Two human polls comprise the 1997–98 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
Team7-Nov17-Nov24-Nov1-Dec8-Dec15-Dec22-Dec29-Dec5-Jan12-Jan19-Jan26-Jan2-Feb9-Feb16-Feb23-Feb2-Mar9-MarTennessee111111111111111111Louisiana Tech224444444444444444Old Dominion332222222223333322Stanford441114181217151411139665555North Carolina5597655587T11T65571077UConn663333333332222233Illinois778651313131186812T99131716Texas Tech886876665555776666Florida99513101512121212101410812121313Vanderbilt1010759877669T6111514141918Alabama111517212325–––––––2417201211Iowa121120––––––––––––252423Virginia13121091210109915T1116131215151817Georgia14131310151115172019181724–––––Arizona151412118711101097108T98799Western Ky.161622171418201919181615181818171515Stephen F. Austin1717192325–––––2522192222212019Colorado1818161621211821––––––––––Duke191915151117232325252413141311888Auburn202018181623212018T21––––––––Tulane212221222019––24–––––––––George Washington2223––––––––––––––––Texas2325––––––––––––––––Kansas2424––––––––––––––––Arkansas––242024242525––––––––––Clemson–––––––––231921222119161414Drake–––––––––––––––––22FIU––––––242221T212219151413111112Hawaii–––––––––––23201616191620Iowa St.–––––––––––24–2324222224Nebraska–21141213161414162021–25–––25–North Carolina St.–––252220191817108129111091010Purdue––25–––2224232423––––––21Southwest Mo. St.–––––22161613162025232525–––UCLA––––––––––––––––2325Utah––––––––221714111720201821–Washington–––24191498713151821172123––LSUT25–––––––––––––––––WisconsinT25–23191798111514172016192324––
USA Today Coaches poll Source
TeamPS25-Nov2-Dec9-Dec16-Dec23-Dec30-Dec6-Jan13-Jan20-Jan27-Jan3-Feb10-Feb17-Feb24-Feb3-Mar10-MarTennessee11111111111111111Old Dominion44422222233333322UConn62233333322222233Louisiana Tech23344444444444444Texas Tech96976666655765555Stanford310141813171615141412876666North Carolina597655577117557977Arizona1513129798101091191110888Duke19161714182222232023151614131099North Carolina St.––23201414141397T968871010Alabama1014202223–––––––2318191111Florida8513111615151415121412912121312FIU–––2525232121222020171516141213Clemson––––––––232222212119171414Illinois78651111131186811109111515Vanderbilt117588775586101311131616Virginia13121017121099121013131214151817Western Ky.1719151215181919181716192020201918Hawaii–––––––––2521181615181719Stephen F. Austin182225–––––––25232524232120Utah––––––25221613T9141817162021Purdue–24–––25–252524–––––2522Iowa St.––––––––––––2225242423Wisconsin–2319151081012111518151922212324Nebraska–15111317161716211923222423222225Arkansas–252124–––––––––––––Auburn202018162121202024––––––––Colorado16171621222023––––––––––George Washington21––––––––––––––––Georgia1411810912121819181724–––––Iowa121824––––––––––––––Kansas23––––––––––––––––LSU25––––––––––––––––Missouri St.––––2419181717212425–––––Texas24––––––––––––––––Tulane2221221919242424–––––––––Washington–––23201311813161920172125––
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