1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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Season | 1996–97 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | 1997 | ||||
Preseason No. 1 | |||||
NCAA Tournament Champions | Tennessee | ||||
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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
– | No votes | |
(#) | Ranking |
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 |
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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 |
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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 | – | – | – | – | – |
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