AP Women’s Basketball Poll Week 16

February 19, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, Rice coach Tina Langley talks to players during an NCAA college basketball game against Western Kentucky, in Bowling Green, Ky. Buoyed by the second-longest winning streak in the country, Rice has entered The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in school history. The Owls have won 15 straight games and are ranked 25th in Monday’s poll. (Bac Totrong/Daily News via AP, File)/

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through 1 point for a 25th-place vote.

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	FIRST PLACE	BALLOTS	LAST WEEK
1	Baylor	23-1	698	26	28	1
2	Oregon	24-1	672	2	28	3
3	Connecticut	23-2	638	0	28	4
4	Louisville	23-2	610	0	28	2
5	Notre Dame	23-3	596	0	28	6
6	Mississippi State	23-2	555	0	28	5
7	Stanford	21-4	475	0	28	10
8	Maryland	23-3	458	0	28	7
9	North Carolina State	22-2	455	0	28	12
10	Iowa	21-5	439	0	28	14
11	Marquette	22-4	437	0	28	8
12	Oregon State	20-5	413	0	28	9
13	South Carolina	19-6	398	0	28	11
14	Miami (FL)	22-5	350	0	28	20
15	Gonzaga	23-3	275	0	28	13
16	Kentucky	21-5	261	0	27	17
17	Arizona State	18-6	247	0	28	19
18	Syracuse	19-6	232	0	28	16
19	Texas	20-6	225	0	28	15
20	Iowa State	19-6	155	0	28	18
21	Texas A&M	19-6	117	0	24	22
22	Florida State	21-5	106	0	24	21
23	South Dakota	23-3	90	0	24	25
24	Drake	19-5	40	0	16	NR
25	Rice	22-3	30	0	15	NR

Others receiving votes: Rutgers 29, Missouri 29, West Virginia 19, Minnesota 11, UCLA 9, Michigan St. 7, Boise St. 5, Clemson 4, Kansas St 4, South Dakota St. 4, BYU 4, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Cent Michigan 1, DePaul 1.

Here’s a look at how the pollsters voted: