# 1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 1995–96 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 | 14-Nov | 21-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 | 28-Feb | 4-Mar | 11-Mar |
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| UConn | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Stanford | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Old Dominion | – | – | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | T15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Iowa | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Penn St. | 8 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Texas Tech | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Alabama | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Virginia | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Duke | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
| Purdue | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
| Florida | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| Colorado | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | T15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Auburn | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Kansas | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Notre Dame | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | 23 | T23 | 22 | 21 |
| Oregon St. | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 22 |
| North Carolina St. | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
| Ole Miss | 21 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 22 | T23 | T24 | 24 |
| Texas A&M | – | 23 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DePaul | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northwestern | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma St. | – | – | – | – | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Southern California | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern Miss. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – |
| Stephen F. Austin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | T24 | – |
| Washington | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western Ky. | 18 | 17 | 14 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## 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 | 5-Mar | 12-Mar | 2-Apr |
| Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Georgia | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| UConn | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Stanford | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Virginia | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Auburn | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| Iowa | 25 | – | 25 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Old Dominion | – | – | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Alabama | 20 | 21 | 19 | T19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Texas Tech | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Penn St. | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
| Stephen F. Austin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
| Kansas | 12 | 12 | 13 | T19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
| San Francisco | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Colorado | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| Duke | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| Wisconsin | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Notre Dame | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| Florida | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | T17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 |
| DePaul | 13 | 13 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 |
| Colorado St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 |
| Texas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Montana | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 24 | – | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina St. | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | – |
| Northwestern | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma St. | – | – | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | T17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ole Miss | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | 25 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | – |
| Oregon St. | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 20 | – |
| Purdue | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | – |
| Southern California | 21 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern Miss. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Texas A&M | – | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western Ky. | 14 | 15 | 14 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |