# 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 1989–90 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. The poll produced a list of the top 20 teams from the inception through the 1988–89 season. In 1989–90, the change was made to produce a list of the top 25 teams.

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## AP Poll

Source
| Team | 20-Nov | 27-Nov | 4-Dec | 11-Dec | 18-Dec | 24-Dec | 1-Jan | 8-Jan | 14-Jan | 21-Jan | 28-Jan | 5-Feb | 12-Feb | 19-Feb | 26-Feb | 5-Mar | 12-Mar |
| Louisiana Tech | T1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stanford | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Washington | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Tennessee | T1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| UNLV | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Georgia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Texas | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Auburn | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Iowa | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| North Carolina St. | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Virginia | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Northwestern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
| Long Beach St. | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| Purdue | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Hawaii | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| Northern Ill. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Providence | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | 20 | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| South Carolina | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Southern Miss. | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
| Arkansas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| LSU | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
| Ole Miss | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | 25 | 24 |
| Saint Joseph's | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
| DePaul | – | – | 22 | 19 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kentucky | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maryland | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio St. | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Old Dominion | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | T23 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Penn St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| Rutgers | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UConn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | – | 25 | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western Ky. | T23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## USA Today Coaches poll

Source
| Team | 20-Nov | 28-Nov | 5-Dec | 12-Dec | 19-Dec | 26-Dec | 3-Jan | 11-Jan | 17-Jan | 24-Jan | 31-Jan | 7-Feb | 14-Feb | 21-Feb | 28-Feb | 7-Mar | 14-Mar | 19-Mar |
| Stanford | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Auburn | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Virginia | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Texas | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Washington | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Arkansas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 8 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| North Carolina St. | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Providence | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | 20 | 25 | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 11 |
| Ole Miss | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Georgia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Purdue | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| UNLV | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| South Carolina | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
| Vanderbilt | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 25 | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 |
| Iowa | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| Long Beach St. | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 20 |
| Northern Ill. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 21 |
| Northwestern | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 22 |
| Southern Miss. | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 23 |
| Hawaii | – | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 |
| Tennessee Tech | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
| DePaul | – | 21 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kentucky | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LSU | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | – |
| Maryland | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio St. | – | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Old Dominion | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Penn St. | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | – | – | 25 | – | 23 | – |
| Saint Joseph's | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | – | – |
| UConn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 25 | 24 | – |
| Western Ky. | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |