1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Season1996–97
NCAA Tournament1997
Preseason No. 1
Stanford
NCAA Tournament ChampionsTennessee
NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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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.

Legend

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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

  1. ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.
  2. ^ "Purdue Media Guide" (PDF). p. 130. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  3. ^ "Western Kentucky Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-09-29.