2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

August 2023 2015 women's NCAA logo.svg Connecticut Connecticut Two human polls make up the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Notable events Duke dropped out of the top 25 in the AP Poll released 18 January 2016. They had been in the top 25 for the prior 312 consecutive weeks, starting with 29 November 1999 (17 seasons). The 312 week run is the third longest streak in history.http://womhoops.blogspot.com/2017/12/guru-ap-wbb-poll-stats-current.html Womhoops Guru: Guru's AP WBB Poll Stats: Current Consecutive Appearance Streaks of Top 25 2017-12-27 Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week Italics   Number of first place votes (#-#)   Win–loss record т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP Poll This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Sources: 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 6 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/6/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-12 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 7 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/7/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-12 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 8 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/8/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-12 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 9 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/9/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-12 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 10 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/10/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 11 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/11/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 12 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/12/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 13 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/13/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 14 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/14/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 15 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 16 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1 ESPN.com 2016-02-23https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 17 - ESPN ESPN.com 2016-03-02https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/18/seasontype/2 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 18 - ESPN ESPN.com 2016-03-08https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/1/seasontype/3 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 1 - ESPN ESPN.com 2016-03-14 This marks the 40th year of the AP poll which was started in November 1976. Tennessee was not in the initial poll but made the final season poll in the first year and every subsequent year until this year. Texas now has 500 appearances in the poll, joining Tennessee and Georgia with this distinction.http://womhoops.blogspot.com/2016/03/uconn-ap-wbb-poll-domination-continues.html Womhoops Guru: UConn AP WBB Poll Domination Continues With Final Vote 2016-03-15 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Feb. 29 Mar. 7 Mar. 14 Connecticut (32) South Carolina Notre Dame Tennessee Baylor Ohio State Florida State Louisville Maryland Oregon State Mississippi State Texas Texas A&M Duke Arizona State Stanford Oklahoma Kentucky Northwestern South Florida George Washington North Carolina Syracuse Michigan State Chattanooga Connecticut (0-0) (31) South Carolina (2-0) (1) Notre Dame (1-0) Tennessee (1-0) Baylor (1-0) Florida State (0-0) u Ohio State (0-1) d Maryland (1-0) u Oregon State (1-0) u Mississippi State (1-0) u Texas (1-0) u Texas A&M (2-0) u Kentucky (2-0) u Duke (2-0) Stanford (2-0) u Louisville (0-1) d Oklahoma (1-0) Arizona State (0-1) d South Florida (2-0) u Northwestern (1-0) d California (2-0) npr George Washington (1-0) d Michigan State (1-0) u Chattanooga (2-0) u Syracuse (1-0) d North Carolina (0-2) Connecticut (1-0) (32) South Carolina (4-0) Notre Dame (3-0) Tennessee (3-0) Baylor (4-0) Maryland (3-0) u Oregon State (3-0) u Mississippi State (2-0)T u Texas (3-0)T u Texas A&M (4-0) u Ohio State (2-2) d Kentucky (4-0) u Stanford (3-0) u Florida State (2-1) d Duke (3-1) d Arizona State (1-1)T u California (4-0)T u South Florida (2-0) u Northwestern (3-0) u Michigan State (3-0) u Oklahoma (3-1) d Louisville (0-2) d Syracuse (1-1) u George Washington (2-1) d Iowa (4-0) npr Chattanooga (3-1) Connecticut (3-0) (32) South Carolina (7-0) Notre Dame (6-0) Baylor (6-0) u Maryland (6-0) u Texas (5-0) u Oregon State (5-0) Tennessee (5-1) d Mississippi State (5-0) d Ohio State (4-2) u Kentucky (6-0) u Texas A&M (5-1) d Florida State (5-1) u Duke (6-1) u Northwestern (6-0) u Stanford (6-1) d Arizona State (3-2) d California (5-1) d Michigan State (4-1) u Syracuse (4-1) u Oklahoma (5-1) Seton Hall (7-0) npr DePaul (5-1) npr South Florida (3-2) d UCLA (3-2) npr Louisville (1–4) George Washington (5–2) Iowa (6-1) Connecticut (6-0) (32) South Carolina (8-0) Notre Dame (7-1) Baylor (9-0) Maryland (8-0)T Texas (7-0)T u Oregon State (6-0) Kentucky (7-0) u Mississippi State (6-1) Ohio State (5-3) Florida State (7-1) u Northwestern (8-0) u Duke (7-2) u Stanford (6-1) u Texas A&M (6-2) d Tennessee (6-2) d Oklahoma (7-1) u DePaul (6-2) u Syracuse (5-2) u UCLA (4-2) u South Florida (5-2) u California (6-2) d Iowa (8-1) npr Arizona State (4-3) d Michigan State (5-2) d Seton Hall (7-1) Connecticut (8-0) (32) South Carolina (9-0) Notre Dame (9-1) Baylor (10-0) Texas (8-0) Maryland (10-0) d Oregon State (7-0) Kentucky (9-0) Mississippi State (7-1) Ohio State (6-3) Florida State (7-2) Northwestern (9-0) Duke (7-2) Tennessee (7-2) u Stanford (6-2) d DePaul (7-3) u Oklahoma (9-1) Texas A&M (7-3) d UCLA (5-2) u South Florida (6-2) u Arizona State (5-3) u California (7-2)T u Miami (10-0) npr Michigan State (7-2) u St. John's (8-1) npr Iowa, Syracuse Connecticut (8-0) (32) South Carolina (11-0) Notre Dame (9-1) Baylor (12-0) Texas (10-0) Maryland (11-0) Kentucky (10-0) u Mississippi State (10-1) u Ohio State (7-3) u Florida State (9-2) u Oregon State (8-1) d Stanford (8-2) u Duke (9-3) Tennessee (8-3) Northwestern (10-1) d Texas A&M (7-3) u DePaul (8-4) d Oklahoma (9-2) d UCLA (7-2) South Florida (7-2) California (7-2) Arizona State (7-3) d Miami (11-1) Michigan State (8-2) Missouri (11-0) npr St. John's Connecticut (9-0) (32) South Carolina (12-0) Notre Dame (10-1) Baylor (13-0) Texas (11-0) Maryland (11-0) Kentucky (10-0) Mississippi State (11-1) Ohio State (8-3) u Oregon State (9-1) u Stanford (9-2) u Duke (9-3) u Tennessee (8-3) u Northwestern (11-1) u Florida State (9-3) d Texas A&M (9-3) Arizona State (8-3) u Oklahoma (9-2) California (8-2) u South Florida (7-2) UCLA (7-3) d Miami (11-1) u Missouri (12-0) u Michigan State (9-2) DePaul (8-4) d Connecticut (11-0) (32) South Carolina (13-0) Notre Dame (13-1) Texas (13-0) u Ohio State (10-3) u Baylor (14-1) d Mississippi State (14-1) u Maryland (12-2) d Stanford (11-2) u Kentucky (10-0) d Oregon State (10-2) d Tennessee (9-3) u Texas A&M (9-3) u Arizona State (10-3) u UCLA (10-3) u Northwestern (12-2) d Oklahoma (10-3) u Duke (11-4) d Florida State (10-4) d Missouri (13-0) u California (9-3) d South Florida (8-3) d Michigan State (10-3) u DePaul (10-5) u Seton Hall (13-1) npr Miami Connecticut (14-0) (32) South Carolina (15-0) Notre Dame (15-1) Texas (15-0) Ohio State (12-3) Baylor (14-1) Mississippi State (16-1) Maryland (14-2) Kentucky (13-1) u Arizona State (12-3) u Stanford (13-3) d Oregon State (12-3) d Tennessee (11-4) d Oklahoma (12-3) u Texas A&M (12-4) d Florida State (11-4) u UCLA (11-4) d Michigan State (12-3) u South Florida (8-3) u Florida (15-2) npr Miami (15-2) npr Duke (12-5) d Louisville (12-5) npr Missouri (14-2) d USC (14-2) npr Northwestern California DePaul Seton Hall Connecticut (16-0) (32) South Carolina (17-0) Notre Dame (16-1) Baylor (18-1) u Maryland (16-2) u Texas (16-1) d Ohio State (13-4) d Arizona State (15-3) u Kentucky (14-2) Mississippi State (16-2) d Oregon State (14-3) u Stanford (14-4) d Texas A&M (13-5) u Florida State (14-4) u South Florida (12-4) u Miami (17-2) u Louisville (14-5) u Tennessee (11-4) d Oklahoma (12-4) d UCLA (12-5) d Michigan State (13-4) d Florida (15-3) d Missouri (15-3) u DePaul (14-6) npr West Virginia (15-4) npr USC Duke Connecticut (18-0) (32) South Carolina (19-0) Notre Dame (19-1) Baylor (19-1) Maryland (17-2) Texas (18-1) Ohio State (15-4) Arizona State (17-3) Oregon State (16-3) u Texas A&M (14-5) u Florida State (16-4) u Kentucky (14-3) d Mississippi State (17-4) d Louisville (14-5) u UCLA (14-5) u Stanford (15-5) d Miami (17-3) d Michigan State (14-4) u Tennessee (12-6) d South Florida (13-5) d Oklahoma (13-5) d Missouri (16-4) u DePaul (16-6) u West Virginia (16-4) u Washington (15-4) npr Florida Connecticut (20-0) (32) South Carolina (21-0) Notre Dame (20-1) Baylor (21-1) Maryland (19-2) Texas (20-1) Ohio State (16-4) Arizona State (18-3) Oregon State (17-3) Florida State (18-4) u Mississippi State (19-4) u Texas A&M (15-6) d Louisville (17-5) u UCLA (16-5) u Stanford (17-5) u Miami (18-3) u Michigan State (16-4) u Kentucky (15-5) d South Florida (15-5) u Oklahoma (15-5) u Missouri (18-4) u Florida (18-4) npr Tennessee (13-8) d Washington (16-5) u Oklahoma State (16-4) npr West Virginia DePaul Connecticut (22-0) (32) South Carolina (22-0) Notre Dame (23-1) Baylor (23-1) Maryland (21-2) Texas (21-1) Ohio State (18-4) Oregon State (20-3) u Arizona State (20-4) d Florida State (19-4) Mississippi State (21-4) Louisville (18-6) u Stanford (19-5) u UCLA (17-6) Texas A&M (16-7) d Florida (19-4) u Michigan State (18-5) Kentucky (16-6) Miami (20-4) d Oklahoma State (18-4) u Oklahoma (16-6) d South Florida (16-6) d DePaul (19-7) npr West Virginia (18-6) u Tennessee (14-9) d Missouri Washington Connecticut (24–0) (32) Notre Dame (24–1) u South Carolina (23–1) d Baylor (25–1) Ohio State (21–4) u Maryland (23–3) d Oregon State (22–3) u Texas (22–2) d Arizona State (22–4) Florida State (21–4) Louisville (19–6) u Texas A&M (17–7) T u UCLA (19–6) T u Mississippi State (21–5) d Stanford (20–6) d Kentucky (17–6) u Oklahoma State (19–5) u Miami (21–5) u South Florida (18–6) u Oklahoma (17–7) u DePaul (21–7) u Florida (19–6) d Syracuse (20–6) u Tennessee (15–9) u Michigan State (18–7) d West Virginia Connecticut (26–0) (32) Notre Dame (25–1) South Carolina (25–1) Baylor (27–1) Ohio State (23–4) Maryland (25–3) Oregon State (24–3) Texas (24–2) Arizona State (24–4) Louisville (22–6) u Texas A&M (20–7) u Florida State (21–5) d Stanford (22–6) u UCLA (20–7) d Kentucky (19–6) u Mississippi State (22–6) d Miami (22–5) u Syracuse (22–6) u DePaul (23–7) u Michigan State (20–7) u South Florida (19–7) d Oklahoma State (19–7) d Oklahoma (18–8) d Missouri (21–6) npr Colorado State (24–1) npr Florida Tennessee Connecticut (28–0) (32) Notre Dame (28–1) South Carolina (28–1) Baylor (29–1) Maryland (27–3) u Texas (26–2) u Louisville (24–6) u Oregon State (25–4) d Ohio State (23–6) d Arizona State (25–5) d Stanford (24–6) u UCLA (22–7) u Kentucky (21–6) u Florida State (23–6) d Texas A&M (21–8) d Mississippi State (24–6) Syracuse (23–6) u DePaul (24–7) u Michigan State (22–7) u South Florida (21–7) u Miami (22–7) d Colorado State (26–1)T u West Virginia (22–8)T npr Oklahoma (19–9) d Florida (22–7) npr Oklahoma State Missouri Connecticut (31–0) (32) Notre Dame (31–1) South Carolina (31–1) Baylor (32–1) Maryland (30–3) Oregon State (28–4) u Texas (28–3) d Louisville (25–7) d Ohio State (24–7) UCLA (24–8) u Arizona State (25–6) d Kentucky (23–7) u Stanford (24–7) d Syracuse (25–7) u Mississippi State (26–7) u Michigan State (24–8) u Florida State (23–7) d DePaul (25–7) Texas A&M (21–9) d Miami (24–8) u South Florida (23–8) d Colorado State (28–1) West Virginia (24–9) d Oklahoma (21–10) Florida (22–8) Connecticut (31–0) (32) Notre Dame (31–1) South Carolina (31–1) Baylor (32–1) Maryland (30–3) Oregon State (28–4) Texas (28–3) Louisville (25–7) Ohio State (24–7) UCLA (24–8) Arizona State (25–6) Kentucky (23–7) Stanford (24–7) Syracuse (25–7) Mississippi State (26–7) Michigan State (24–8) Florida State (23–7) Texas A&M (21–9) u Miami (24–8) u DePaul (25–8) d South Florida (23–9) Colorado State (31–1) West Virginia (24–9) Oklahoma (21–10) Florida (22–8) USA Today Coaches Poll The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 32 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 #1; second highest is ranked #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 receive is 800. Sources: 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 6 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/6/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 7 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/7/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 8 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/8/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 9 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/9/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 10 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/10/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 11 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/11/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-13 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 12 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/12/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 13 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/13/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 14 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/14/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 15 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-16 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 16 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2 ESPN.com 2016-02-24https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 17 - ESPN ESPN.com 2016-03-02https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/18/seasontype/2 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 18 - ESPN ESPN.com 2016-03-09https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/1/seasontype/3 2016 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 1 - ESPN ESPN.com 2016-04-08 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final Nov. 2 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 14 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Feb. 29 Mar. 7 Mar. 14 Connecticut (32) South Carolina Notre Dame Tennessee Baylor Maryland Florida State Louisville Oregon State Ohio State Texas Duke Mississippi State Stanford Arizona State Texas A&M Kentucky Oklahoma South Florida North Carolina George Washington DePaul Iowa Northwestern Princeton Connecticut (1–0) (32) South Carolina (2–0) Notre Dame (1–0) Baylor (2–0) u Tennessee (1–0) d Maryland (1–0) Oregon State (2–0) u Texas (1–0) u Duke (2–0) u Stanford (2–0) u Mississippi State (1–0) u Texas A&M (2–0) u Kentucky (2–0) u Florida State (0–1)T d Ohio State (0–2)T d Louisville (0–1) d South Florida (2–0) u Arizona State (0–1) d DePaul (2–0) u George Washington (1–0) u California (2–0) npr Northwestern (1–0) u Iowa (2–0) Oklahoma (1–1)T d Princeton (2–0)T North Carolina (0-2) Connecticut (2–0) (32) South Carolina (4–0) Notre Dame (4–0) Baylor (4–0) Tennessee (4–0) Maryland (3–0) Oregon State (3–0) Texas (3–0) Texas A&M (4–0) u Mississippi State (2–0) u Kentucky (4–0) u Duke (3–1) d Florida State (2–1) u Ohio State (2–2) California (4–0) u Stanford (3–1) d South Florida (2–1) u Arizona State (1–1) Northwestern (3–0) u DePaul (3–1) d Iowa (4–0) u Michigan State (3–0) npr George Washington (3–1) d Oklahoma (3–1) Seton Hall (4–0) npr Louisville (0–2) Princeton (2–1) Connecticut (4–0) (32) South Carolina (7–0) Notre Dame (6–0) Baylor (6–0) Maryland (6–0) u Texas (5–0) u Oregon State (5–0) Tennessee (5–1) d Mississippi State (5–0) u Kentucky (6–0) u Texas A&M (5–1) d Ohio State (4–2) u Duke (6–1) d Florida State (5–1) d Stanford (6–1) u Northwestern (6–0) u California (5–1) d DePaul (5–1) u Arizona State (3–2) d Michigan State (4–1) u Seton Hall (7–0) u Oklahoma (5–1) u South Florida (3–2) d Iowa (6–1) d Syracuse (4–1) npr George Washington (5–2) Connecticut (6–0) (32) South Carolina (8–0) Notre Dame (7–1) Baylor (9–0) Maryland (8–0) Texas (7–0) Oregon State (6–0) Kentucky (7–0) u Florida State (7–1) u Mississippi State (6–1) d Duke (7–2) u Stanford (6–1) u Ohio State (5–3) d Northwestern (8–0) u Tennessee (6–2) d Texas A&M (7–2) d DePaul (6–2) u Oklahoma (7–1) u Iowa (8–1) u South Florida (5–2) u California (6–2) d Miami (10–0) npr Michigan State (5–2) d Arizona State (4–3) d Syracuse (5–2) Seton Hall (7–1) Connecticut (8–0) (32) South Carolina (9–0) Notre Dame (9–1) Baylor (10–0) Maryland (10–0) Texas (8–0) Oregon State (7–0) Kentucky (9–0) Mississippi State (7–1) u Florida State (7–2) d Duke (8–2) Ohio State (6–3) u Northwestern (9–0) u Stanford (6–2) d DePaul (7–3) u Tennessee (7–2) d Oklahoma (9–1) u Texas A&M (7–3) d South Florida (6–2) u California (7–2) u Miami (10–0) u Michigan State (7–2) u Arizona State (6–3) u Iowa (8–2) d Seton Hall (9–1) npr Syracuse Connecticut (9–0) (32) South Carolina (11–0) Notre Dame (10–1) Baylor (13–0) Maryland (11–0) Texas (10–0) Kentucky (10–0) u Mississippi State (11–1) u Oregon State (9–1) d Ohio State (8–3) u Stanford (8–2) u Duke (9–3) d Florida State (9–3) d Texas A&M (8–3) u Northwestern (10–1) d Tennessee (8–3) South Florida (7–2) u California (8–2) u Oklahoma (9–2) d Miami (11–1) u Arizona State (8–3) u Michigan State (9–2) DePaul (8–5) d Seton Hall (10–1) u Iowa (9–2) d Connecticut (10–0) (32) South Carolina (12–0) Notre Dame (11–1) Baylor (13–0) Maryland (11–1) Texas (11–0) Kentucky (11–0) Mississippi State (11–1) Ohio State (8–3) u Oregon State (9–2) d Stanford (10–2) Duke (9–3) Florida State (10–3) T Texas A&M (9–3) T u Northwestern (11–1) Tennessee (8–3) South Florida (7–2) California (8–2) Oklahoma (9–2) Miami (12–1) Arizona State (9–3) Michigan State (9–2) Seton Hall (10–1) u DePaul (8–5) d Iowa (10–2) Connecticut (11–0) (32) South Carolina (13–0) Notre Dame (13–1) Texas (13–0) u Ohio State (10–3) u Mississippi State (14–1) u Baylor (14–1) d Maryland (12–2) d Kentucky (11–1) d Texas A&M (11–3) u Tennessee (10–3) u Oregon State (10–3) d Stanford (11–3) d Arizona State (11–3) u Florida State (10–4) d Duke (11–4) d Northwestern (12–2) d South Florida (8–3) d Oklahoma (10–3) Seton Hall (13–1) u UCLA (11–3) npr Michigan State (10–3) Iowa (12–2) u DePaul (10–5) Syracuse (11–3) npr California Miami Connecticut (14–0) (32) South Carolina (15–0) Notre Dame (15–1) Texas (15–0) Ohio State (12–3) Mississippi State (16–1) Baylor (16–1) Maryland (14–2) Kentucky (13–1) Oregon State (12–3) u Texas A&M (12–4) d Stanford (13–3) u Arizona State (13–3) u Florida State (12–4) u Tennessee (11–4) d South Florida (10–4) u Oklahoma (12–3) u Michigan State (12–3) u Duke (12–5) d Miami (15–2) npr Florida (14–2) npr Louisville (12–5) npr UCLA (11–4) d Northwestern (12–4) d DePaul (12–6) T Duquesne (15–2) T npr Seton Hall Iowa Syracuse Connecticut (16–0) (32) South Carolina (17–0) Notre Dame (17–1) Baylor (18–1) u Maryland (16–2) u Texas (16–1) d Ohio State (13–4) d Oregon State (14–3) u Kentucky (14–2) Mississippi State (17–2) d Arizona State (15–3) u Texas A&M (13–5) d Florida State (14–4) u Stanford (14–4) d South Florida (12–4) u Miami (17–2) u Louisville (14–5) u Michigan State (13–4) Oklahoma (12–4) d Northwestern (13–5) u DePaul (14–6) u Tennessee (11–6) d Florida (15–3) d Syracuse (14–4) npr UCLA (12–5) d Duke Duquesne Connecticut (18–0) (31) South Carolina (19–0) (1) Notre Dame (19–1) Baylor (19–1) Maryland (17–2) Texas (18–1) Ohio State (15–4) Oregon State 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d Arizona State (24–4) u Louisville (22–6) u Texas A&M (20–7) u Florida State (21–6) d Stanford (22–6) u Kentucky (19–6) u UCLA (20–7) d Mississippi State (22–6) d Miami (22–5) Syracuse (22–6) DePaul (23–7) South Florida (19–7) Michigan State (20–7) u BYU (23–4) npr Oklahoma (18–9) d Missouri (21–6) npr Colorado State (24–1) npr Duquesne Oklahoma State Florida Connecticut (29–0) (32) South Carolina (28–1) Notre Dame (28–1) Baylor (30–1) Maryland (27–3) u Louisville (24–6) u Texas (26–3) u Oregon State (25–4) d Ohio State (23–6) d Florida State (23–6) u Arizona State (25–5) d Stanford (24–6) u Kentucky (21–6) u UCLA (22–7) u Texas A&M (21–8) d Mississippi State (24–6) Syracuse (23–6) u DePaul (24–7) u Michigan State (22–7) u South Florida (21–8) Miami (22–7) d Oklahoma (19–9) u Colorado State (26–1) u Florida (22–7) npr UTEP (25–2) npr BYU Missouri Connecticut (32–0) (32) South Carolina (31–1) Notre Dame (31–1) Baylor (33–1) Maryland (30–3) Oregon State (28–4) u Texas (28–4) Louisville (25–7) d Ohio State (24–7) Florida State (23–7) Arizona State (25–6) UCLA (24–8) u Kentucky (23–7) Mississippi State (26–7) u Syracuse (25–7) u Stanford (24–7) d Michigan State (24–8) u Texas A&M (21–9) d Miami (24–8) u South Florida (23–9) DePaul (25–8) d Colorado State (28–1) u Oklahoma (21–10) d BYU (26–5) npr Florida (22–8) d UTEP Connecticut (32–0) (32) South Carolina (31–1) Notre Dame (31–1) Baylor (33–1) Maryland (30–3) Oregon State (28–4) Texas (28–4) Louisville (25–7) Ohio State (24–7) Florida State (23–7) Arizona State (25–6) UCLA (24–8) Kentucky (23–7) Mississippi State (26–7) Syracuse (25–7) Stanford (24–7) Michigan State (24–8) Texas A&M (21–9) Miami (24–8) South Florida (23–9) DePaul (25–8) Colorado State (28–1) Oklahoma (21–10) Florida (22–8) u St. John's (23–9) West Virginia (24–9) NPR BYU Connecticut (32–0) (32) Oregon State (32–5) u Syracuse (30–8) u Baylor (36–2) South Carolina (33–2) d Notre Dame (33–2) d Texas (31–5) Washington (26–11) npr Maryland (31–4) d Ohio State (26–8) d Stanford (27–8) u Florida State (25–8) d UCLA (26–9) d Louisville (25–7) d Kentucky (25–8) d Arizona State (26–7) d DePaul (27–9) u Mississippi State (28–8) d Tennessee (22–14) npr Texas A&M (22–10) d Michigan State (25–9) d South Florida (24–10) d Oklahoma (22–11) Miami (24–9) d West Virginia (25–10) Colorado State Florida St. John's See also 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings 2016 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings (Preseason) ESPN.com October 31, 2015 https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings 2016 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings (Week 2) ESPN.com November 16, 2015 https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings 2016 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings (Week 3) ESPN.com November 23, 2015 https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings 2016 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings (Week 4) ESPN.com November 30, 2015 https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings 2016 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings (Week 5) ESPN.com December 7, 2015 * Category:College women's basketball rankings in the United States