1997–98 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

1997–98 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Season1997–98
NCAA Tournament1998
Preseason No. 1
Tennessee
NCAA Tournament ChampionsTennessee
NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Two human polls comprise the 1997–98 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.

Legend

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AP Poll

Source[1]

Team 7-Nov 17-Nov 24-Nov 1-Dec 8-Dec 15-Dec 22-Dec 29-Dec 5-Jan 12-Jan 19-Jan 26-Jan 2-Feb 9-Feb 16-Feb 23-Feb 2-Mar 9-Mar
Tennessee 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Louisiana Tech 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Old Dominion 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Stanford 4 4 11 14 18 12 17 15 14 11 13 9 6 6 5 5 5 5
North Carolina 5 5 9 7 6 5 5 5 8 7 T11 T6 5 5 7 10 7 7
UConn 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Illinois 7 7 8 6 5 13 13 13 11 8 6 8 12 T9 9 13 17 16
Texas Tech 8 8 6 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 7 6 6 6 6
Florida 9 9 5 13 10 15 12 12 12 12 10 14 10 8 12 12 13 13
Vanderbilt 10 10 7 5 9 8 7 7 6 6 9 T6 11 15 14 14 19 18
Alabama 11 15 17 21 23 25 – – – – – – – 24 17 20 12 11
Iowa 12 11 20 – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 24 23
Virginia 13 12 10 9 12 10 10 9 9 15 T11 16 13 12 15 15 18 17
Georgia 14 13 13 10 15 11 15 17 20 19 18 17 24 – – – – –
Arizona 15 14 12 11 8 7 11 10 10 9 7 10 8 T9 8 7 9 9
Western Ky. 16 16 22 17 14 18 20 19 19 18 16 15 18 18 18 17 15 15
Stephen F. Austin 17 17 19 23 25 – – – – – 25 22 19 22 22 21 20 19
Colorado 18 18 16 16 21 21 18 21 – – – – – – – – – –
Duke 19 19 15 15 11 17 23 23 25 25 24 13 14 13 11 8 8 8
Auburn 20 20 18 18 16 23 21 20 18 T21 – – – – – – – –
Tulane 21 22 21 22 20 19 – – 24 – – – – – – – – –
George Washington 22 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Texas 23 25 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Kansas 24 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Arkansas – – 24 20 24 24 25 25 – – – – – – – – – –
Clemson – – – – – – – – – 23 19 21 22 21 19 16 14 14
Drake – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22
FIU – – – – – – 24 22 21 T21 22 19 15 14 13 11 11 12
Hawaii – – – – – – – – – – – 23 20 16 16 19 16 20
Iowa St. – – – – – – – – – – – 24 – 23 24 22 22 24
Nebraska – 21 14 12 13 16 14 14 16 20 21 – 25 – – – 25 –
North Carolina St. – – – 25 22 20 19 18 17 10 8 12 9 11 10 9 10 10
Purdue – – 25 – – – 22 24 23 24 23 – – – – – – 21
Southwest Mo. St. – – – – – 22 16 16 13 16 20 25 23 25 25 – – –
UCLA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 23 25
Utah – – – – – – – – 22 17 14 11 17 20 20 18 21 –
Washington – – – 24 19 14 9 8 7 13 15 18 21 17 21 23 – –
LSU T25 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Wisconsin T25 – 23 19 17 9 8 11 15 14 17 20 16 19 23 24 – –

USA Today Coaches poll

Source[1]

Team PS 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
Tennessee 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Old Dominion 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
UConn 6 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Louisiana Tech 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Texas Tech 9 6 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 5 5 5 5
Stanford 3 10 14 18 13 17 16 15 14 14 12 8 7 6 6 6 6
North Carolina 5 9 7 6 5 5 5 7 7 11 7 5 5 7 9 7 7
Arizona 15 13 12 9 7 9 8 10 10 9 11 9 11 10 8 8 8
Duke 19 16 17 14 18 22 22 23 20 23 15 16 14 13 10 9 9
North Carolina St. – – 23 20 14 14 14 13 9 7 T9 6 8 8 7 10 10
Alabama 10 14 20 22 23 – – – – – – – 23 18 19 11 11
Florida 8 5 13 11 16 15 15 14 15 12 14 12 9 12 12 13 12
FIU – – – 25 25 23 21 21 22 20 20 17 15 16 14 12 13
Clemson – – – – – – – – 23 22 22 21 21 19 17 14 14
Illinois 7 8 6 5 11 11 13 11 8 6 8 11 10 9 11 15 15
Vanderbilt 11 7 5 8 8 7 7 5 5 8 6 10 13 11 13 16 16
Virginia 13 12 10 17 12 10 9 9 12 10 13 13 12 14 15 18 17
Western Ky. 17 19 15 12 15 18 19 19 18 17 16 19 20 20 20 19 18
Hawaii – – – – – – – – – 25 21 18 16 15 18 17 19
Stephen F. Austin 18 22 25 – – – – – – – 25 23 25 24 23 21 20
Utah – – – – – – 25 22 16 13 T9 14 18 17 16 20 21
Purdue – 24 – – – 25 – 25 25 24 – – – – – 25 22
Iowa St. – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 25 24 24 23
Wisconsin – 23 19 15 10 8 10 12 11 15 18 15 19 22 21 23 24
Nebraska – 15 11 13 17 16 17 16 21 19 23 22 24 23 22 22 25
Arkansas – 25 21 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Auburn 20 20 18 16 21 21 20 20 24 – – – – – – – –
Colorado 16 17 16 21 22 20 23 – – – – – – – – – –
George Washington 21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Georgia 14 11 8 10 9 12 12 18 19 18 17 24 – – – – –
Iowa 12 18 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Kansas 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
LSU 25 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Missouri St. – – – – 24 19 18 17 17 21 24 25 – – – – –
Texas 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Tulane 22 21 22 19 19 24 24 24 – – – – – – – – –
Washington – – – 23 20 13 11 8 13 16 19 20 17 21 25 – –

References

  1. ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.