Two human polls comprise the 1996–97 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 Sources
Team12-Nov18-Nov25-Nov2-Dec9-Dec16-Dec23-Dec30-Dec6-Jan13-Jan20-Jan27-Jan3-Feb10-Feb17-Feb24-Feb3-Mar10-MarUConn553222111111111111Old Dominion798664222222222222Stanford111111333333333333Georgia322543455457665476North Carolina2322222220192019161096554544Louisiana Tech14116335544664447655Alabama244877766545776788Tennessee43545668998998881110LSU––––––––221718T141113139109Florida21201924––––2524T19131310101067Kansas12151718181719181511151212141211911Texas1921211916131214121612108119121214Virginia107141214121091387810911131412Notre Dame201497101618172121T1919151716141315Texas Tech1113111081111107141411141614151517Stephen F. Austin2424T24252424232323232220211918161719Vanderbilt96713151414118711T14161215172020Illinois–––––––––––25181517181616George Washington–––––––––––––2423191822Michigan St.–––––––––––23242019202324Clemson–25T24202222212120121017192221222121Arkansas18192021232322131013131817212023––Western Ky.812121411109151918232422–25212225Duke1617161517151316141924222018222525–Wisconsin22232323191816201720161623–––––North Carolina St.138131198871115172125–––––Auburn25–––25201712182221–––––1913Colorado1718181721––––––––––––18Penn St.15161516T1291522––––––––––DePaul–––––2524242525––––––––Iowa610109T1221––––––––––––Nebraska––––––2525–––––23––––Tulane–––––––––––––2524–2423Purdue–––––––––––––––24––
USA Today Coaches poll Source
TeamPS19-Nov26-Nov3-Dec10-Dec17-Dec24-Dec31-Dec7-Jan14-Jan21-Jan28-Jan4-Feb11-Feb18-Feb25-Feb4-Mar11-Mar1-AprTennessee4254566899999981111111Old Dominion7986654443333333332Stanford1111112222222222223UConn5432221111111111114Notre Dame25171214171921222424222221181715T15145Florida212222––––––––1815121213986Georgia3325443554565544667Louisiana Tech11843335336644475448North Carolina–––25222019181510886656559George Washington–––––––––––––231818171610Alabama25689876654577678711LSU–––––––––2323171213T139101012Illinois––––––––––––25202120181913Virginia971411111111T101387788910121214Colorado151513152025–––––––––––2115Kansas13161819191820212015151311141187916Vanderbilt86713151517128711141410T1317192017Texas20212020181616161216141210111012131318Texas Tech12119771099712131113151516T151819Auburn22232323211714T10182119–––––201520Michigan St.––––––––––242424192019222421Stephen F. Austin24252424242322232220181617161614141722Purdue–––––––––––––––24––23Tulane––––––––––––––24––2324Clemson23242521232218151611101518212225212225Arkansas1719212225–24201719161919242323–––DePaul–––––24232425––––––––––Duke18181716161413171418202120171922T24––Iowa61010101221–––––––––––––Nebraska––––––2525–––––––––––North Carolina St.1612161210987101317202325–––––Penn St.14141198715192125–––––––––Portland––––––––––––––25212325–San Francisco––––––––23222525––––T24––Western Ky.10131517141210141917212322––––––Wisconsin1920191813131213111412101622–––––
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