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.
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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: