# 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 2012–13 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.

## Legend

| – | Not ranked |
| (#) | Ranking |

## AP Poll

Source
| Team | Pre- Season | Nov 12 | Nov 19 | Nov 26 | Dec 3 | Dec 10 | Dec 17 | Dec 24 | Dec 31 | Jan 7 | Jan 14 | Jan 21 | Jan 28 | Feb 4 | Feb 11 | Feb 18 | Feb 25 | Mar 4 | Mar 11 | Mar 18 |
| Baylor | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Stanford | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Duke | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| California | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Penn State | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Texas A&M | 15 | 16 | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 20 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| UCLA | – | – | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| Maryland | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| North Carolina | – | – | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Georgia | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Delaware | 11 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Louisville | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Dayton | – | – | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 18 |
| Colorado | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Green Bay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Purdue | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | – | 21 | 21 |
| Syracuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Iowa State | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | – | 23 | – | 23 | 23 |
| Nebraska | 18 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
| Florida State | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| LSU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | – |
| Oklahoma State | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Toledo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| West Virginia | 17 | 14 | 12 | 25 | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. John's | 14 | 20 | 18 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | 16 | 13 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio State | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgia Tech | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miami (FL) | 24 | 23 | – | – | 23 | 21 | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DePaul | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | – | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arkansas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kansas | – | – | 22 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Delaware | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgetown | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## USA Today Coaches poll

Sources
| Team | Pre- Season | Nov 13 | Nov 20 | Nov 27 | Dec 4 | Dec 11 | Dec 18 | Dec 25 | Jan 1 | Jan 8 | Jan 15 | Jan 22 | Jan 29 | Feb 5 | Feb 12 | Feb 19 | Feb 26 | Mar 5 | Mar 12 | Mar 19 | Apr 10 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Louisville | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| Baylor | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| California | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Duke | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Stanford | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Georgia | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| Maryland | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Penn State | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Delaware | 10 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| Texas A&M | 12 | 13 | 24 | 25 | – | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| UCLA | – | – | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| South Carolina | – | – | – | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Dayton | – | – | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 18 |
| North Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Purdue | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| LSU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| Iowa State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | – | – | – | – | 23 |
| Green Bay | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Kansas | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Florida State | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | – |
| Oklahoma State | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | – |
| Syracuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | – |
| West Virginia | 22 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Carolina | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio State | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | 17 | 16 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgia Tech | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maryland | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | – | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Green Bay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |