# 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 1998–99 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.

## Legend

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## AP Poll

Source
| Team | 6-Nov | 16-Nov | 23-Nov | 30-Nov | 7-Dec | 14-Dec | 21-Dec | 28-Dec | 4-Jan | 11-Jan | 18-Jan | 25-Jan | 1-Feb | 8-Feb | 15-Feb | 22-Feb | 1-Mar | 8-Mar |
| Purdue | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UConn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Old Dominion | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Texas Tech | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| Colorado St. | – | – | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Notre Dame | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Rutgers | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Georgia | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | T14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| UCLA | 6 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
| Oregon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 24 | 22 | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
| Penn St. | – | – | – | – | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
| Iowa St. | T22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| Virginia | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | T19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| LSU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 20 | T23 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Alabama | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Tulane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 18 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 |
| FIU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | T23 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| Toledo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Arizona | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arkansas | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Auburn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | – | – |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | – | 22 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Florida | T22 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| George Washington | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Illinois | 25 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kansas | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | – |
| Memphis | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nebraska | – | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina St. | 16 | 16 | 10 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 17 | 22 | T19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Santa Clara | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stanford | 19 | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wisconsin | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clemson | – | – | – | 25 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | T14 | 16 | 13 | T10 |
| Duke | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | T10 |

## USA Today Coaches poll

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