Two human polls comprise the 1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters, while the USA Today Coaches' Poll is a poll of college coaches. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play, while the Coaches poll conducts a final, post-NCAA tournament poll as well.
AP Poll
Sources[1][2][3]
Team |
12-Nov |
18-Nov |
25-Nov |
2-Dec |
9-Dec |
16-Dec |
23-Dec |
30-Dec |
6-Jan |
13-Jan |
20-Jan |
27-Jan |
3-Feb |
10-Feb |
17-Feb |
24-Feb |
3-Mar |
10-Mar |
UConn |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Old Dominion |
7 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Stanford |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Georgia |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
North Carolina |
23 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
19 |
20 |
19 |
16 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Louisiana Tech |
14 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
Alabama |
2 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
Tennessee |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
10 |
LSU |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
22 |
17 |
18 |
T14 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
Florida |
21 |
20 |
19 |
24 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
24 |
T19 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
Kansas |
12 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
15 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
Texas |
19 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
Virginia |
10 |
7 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
Notre Dame |
20 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
21 |
21 |
T19 |
19 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
Texas Tech |
11 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
Stephen F. Austin |
24 |
24 |
T24 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
19 |
Vanderbilt |
9 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
T14 |
16 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
20 |
Illinois |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
18 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
George Washington |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
24 |
23 |
19 |
18 |
22 |
Michigan St. |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
23 |
24 |
20 |
19 |
20 |
23 |
24 |
Clemson |
– |
25 |
T24 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
12 |
10 |
17 |
19 |
22 |
21 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
Arkansas |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
13 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
23 |
– |
– |
Western Ky. |
8 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
19 |
18 |
23 |
24 |
22 |
– |
25 |
21 |
22 |
25 |
Duke |
16 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
14 |
19 |
24 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
22 |
25 |
25 |
– |
Wisconsin |
22 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
23 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
North Carolina St. |
13 |
8 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
15 |
17 |
21 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Auburn |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
20 |
17 |
12 |
18 |
22 |
21 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
19 |
13 |
Colorado |
17 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
21 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
18 |
Penn St. |
15 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
T12 |
9 |
15 |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
DePaul |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
24 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Iowa |
6 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
T12 |
21 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Nebraska |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
23 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Tulane |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
24 |
– |
24 |
23 |
Purdue |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
24 |
– |
– |
USA Today Coaches poll
Source[1]
Team |
PS |
19-Nov |
26-Nov |
3-Dec |
10-Dec |
17-Dec |
24-Dec |
31-Dec |
7-Jan |
14-Jan |
21-Jan |
28-Jan |
4-Feb |
11-Feb |
18-Feb |
25-Feb |
4-Mar |
11-Mar |
1-Apr |
Tennessee |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
1 |
Old Dominion |
7 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Stanford |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
UConn |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Notre Dame |
25 |
17 |
12 |
14 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
T15 |
14 |
5 |
Florida |
21 |
22 |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
18 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
Georgia |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
Louisiana Tech |
11 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
North Carolina |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
22 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
15 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
George Washington |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
23 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
10 |
Alabama |
2 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
LSU |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
23 |
23 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
T13 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
Illinois |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
13 |
Virginia |
9 |
7 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
T10 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
Colorado |
15 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
21 |
15 |
Kansas |
13 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
16 |
Vanderbilt |
8 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
T13 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
17 |
Texas |
20 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
Texas Tech |
12 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
T15 |
18 |
19 |
Auburn |
22 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
17 |
14 |
T10 |
18 |
21 |
19 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
20 |
15 |
20 |
Michigan St. |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
24 |
24 |
24 |
19 |
20 |
19 |
22 |
24 |
21 |
Stephen F. Austin |
24 |
25 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
22 |
Purdue |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
24 |
– |
– |
23 |
Tulane |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
24 |
– |
– |
23 |
24 |
Clemson |
23 |
24 |
25 |
21 |
23 |
22 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
18 |
21 |
22 |
25 |
21 |
22 |
25 |
Arkansas |
17 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
25 |
– |
24 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
19 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
– |
– |
– |
DePaul |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
24 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Duke |
18 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
22 |
T24 |
– |
– |
Iowa |
6 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
21 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Nebraska |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
North Carolina St. |
16 |
12 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
17 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Penn St. |
14 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
19 |
21 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Portland |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
25 |
21 |
23 |
25 |
– |
San Francisco |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
23 |
22 |
25 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
T24 |
– |
– |
Western Ky. |
10 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
14 |
19 |
17 |
21 |
23 |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Wisconsin |
19 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
16 |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
References
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