A single human poll represents the 1978–79 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
he 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-Nov5-Dec12-Dec19-Dec26-Dec2-Jan9-Jan16-Jan23-Jan30-Jan6-Feb13-Feb20-Feb27-Feb6-Mar13-Mar20-MarOld Dominion65211111111111111Louisiana Tech181716121215148433444422Tennessee11155544786668863Texas11101088755222223344Stephen F. Austin89522222344332255UCLA343334101715141213131214126Rutgers1415151515161516111110987737Maryland22444333557876678Cheyney––T191919121210998555589Wayland Baptist5679999667912121311910North Carolina St.4391010108786579991011Valdosta St.1313131313131613141516151416121112Penn St.101111111111119121213111111101313Kansas1516––––––191819171614171414South Carolina–––––––––––T20–18151615Northwestern–––––––––––T201917–1816UNLV––141414141311101011101010131717Long Beach St.–––––181715161614161819161518Fordham––––––––––––––––19Montclair St.20201718182020–––––––191920Clemson––––––––20––––––––Delta St.988778712131315141520–––Drake–––––––19–––––––––LSU776666614171718––––––Memphis–––––––20–19201817151820–Missouri1919T1920201919––––––––––Ole MissT161418171717181818201719–––––Oregon––––––––––––20–20––Queens (NY)1212121616––––––––––––Southern Conn. St.T1618–––––––––––––––
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