1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Basketball ranking polls
1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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Season | 1995–96 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | 1996 | ||||
Preseason No. 1 | |||||
NCAA Tournament Champions | Tennessee | ||||
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Two human polls comprise the 1995–96 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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(#) | Ranking |
AP Poll
Source[1]
Team | 14-Nov | 21-Nov | 27-Nov | 4-Dec | 11-Dec | 18-Dec | 25-Dec | 1-Jan | 8-Jan | 15-Jan | 22-Jan | 29-Jan | 5-Feb | 12-Feb | 19-Feb | 28-Feb | 4-Mar | 11-Mar |
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Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
UConn | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Stanford | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Georgia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Old Dominion | – | – | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | T15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Iowa | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Penn St. | 8 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Texas Tech | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Alabama | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Virginia | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Duke | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
Purdue | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Florida | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Colorado | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | T15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Wisconsin | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Auburn | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Kansas | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Notre Dame | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | 23 | T23 | 22 | 21 |
Oregon St. | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 22 |
North Carolina St. | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
Ole Miss | 21 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 22 | T23 | T24 | 24 |
Texas A&M | – | 23 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
Arkansas | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
DePaul | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
North Carolina | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Northwestern | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Oklahoma St. | – | – | – | – | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
Southern California | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Southern Miss. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – |
Stephen F. Austin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – |
Texas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | T24 | – |
Washington | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Western Ky. | 18 | 17 | 14 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
USA Today Coaches poll
Source[1]
Team | PS | 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 | 27-Feb | 5-Mar | 12-Mar | 2-Apr |
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Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Georgia | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
UConn | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Stanford | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Virginia | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Auburn | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
Iowa | 25 | – | 25 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Old Dominion | – | – | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Alabama | 20 | 21 | 19 | T19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Texas Tech | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Penn St. | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
Stephen F. Austin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
Kansas | 12 | 12 | 13 | T19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
San Francisco | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 |
Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Colorado | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Duke | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
Wisconsin | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Notre Dame | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Florida | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | T17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 |
DePaul | 13 | 13 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 |
Colorado St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 |
Texas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
Arkansas | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
Montana | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
North Carolina | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 24 | – | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
North Carolina St. | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | – |
Northwestern | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ohio St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Oklahoma St. | – | – | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | T17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – |
Ole Miss | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | 25 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | – |
Oregon St. | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 20 | – |
Purdue | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | – |
Southern California | 21 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Southern Miss. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – |
Texas A&M | – | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Washington | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Western Ky. | 14 | 15 | 14 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
References
- ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.
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