3/11 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
March 11, 2019 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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Baylor | Baylor has been lights out offensively in the first two rounds of the Big 12 Tournament as they have averaged 94 points so far. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Connecticut | Megan Walker and Napheesa Collier combined for 47 points as UConn blew past USF 81-45 on Sunday. They will face UCF on Monday. | 2 |
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Notre Dame | Jessica Shepard and Briana Turner dominated the paint on Sunday as Notre Dame routed Louisville 99-79 to win the ACC Tournament. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State kicked the SEC Tournament championship door down with authority on Sunday as they raced past Arkansas 101-70. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Louisville | Louisville made it to the ACC Tournament title game and lost to Notre Dame. The key for the Cardinals now is to get healthy. | 4 |
| 6 |  |
Stanford | Stanford rose to the occasion in the fourth quarter on Sunday as they knocked off Oregon to win the Pac-12 Tournament. | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Iowa | Megan Gustafson scored a Big Ten Tournament title game record 45 points to lead Iowa to 90-76 win over Maryland. | 9 |
| 8 |  |
Oregon | Sabrina Ionescu’s 27 points were not enough on Sunday against Stanford as the Ducks wore down late in a 64-57 loss. | 6 |
| 9 |  |
Maryland | Terrapins made to the Big Ten Tournament title game and lost to Iowa 90-76 as the Hawkeyes shot 51.7 percent from the floor. | 8 |
| 10 |  |
NC State | NC State picked up a quality win over Florida State and did a better job against Louisville in a 78-68 loss on Saturday. | 11 |
| 11 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga will start off the West Coast Conference Tournament on Monday afternoon against Saint Mary’s in Las Vegas. | 12 |
| 12 |  |
Marquette | Marquette cruised past St. John’s 88-57 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals and will face Georgetown on Monday in the semifinals. | 14 |
| 13 |  |
Oregon State | Beavers have another quick exit from the Pac-12 Tournament as they were stunned by the 11 seed Washington 68-67. | 10 |
| 14 |  |
Syracuse | Syracuse did a nice job of shooting from behind the three point line in a 92-85 win over Miami to highlight a 2-1 trip to the ACC tourney. | 19 |
| 15 |  |
Miami (FL) | Hurricanes drop a shootout in the ACC Quarterfinals as they lost to Syracuse 92-85. Miami should still be in the mix for a top 16 seed. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Iowa State | Cyclones picked up another win over Texas in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals and will face Baylor on Monday for the title. | 20 |
| 17 |  |
Kentucky | Rhyne Howard scored 25 points but the Wildcats didn’t have an answer for Missouri’s Sophie Cunningham in a 70-68 loss. | 15 |
| 18 |  |
Rice | Rice had this week off and will resume action on March 14 in the Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals in Frisco, Texas. | 18 |
| 19 |  |
UCLA | UCLA picked up a quality win over Arizona State and gave Oregon all they wanted in the Pac-12 Tourney semifinal on Saturday. | 24 |
| 20 |  |
South Carolina | South Carolina lost to a surging Arkansas team in the SEC Tournament Qqarterfinals by a score of 95-89. | 17 |
| 21 |  |
Drake | Becca Hittner scored 21 points as Drake clinched the Missouri Valley conference title on Saturday by crushing Bradley 95-63. | 21 |
| 22 |  |
Arizona State | Courtney Ekmark scored 18 points in a win over Colorado and then on Friday at the Pac-12 Tournament they lost a tough one to UCLA. | 13 |
| 23 |  |
DePaul | Mart’e Grays scored 25 points to propel DePaul to a 85-60 win over Providence in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Texas A&M | Kayla Wells knocked down a jumper with five seconds left to give the Aggies a win over Auburn before losing to Arkansas on Saturday. | 22 |
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South Dakota State | South Dakota State had four players score in double figures as the Jackrabbits beat Fort Wayne 88-50 on Sunday. | 25 |
