Wondering where some of the best women’s college basketball players and their teams sit in the AP Top 25 poll? Let’s take a look.

  • Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes check in at No. 3.
  • Paige Bueckers’s UConn team stands at No. 9.
  • Angel Reese and LSU come in at No. 8.

Of course, the AP rankings do not determine seeds for the NCAA Tournament. In the case of women’s college basketball, they are simply a useful tool for fans to see how the top schools compare to each other.

What are the Rankings for Women’s College Basketball?

Throughout the regular season, women’s college basketball rankings provide a useful measuring stick to judge the best teams in the country relative to one another. However, these rankings have no impact on anything related to the women’s NCAA Tournament (i.e. March Madness).

The NCAA D1 women’s basketball committee picks the field of 68 teams for March Madness. It doesn’t matter if a team enters the tournament as a No. 12 seed or a No. 2 seed. Once play begins, both schools have a shot at winning.

Women’s College Basketball Rankings

South Carolina emerged as the No. 1-ranked women’s college basketball team in Week 2 of the 2023-24 season’s AP polls, and the Gamecocks have not left that perch since. The team is a perfect 29-0 this season, and it seems poised to enter the NCAA Tournament undefeated.

Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes sit third in the rankings, which is also where they were ranked at the start of the season.

What Time do Women’s Basketball Rankings Come Out?

The AP women’s college basketball rankings come out every Monday throughout the season at roughly 1 p.m. ET.

Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Rankings 2024

The South Carolina Gamecocks are the dominant force in women’s college basketball, standing tall in the No. 1 spot with a perfect 29-0 record. LSU, the preseason No. 1, has slid down to No. 8. UConn, the preseason No. 2 team led by Paige Bueckers, sits at No. 9.

Baylor has been climbing the rankings quickly over the past two releases, sitting at No. 17 after having ranked 24th just two weeks ago.

AP RANK         SCHOOL                               RECORD              

1

SOUTH CAROLINA

29-0

 

2

STANFORD

26-4

 

3

IOWA

26-4

 

4

OHIO STATE

25-4

 

5

USC

23-5

 

6

TEXAS

27-4

 

7

UCLA

24-5

 

8

LSU

26-4

 

9

UCONN

26-5

 

10

NC STATE

25-5

 

11

VIRGINIA TECH

23-6

 

12

INDIANA

24-4

 

13

OREGON STATE

23-6

 

14

NOTRE DAME

23-6

 

15

GONZAGA

29-2

 

16

KANSAS STATE

24-6

 

17

BAYLOR

23-6

 

18

COLORADO

22-8

 

19

OKLAHOMA

21-8

 

20

SYRACUSE

23-6

 

21

CREIGHTON

24-4

 

22

UTAH

22-9

 

23

UNLV

27-2

 

24

LOUISVILLE

24-8

 

25

FAIRFIELD

26-1

 

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