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.
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AP Poll Source
Team18-Nov2-Dec9-Dec16-Dec23-Dec30-Dec6-Jan13-Jan20-Jan27-Jan3-Feb10-Feb17-Feb24-Feb3-Mar10-MarTexas1113221111111111Auburn4444333322233222Louisiana Tech2222556677854333Long Beach St.7777877755465544Rutgers6555665544322465Georgia109991111101212101098656Tennessee3331112233579887Ole Miss1514121110108888746778Iowa811171714141410101312111110109Ohio St.16151312162018181712111010111110Virginia98884444666879911James Madison19171518191816161818171515131312North Carolina St.–202020151513141411131413161613LSU1110101098999991212141414Penn St.14131413121211131317161616121215Southern Ill.––––201917171616141717151516Villanova–––––––––––2020191717Vanderbilt–––19171612111114151314182018Southern California56667915151515181818––19Washington––––––––––201919171920Illinois––181518171919201919–––––Maryland17161614131320–––––––––Nebraska––19–––––––––––––Old Dominion1218––––––––––––––Oregon–––––––––––––2018–Oregon St.–19––––––––––––––San Diego18–––––––––––––––Texas Tech20–––––––––––––––Western Ky.13121116–––201920––––––
USA Today Coaches poll Source
Team24-Nov2-Dec9-Dec16-Dec23-Dec30-Dec6-Jan13-Jan20-Jan27-Jan3-Feb10-Feb17-Feb24-Feb3-Mar10-Mar17-MarTennessee333111223368888T71Louisiana Tech22225555778543332Texas11132211111111113Long Beach St.108888777554665444Rutgers65556666443224765Auburn54443333222432226Iowa91216171515151210131212129997Ohio St.151413121418171715111110101111108Georgia1299911111111131010776559Virginia777744446679910101110Ole Miss161612111010888853576T711North Carolina St.–20191916141315141215151517161312Southern Ill.––––19191616171614181715141613Southern California4666781818161520201921232014James Madison18T17141617161414201817141413131215Penn St.1413151313121013121716161612121416Old Dominion8T172422––––––––––––17Washington–––––––24T232118171816192118LSU131110109999999131114151519Oregon–––––––––––––24T212320Vanderbilt–––2018171210111413111318T211821Villanova––––––––––23192019171722Western Ky.1110111822232421182019252222202223Saint Joseph’s212223212125––––––––––24Duke22–––––25–––––––––25Fresno St.–––––––25––2421–––––Illinois––1815202020191919212221––––Kentucky–2520––––––––––––––La.-Monroe25––––––––––––––––Maryland17151714121319222525–––––––Missouri2323––––––2122–––––––Montana–––––––––––2323252425–Nebraska––25––––––––––––––New Orleans––––––––––––25201819–North Carolina24–––2422–––––––––––Oklahoma––––24212120T232325––––––Oregon St.––21242322222322242224–––––San Diego St.1924–––––––––––––––South Ala.––––––––––––24232524–Stanford–21–––––––––––––––Texas Tech2019222325––––––––––––
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