Two human polls comprise the 1987–88 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
Team23-Nov30-Nov7-Dec14-Dec21-Dec28-Dec4-Jan11-Jan18-Jan25-Jan1-Feb8-Feb15-Feb22-Feb1-Feb7-Mar14-MarTennessee11133344444433331Iowa66555511111111222Auburn33322223333322113Texas22211155555544444Louisiana Tech55444432222255555Ohio St.1110989988889987666Long Beach St.44791111121299141412121087Rutgers9910108810910148666798Maryland–––201616151414121211131311109Virginia776666777668799710Washington1515161514141716121111121111131211Ole Miss8887776667771010121312Stanford2017151412121110111010109881113James Madison––20181919–––2018191817161514Southern California131318––––18161519181516151415Montana–––––––19181615151414141616Georgia1011121217171313151313131615171717New Mexico St.–––––––––––201918181818Stephen F. Austin––––––––––2017–19191919La Salle––––––––––––17––2020Clemson–––––––––––––20–––DePaul––––––––––––––20––Duke191814131010911131717––––––Houston––––––1920–––––––––Illinois–––192020–––––––––––Old Dominion1820–––––––––––––––Penn St.––––––20––––––––––Saint Joseph’s1716–––––––––––––––Southern Ill.161413––––––––––––––UNLV––19171818161719––––––––Vanderbilt14191716151518––––––––––Wake Forest––––––––2018161620––––Western Ky.12121111131314151719–––––––
USA Today Coaches poll Source
Team23-Nov1-Dec8-Dec15-Dec22-Dec29-Dec5-Jan12-Jan19-Jan26-Jan2-Feb9-Feb16-Feb23-Feb1-Mar8-Mar15-Mar22-MarLouisiana Tech55433322222255T4T551Auburn333222333333221122Tennessee111444444444332213Long Beach St.44812131212128161414121211894Texas22211166555544T4445Iowa765555111111113336Virginia98666677766771097107Maryland23252319141514131413T12121313121078Ohio St.1311108111110911810101086T569Georgia810129191915141612T1213171617161610Rutgers109910881110109866679811Ole Miss6777775567789910111212Southern California141319242324222118152120181716121313Stanford22191514101098121099878141514James Madison21221817171721181514T1518161515151415Washington16171616T1516161613111111111114131116Montana––––––24222018T1515141413171717Stephen F. Austin––––––252522211817151819191918Western Ky.11121111T15141815172023232224––2019Clemson–––––––––––––2525232120Saint Joseph’s1715–––––––––––––252521DePaul–––––––––––2524222024–22New Mexico St.––––––––––2524211918181823South Carolina–––––––––––––––––24Houston–––2525222019–––––––––25DukeT181613139981191719–––––––Illinois–2422202020––––––––––––LSU20202422242323242125––––––––Nebraska––––––––2523242125–24–24–New Orleans––––––––2424201920232121––Old DominionT182125–––––––––––––––Penn St.2423202122211923––––––––––Southern Ill.151414232125––––––––––––UNLV25–211818181317192222222320222022–Vanderbilt1218171512131720––––––––––Wake Forest––––––––231917161921232223–
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