1993–94 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| 1993–94 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1993–94 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1994 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | North Carolina | ||||
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Two human polls comprise the 1993–94 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 | 16-Nov | 7-Dec | 14-Dec | 21-Dec | 28-Dec | 4-Jan | 11-Jan | 18-Jan | 25-Jan | 1-Feb | 8-Feb | 15-Feb | 22-Feb | 1-Mar | 8-Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| UConn | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Penn St. | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Virginia | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Southern California | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Purdue | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Stanford | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Vanderbilt | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Iowa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Seton Hall | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Kansas | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Alabama | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Washington | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Boise St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
| Southern Miss. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Montanta | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| FIU | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Florida | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Ole Miss | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Hawaii | – | – | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 |
| Bowling Green | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Auburn | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | – | 25 | – |
| George Washington | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgia | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maryland | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri St. | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northwestern | – | – | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio St. | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma St. | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rutgers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 25 | – | – |
| Stephen F. Austin | 16 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas A&M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Toledo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 25 | – | – | – |
| UCLA | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UNLV | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western Ky. | 12 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | – |
USA Today Coaches poll
Source[1]
| Team | PS | 23-Nov | 30-Nov | 7-Dec | 14-Dec | 21-Dec | 28-Dec | 4-Jan | 11-Jan | 18-Jan | 25-Jan | 1-Feb | 8-Feb | 15-Feb | 22-Feb | 1-Mar | 8-Mar | 4-Apr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | T10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Purdue | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| Alabama | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 11 | T10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Penn St. | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| UConn | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Stanford | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Southern California | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Colorado | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Texas Tech | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Virginia | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Seton Hall | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Iowa | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| Southern Miss. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Kansas | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Montanta | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
| Texas A&M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| Ole Miss | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 |
| Texas | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 |
| Florida Int’l | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Florida | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 |
| Auburn | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | – | 25 | – | – |
| Boise St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | – |
| George Washington | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 25 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgia | 5 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hawaii | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Indiana | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maryland | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri St. | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northern Ill. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northwestern | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio St. | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma St. | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – |
| Rutgers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | – | – | – |
| Stephen F. Austin | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UNLV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western Ky. | 12 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | – |
References
- ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.