The Oklahoma Sooners went 1-1 last week, beating the Texas A&M Aggies in a midweek showdown in Norman before struggling out of the gate in their matchup against the No. 4 Texas Longhorns. Oklahoma dropped one spot in the AP Top 25 but held steady in this week’s USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll.
The Sooners came in at No. 11 in the coaches poll, one spot behind the Iowa Hawkeyes. There are four SEC teams ranked ahead of the Sooners, including the No. 3 South Carolina Gamecocks, who Oklahoma upset in overtime a week and a half ago. Texas comes in at No. 4, followed by LSU at No. 5. The top two stayed steady with undefeated UConn earning all 31 first-place votes. Just behind them at No. 2 are the UCLA Bruins, a team Oklahoma lost to in the second game of the season.
The Sooners have had a strong season and picked up some quality wins along the way. They’re in a strong position to host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament in Norman.
Here’s a look at the latest USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll from Tuesday.
USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll
Week 14 results: Published February 03, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | 23-0 | 775 | 31 | 1 | 1/1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 21-1 | 740 | 0 | 2 | 2/4 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 22-2 | 711 | 0 | 3 | 2/3 |
| 4 | Texas | 21-2 | 683 | 0 | 4 | 2/5 |
| 5 | LSU | 21-2 | 652 | 0 | 5 | 5/12 |
| 6 | Louisville | 21-3 | 602 | 0 | 7 | 6/22 |
| 7 | Michigan | 19-3 | 580 | 0 | 9 | 7/15 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 21-2 | 560 | 0 | 6 | 4/21 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 20-3 | 508 | 0 | 12 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Iowa | 18-4 | 463 | 0 | 8 | 8/23 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 17-5 | 457 | 0 | 11 | 5/16 |
| 12 | TCU | 20-3 | 421 | 0 | 10 | 7/12 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 19-3 | 409 | 0 | 13 | 13/NR |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 19-4 | 387 | 0 | 17 | 13/18 |
| 15 | Baylor | 19-4 | 319 | 0 | 14 | 10/21 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 18-5 | 304 | 0 | 18 | 7/20 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 14-5 | 238 | 0 | 15 | 9/22 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 21-3 | 205 | 0 | 20 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Maryland | 17-6 | 196 | 0 | 16 | 6/19 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 18-5 | 184 | 0 | 21 | 20/NR |
| 21 | North Carolina | 18-5 | 149 | 0 | 23 | 8/23 |
| 22 | Duke | 16-6 | 143 | 0 | NR | 6/NR |
| 23 | Alabama | 19-4 | 133 | 0 | 22 | 21/NR |
| 24 | Princeton | 18-2 | 88 | 0 | 19 | 19/NR |
| 25 | Washington | 17-5 | 70 | 0 | 24 | 22/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 25 Georgia;
Others Receiving Votes
Iowa State 26; Georgia 20; Oklahoma State 13; Rhode Island 9; Minnesota 9; Illinois 9; North Carolina State 4; Nebraska 4; Virginia Tech 2; Richmond 2;
List Of Voters
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2025-26 season: Octavia Blue, Kennesaw State; Ashleen Bracey, Illinois-Chicago; Jen Brown, Queens; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Jeff Cammon, Saint Mary’s; Fred Chmiel, Bowling Green; Janell Crayton, Bethune-Cookman; Denise Dillon, Villanova; Carrie Eighmey, South Dakota; Dalila Eshe, Yale; Heather Ezell, Wyoming; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Aqua Franklin, Lamar; Ty Grace, Howard; Hana Haden, Georgia Southern; Corry Irvin, Chicago State; Renee Jimenez, UC-Santa Barbara; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State; Mike Lane, NJIT; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Kristen Mattio, Northern Colorado; Mike McGuire, Radford; Kim McNeill, East Carolina; Dan Nielson, Utah Valley; Shawn Poppie, Clemson; Terry Primm, Siena; Samantha Quigley Smith, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt; Jonathan Tsipis, Western Carolina; Coquese Washington, Rutgers; Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell.
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