# 2000–01 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 2000–01 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
| Team | PS | 13-Nov | 20-Nov | 27-Nov | 4-Dec | 11-Dec | 18-Dec | 25-Dec | 1-Jan | 8-Jan | 15-Jan | 22-Jan | 29-Jan | 5-Feb | 12-Feb | 19-Feb | 26-Feb | 5-Mar | 12-Mar |
| UConn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Duke | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Iowa St. | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| Purdue | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Vanderbilt | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Rutgers | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| Xavier | – | – | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | – | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Texas Tech | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| Florida | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Missouri St. | 21 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Iowa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 16 |
| Utah | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 25 | – | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| LSU | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| NC State | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | – | 24 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
| Colorado | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
| Penn State | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 25 | – | – | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Baylor | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 25 | – | 20 | – | – | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 24 |
| Arizona State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | – | 25 |
| Stanford | 11 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Old Dominion | 12 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mississippi State | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | 23 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Auburn | 24 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UCSB | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## USA Today Coaches poll

Source
| Team | PS | 21-Nov | 28-Nov | 5-Dec | 12-Dec | 19-Dec | 26-Dec | 2-Jan | 9-Jan | 16-Jan | 23-Jan | 30-Jan | 6-Feb | 13-Feb | 20-Feb | 27-Feb | 6-Mar | 3-Apr |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Purdue | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| UConn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Missouri St. | 21 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Louisiana Tech | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Vanderbilt | 19 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
| Duke | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Xavier | – | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Texas Tech | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Iowa St. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Georgia | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 |
| Utah | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| North Carolina St. | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Rutgers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 17 |
| Florida | – | – | – | 22 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Missouri | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| LSU | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| Iowa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 21 |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| Colorado | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| Villanova | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Florida St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Arizona | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 25 | – | – |
| Auburn | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Baylor | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Boston College | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Illinois | 24 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mississippi St. | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Old Dominion | 12 | 20 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | – | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Penn St. | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | – |
| Stanford | 14 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | – |
| Virginia | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | – | 24 | 24 | 25 | T24 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Wisconsin | 23 | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 25 | – |