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COACHES POLL

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Women’s basketball; times p.m. Eastern

1. Connecticu­t (29-0) Points: 800 (32 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Memphis or Tulsa in American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfin­als in Uncasville, Conn.

2. Baylor (28-2) Points: 757. Previous ranking: 3. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Texas Tech or TCU in Big 12 tournament quarterfin­als in Oklahoma City.

3. Notre Dame (27-3) Points: 731. Previous ranking: 4. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Virginia or Wake Forest in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfin­als in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

4. Maryland (27-2) Points: 707. Previous ranking: 5. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Penn State or Minnesota in Big Ten tournament quarterfin­als in Indianapol­is (BTN, 6:30).

5. South Carolina (24-4) Points: 638. Previous ranking: 7. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Georgia or Auburn in Southeaste­rn Conference tournament quarterfin­als in Greenville, S.C. (SEC, 12).

6. Oregon State (27-3) Points: 629. Previous ranking: 8. Upcoming game: Friday vs. California or Southern California in Pac-12 tournament quarterfin­als in Seattle (Pac-12, 2:30).

7. Mississipp­i State (27-3) Points: 614. Previous ranking: 2. Upcoming game: Friday vs. LSU or Mississipp­i in SEC tournament quarterfin­als (SEC, 6).

8. Ohio State (25-5) Points: 562. Previous ranking: 9. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Iowa or Northweste­rn in Big Ten tournament quarterfin­als (BTN, 12).

9. Stanford (25-5) Points: 536. Previous ranking: 6. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Washington State or Colorado in Pac-12 tournament quarterfin­als (Pac-12, 9).

10. Washington (27-4) Points: 517. Previous ranking: 12. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Oregon or Arizona in Pac-12 tournament quarterfin­als (Pac-12, 11:30).

11. Duke (25-4) Points: 460. Previous ranking: 13. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Syracuse or Pittsburgh/North Carolina in ACC tournament quarterfin­als.

12. Florida State (25-5) Points: 457. Previous ranking: 11. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Miami (Fla.) or Georgia Tech/ Boston College in ACC tournament quarterfin­als.

13. Louisville (25-6) Points: 439. Previous ranking: 14. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. Virginia Tech or Clemson in ACC tournament second round.

14. Texas (22-7) Points: 407. Previous ranking: 10. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Oklahoma State or Kansas in Big 12 tournament quarterfin­als.

15. UCLA (22-7) Points: 355. Previous ranking: 15. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Arizona State or Utah in Pac-12 tournament quarterfin­als (Pac-12, 5).

16. Miami (Fla.) (21-7) Points: 301. Previous ranking: 17. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. Georgia Tech or Boston College in ACC tournament second round.

17. DePaul (24-6) Points: 280. Previous ranking: 18. Upcoming game: Sunday vs. Seton Hall or Providence in Big East tournament quarterfin­als in Milwaukee (FS2, 7).

18. North Carolina State (22-7) Points: 258. Previous ranking: 19. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Louisville or Virginia Tech/Clemson in ACC tournament quarterfin­als.

19. Oklahoma (22-8) Points: 184. Previous ranking: 16. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. West Virginia in Big 12 tournament quarterfin­als.

20. Syracuse (20-9) Points: 170. Previous ranking: 21. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. Pittsburgh or North Carolina in ACC tournament second round.

21. Temple (23-6) Points: 144. Previous ranking: 20. Upcoming game: Saturday vs. Cincinnati or Houston in American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfin­als.

22. Drake (23-4) Points: 130. Previous ranking: 22. Upcoming games: Thursday vs. Missouri State and Saturday vs. Wichita State.

23. Creighton (22-6) Points: 78. Previous ranking: 25. Upcoming game: Sunday vs. Xavier or Butler in Big East tournament quarterfin­als (FS2, 1).

24. Kentucky (20-9) Points: 53. Previous ranking: not ranked. Upcoming game: Friday vs. Tennessee or Alabama/Vanderbilt in SEC tournament quarterfin­als (SEC, 2:30).

25. Arizona State (18-11) Points: 47. Previous ranking: 23. Upcoming game: Thursday vs. Utah in Pac-12 tournament first round (Pac-12, 5).

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