It’s tournament time! Alabama is the No. 1 team in the final poll before the madness after their SEC Tournament win. Rank Team Points Trend 1 8 Alabama 246 +3 2 1 Houston 231 -1 3 1 Kansas 223 – 4 Purdue 218 +1 5 UCLA 211 -3 6 Marquette 201 – 7 Texas 196 +1 8 Arizona 191 +1 9 Gonzaga 170 -2 10 … Continue reading MBB Week 17: Alabama No. 1 in final rankings before NCAA Tournament
The final rankings before the NCAA Tournament are set, with several major conference tournaments shaking up this week’s women’s basketball poll. Rank Team Points Trend 1 7 South Carolina 175 – 2 Indiana 161 – 3 LSU 156 – 4 Utah 144 +1 T-5 Stanford 137 -1 T-5 Iowa 137 +1 7 UConn 130 +1 8 Maryland 126 -1 9 Virginia Tech 120 – 10 … Continue reading WBB Week 16: Conference tournaments shape rankings
March has arrived, and the madness is just beginning in college hoops. Houston, UCLA, Kansas and Alabama headline the rankings in conference championship week. Rank Team Points Trend 1 14 Houston 374 – 2 UCLA 356 +1 3 Kansas 324 +1 4 1 Alabama 323 -2 5 Purdue 317 +1 6 Marquette 293 -1 7 Gonzaga 272 +2 8 Texas 270 – 9 Arizona 256 … Continue reading MBB Week 16: Houston No. 1 as regular season draws to close
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 … Continue reading WBB Week 15: Regular season draws to close
UCLA, regular season Pac 12 champions for the first time since the 2012-13 season, are up one spot in this week’s SMP men’s basketball rankings. The Bruins defeated Colorado and Utah this week to advance to 25-4. Rank Team Points Trend 1 17 Houston 473 – 2 1 Alabama 436 – 3 UCLA 431 +1 4 1 Kansas 421 -1 5 Marquette 360 +3 6 … Continue reading MBB Week 15: UCLA rises to No. 3 after winning Pac 12
This week’s WBB rankings remain largely the same, as teams begin to clinch regular season conference championships and gear up for conference tournaments in the coming weeks. Rank Team Points Trend 1 8 South Carolina 200 – 2 Indiana 192 – 3 Stanford 181 – 4 LSU 171 – 5 UConn 170 – 6 Utah 152 +1 7 Iowa 150 -1 8 Maryland 142 – … Continue reading WBB Week 14: Polls avoid major shakeup as regular season nears end
Following Alabama’s midweek loss to Tennessee, Houston is the new No. 1 in the MBB rankings. Northwestern enters the rankings at No. 19 following five consecutive wins. Rank Team Points Trend 1 17 Houston 449 +1 2 1 Alabama 421 -1 3 Kansas 403 +2 4 UCLA 393 – 5 Purdue 369 -2 6 Arizona 352 – 7 Virginia 345 – 8 Marquette 283 +3 … Continue reading MBB Week 14: Houston takes No. 1; Northwestern enters rankings
A sold-out crowd in Columbia saw South Carolina take down LSU for the Tigers’ first loss of the season on Sunday. South Carolina remains No. 1 in the WBB poll, while LSU dropped to No. 4. Rank Team Points Trend 1 8 South Carolina 200 – 2 Indiana 192 – 3 Stanford 177 +2 4 LSU 167 -1 5 UConn 159 -1 6 Iowa 156 … Continue reading WBB Week 13: South Carolina stays No. 1 after win over LSU
Following Purdue’s upset loss against Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Alabama and Houston have passed the Boilermakers for the top spot in this week’s MBB poll. The Crimson Tide defeated the Cougars 71-65 earlier this season. Rank Team Points Trend 1 11 Alabama 419 +2 2 5 Houston 409 – 3 1 Purdue 386 -2 4 UCLA 355 +3 5 Kansas 341 +4 6 Arizona … Continue reading MBB Week 13: Alabama, Houston take top two spots
Another week, another win for undefeated South Carolina, this time coming on the road against UConn in a rematch of the 2022 National Championship Game. Rank Team Points Trend 1 10 South Carolina 250 – 2 Indiana 231 +2 3 LSU 230 – 4 UConn 214 +1 5 Stanford 213 -3 6 Iowa 198 – 7 Utah 193 – 8 Maryland 172 +2 9 Duke … Continue reading WBB Week 12: South Carolina stays No. 1 after win at UConn
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