Two human polls comprise the 1988–89 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. The poll produced a list of the top 20 teams from the inception through the 1988–89 season. In 1989–90, the change was made to produce a list of the top 25 teams.
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AP Poll Source
Team21-Nov28-Nov5-Dec12-Dec19-Dec26-Dec2-Jan9-Jan16-Jan23-Jan30-Jan6-Feb13-Feb20-Feb26-Feb6-Mar13-MarTennessee11111112222332221Auburn75443331111111112Louisiana Tech64332224333223333Stanford86556987764444444Maryland10131399858876666555Texas3981013131414111011988666Long Beach St.2297871111109101199777Iowa571187665547777988Colorado––T20–––––2018161515101099Georgia4322447665555581010Stephen F. Austin––T201716161513171714131113131111Ole Miss9866554348881212121212North Carolina St.1615––––1919161313121315141313Ohio St.1217––––––––20––20151514Purdue–16141212121099119101011111415UNLV–––––201818191918171617161616South Carolina––191817171716151617161814171717La Salle–––––––––––201919181818Western Ky.141210151818––––––––––19Old Dominion–––––––––20––––191920Clemson–––––––20–––––––––Duke–––2019–20––––––––––Illinois St.––T20––––––––––––––LSU19–161311119101412121820––––Rutgers151112111010121718––––––20–Saint Joseph’s181918192019–––––––––––San Diego St.2020151615151615121419191716–––Southern California171417––––––––––––––Virginia11107141414131213151514141820––Washington1318–––––––––––––––
USA Today Coaches poll Source
Team18-Nov6-Dec13-Dec20-Dec27-Dec3-Jan10-Jan17-Jan24-Jan31-Jan7-Feb14-Feb21-Feb28-Feb7-Mar14-Mar19-MarTennessee11111122223322111Auburn74433311111111222Maryland1012998588744444443Louisiana Tech63322243332233334Stanford955710977655555555Texas4711121316161210119886666Long Beach St.2986611111091011997777Ole Miss86644434888121011998Ohio St.1224––––––24212223211515159North Carolina St.1519202218191814131312131414141310Iowa5107877555777798811UNLV–––2422181719181416161718181712Clemson24–––––24–––––2525252213LSU21161010981013111219212422191814Virginia118141415131216161614141821221915Stephen F. Austin––191717171518191513111313131216Purdue–14121312109912910101110111417Georgia32255666466668101018Colorado–25–––––22211815151212121119Rutgers1413131111151917222221222220212320Old Dominion–––––24–24202320181916172021South Carolina2320171616141415151717191619161622Saint Joseph’s1617181819202020172025–––––23Tennessee Tech––––––––––––––––24James Madison22––––2525232524–––––2525Duke––2320232323––––––––––Illinois St.–23–––––––––––––––La Salle–––––––––––25232423––Middle Tenn.–––2525––––––––––––Nebraska25––––––––––––––––San Diego St.201515151412131114191817152324––Southern California171824––––––––––––––Vanderbilt––2221212121212325242020172021–Wake Forest1921212324––25–––––––––Washington132225–––––––2324–––––Western Ky.18111619202222––––––––24–
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