The USA Today Sports/WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll – 12/21/21 (Week 6)
Team records through Sunday’s games are in parentheses. Total points are based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and first-place votes received. The poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools. The panel is chosen by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The members represent each of the 32 Division I conferences that receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
| Rank | School (record) | Points | Last Week’s Rank | First-Place Votes | AP Rank |
| 1 | South Carolina (11-0) | 775 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford (8-2) | 728 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Louisville (10-1) | 713 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina State (11-2) | 656 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Arizona (10-0) | 617 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Indiana (9-2) | 594 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Michigan (11-1) | 554 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Maryland (9-3) | 534 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Baylor (9-2) | 512 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tennessee (10-1) | 488 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Connecticut (6-3) | 477 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Georgia (10-1) | 449 | 14 | 0 | 13-tie |
| 13 | Texas (8-1) | 435 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Iowa State (11-1) | 397 | 13 | 0 | 13-tie |
| 15 | Iowa (6-2) | 286 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | South Florida (9-3) | 229 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | Notre Dame (10-2) | 228 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Texas A&M (10-2) | 210 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech (9-2) | 183 | 21 | 0 | 17 |
| 20 | North Carolina (10-0) | 174 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 21 | Kentucky (7-3) | 173 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| 22 | Brigham Young (9-1) | 166 | 22 | 0 | 19 |
| 23 | Duke (9-1) | 101 | 25 | 0 | 16 |
| 24 | Ohio State (8-2) | 78 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 25 | Florida Gulf Coast (10-1) | 69 | NR | 0 | NR |
Dropped out
- USA Today: No. 23 Oregon (6-4)
- AP: Oregon State 23, Colorado 25
Others Receiving Votes
- USA Today: LSU (10-1) 66; Nebraska (11-0) 51; Colorado (11-0) 49; Oklahoma (9-1) 44; Central Florida (8-2) 9; Oregon State (7-3) 9; UCLA (5-3) 6; Arkansas (10-2) 4; DePaul (11-2) 4; Missouri State (8-2) 3; Coastal Carolina (10-1) 2; Gonzaga (8-3) 2
- AP: Colorado 52, Oklahoma 45, DePaul 43, Florida Gulf Coast 42, Nebraska 30
Voters
*One ballot is missing. Robyn Fralick of Bowling Green could not be reached before the voting deadline for the 12/21/21 poll.
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2021-22 season: Ganiyat Adeduntan, Colgate; Suzy Barcomb, Seattle; Kim Barnes Arico, Michigan; Fred Batchelor, Maryland-Eastern Shore; Matt Bollant, Eastern Illinois; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Jeff Cammon, Long Beach State; Jamie Craighhead, San Jose State; Megan Duffy, Marquette; Ronny Fisher, Campbell; Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga; Robyn Fralick, Bowling Green; Andrea Gorski, Bradley; Carey Green, Liberty; Simon Harris, East Tennessee State; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State; Monique LeBlanc, Brown; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Lynn Milligan, Rider; Jalie Mitchell, North Texas; Mike Neighbors, Arkansas; Raegan Pebley, TCU; DoBee Plaisance, Nicholls State; Margaret Richards, Alabama A&M; Lynne Roberts, Utah; Seton Sobolewski, Idaho State; Lisa Stockton, Tulane; C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers; Angelika Szumilo, Fairleigh Dickinson; Amy Vachon, Maine; Jeff Walz, Louisville; Jaida Williams, Coastal Carolina; Doshia Woods, Denver.