A dominant start to Big East Conference play sees UConn continue its season-long rise in the rankings up to No. 4. Arkansas and a pair of Floridian schools, Florida State and South Florida, enter the rankings.
| Rank | Team | Points | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 South Carolina | 175 | – |
| 2 | Stanford | 166 | – |
| 3 | Ohio State | 158 | – |
| 4 | UConn | 150 | +1 |
| 5 | LSU | 144 | +2 |
| 6 | Indiana | 138 | – |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 116 | -3 |
| 8 | Maryland | 105 | +5 |
| 9 | UCLA | 102 | +3 |
| 10 | Utah | 101 | +1 |
| 11 | Duke | 91 | +5 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 87 | -1 |
| 13 | North Carolina State | 79 | -4 |
| T-14 | Iowa State | 73 | -4 |
| T-14 | Iowa | 73 | +5 |
| 16 | Arizona | 67 | -1 |
| 17 | Michigan | 64 | -3 |
| T-18 | Gonzaga | 49 | +4 |
| T-18 | Baylor | 49 | +6 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 47 | +1 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 45 | -3 |
| 22 | Oregon | 29 | -5 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 28 | NR |
| 24 | Florida State | 23 | NR |
| 25 | South Florida | 22 | NR |
New entrants: Arkansas (23), Florida State (24), South Florida (25)
Dropped out: Texas (T-20), Kansas (23), St. John’s (25)
Receiving votes: Texas (17), Illinois (17), Villanova (15), Kansas (14), Colorado (10), St. John’s (8), Ole Miss (5), Creighton (3), Seton Hall (2), Boston College (2), Middle Tennessee State (1)
A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.
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