FOR THE RECORD
College women’s basketball; times p.m. Eastern
1. Connecticut (29-0) Points: 800 (32 first-place votes).
Previous ranking: 1. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Cincinnati or East Carolina in American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals in Uncasville, Conn.
2. South Carolina (28-1) Points: 756. Previous ranking: 2. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Auburn or Missouri in SEC tournament quarterfinals in Jacksonville (SEC, noon).
3. Notre Dame (28-1) Points: 746. Previous ranking: 3. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Duke or Virginia in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals in Greensboro, N.C.
4. Baylor (30-1) Points: 706. Previous ranking: 4. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. TBD in Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals in Oklahoma City (FSN, 2:30).
5. Maryland (27-3) Points: Upcoming 668. game: Previous Friday ranking:vs. Iowa 6. or Michigan in Big Ten tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis (BTN, noon).
6. Louisville (24-6) Points: 590. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Clemson/Wake Forest or Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals.
7. Texas (26-3) Points: 575. Previous ranking: 8. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. TBD in Big 12 conference tournament quarterfinals (FSN, 7).
8. Oregon State (25-4)
Points: 557. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Washington State or Southern California in Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals in Seattle (Pac-12, 9).
9. Ohio State (23-6) Points: 530. Previous ranking: 5. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Rutgers or Nebraska in Big Ten tournament quarterfinals (BTN, 6:30).
10. Florida State (23-6) Points: 490. Previous ranking: 12. Upcoming game: Friday vs. North Carolina/Pittsburgh or No. 21 Miami (Fla.) in ACC tourney quarterfinals.
11. Arizona State (25-5) Points: 484. Previous ranking: 9. Upcoming game: Friday vs. California or Utah in Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals (Pac-12, 2:30).
12. Stanford (24-6)
Points: 467. Previous ranking: 13. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Colorado or Washington in Pac-12 conference tournament quarterfinals (Pac-12, 11:30).
13. Kentucky (21-6) Points: 437. Previous ranking: 14. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. Alabama or LSU in SEC tournament second round (SEC, 2:30).
14. UCLA (22-7) Points: 379. Previous ranking: 15. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Arizona or Oregon in Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals (Pac-12, 5).
15. Texas A&M (21-8) Points: 375. Previous ranking: 11. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Tennessee or Arkansas in SEC tournament quarterfinals (SEC, 5). 16. Mississippi State (24-6) Points: 326. Previous ranking: 16. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Georgia/Mississippi or Vanderbilt in SEC tournament quarterfinals (SEC, 7:30).
17. Syracuse (23-6) Points: 286. Previous ranking: 18. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Boston College/Virginia Tech or North Carolina State in ACC tournament quarterfinals.
18. DePaul (24-7)
Points: 255. Previous ranking: 19. Upcoming game: Sunday vs. Butler or Xavier in Big East conference tournament quarterfinals in Chicago (FS2, 7).
19. Michigan State (22-7) Points: 223. Previous ranking: 21. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Illinois/ Penn State or Purdue in Big Ten tournament quarterfinals (BTN, 9).
20. South Florida (21-8) Points: 191. Previous ranking: 20. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Central Florida or Southern Methodist in AAC tournament quarterfinals.
21. Miami (Fla.) (22-7) Points: 176. Previous ranking: 17. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. North Carolina or Pittsburgh in ACC tournament second round.
22. Oklahoma (19-9) Points: 107. Previous ranking: 23. Tuesday’s result: Played Texas Tech. Upcoming games: TBD in Big 12 tournament.
23. Colorado State (26-1) Points: 72. Previous ranking: 25. Tuesday’s result: Played Fresno
State. Upcoming games: Friday at Air Force.
24. Florida (22-7)
Points: 45. Previous ranking: not ranked. Upcoming games: Friday vs. Alabama/LSU or No. 13 Kentucky in SEC tournament quarterfinals (SEC, 2:30).
25. Texas-El Paso (25-2)
Points: 38. Previous ranking: not ranked. Upcoming game: Thursday at Texas-San Antonio.
Dropped out: No. 22 Brigham Young (24-5), No. 24 Missouri (21-8).
Others receiving votes: West Virginia (22-8) 31; Brigham Young (24-5) 30; Wisconsin-Green Bay (25-3) 16; Seton Hall (22-7) 8; Oklahoma State (21-8) 6; Florida Gulf Coast (26-4) 4; North Carolina State (19-10) 4; Villanova (19-10) 4; Albany (24-4) 3; Duquesne (25-4) 3; Missouri (21-8) 3; Western Kentucky (22-5) 3; St. John’s (20-9) 2; Arkansas State (24-3) 1; Indiana (20-10) 1; James Madison (22-5) 1; Minnesota (19-10) 1. The USA TODAY Sports board of coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.