1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Season1985–86
NCAA Tournament1986
Preseason No. 1
Texas
NCAA Tournament ChampionsTexas
NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Two human polls comprise the 1985–86 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

–   Not ranked
(#)   Ranking

AP Poll

Source[1]

Team 12-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
Texas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Georgia 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
USC 7 5 4 3 3 2 2 5 5 4 7 7 7 4 4 3
La. Tech 4 4 3 7 7 6 5 3 3 5 4 3 5 6 6 4
WKU 6 9 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 5 4 6 5 5 5
Virginia 18 10 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 6
Auburn 8 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 10 8 11 10 9 9 9 7
LB State 11 7 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 6 6 4 7 7 8
LSU 19 14 13 12 13 12 12 10 8 12 13 9 10 10 10 9
Rutgers – – – – – – 18 13 12 10 9 12 8 8 8 10
Ole Miss 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 11 12 12 11
Ohio State 10 16 18 16 14 14 15 14 13 13 12 11 12 11 11 12
Penn State 13 6 10 10 11 13 16 15 16 15 14 15 13 16 16 13
Iowa 14 15 14 18 19 19 17 16 17 17 18 16 14 13 13 14
Tennessee 9 11 11 13 12 11 11 12 11 11 10 14 15 14 14 15
UNC 17 19 19 20 18 17 19 18 15 16 15 13 17 17 17 16
JMU – – – – – – – – – 20 19 18 T18 18 18 17
Southern Ill. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 18
Oklahoma – 17 15 14 16 15 13 11 14 14 16 17 16 15 15 19
Vanderbilt – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20
Duke – – – – – – – 20 18 18 17 20 T18 – – –
Houston – – – 19 17 20 – – – – – – – – – –
Idaho – – – – – – – – 20 – – – – – – –
La.-Monroe 3 3 5 5 6 7 9 19 – – – – – – – –
NC State 15 20 20 – 20 18 14 17 19 – – – – – – –
Northwestern – – – – – – 20 – – – – – – – – –
ODU 5 13 17 15 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Providence – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20 20 –
St. Joseph's T20 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
St. Peter's – – – – – – – – – 19 20 19 20 19 19 –
San Diego St 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
UNLV T20 18 16 17 15 16 – – – – – – – – – –

USA Today Coaches poll

Source[1]

Team PS 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 18-Mar
Texas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Southern California 7 5 3 3 3 2 2 5 5 4 7 7 7 5 3 3 2
Western Kentucky 6 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 4 3 6 4 4 4 3
Georgia 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
Tennessee 11 14 15 14 14 13 12 13 11 15 12 14 12 14 15 16 5
Ole Miss 12 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 9 8 8 8 11 11 11 9 6
Louisiana Tech 4 4 10 8 9 7 6 3 3 5 5 4 5 6 7 5 7
LSU 18 13 7 9 12 12 11 10 8 12 11 12 10 10 10 8 8
Auburn 8 10 12 11 8 9 8 9 10 9 13 10 9 9 13 10 9
Rutgers – 24 22 22 19 24 21 17 12 11 9 9 8 8 6 11 10
Louisiana-Monroe 3 3 5 5 6 6 9 11 14 10 17 19 17 16 9 12 11
Long Beach State 9 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 3 7 5 7 12
Penn State 13 7 11 12 11 11 15 14 15 16 14 15 13 17 16 13 13
Virginia 16 11 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 5 4 3 8 6 14
North Carolina 17 19 21 19 18 19 18 18 16 17 15 13 18 18 18 17 15
James Madison – – – – – – – – – – 24 21 19 19 20 22 16
Ohio State 10 16 17 15 15 14 14 16 13 14 10 11 14 12 14 15 17
Oklahoma 23 15 14 13 17 16 13 12 17 13 16 17 16 15 17 18 18
Iowa 14 18 16 18 21 17 16 15 18 18 18 16 15 13 12 14 19
Montana – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 24 25 20
Texas Tech 20 23 24 24 – – 24 22 19 19 19 18 20 21 22 19 21
Southern Illinois – – – – – – – – – – – 25 23 22 23 21 22
Drake – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 23
Saint Joseph's 21 22 25 25 22 23 19 T23 22 20 22 22 24 23 21 24 24
Vanderbilt – – – – 25 25 22 21 21 21 20 24 – – 19 20 25
Duke – – – – – – – – – 23 25 – 21 25 – – –
Houston 24 25 18 16 13 20 20 20 20 22 – – – – – – –
Kansas State – – – – – – 25 – – – – – – – – – –
Kentucky – 21 20 21 23 22 23 T23 24 24 23 23 – – – – –
Maryland – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 23 –
NC State 15 20 23 23 20 18 17 19 23 – – – – – – – –
Ohio – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 24 – – –
Old Dominion 5 12 19 20 24 21 – 25 – – – – – – – – –
Saint Peter's – – – – – – – – 25 25 21 20 22 20 25 – –
San Diego State 19 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
UCLA 25 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
UNLV 22 17 13 17 16 15 – – – – – – – – – – –

References

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