1. South Carolina Gamecocks Previously: No. 2

2. UConn Huskies Previously: No. 1

3. USC Trojans Previously: No. 4

4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Previously: No. 3
5. Texas Longhorns Previously: No. 7

6. UCLA Bruins Previously: No. 5

7. LSU Tigers Previously: No. 6
8. Iowa State Cyclones Previously: No. 8

9. Oklahoma Sooners Previously: No. 9

10. Duke Blue Devils Previously: No. 10

11. NC State Wolfpack Previously: No. 11

12. Kansas State Wildcats Previously: No. 12

13. Ohio State Buckeyes Previously: No. 14

14. West Virginia Mountaineers Previously: No. 16

15. Louisville Cardinals Previously: No. 13

16. Maryland Terps Previously: No. 16

17. North Carolina Tar Heels Previously: No. 20

18.  Florida State Seminoles Previously: NR

19. Nebraska Cornhuskers Previously: No. 19

20. Tennessee Lady Vols Previously: No. 15

21. Alabama Crimson  Tide Previously: No. 21

22. Iowa Hawkeyes Previously: NR

23. Creighton  Bluejays Previously: NR
24. Stanford Cardinal  Previously: 25

25. Baylor Bears Previously: 23

Also considered:  Utah Utes, Indiana, Ole Miss, Arizona Wildcats,  TCU, Miami Hurricanes, Clemson Tigers, Colorado Buffalos, Illinois Fighting Illini, Michigan State Spartans, Fairfield Stags