Two human polls comprise the 2008–09 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.
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Team Pre season Nov-17 Nov-24 Dec-01 Dec-08 Dec-15 Dec-22 Dec-29 Jan-05 Jan-12 Jan-19 Jan-26 Feb-02 Feb-09 Feb-16 Feb-23 Mar-02 Mar-09 Connecticut 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Stanford 2 8 5 4 3 3 11 11 11 9 11 9 7 6 4 3 2 2 Maryland 3 11 10 8 15 15 14 14 14 12 12 8 13 11 9 5 4 3 Oklahoma 4 2 4 6 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 Baylor 19 10 6 10 10 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 8 7 5 6 5 5 Duke 8 6 12 12 11 8 6 6 5 4 4 3 4 4 7 10 8 6 Louisville 10 9 7 13 12 9 10 10 10 7 7 6 5 10 8 8 7 7 Auburn 20 20 15 14 13 10 9 9 9 6 6 5 6 5 3 7 6 8 Texas A&M 11 12 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 8 9 11 10 12 14 12 10 9 Ohio State 18 17 20 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 19 15 14 18 20 14 13 10 North Carolina 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 9 8 10 9 11 11 Florida State 21 22 – – – – – – – – 22 18 15 14 11 11 12 12 California 9 7 3 3 9 12 13 13 13 11 8 7 3 3 6 4 9 13 Vanderbilt 12 13 17 16 20 19 20 20 24 18 17 20 20 24 18 19 22 14 Pittsburgh – – – 24 16 16 19 19 19 – 25 21 22 19 19 15 14 15 South Dakota St – – – – – – 25 24 23 – – 24 25 23 22 21 17 16 Iowa State – – 25 – – – – – – 20 – 22 21 16 21 25 23 17 Tennessee 7 5 9 7 7 11 8 8 7 13 10 13 12 15 13 18 19 18 Arizona State 17 18 21 25 22 21 24 – – – – – – – 25 24 18 19 Xavier 22 23 25 23 – – – – – – – 23 23 21 17 13 16 20 Kansas State – – – – 25 23 22 22 20 17 18 14 18 20 16 20 – 21 Florida – – – – 23 20 18 18 18 19 15 12 11 9 15 17 21 22 Notre Dame 16 15 14 11 8 13 12 12 12 10 13 17 19 22 24 23 20 23 Virginia 15 16 16 20 17 17 16 16 15 14 16 19 17 17 23 22 24 24 Texas 13 14 11 9 6 5 4 4 8 16 14 16 16 13 12 16 15 25 Georgia Tech – – – – – 25 23 23 22 24 – – – – – – – – Boston College – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 – DePaul – – – – – – – – – – – 25 24 25 – – – – Marist – – – – – – – – 25 21 20 – – – – – – – Rutgers 5 3 13 15 14 14 15 15 17 23 21 – – – – – – – New Mexico – – – – – – – 25 – 25 23 – – – – – – – Oklahoma State 14 19 18 19 24 22 21 21 21 22 24 – – – – – – – TCU – 24 22 22 19 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – Purdue 23 21 19 17 21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Michigan State – – 24 21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Old Dominion 25 25 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – LSU 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
USA Today Coaches poll Sources
Team Pre season Nov-17 Nov-24 Dec-01 Dec-08 Dec-15 Dec-22 Dec-29 Jan-05 Jan-12 Jan-19 Jan-26 Feb-02 Feb-09 Feb-16 Feb-23 Mar-02 Mar-09 Apr-07 Connecticut 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Louisville 11 10 8 15 13 11 13 13 13 11 10 11 10 12 9 8 7 7 2 Stanford 2 8 6 5 4 4 8 8 7 7 11 8 6 5 4 2 2 2 3 Oklahoma 7 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 Maryland 5 16 14 11 16 16 16 16 15 16 13 9 11 9 7 5 4 3 5 Baylor 17 9 7 10 9 8 7 7 5 5 4 3 7 6 5 7 6 5 6 Texas A&M 10 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 6 6 7 7 4 8 11 9 8 9 7 Vanderbilt 12 12 17 16 19 20 19 19 24 18 18 22 22 24 20 21 23 13 8 Ohio State 19 18 21 18 17 17 17 17 17 13 17 14 12 13 17 14 12 10 9 California 9 6 3 3 7 9 9 9 9 9 6 5 3 3 6 4 9 14 10 Iowa State – 24 22 22 – – – – 25 20 22 23 23 20 23 24 22 19 11 Arizona State 18 17 19 25 21 21 22 – – – – – – – – – – – 12 Auburn 21 20 16 13 11 10 10 10 8 8 5 4 5 4 3 6 5 6 13 Duke 8 5 13 14 12 12 11 11 10 10 8 6 8 10 8 11 10 8 14 Pittsburgh 23 – – – 20 19 23 22 20 – – 24 24 23 22 20 19 16 15 Purdue – – 23 20 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16 North Carolina 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 10 9 7 10 10 11 11 17 Florida State 24 21 – – – – – – – – 23 20 19 17 12 12 13 12 18 South Dakota St – – – – – 22 21 21 23 21 20 19 20 21 18 16 14 15 19 Kansas State – – – 23 18 18 18 18 18 14 15 12 14 16 14 15 21 17 20 Rutgers 3 2 11 12 13 14 14 14 16 23 24 – – – – – – – 21 Michigan State – – – 24 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 Florida – – – – – 24 20 20 19 19 19 16 13 11 15 17 18 21 23 Virginia 15 11 15 19 15 15 15 15 14 12 14 18 15 15 21 19 20 22 24 Xavier – 22 25 21 – – – – – 24 21 21 21 19 16 13 15 18 25 Notre Dame 14 15 10 8 8 7 6 6 4 4 9 13 16 22 24 22 17 20 – Tennessee 6 13 12 9 10 13 12 12 11 15 12 15 17 18 19 23 24 23 – Texas 13 14 9 6 5 5 4 4 12 17 16 17 18 14 13 18 16 24 – Middle Tennessee – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 – – 25 Georgia Tech – – – – – – 25 24 22 25 – – – – – – – – – Wake Forest – – – – – – – – 25 – – – – – – – – – – Bowling Green – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 25 – DePaul – – – – – – – – – – – 25 25 25 – – – – – Oklahoma State 16 19 18 17 24 23 24 23 21 22 25 – – – – – – – – New Mexico – – – – – – – 25 – – – – – – – – – – – TCU – – 24 – 22 25 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Middle Tennessee – – – – 25 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Old Dominion 20 25 20 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Georgia 25 23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – LSU 22 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
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