# 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 2001–02 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 | 12-Nov | 19-Nov | 26-Nov | 3-Dec | 10-Dec | 17-Dec | 24-Dec | 31-Dec | 7-Jan | 14-Jan | 21-Jan | 28-Jan | 4-Feb | 11-Feb | 18-Feb | 25-Feb | 4-Mar | 11-Mar |
| UConn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Duke | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Stanford | 9 | 7 | 7 | T5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Baylor | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Purdue | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Iowa St. | 8 | 6 | 5 | T5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Kansas St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Colorado | 12 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| South Carolina | – | – | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Texas | – | – | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Old Dominion | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | – | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| North Carolina | – | – | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
| Cincinnati | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Colorado St. | 24 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| LSU | – | – | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 22 |
| FIU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 |
| Arizona St. | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Auburn | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drake | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| George Washington | 20 | 18 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgia | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | – | – |
| Maryland | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mississippi St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina St. | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notre Dame | 15 | 15 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 21 | – | – |
| TCU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| Toledo | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tulane | – | – | – | – | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Utah | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Washington | 19 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wisconsin | – | 23 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Florida | 13 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 24 | T24 |
| Penn St. | 21 | – | – | 22 | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | T24 |

## USA Today Coaches poll

Source
| Team | 5-Nov | 12-Nov | 19-Nov | 26-Nov | 3-Dec | 10-Dec | 17-Dec | 24-Dec | 31-Dec | 7-Jan | 14-Jan | 21-Jan | 28-Jan | 4-Feb | 11-Feb | 18-Feb | 25-Feb | 4-Mar | 11-Mar | 1-Apr |
| UConn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Duke | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| Old Dominion | 18 | 18 | T16 | 19 | 23 | T25 | T25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 7 |
| Kansas St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 15 | 15 | 10 | T10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| North Carolina | – | – | – | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Texas | – | – | – | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Purdue | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | T8 | 14 |
| Baylor | 16 | 16 | T16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Iowa St. | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | T10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| BYU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 |
| Penn St. | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 |
| Louisiana Tech | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | T8 | 19 |
| Drake | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| Minnesota | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| LSU | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | – | 25 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| Cincinnati | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 |
| Colorado St. | 25 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 |
| TCU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Arizona St. | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Auburn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | T17 | 19 | 20 | – |
| FIU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | – |
| Florida | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | T17 | 21 | 21 | – |
| Florida St. | – | – | – | – | – | T25 | T25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| George Washington | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgia | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Maryland | – | – | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 20 | T23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mississippi St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina St. | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 14 | 15 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – |
| Rutgers | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Toledo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tulane | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | T23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Utah | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Washington | 17 | 17 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wisconsin | – | – | – | – | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | T8 |
| Stanford | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | T8 |