USA Today Coaches Poll for Feb. 9: Tennessee out of poll, Oklahoma State and Duquesne enter
Notes
- Tennessee (14-9, 5-5) fell out the poll, the first time the Lady Vols have not been in the USA Today top 25 since the final poll of the 2008-09 season. Tennessee is at No. 25 in the Associated Press poll.
- UConn received all of the first place votes. There were no changes in the top four. South Carolina, Notre Dame and Baylor followed UConn.
- No. 5 Texas and No. 6 Ohio State rose a place each. Maryland fell two spots to No. 7 after losing to the Buckeyes last night.
- No. 19 Florida rose three spots to No. 19. The Gators beat Texas A&M last week.
- Oklahoma State and Duquesne entered the poll tied at No. 24.
- South Florida fell three spots to No. 20.
- This week’s Associated Press Poll
USA Today Coaches Poll for Feb. 9, 2016
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | UPREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Connecticut | 23-0 | 800 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 22-1 | 750 | 2 | 0 | 2/2 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 23-1 | 746 | 3 | 0 | 3/3 |
| 4 | Baylor | 23-1 | 707 | 4 | 0 | 4/7 |
| 5 | Texas | 21-1 | 660 | 6 | 1 | 4/11 |
| 6 | Ohio St. | 19-4 | 644 | 7 | 1 | 5/14 |
| 7 | Maryland | 21-3 | 601 | 5 | -2 | 5/8 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 20-3 | 589 | 8 | 0 | 7/12 |
| 9 | Florida State | 19-4 | 534 | 9 | 0 | 7/15 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 20-4 | 500 | 10 | 0 | 9/24 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 21-4 | 457 | 12 | 1 | 6/13 |
| 12 | Louisville | 18-6 | 410 | 13 | 1 | 8/NR |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 16-7 | 398 | 11 | -2 | 9/18 |
| 14 | Stanford | 19-5 | 373 | 15 | 1 | 10/16 |
| 15 | Michigan St | 18-5 | 340 | 14 | -1 | 14/NR |
| 16 | UCLA | 17-6 | 296 | 16 | 0 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Miami-Florida | 20-4 | 265 | 20 | 3 | 16/NR |
| 18 | Kentucky | 16-6 | 262 | 18 | 0 | 7/18 |
| 19 | Florida | 19-4 | 237 | 22 | 3 | 21/NR |
| 20 | South Florida | 16-6 | 163 | 17 | -3 | 15/23 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 16-6 | 135 | 19 | -2 | 17/24 |
| 22 | Syracuse | 18-6 | 121 | 23 | 1 | 23/NR |
| 23 | DePaul | 19-7 | 113 | 24 | 1 | 15/25 |
| 24 | Duquesne | 21-2 | 51 | 26 | 2 | 25/NR |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 18-4 | 51 | 33 | 9 | – |
Hi/Low Rankings:
Hi/Low = The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a “NR” (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
Schools Dropped Out:
No. 21 Missouri, No. 25 Tennessee.
Others Receiving Votes: Brigham Young 44; Missouri 31; Tennessee 31; St. John?s 16; West Virginia 14; Seton Hall 13; George Washington 10; Duke 8; Wisconsin-Green Bay 8; Albany 5; Auburn 4; Florida Gulf Coast 4; Western Kentucky 4; Texas-El Paso 2; North Carolina State 2; Colorado State 1.
The USA Today Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches a Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2015-16 season: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, Albany; Zenarae Antoine, Texas State; Lynn Bria, Stetson; Joan Bonvicini, Seattle; Dawn Brown, Prairie View A&M; Jamie Craighead, San Jose State; Kristy Curry, Alabama; Denise Dillon, Drexel; Brooks Donald-Williams, McNeese State; Oties Epps, Evansville; Brittney Ezell, East Tennessee State; Jason Flowers, Cal-State Northridge; Susan Robinson Fruchtl, Providence; Stephanie Gaitley, Fordham; LeDawn Gibson, Florida A&M; Joe Haigh, Saint Francis (Pa.); Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse; Ali Jaques, Siena; Jeff Judkins, Brigham Young; Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick, North Carolina-Asheville; Kelly Lewis-Jay, Florida Atlantic; Jim Littell, Oklahoma State; Dave Magarity, Army; David Midlick, Austin Peay; Regina Miller, Illinois-Chicago; Mike Neighbors, Washington; Rhonda Rompola, Southern Methodist; Brady Sallee, Ball State; Wendy Schuller, Eastern Washington; Dayna Smith, Cornell; Coquese Washington, Penn State; Amy Williams, South Dakota.
