An exciting regular season drew to an end Sunday afternoon, headlined by Caitlin Clark’s buzzer-beater to give Iowa an upset win over Indiana.
| Rank | Team | Points | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 South Carolina | 175 | – |
| 2 | Indiana | 166 | – |
| T-3 | Stanford | 150 | – |
| T-3 | LSU | 150 | +1 |
| 5 | Utah | 148 | +1 |
| 6 | Iowa | 142 | +1 |
| 7 | Maryland | 139 | +1 |
| 8 | UConn | 123 | -3 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 122 | – |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 106 | +1 |
| 11 | Texas | 96 | +7 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 94 | – |
| 13 | Duke | 93 | -3 |
| 14 | Villanova | 76 | – |
| 15 | Michigan | 70 | -2 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 68 | – |
| 17 | North Carolina | 58 | +5 |
| 18 | UCLA | 50 | -1 |
| 19 | Gonzaga | 49 | – |
| 20 | UNLV | 42 | +4 |
| 21 | Arizona | 41 | -6 |
| 22 | Colorado | 18 | +1 |
| 23 | Creighton | 17 | NR |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 16 | NR |
| 25 | Florida State | 15 | -4 |
New entrants: Creighton (23), Ole Miss (24)
Dropped out: Iowa State (20), Middle Tennessee State (25)
Receiving votes: Iowa State (13), Tennessee (10), South Florida (10), Middle Tennessee State (7), Illinois (4), USC (3), Oklahoma State (3), St. John’s (1)
A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.
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