1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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Season | 1985–86 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | 1986 | ||||
Preseason No. 1 | |||||
NCAA Tournament Champions | Texas | ||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.
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