2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings Season 2001–02 NCAA Tournament 2002 Preseason No. 1 NCAA Tournament Champions Connecticut
Two human polls comprise the 2001–02 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.
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AP Poll
Source[ 1]
Team
12-Nov
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
UConn
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Oklahoma
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
2
Duke
5
9
14
11
8
8
9
11
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
Vanderbilt
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
8
7
6
8
6
6
6
6
5
4
Stanford
9
7
7
T5
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
Tennessee
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
6
6
Baylor
14
13
12
9
9
9
8
7
12
13
15
10
10
11
9
8
7
7
Louisiana Tech
6
5
6
8
11
11
11
13
11
10
8
6
8
8
7
9
8
8
Purdue
11
11
10
7
7
7
7
10
13
11
10
7
7
7
8
7
9
9
Iowa St.
8
6
5
T5
5
5
5
4
6
14
14
16
12
10
13
10
11
10
Kansas St.
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
9
11
9
11
12
12
14
13
11
Colorado
12
14
11
15
13
13
18
16
21
22
20
17
13
13
11
11
10
12
South Carolina
–
–
25
23
23
23
17
14
9
8
7
11
9
9
10
12
14
13
Texas
–
–
21
17
19
19
22
21
16
12
13
14
17
18
15
13
12
14
Old Dominion
18
17
17
25
24
24
23
24
–
24
25
21
20
19
18
16
15
15
North Carolina
–
–
24
18
17
17
20
19
17
17
21
24
24
20
19
19
16
16
Texas Tech
7
8
9
14
12
12
13
9
10
15
12
13
15
16
17
15
17
17
Minnesota
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
22
18
15
14
17
19
18
Cincinnati
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
23
21
19
Colorado St.
24
20
15
12
18
18
15
20
23
20
19
18
19
17
20
20
18
20
Boston College
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
25
24
20
16
21
21
18
20
21
LSU
–
–
18
21
21
21
21
23
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22
22
FIU
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
23
Arizona St.
22
21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Auburn
–
–
–
–
25
25
19
17
19
19
22
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
Drake
–
–
–
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
George Washington
20
18
22
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Georgia
16
16
13
13
10
10
10
8
15
16
17
19
22
24
23
24
–
–
Maryland
23
22
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Michigan
17
19
16
16
14
14
12
18
22
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Mississippi St.
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
–
–
–
–
–
North Carolina St.
10
10
8
10
16
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Notre Dame
15
15
23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
22
21
–
–
TCU
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
–
–
Toledo
–
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Tulane
–
–
–
–
22
22
25
22
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Utah
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Virginia Tech
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21
16
23
23
22
24
–
–
–
Washington
19
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Wisconsin
–
23
20
19
15
15
14
12
5
5
9
15
21
25
–
–
–
–
Florida
13
12
19
20
20
20
16
15
18
18
18
12
14
14
16
22
24
T24
Penn St.
21
–
–
22
–
–
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
T24
USA Today Coaches poll
Source[ 1]
Team
5-Nov
12-Nov
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
UConn
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Oklahoma
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
2
2
Tennessee
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
6
6
3
Duke
4
4
7
12
9
8
8
9
10
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
Vanderbilt
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
5
4
5
South Carolina
–
–
–
–
–
24
24
18
15
10
8
7
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
6
Old Dominion
18
18
T16
19
23
T25
T25
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
23
21
19
16
15
7
Kansas St.
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18
15
15
10
T10
12
12
14
12
11
10
North Carolina
–
–
–
24
20
17
17
19
18
16
17
20
22
23
22
20
21
18
16
11
Texas Tech
7
8
9
8
12
14
14
13
11
12
16
13
16
17
16
17
15
17
17
12
Texas
–
–
–
20
17
18
18
21
20
17
12
12
14
15
17
14
13
14
14
13
Purdue
9
10
11
11
8
7
7
7
9
14
13
11
8
8
8
9
7
9
T8
14
Baylor
16
16
T16
14
13
11
11
10
8
11
11
14
11
12
11
8
8
7
7
15
Iowa St.
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
9
10
12
T10
10
11
10
10
10
16
BYU
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17
Penn St.
19
19
23
22
21
23
23
24
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18
Louisiana Tech
6
6
5
5
7
10
10
11
12
13
10
9
7
7
7
6
9
8
T8
19
Drake
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
Minnesota
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
24
22
18
19
20
22
22
21
LSU
21
21
19
15
19
21
21
22
24
–
25
24
25
–
–
–
–
23
24
22
Cincinnati
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
25
–
–
–
–
25
23
22
20
19
23
Colorado St.
25
25
22
16
15
16
16
16
19
23
21
21
19
19
15
16
16
15
18
24
TCU
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24
–
–
23
25
25
25
Arizona St.
–
–
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Auburn
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
21
22
22
22
23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Boston College
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
21
18
20
18
T17
19
20
–
FIU
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24
23
–
Florida
12
13
13
18
18
20
20
17
16
15
18
18
15
14
14
15
T17
21
21
–
Florida St.
–
–
–
–
–
T25
T25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
George Washington
22
22
20
21
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Georgia
15
15
14
13
11
9
9
8
7
8
14
16
18
21
24
22
24
–
–
–
Maryland
–
–
24
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Michigan
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
12
17
20
T23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Mississippi St.
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
North Carolina St.
11
11
10
9
10
13
13
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Notre Dame
14
14
15
23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25
–
–
–
Rutgers
23
23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Toledo
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Tulane
–
–
–
–
25
22
22
23
22
21
T23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Utah
24
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Virginia Tech
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24
20
17
20
20
21
24
–
–
–
–
Washington
17
17
21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Wisconsin
–
–
–
–
22
19
19
14
13
9
7
8
13
16
19
25
–
–
–
–
Colorado
13
12
12
10
14
12
12
15
14
19
19
19
17
13
13
13
12
11
12
T8
Stanford
10
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
T8
References
AIAW/NCAA women's college basketball rankings