# 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 2011–12 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 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

| – | Not ranked |
| (#) | Ranking |

## AP Poll

Source
| Team | 29-Oct | 14-Nov | 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 | 5-Mar | 12-Mar |
| Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stanford | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UConn | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Duke | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Delaware | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Green Bay | – | – | – | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Penn St. | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | – | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Kentucky | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Purdue | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 |
| St. John’s (NY) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
| Georgia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | T22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Ohio St. | 24 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Louisville | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| St. Bonaventure | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
| Rutgers | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 |
| South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | – | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| BYU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T23 | 22 | – | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| DePaul | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | T23 | – | – | 24 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Florida St. | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gonzaga | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | 22 | 20 | 19 | – | 25 | 22 | – | – |
| Kansas St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LSU | 20 | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | T22 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern California | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | – | – | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas Tech | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UCLA | 22 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia | – | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgetown | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | T17 | T17 |
| Nebraska | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 24 | T17 | T17 |

## USA Today Coaches poll

Source
| Team | PS | 15-Nov | 22-Nov | 29-Nov | 6-Dec | 13-Dec | 20-Dec | 27-Dec | 3-Jan | 10-Jan | 17-Jan | 24-Jan | 31-Jan | 7-Feb | 14-Feb | 21-Feb | 28-Feb | 6-Mar | 12-Mar | 4-Apr |
| Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Stanford | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| UConn | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Duke | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | T9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Penn St. | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Georgia Tech | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Green Bay | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | T9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Delaware | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| St. John’s (NY) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| Louisville | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| Georgetown | 11 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | T15 | 16 | 17 |
| Purdue | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 21 | T21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | – | 25 | T15 | 15 | 18 |
| Gonzaga | – | – | – | 24 | – | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 |
| Georgia | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| Ohio St. | – | 25 | 19 | T18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | T9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
| St. Bonaventure | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| DePaul | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Kansas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Florida St. | 13 | 19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kansas St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LSU | 22 | 21 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan St. | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nebraska | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | – |
| North Carolina | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 14 | 14 | T18 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rutgers | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | – |
| Southern California | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | 20 | 24 | 22 | T22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas Tech | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | – | – | – | T22 | 19 | 18 | 23 | T21 | 21 | 24 | T22 | – | – | 25 | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – |