South Carolina claimed its second National Championship Sunday night at Target Center in Minneapolis, defeating UConn 64-49. The Gamecocks have been the No. 1 team in the Student Media Poll for all but one week this season, returning to the top spot after the title victory.
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| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | South Carolina (9) | 225 | +1 |
| 2 | UConn | 216 | +4 |
| 3 | Stanford | 206 | -2 |
| 4 | Louisville | 197 | — |
| 5 | NC State | 191 | -2 |
| 6 | Texas | 176 | +2 |
| 7 | Michigan | 153 | +4 |
| 8 | Maryland | 140 | +5 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 133 | +1 |
| 10 | Indiana | 127 | +2 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 117 | +3 |
| 12 | Baylor | 115 | -7 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 107 | +3 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 106 | +5 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 101 | +6 |
| 16 | Creighton | 99 | NR |
| 17 | LSU | 83 | -8 |
| 18 | Iowa | 80 | -11 |
| 19 | Arizona | 69 | -5 |
| 20 | South Dakota | 53 | NR |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 51 | -3 |
| 22 | Princeton | 45 | +2 |
| 23 | UCF | 24 | NR |
| 24 | Florida Gulf Coast | 23 | -1 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 22 | -8 |
Dropped out: BYU (19), Kentucky (22), Georgia Tech (24)
Receiving votes: Miami (FL) (18), Villanova (11), Kentucky (9), Oregon (6), Utah (5), BYU (5), Georgia Tech (3), Kansas (3), Belmont (3), UCLA (2), Georgia (1)
Student Media Poll 