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.
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AP Poll Source
Team14-Nov21-Nov27-Nov4-Dec11-Dec18-Dec25-Dec1-Jan8-Jan15-Jan22-Jan29-Jan5-Feb12-Feb19-Feb28-Feb4-Mar11-MarLouisiana Tech411111111112221111UConn132332223334333322Stanford7811995476565444433Tennessee643224544643655544Georgia226121210997421112255Old Dominion––21232019191615T1511111088766Iowa191916131111121110986577687Penn St.8712667765101013129111198Texas Tech11121011101515109898766979Alabama242523201818181919181715131214131010Virginia365556658779910981111Vanderbilt554443332257111310101212Duke172219171616161516131212141412121313Clemson––––––––23241817181916221514Purdue9107101312111718212122232221171415Florida–––––23232125222021201719181616Colorado14118889101312T151616191820201917Wisconsin22212018171717181714131081113151718Auburn––––––252524232525222017161819Kansas1314131621–––––––––24212020Notre Dame––––––––––––242523T232221Oregon St.201817151514131211121518161515142122North Carolina St.121315141413141413111414151618192323Ole Miss212025211920222422252320172122T23T2424Texas A&M–23221924242122–––––––––25Arkansas10997788814202224––––––DePaul1515182225–––––––––––––North Carolina232424252222––––––––––––Northwestern–––––25242321171923––––––Oklahoma St.––––23212020201924192124––––Southern California1616––––––––––––––––Southern Miss.––––––––––––––25–––Stephen F. Austin––––––––––––2523––––Texas–––––––––––––––25T24–Washington25–––––––––––––––––Western Ky.18171424––––––––––––––
USA Today Coaches poll Source
TeamPS21-Nov28-Nov5-Dec12-Dec19-Dec26-Dec2-Jan9-Jan16-Jan23-Jan30-Jan6-Feb13-Feb20-Feb27-Feb5-Mar12-Mar2-AprTennessee6222244455536555441Georgia34611121010986211122552UConn1333322233654444333Stanford76109955864343333224Louisiana Tech5111111111122211115Virginia27756775777981010911106Vanderbilt45444333224691191012127Auburn–––2521212123202123212118161618188Iowa25–251514111213118875776769Old Dominion––23232223201715151210108876710Alabama202119T19192019202219171614121314101111Texas Tech151411121014141212109876688912Penn St.88128788649101312911119813Stephen F. Austin–––––––––––––242521212114Kansas121213T1924––––––––––25222215San Francisco––––––––––––––––––16Clemson––––––––2324191818201720141417Colorado11118656610911111416161819191718Duke16192017181816141616131113131212131319Wisconsin–––––2422212118151211141415201920Notre Dame––––––––––––––2424232321Florida232421181715T17182423202019171917161522DePaul131316–––––––––––––––23Colorado St.––––––––––––––––––24Texas––––––––––––––––––25Arkansas109978997142021242525–––––Montana–––––25–––––––––––––North Carolina19181714151624––2525––––––––North Carolina St.171618161617151513141617171920232525–Northwestern––––232223221812182224––––––Ohio St.–––––––25–––––––––––Oklahoma St.––24222019T1716171722192222–––––Ole Miss2223––––––25––25202322222121–Oregon St.181715131312111110131415151515131720–Purdue9105101113131919222423232121181516–Southern California2120–––––––––––––––––Southern Miss.––––––––––––––23––––Texas A&M–22222125–2524–––––––––––Washington2425–––––––––––––––––Western Ky.14151424–––––––––––––––
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