Maren Walseth, North Dakota State; Ryun Williams, Colorado State.