1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Season1988–89
NCAA Tournament1989
Preseason No. 1
Tennessee
NCAA Tournament ChampionsTennessee
NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Two human polls comprise the 1988–89 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. The poll produced a list of the top 20 teams from the inception through the 1988–89 season.[1] In 1989–90, the change was made to produce a list of the top 25 teams.[2]

Legend

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(#)   Ranking

AP Poll

Source[3]

Team 21-Nov 28-Nov 5-Dec 12-Dec 19-Dec 26-Dec 2-Jan 9-Jan 16-Jan 23-Jan 30-Jan 6-Feb 13-Feb 20-Feb 26-Feb 6-Mar 13-Mar
Tennessee 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1
Auburn 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Louisiana Tech 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3
Stanford 8 6 5 5 6 9 8 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Maryland 10 13 13 9 9 8 5 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
Texas 3 9 8 10 13 13 14 14 11 10 11 9 8 8 6 6 6
Long Beach St. 2 2 9 7 8 7 11 11 10 9 10 11 9 9 7 7 7
Iowa 5 7 11 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 7 7 7 7 9 8 8
Colorado – – T20 – – – – – 20 18 16 15 15 10 10 9 9
Georgia 4 3 2 2 4 4 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 10
Stephen F. Austin – – T20 17 16 16 15 13 17 17 14 13 11 13 13 11 11
Ole Miss 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12
North Carolina St. 16 15 – – – – 19 19 16 13 13 12 13 15 14 13 13
Ohio St. 12 17 – – – – – – – – 20 – – 20 15 15 14
Purdue – 16 14 12 12 12 10 9 9 11 9 10 10 11 11 14 15
UNLV – – – – – 20 18 18 19 19 18 17 16 17 16 16 16
South Carolina – – 19 18 17 17 17 16 15 16 17 16 18 14 17 17 17
La Salle – – – – – – – – – – – 20 19 19 18 18 18
Western Ky. 14 12 10 15 18 18 – – – – – – – – – – 19
Old Dominion – – – – – – – – – 20 – – – – 19 19 20
Clemson – – – – – – – 20 – – – – – – – – –
Duke – – – 20 19 – 20 – – – – – – – – – –
Illinois St. – – T20 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
LSU 19 – 16 13 11 11 9 10 14 12 12 18 20 – – – –
Rutgers 15 11 12 11 10 10 12 17 18 – – – – – – 20 –
Saint Joseph’s 18 19 18 19 20 19 – – – – – – – – – – –
San Diego St. 20 20 15 16 15 15 16 15 12 14 19 19 17 16 – – –
Southern California 17 14 17 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Virginia 11 10 7 14 14 14 13 12 13 15 15 14 14 18 20 – –
Washington 13 18 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

USA Today Coaches poll

Source[3]

Team 18-Nov 6-Dec 13-Dec 20-Dec 27-Dec 3-Jan 10-Jan 17-Jan 24-Jan 31-Jan 7-Feb 14-Feb 21-Feb 28-Feb 7-Mar 14-Mar 19-Mar
Tennessee 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
Auburn 7 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Maryland 10 12 9 9 8 5 8 8 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Louisiana Tech 6 3 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
Stanford 9 5 5 7 10 9 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Texas 4 7 11 12 13 16 16 12 10 11 9 8 8 6 6 6 6
Long Beach St. 2 9 8 6 6 11 11 10 9 10 11 9 9 7 7 7 7
Ole Miss 8 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 8 8 8 12 10 11 9 9 8
Ohio St. 12 24 – – – – – – 24 21 22 23 21 15 15 15 9
North Carolina St. 15 19 20 22 18 19 18 14 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 13 10
Iowa 5 10 7 8 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 9 8 8 11
UNLV – – – 24 22 18 17 19 18 14 16 16 17 18 18 17 12
Clemson 24 – – – – – 24 – – – – – 25 25 25 22 13
LSU 21 16 10 10 9 8 10 13 11 12 19 21 24 22 19 18 14
Virginia 11 8 14 14 15 13 12 16 16 16 14 14 18 21 22 19 15
Stephen F. Austin – – 19 17 17 17 15 18 19 15 13 11 13 13 13 12 16
Purdue – 14 12 13 12 10 9 9 12 9 10 10 11 10 11 14 17
Georgia 3 2 2 5 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 18
Colorado – 25 – – – – – 22 21 18 15 15 12 12 12 11 19
Rutgers 14 13 13 11 11 15 19 17 22 22 21 22 22 20 21 23 20
Old Dominion – – – – – 24 – 24 20 23 20 18 19 16 17 20 21
South Carolina 23 20 17 16 16 14 14 15 15 17 17 19 16 19 16 16 22
Saint Joseph’s 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 20 17 20 25 – – – – – 23
Tennessee Tech – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 24
James Madison 22 – – – – 25 25 23 25 24 – – – – – 25 25
Duke – – 23 20 23 23 23 – – – – – – – – – –
Illinois St. – 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
La Salle – – – – – – – – – – – 25 23 24 23 – –
Middle Tenn. – – – 25 25 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Nebraska 25 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
San Diego St. 20 15 15 15 14 12 13 11 14 19 18 17 15 23 24 – –
Southern California 17 18 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Vanderbilt – – 22 21 21 21 21 21 23 25 24 20 20 17 20 21 –
Wake Forest 19 21 21 23 24 – – 25 – – – – – – – – –
Washington 13 22 25 – – – – – – – 23 24 – – – – –
Western Ky. 18 11 16 19 20 22 22 – – – – – – – – 24 –

References

  1. ^ "1989 Final AP Women's Basketball Poll | College Poll Archive". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "1990 Final AP Women's Basketball Poll | College Poll Archive". www.collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.