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