The Top 25

Not ranked in this poll in 2004-2005 — showing the full board.

1. 1
   —
   

   Duke31 1st

   ACC
   16-1

   991 pts
2. 2
   —
   

   LSU9 1st

   SEC
   15-1

   967 pts
3. 3
   ▲ 1
   

   Stanford

   Pac-12
   14-2

   894 pts
4. 4
   ▲ 1
   

   Ohio State

   Big Ten
   17-2

   880 pts
5. 5
   ▼ 2
   

   Baylor

   Big 12
   13-2

   809 pts
6. 6
   ▲ 2
   

   North Carolina

   ACC
   13-2

   744 pts
7. 7
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   Rutgers

   Big East
   12-3

   738 pts
8. 8
   ▲ 1
   

   Michigan State

   Big Ten
   15-2

   718 pts
9. 9
   ▲ 1
   

   Tennessee

   SEC
   12-3

   693 pts
10. 10
    ▼ 4
    

    Notre Dame

    Big East
    14-3

    649 pts
11. 11
    ▲ 2
    

    Texas Tech

    Big 12
    13-2

    613 pts
12. 12
    ▲ 4
    

    Connecticut

    Big East
    10-4

    571 pts
13. 13
    ▼ 1
    

    Minnesota

    Big Ten
    14-3

    502 pts
14. 14
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    Boston College

    Big East
    12-2

    458 pts
15. 15
    —
    

    Vanderbilt

    SEC
    13-3

    378 pts
16. 16
    ▼ 5
    

    Texas

    Big 12
    9-5

    365 pts
17. 17
    ▲ 4
    

    DePaul

    Conference USA
    13-3

    333 pts
18. 18
    ▲ 4
    

    Kansas State

    Big 12
    12-3

    247 pts
19. 19
    ▼ 2
    

    Maryland

    ACC
    11-3

    247 pts
20. 20
    ▲ 4
    

    Iowa State

    Big 12
    13-1

    239 pts
21. 21
    ▼ 3
    

    Georgia

    SEC
    14-5

    178 pts
22. 22
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    Iowa

    Big Ten
    14-3

    145 pts
23. 23
    ▼ 3
    

    Purdue

    Big Ten
    10-6

    100 pts
24. 24
    NEW
    

    Florida State

    ACC
    16-1

    99 pts
25. 25
    NEW
    

    Richmond

    Atlantic 10
    14-1

    95 pts

Others receiving votes UCLA 58, Houston 55, Arizona State 48, Green Bay 35, Penn State 27, USC 20, Temple 19, Virginia Tech 17, Arizona 13, NC State 13, Louisiana Tech 10, Oregon 9, Creighton 8, New Mexico 8, Virginia 4, Delaware 1, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1, Lipscomb 1