1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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Season | 1986–87 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | 1987 | ||||
Preseason No. 1 | |||||
NCAA Tournament Champions | Tennessee | ||||
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Two human polls comprise the 1986–87 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 | 18-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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Texas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Auburn | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Long Beach St. | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Georgia | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Ole Miss | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Iowa | 8 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Ohio St. | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Virginia | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
James Madison | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
North Carolina St. | – | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
LSU | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Penn St. | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Southern Ill. | – | – | – | – | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Villanova | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Vanderbilt | – | – | – | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Southern California | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | – | – | 19 |
Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Illinois | – | – | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – |
Maryland | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Nebraska | – | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Old Dominion | 12 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Oregon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | – |
Oregon St. | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
San Diego | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Texas Tech | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Western Ky. | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | – | – | – | 20 | 19 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
USA Today Coaches poll
Source[1]
Team | 24-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 | 17-Mar |
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Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | T7 | 1 |
Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Texas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Long Beach St. | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Auburn | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Iowa | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Ohio St. | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Georgia | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Virginia | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Ole Miss | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | T7 | 11 |
North Carolina St. | – | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Southern Ill. | – | – | – | – | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
Southern California | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 14 |
James Madison | 18 | T17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Penn St. | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Old Dominion | 8 | T17 | 24 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 |
Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | T23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
LSU | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 |
Oregon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | T21 | 23 | 20 |
Vanderbilt | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | T21 | 18 | 21 |
Villanova | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
Western Ky. | 11 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
Saint Joseph’s | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 |
Duke | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
Fresno St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | 24 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – |
Illinois | – | – | 18 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – |
Kentucky | – | 25 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
La.-Monroe | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Maryland | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Missouri | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Montana | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | – |
Nebraska | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
New Orleans | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | 18 | 19 | – |
North Carolina | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Oklahoma | – | – | – | – | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | T23 | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Oregon St. | – | – | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
San Diego St. | 19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
South Ala. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | – |
Stanford | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Texas Tech | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
References
- ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.
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