South Carolina is still the unanimous No. 1 team in the week 3 Women’s Basketball Student Media Poll. Following a dominant win over Maryland, North Carolina State is now ranked No. 2. The Terrapins dropped to No. 7.
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| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | South Carolina (13) | 325 | — |
| 2 | North Carolina State | 313 | +3 |
| 3 | UConn | 280 | — |
| 4 | Indiana | 260 | — |
| 5 | Stanford | 257 | +3 |
| 6 | Baylor | 252 | — |
| 7 | Maryland | 239 | -5 |
| 8 | Arizona | 233 | +1 |
| 9 | Iowa | 220 | -2 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 213 | — |
| 11 | Michigan | 207 | +1 |
| 12 | Louisville | 193 | -1 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 173 | — |
| 14 | South Florida | 163 | +7 |
| 15 | Texas | 139 | -1 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 111 | +3 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 103 | +1 |
| 18 | Oregon | 81 | -3 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 76 | +4 |
| 20 | BYU | 59 | NR |
| 21 | Georgia | 58 | NR |
| 22 | Florida Gulf Coast | 55 | +3 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 34 | -7 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 31 | NR |
| 25 | Gonzaga | 29 | NR |
Dropped out: Florida State (17), UCLA (20), Virginia Tech (22), West Virginia (24)
Receiving votes: Duke (24), West Virginia (22), Virginia Tech (21), Colorado (19), Florida State (13), UCLA (8), Purdue (7), Georgia Tech (5), Missouri State (4), Missouri (4), Oklahoma (2), Kent State (1), California State (1)
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