Lowest Preseason Ranking of the Eventual Champion

Lowest Preseason Ranking of the Eventual Champion
Place	Season	Champion	Preseason ranking
1.	2022-2023	LSU	No. 16
2.	1992-1993	Texas Tech	No. 15
3.	2005-2006	Maryland	No. 14
4.	1993-1994	North Carolina	No. 9
5.	2004-2005	Baylor	No. 8
5.	2010-2011	Texas A&M	No. 8
7.	1991-1992	Stanford	No. 7
8.	1990-1991	Tennessee	No. 6
8.	1995-1996	Tennessee	No. 6
8.	2000-2001	Notre Dame	No. 6
8.	2017-2018	Notre Dame	No. 6
8.	2023-2024	South Carolina	No. 6
13.	1987-1988	Louisiana Tech	No. 5
13.	1998-1999	Purdue	No. 5
13.	2006-2007	Tennessee	No. 5
16.	1994-1995	Connecticut	No. 4
16.	1996-1997	Tennessee	No. 4
16.	2002-2003	Connecticut	No. 4
16.	2016-2017	South Carolina	No. 4
16.	2018-2019	Baylor	No. 4
21.	1984-1985	Old Dominion	No. 3
21.	1986-1987	Tennessee	No. 3
21.	1989-1990	Stanford	No. 3
21.	2025-2026	UCLA	No. 3
25.	2012-2013	Connecticut	No. 2
25.	2020-2021	Stanford	No. 2
25.	2024-2025	Connecticut	No. 2
28.	1981-1982	Louisiana Tech	No. 1
28.	1982-1983	USC	No. 1
28.	1983-1984	USC	No. 1
28.	1985-1986	Texas	No. 1
28.	1988-1989	Tennessee	No. 1
28.	1997-1998	Tennessee	No. 1
28.	1999-2000	Connecticut	No. 1
28.	2001-2002	Connecticut	No. 1
28.	2003-2004	Connecticut	No. 1
28.	2007-2008	Tennessee	No. 1
28.	2008-2009	Connecticut	No. 1
28.	2009-2010	Connecticut	No. 1
28.	2011-2012	Baylor	No. 1
28.	2013-2014	Connecticut	No. 1
28.	2014-2015	Connecticut	No. 1
28.	2015-2016	Connecticut	No. 1
28.	2021-2022	South Carolina	No. 1