STI/Hoopfeed Poll: Stanford tumbles, Texas re-enters and Arizona continues to rise
Texas topples Stanford and moves into the top 25
The biggest upset of the week led to a major reshuffling in this week’s poll. After ten straight wins, previous No. 1 Stanford dropped a contest to unranked Texas 69-64 Sunday afternoon in Austin. Sophomore Charli Collier and senior Joyner Holmes led the way for the Longhorns as they took down the team that held the No. 1 spot for three weeks.
With the loss, Stanford fell six spots to No. 7 while Texas re-entered the rankings at No. 24. Both teams have one more non-conference game left before league play begins.
With the shakeup at the top of the poll, Oregon State earned its highest ranking so far this season landing at No. 2 while UConn took over the top spot. Oregon, South Carolina, and Baylor round out the top five.
No. 8 UCLA advanced two spots after defeating Indiana 68-58 in a road game on Sunday in Bloomington. The Hoosiers fell two spots to No. 14.
Arizona continued to rise in the rankings, landing at No. 13 this week, a gain of three positions. The Wildcats are 11-0 and routed Tennessee State and UC Santa Barbara last week.
There are no games this week until Saturday due to the holiday season.
Teams that dropped out: Michigan, Michigan State
Other teams that received votes: Michigan, TCU, Arizona State, Minnesota, Colorado, Princeton, FGCU, Northwestern, Virginia Tech, Michigan State and Rutgers.
| Rank | School | Record | Last | Change |
| 1 | UConn | 10-0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 11-0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | 10-1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 12-1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Baylor | 9-1 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | NC State | 11-0 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Stanford | 10-1 | 1 | -6 |
| 8 | UCLA | 11-0 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Louisville | 11-1 | 6 | -3 |
| 10 | Florida State | 12-0 | 8 | -2 |
| 11 | Maryland | 9-2 | 13 | 2 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 11-1 | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | Arizona | 11-0 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | Indiana | 10-2 | 12 | -2 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 11-1 | 14 | -1 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 11-2 | 15 | -1 |
| 17 | Gonzaga | 11-1 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | DePaul | 10-2 | 17 | -1 |
| 19 | Missouri State | 9-2 | 19 | 0 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 9-2 | 23 | 3 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 24 | 3 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 11-1 | 21 | -1 |
| 23 | South Dakota | 11-2 | 22 | -1 |
| 24 | Texas | 7-4 | NR | N/A |
| 25 | Miami | 8-3 | NR | N/A |
The STI/Hoopfeed Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of media members and other women’s basketball professionals.
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Voting Panel
- Mel Greenberg
- Joan Bonvicini
- Prentice Beverly
- Brenda VanLengen
- Charles Hallman
- Rhiannon Potkey
- Kristopher Gardner
- Jacob Mox (for Her Hoop Stats)
- Cindy Brunson
- Kevin Danna
- Jasmine Baker
- Ben Parker
- Viet Nguyen
- Michael Roberson
- Lisa Bodine
- LaChina Robinson
- Cheryl Coward
