3/6 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
March 6, 2017 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Connecticut | The Huskies cruise to the AAC Conference Tournament finals after rolling past Tulsa and UCF. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Baylor | Baylor will play West Virginia in the Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship after beating Kansas State. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Notre Dame | The Fighting Irish win the ACC Tournament with a rock solid win over a very good Duke team. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
South Carolina | The Gamecocks outlast Mississippi State 59-49 in the SEC Tournament Championship game. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Maryland | The Terrapins had an excellent week in Indy as they won the Big Ten Conference Tournament. | 7 |
| 6 |  |
Stanford | Stanford wins a war against Oregon State to win the Pac-12 Conference Tournament in Seattle. | 9 |
| 7 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State got it right in all phases of their game this week in the SEC Tournament. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Oregon State | The Beavers fall short against Stanford in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament Championship game 48-43. | 6 |
| 9 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State was upset by Purdue in the Big Ten Conference Tournament, but they’ll bounce back. | 5 |
| 10 |  |
Duke | The Blue Devils got to the ACC Conference Tournament Championship game and should host in the NCAA Tourney. | 13 |
| 11 |  |
Florida State | Florida State struggled offensively against Miami in the ACC Tournament in a 56-54 loss. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Washington | The Huskies drop a 70-69 heartbreaker to an Oregon team that played with more urgency on Friday night. | 10 |
| 13 |  |
Louisville | Louisville gets a nice win over NC State at the ACC Tournament as the Cardinals went 2-1 this week. | 12 |
| 14 |  |
UCLA | UCLA put themselves squarely in the hosting conversation after getting to the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. | 17 |
| 15 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky did a nice job offensively against South Carolina but it was not enough to beat the Gamecocks. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Miami (FL) | The Hurricanes pick up a great win over Florida State to highlight their trip to the ACC Tournament. | 19 |
| 17 |  |
DePaul | DePaul crushed Seton Hall 92-60 to kick off the Big East Tournament on Sunday. | 18 |
| 18 |  |
Texas | The Longhorns fall to West Virginia on Sunday 62-59 in a defensive struggle. | 14 |
| 19 |  |
Drake | The Bulldogs run the table in the Missouri Valley Conference as they beat Wichita State to finish 18-0 in league play. | 21 |
| 20 |  |
North Carolina State | North Carolina State could not generate enough offensively against Louisville in a 59-58 loss. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
Creighton | Creighton held off a feisty Butler team on Sunday to kick off their Big East Tournament run in Milwaukee. | 25 |
| 22 |  |
Oklahoma | The Sooners roll out a very flat performance against West Virginia at the Big 12 Tournament in an 82-58 loss. | 15 |
| 23 |  |
Temple | The Owls split their two games in the AAC Tournament and now get ready for the NCAA Tournament. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
South Florida | South Florida makes their way to the AAC Conference Tournament title game after beating Temple on Sunday. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Syracuse | Syracuse splits their two games at the ACC Conference Tournament to go into the NCAA Tournament at 21-10. | 22 |
