Two human polls comprise the 1985–86 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
Team12-Nov1-Dec8-Dec15-Dec22-Dec29-Dec5-Jan12-Jan19-Jan26-Jan2-Feb9-Feb16-Feb23-Feb2-Mar9-MarTexas1111111111111111Georgia2222233222222222USC7543322554777443La. Tech4437765335435664WKU6999997666546555Virginia181076554443353336Auburn8121211101010910811109997LB State11764446777664778LSU19141312131212108121391010109Rutgers––––––1813121091288810Ole Miss128888888998811121211Ohio State10161816141415141313121112111112Penn State1361010111316151615141513161613Iowa14151418191917161717181614131314Tennessee9111113121111121111101415141415UNC17191920181719181516151317171716JMU–––––––––201918T18181817Southern Ill.–––––––––––––––18Oklahoma–171514161513111414161716151519Vanderbilt–––––––––––––––20Duke–––––––2018181720T18–––Houston–––191720––––––––––Idaho––––––––20–––––––La.-Monroe335567919––––––––NC State152020–2018141719–––––––Northwestern––––––20–––––––––ODU5131715––––––––––––Providence–––––––––––––2020–St. Joseph'sT20–––––––––––––––St. Peter's–––––––––192019201919–San Diego St16–––––––––––––––UNLVT201816171516––––––––––
USA Today Coaches poll Source
TeamPS3-Dec10-Dec17-Dec24-Dec31-Dec7-Jan14-Jan21-Jan28-Jan4-Feb11-Feb18-Feb25-Feb4-Mar11-Mar18-MarTexas11111111111111111Southern California75333225547775332Western Kentucky68877877664364443Georgia22222332222222224Tennessee111415141413121311151214121415165Ole Miss1299101010108988811111196Louisiana Tech441089763355456757LSU18137912121110812111210101088Auburn8101211898910913109913109Rutgers–242222192421171211998861110Louisiana-Monroe33556691114101719171691211Long Beach State964444467766375712Penn State137111211111514151614151317161313Virginia16116655544335438614North Carolina1719211918191818161715131818181715James Madison––––––––––24211919202216Ohio State1016171515141416131410111412141517Oklahoma2315141317161312171316171615171818Iowa1418161821171615181818161513121419Montana––––––––––––––242520Texas Tech20232424––2422191919182021221921Southern Illinois–––––––––––252322232122Drake––––––––––––––––23Saint Joseph's21222525222319T23222022222423212424Vanderbilt––––2525222121212024––192025Duke–––––––––2325–2125–––Houston24251816132020202022–––––––Kansas State––––––25––––––––––Kentucky–212021232223T2324242323–––––Maryland–––––––––––––––23–NC State152023232018171923––––––––Ohio––––––––––––2524–––Old Dominion51219202421–25–––––––––Saint Peter's––––––––25252120222025––San Diego State19––––––––––––––––UCLA25––––––––––––––––UNLV221713171615–––––––––––
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