A single human poll represents the 1979–80 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play.
Legend – Not ranked (#) Ranking
AP Poll Source
Team25-Nov4-Dec11-Dec18-Dec25-Dec1-Jan8-Jan15-Jan22-Jan29-Jan5-Feb12-Feb19-Feb24-Feb2-Mar9-Mar18-MarOld Dominion111133322T11111111Tennessee44335555465444322Louisiana Tech22441111133332243South Carolina1613151312111011876557764Stephen F. Austin33222224544665535Maryland11101097712151514141414141396Texas765544433T12223457Rutgers67779978788876688Long Beach St.99886666657799979North Carolina St.556688871010998881010Kansas1412131211121199910101010151211Cheyney889101010910111112131311101112Kansas St.––181815151413141311111112121413Kentucky––––1818–18171715151513111314Northwestern18171617–––––––201818171615Mercer–––20191917171820–––––T2016Oregon20––––––––––––––T2017Central Mo.––––––––––––––191818San Francisco––––––2019191813121215141519BYU––––––––––––––––20Clemson––––––181616161616161616––Delta St.–161414161619––––––––––Detroit–181716141313121312191919192019–LSU–20–––––––––––––––Mississippi Col.––––2020–––––––––––Ole Miss1919–––––––––––––––Penn St.12––––––––––––––––Pittsburgh––T2019–––––––––––––Queens (NY)––T20–––––––20––––––Southern California–––––––––––––––17–Tennessee Tech131419–––––––––2020–––UCLA1011111113141620T20––––––––UNLV171512151717151412151718171718––Valdosta St.15––––––––––––––––Villanova––––––––T20191817–––––
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