3/5 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
March 5, 2018 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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Connecticut | Connecticut advanced to the AAC Tournament semifinals after beating Tulane on Sunday 82-56. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Baylor | Baylor has been impressive in the Big 12 Tournament as they routed Kansas State and TCU. | 3 |
| 3 |  |
Louisville | Louisville won the ACC Conference Tournament title on Sunday outlasting Notre Dame 74-72. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Mississippi State | Bulldogs fell short on Sunday in the SEC Tournament title game against South Carolina. | 2 |
| 5 |  |
Oregon | Ducks secure their first Pac-12 Conference Tourney title as they played outstanding defense against Stanford. | 7 |
| 6 |  |
Texas | Texas will get a third shot at Baylor in the Big 12 Conference Tourney title game after beating WVU on Sunday. | 6 |
| 7 |  |
Notre Dame | Fighting Irish took Louisville to the wire but couldn’t get past the Cardinals on Sunday. | 5 |
| 8 |  |
South Carolina | Gamecocks won their fourth consecutive SEC Tournament as their championship toughness showed all week long. | 12 |
| 9 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State won the Big Ten Conference Tournament on Sunday as they beat Maryland 79-69. | 9 |
| 10 |  |
UCLA | UCLA had Oregon on the ropes in the Pac-12 tournament semifinal but couldn’t knock off the Ducks. | 10 |
| 11 |  |
Tennessee | Tennessee split their SEC Tournament games against Auburn and South Carolina. | 11 |
| 12 |  |
Oregon State | Beavers were upset by Arizona State in the Pac-12 tournament but should still be a high seed in the NCAA Tourney. | 8 |
| 13 |  |
Maryland | Terrapins get back on track this week as they made it to the Big Ten tourney title game. | 15 |
| 14 |  |
Florida State | Florida State lost against Notre Dame in the ACC semifinals but should a be a top 16 seed in the NCAA Tourney. | 14 |
| 15 |  |
South Florida | South Florida has advanced to the AAC Semifinals after beating East Carolina on Sunday. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Texas A&M | Aggies picked a solid win against LSU to highlight a 2-1 trip to the SEC Tournament. | 13 |
| 17 |  |
Stanford | Stanford had a nice run to the Pac-12 Conference Tourney title game before falling to Oregon. | 18 |
| 18 |  |
Missouri | Tigers couldn’t get anything going offensively in a 55-41 loss to Georgia in the SEC Tournament. | 17 |
| 19 |  |
Duke | Blue Devils didn’t have enough offensively for NC State in a 51-45 loss on Friday at the ACC Tournament. | 19 |
| 20 |  |
Georgia | Georgia split their two games at the SEC Tournament, knocking off Missouri and losing to South Carolina. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
Belmont | Belmont won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament surviving two tough tests along the way. | 21 |
| 22 |  |
DePaul | Blue Demons advanced to the Big East Tourney semifinals after cruising past Seton Hall on Sunday. | NR |
| 23 |  |
Mercer | Mercer has won 27 straight games after winning Southern Conference Tournament title on Sunday. | NR |
| 24 |  |
North Carolina State | NC State picked up two wins at the ACC Tournament before losing a tough game to Louisville 64-59. | 24 |
| 25 |  |
Green Bay | Green Bay will take on Youngstown State in the Horizon League Semifinals after beating Northern Kentucky. | 25 |
