1997–98 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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1997–98 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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Season | 1997–98 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | 1998 | ||||
Preseason No. 1 | |||||
NCAA Tournament Champions | Tennessee | ||||
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Two human polls comprise the 1997–98 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
[edit]Source[1]
Team | 7-Nov | 17-Nov | 24-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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Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Stanford | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | T11 | T6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
UConn | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Illinois | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | T9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 |
Texas Tech | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Florida | 9 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | T6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
Alabama | 11 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 11 |
Iowa | 12 | 11 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Virginia | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | T11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Georgia | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
Arizona | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | T9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Western Ky. | 16 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Stephen F. Austin | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Colorado | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Duke | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Auburn | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | T21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tulane | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
George Washington | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Texas | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kansas | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Arkansas | – | – | 24 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Drake | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 |
FIU | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | T21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Hawaii | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
Iowa St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Nebraska | – | 21 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | – | 25 | – | – | – | 25 | – |
North Carolina St. | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Purdue | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
Southwest Mo. St. | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – |
UCLA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 25 |
Utah | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | – |
Washington | – | – | – | 24 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 23 | – | – |
LSU | T25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Wisconsin | T25 | – | 23 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | – | – |
USA Today Coaches poll
[edit]Source[1]
Team | PS | 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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Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
UConn | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Texas Tech | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Stanford | 3 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
North Carolina | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Arizona | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Duke | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
North Carolina St. | – | – | 23 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | T9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Alabama | 10 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
Florida | 8 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
FIU | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Illinois | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
Vanderbilt | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Virginia | 13 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Western Ky. | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Hawaii | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Stephen F. Austin | 18 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Utah | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 16 | 13 | T9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Purdue | – | 24 | – | – | – | 25 | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 |
Iowa St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Wisconsin | – | 23 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Nebraska | – | 15 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
Arkansas | – | 25 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Auburn | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Colorado | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
George Washington | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Georgia | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
Iowa | 12 | 18 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kansas | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
LSU | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Missouri St. | – | – | – | – | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
Texas | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tulane | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Washington | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 25 | – | – |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.