Preseason USA TODAY Sports Women's College Basketball Coaches Poll for 2021-22

No. 1. South Carolina Gamecocks (Last year's record: 26-5)

Jeff Blake, USA TODAY Sports

2. Stanford Cardinal (31-2)

Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports

3. Connecticut Huskies (28-2)

Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

4. North Carolina State Wolfpack (22-3)

Rich Barnes, USA TODAY Sports

5. Maryland Terrapins (26-3)

Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

6. Louisville Cardinals (26-4)

Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

7. Indiana Hoosiers (21-6)

Grace Hollars, IndyStar

8. Baylor Bears (28-3)

Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports

9. Oregon Ducks (15-9)

Chris Pietsch, The Register-Guard

10. Michigan Wolverines (16-6)

Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports

11. Iowa Hawkeyes (20-10)

Joseph Cress, Iowa City Press-Citizen

12. Tennessee Lady Volunteers (17-8)

Saul Young, News Sentinel

13. Kentucky Wildcats (18-9)

Matt Stone, Courier Journal

14. UCLA Bruins (17-6)

Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

15. Arizona Wildcats (21-6)

Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

16. Iowa State Cyclones (17-11)

Nirmalendu Majumdar, Ames Tribune

17. Texas A&M Aggies (25-3)

Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

18. Oregon State Beavers (12-8)

Jeff Chiu, AP

19. Georgia Lady Bulldogs (21-7)

Dawson Powers, USA TODAY Sports

20. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (17-9)

Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports

21. Texas Longhorns (21-10)

Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

22. South Florida Bulls (19-4)

David Butler II, USA TODAY Sports

23. West Virginia Mountaineers (22-7)

Amy Kontras, USA TODAY Sports

24. Florida State Seminoles (10-9)

Tori Lynn Schneider, Tallahassee Democrat

25. Ohio State Buckeyes (13-7)

Adam Cairns, Columbus Dispatch