Two human polls comprise the 1989–90 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. The poll produced a list of the top 20 teams from the inception through the 1988–89 season. In 1989–90, the change was made to produce a list of the top 25 teams.
Legend – No votes (#) Ranking
AP Poll Source
Team20-Nov27-Nov4-Dec11-Dec18-Dec24-Dec1-Jan8-Jan14-Jan21-Jan28-Jan5-Feb12-Feb19-Feb26-Feb5-Mar12-MarLouisiana TechT12211111111111111Stanford33332222222233222Washington1613151515121171087755443TennesseeT11124755335544334UNLV109131313986443322555Stephen F. Austin12121011101514131199988766Georgia44443333574477677Texas511666544656666888Auburn7657713161514141413111112119Iowa11107554710131313161413111010North Carolina St.6599986812111111999911Virginia151512121210101291212121010151312Northwestern–––––––25232019151516131513Long Beach St.9788869986881212101414Purdue8811101111131171010101315161615Hawaii–25252421181717191717171614141216Northern Ill.–––––––––2424232322181817Providence–––––232320–––242223222018South Carolina1917172019201818171515191920171719Southern Miss.–––2522212122201918181717202220Tennessee Tech2020202220191919182120202018232121Arkansas–––––––––––––25191922LSU1314161616161516161616141819212423Ole Miss1419191725–––––––24––2524Saint Joseph's2121232118242423222221212121242325DePaul––22192425–––––––––––Kentucky––––––25––––––––––Maryland1718141414141214152323––––––Ohio St.––24––––––––––––––Old Dominion1816182323222221242525––––––OregonT2324–––––––––––––––Penn St.–––––––2421182222––25––Rutgers25––––––––––––––––UConn––––––––––––2524–––Vanderbilt22232118171720–25––25–––––Western Ky.T2322–––––––––––––––
USA Today Coaches poll Source
Team20-Nov28-Nov5-Dec12-Dec19-Dec26-Dec3-Jan11-Jan17-Jan24-Jan31-Jan7-Feb14-Feb21-Feb28-Feb7-Mar14-Mar19-MarStanford333322222222322221Auburn65577131615141414131010111082Louisiana Tech222111111111111113Virginia141111121211812912121212111414124Tennessee111247553365443345Texas577665447556558896Washington16141414141212811888664437Arkansas––––––––––––25241717218Stephen F. Austin13101011111414131291010887679North Carolina St.7991010811111313131199991110Providence–––––24232025–––242323212011Ole Miss1520201824–––––––21––––12Georgia4444333347337767613Purdue8131399109761099131416161414UNLV101212131396654442355515South Carolina201717212018171817151519192118181916Vanderbilt22191917171722242025–24–––––17Iowa11665547910111115141312111018Clemson–––––––––––25–––––19Long Beach St.98888610108677111210131520Northern Ill.––––––––––2423232220191621Northwestern–––––––––191916151613121322Southern Miss.–––252121202221181818171719201823Hawaii–2525221919181719161717161515151724Tennessee Tech182424232220191918202021201822222225DePaul–2121192525––––––––––––Kentucky––––––25–––––––––––LSU1216161616161516161716141819212425–Maryland1715151515151314152322–––––––Ohio St.–2323–––––––––––––––Old Dominion1918182423222121232425–––––––Oregon25–––––––––––––––––Penn St.23––––––2522222322––25–23–Saint Joseph's21222220182324232421212022202423––UConn–––––––––––––25–2524–Western Ky.24–––––––––––––––––
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