After falling to No. 5 in last week’s rankings following an upset loss to USC, Stanford is back up to No. 3 in this week’s SMP women’s basketball rankings, behind undefeateds South Carolina and Ohio State.
| Rank | Team | Points | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 South Carolina | 250 | – |
| 2 | Ohio State | 238 | – |
| 3 | Stanford | 223 | +2 |
| 4 | LSU | 216 | -1 |
| 5 | UConn | 211 | -1 |
| 6 | Indiana | 208 | -1 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 191 | +1 |
| 8 | Utah | 154 | -1 |
| 9 | UCLA | 151 | – |
| 10 | Maryland | 142 | +1 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 141 | +1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 128 | +2 |
| 13 | Michigan | 127 | – |
| 14 | North Carolina | 112 | +3 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 101 | +1 |
| 16 | Duke | 94 | -6 |
| 17 | Gonzaga | 83 | -2 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 71 | – |
| 19 | North Carolina State | 70 | +4 |
| 20 | Arizona | 66 | -1 |
| 21 | Villanova | 52 | – |
| 22 | Illinois | 34 | -2 |
| 23 | Texas | 30 | +1 |
| 24 | USC | 27 | +1 |
| 25 | Colorado | 24 | -3 |
New entrants: None
Dropped out: None
Receiving votes: Arkansas (21), Florida State (20), Middle Tennessee State (16), Tennessee (15), Oregon (14), Alabama (11), South Florida (6), Texas Tech (2), Princeton (1)
A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.
Student Media Poll 