2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Season	2023–24
NCAA Tournament	2024
Preseason No. 1	LSU
NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings ← 2022–23

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
Italics		Number of first-place votes
(#–#)		Win–loss record
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The women's basketball poll began during the 1976–77 season, and was initially compiled by Mel Greenberg and published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. At first, it was a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 teams was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers.^[1]

	Preseason Oct. 17^[2]	Week 2 Nov. 13^[3]	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20
1.	LSU (35)	South Carolina (2–0) (23)																			1.
2.	UConn (1)	Iowa (3–0) (13)																			2.
3.	Iowa	UCLA (3–0)																			3.
4.	UCLA	Utah (2–0)																			4.
5.	Utah	Colorado (3–0)																			5.
6.	South Carolina	Stanford (2–0)																			6.
7.	Ohio State	LSU (2–1)																			7.
8.	Virginia Tech	UConn (1–1)																			8.
9.	Indiana	Virginia Tech (1–1)																			9.
10.	Notre Dame	USC (2–0)																			10.
11.	Tennessee	Texas (2–0)																			11.
12.	Ole Miss	Florida State (2–0)																			12.
13.	Texas	Ohio State (1–1)																			13.
14.	Maryland	NC State (2–0)																			14.
15.	Stanford	Tennessee (1–1)																			15.
16.	North Carolina	Notre Dame (1–1)																			16.
17.	Louisville	North Carolina (2–0)																			17.
18.	Florida State	Indiana (1–1)																			18.
19.	Baylor	Louisville (2–0)																			19.
20.	Colorado	Maryland (1–1)																			20.
21.	USC	Baylor (1–1)																			21.
22.	Creighton	Creighton (1–1)																			22.
23.	Illinois	Ole Miss (1–1)																			23.
24.	Washington State	Washington State (3–0)																			24.
25.	Mississippi State	Oklahoma (3–0)																			25.
	Preseason Oct. 17^[2]	Week 2 Nov. 13^[3]	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20
		Dropped: Illinois (1–1) Mississippi State (3–0)	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

USA Today Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll is the second-oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first-place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.

	Preseason Oct 17^[4]	Week 2 Nov 14^[5]	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
1.	LSU (29)	South Carolina (2–0) (23)																			1.
2.	UConn (3)	Iowa (3–0) (9)																			2.
3.	Iowa	UCLA (3–0)																			3.
4.	South Carolina	Utah (2–0)																			4.
5.	Virginia Tech	LSU (2–1)																			5.
6.	Ohio State	Stanford (2–0)																			6.
7.	Utah	Colorado (3–0)																			7.
8.	UCLA	UConn (1–1)																			8.
9.	Indiana	Virginia Tech (1–1)																			9.
10.	Notre Dame	USC (3–0)т																			10.
11.	Maryland	Ohio State (1–1)т																			11.
12.	Tennessee	Texas (2–0)																			12.
13.	Stanford	Florida State (2–0)																			13.
14.	Texas	Notre Dame (1–1)																			14.
15.	Louisville	Louisville (2–0)																			15.
16.	Ole Miss	North Carolina (2–0)																			16.
17.	North Carolina	Indiana (1–1)																			17.
18.	Colorado	NC State (2–0)																			18.
19.	Duke	Maryland (1–1)																			19.
20.	Baylor	Tennessee (2–1)																			20.
21.	USC	Oklahoma (3–0)																			21.
22.	Florida State	Duke (2–0)																			22.
23.	Oklahomaт	Baylor (1–0)																			23.
24.	Creightonт	Creighton (2–0)																			24.
25.	Miami (FL) т Michigan т	Ole Miss (1–1)																			25.
	Preseason Oct 17^[4]	Week 2 Nov 14^[5]	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
		Dropped: No. 25т Miami (FL) No. 25т Michigan	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

See also

• 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "Mel Greenberg Class of 2004/2005 – Sports Writer". Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
2. "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
3. "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll". apnews.com. The Associated Press. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
4. "Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". USA Today. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
5. "Women's Basketball Week 2 Coaches Poll". USA Today. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.