| Rank | Team (Record) |
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| 1 | Baylor Lady Bears (34-2) |
| Mar. 24: def. Prairie View, 82-40 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: def. Florida State, 85-47 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 31: lost to Louisville, 82-81 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (35-2) |
| Mar. 24: def. Tennessee-Martin, 97-64 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: def. Iowa, 74-57 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 31: def. Kansas, 93-63 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 2: def. Duke, 87-76 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 7: lost to Connecticut, 83-65 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 3 | Connecticut Huskies (35-4) |
| Mar. 23: def. Idaho, 105-37 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: def. Vanderbilt, 77-44 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 30: def. Maryland, 76-50 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 1: def. Kentucky, 83-53 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 7: def. Notre Dame, 83-65 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 9: def. Louisville, 93-60 (NCAA Championship) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 4 | Stanford Cardinal (33-3) |
| Mar. 24: def. Tulsa, 72-56 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: def. Michigan, 73-40 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 30: lost to Georgia, 61-59 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 5 | Duke Blue Devils (33-3) |
| Mar. 24: def. Hampton, 67-51 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: def. Oklahoma State, 68-59 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 31: def. Nebraska, 53-45 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 2: lost to Notre Dame, 87-76 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 6 | California Golden Bears (32-4) |
| Mar. 23: def. Fresno State, 90-76 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: def. South Florida, 82-78 OT (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 30: def. LSU, 73-63 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 1: def. Georgia, 65-62 OT (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 7: lost to Louisville, 64-57 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 7 | Kentucky Wildcats (30-6) |
| Mar. 24: def. Navy, 61-41 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: def. Dayton, 84-70 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 30: def. Delaware, 69-62 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 1: lost to Connecticut, 83-53 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lady Lions (26-6) |
| Mar. 24: def. Cal Poly, 85-55 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: lost to LSU, 71-66 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 9 | Texas A&M Aggies (25-10) |
| Mar. 23: def. Wichita State, 71-45 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: lost to Nebraska, 74-63 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 10 | Tennessee Lady Vols (27-8) |
| Mar. 23: def. Oral Roberts, 83-62 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: def. Creighton, 68-52 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 31: def. Oklahoma, 74-59 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 2: lost to Louisville, 86-78 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 11 | UCLA Bruins (26-8) |
| Mar. 23: def. Stetson, 66-49 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: lost to Oklahoma, 85-72 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 12 | Maryland Terps (26-8) |
| Mar. 23: def. Quinnipiac, 72-52 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: def. Michigan State, 74-49 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 30: lost to Connecticut, 76-50 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7) |
| Mar. 24: def. Albany, 59-54 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: lost to Delaware, 78-69 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 14 | Georgia Lady Bulldogs (28-7) |
| Mar. 23: def. Montana, 70-50 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: def. Iowa State, 65-60 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 30: def. Stanford, 61-59 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 1: lost to California, 65-62 OT (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 15 | Delaware Fightin Blue Hens (32-4) |
| Mar. 24: def. West Virginia, 66-53 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: def. North Carolina, 78-69 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 30: lost to Kentucky, 69-62 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 16 | Louisville Lady Cardinals (29-9) |
| Mar. 24: def. Middle Tennessee, 74-79 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: def. Purdue, 76-63 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 31: def. Baylor, 82-81 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 2: def. Tennessee, 86-78 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 7: def. California, 64-57 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Apr. 9: lost vs. Connecticut, 93-60 (NCAA Championship) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 17 | South Carolina Lady Gamecocks (25-8) |
| Mar. 23: def. South Dakota State, 74-52 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: lost to Kansas, 75-69 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 18 | Dayton Flyers (28-3) |
| Mar. 24: def. St. John's, 96-90 2OT (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: lost to Kentucky, 84-70 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 19 | Colorado Buffaloes (25-7) |
| Mar. 23: lost to Kansas, 67-52 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 20 | Green Bay Phoenix (29-3) |
| Mar. 24: lost vs LSU, 75-71 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 21 | Purdue Boilermakers (25-9) |
| Mar. 24: def. Liberty, 77-43 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: lost to Louisville, 76-63 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 22 | Syracuse Orange (24-8) |
| Mar. 23: lost to Creighton, 61-56 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 23 | Iowa State Cyclones (24-9) |
| Mar. 23: def. Gonzaga, 72-60 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: lost to Georgia, 65-60 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 24 | Nebraska Cornhuskers (25-9) |
| Mar. 23: def. Chattanooga, 73-59 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 25: def. Texas A&M, 74-63 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 31: lost to Duke, 53-45 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
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| 25 | Florida State Seminoles (23-10) |
| Mar. 24: def. Princeton, 60-44 (NCAA Tournament) |
| Mar. 26: lost to Baylor, 85-47 (NCAA Tournament) |
| === Season Complete === |
