Media Top 25

Not ranked in this poll in 2025-2026 — showing the full board.

1. 1
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   Connecticut28 1st

   Big East
   34-0

   772 pts
2. 2
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   UCLA3 1st

   Big Ten
   31-1

   747 pts
3. 3
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   Texas

   SEC
   31-3

   713 pts
4. 4
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   South Carolina

   SEC
   31-3

   682 pts
5. 5
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   LSU

   SEC
   27-5

   643 pts
6. 6
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   Vanderbilt

   SEC
   27-4

   610 pts
7. 7
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   Iowa

   Big Ten
   26-6

   560 pts
8. 8
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   Duke

   ACC
   24-8

   547 pts
9. 9
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   Michigan

   Big Ten
   25-6

   485 pts
10. 10
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    Oklahoma

    SEC
    24-7

    468 pts
11. 11
    ▲ 1
    

    West Virginia

    Big 12
    27-6

    452 pts
12. 12
    ▼ 1
    

    Ohio State

    Big Ten
    26-7

    450 pts
13. 13
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    Louisville

    ACC
    27-7

    439 pts
14. 14
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    TCU

    Big 12
    29-5

    420 pts
15. 15
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    North Carolina

    ACC
    26-7

    306 pts
16. 16
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    Kentucky

    SEC
    23-10

    284 pts
17. 17
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    Maryland

    Big Ten
    23-8

    272 pts
18. 18
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    Minnesota

    Big Ten
    22-8

    234 pts
19. 19
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    Ole Miss

    SEC
    23-11

    211 pts
20. 20
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    Michigan State

    Big Ten
    22-8

    191 pts
21. 21
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    Baylor

    Big 12
    24-8

    128 pts
22. 22
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    Notre Dame

    ACC
    22-10

    105 pts
23. 23
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    Princeton

    Ivy
    26-3

    94 pts
24. 24
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    Georgia

    SEC
    22-9

    60 pts
25. 25
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    Texas Tech

    Big 12
    25-7

    52 pts

Others receiving votes Alabama 44, Fairfield 41, Villanova 27, Rhode Island 11, Colorado 11, South Dakota State 6, Oregon 6, Illinois 3, North Dakota State 1