# 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 2010–11 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

| – | Not ranked |
| (#) | Ranking |

## AP Poll

Source
| Team | Pre- Season | Nov 16 | Nov 22 | Nov 29 | Dec 6 | Dec 13 | Dec 20 | Dec 27 | Jan 3 | Jan 10 | Jan 17 | Jan 24 | Jan 31 | Feb 7 | Feb 14 | Feb 21 | Feb 28 | Mar 7 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stanford | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Baylor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Xavier | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Duke | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| UCLA | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| DePaul | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Miami (FL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Michigan State | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Green Bay | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 14 |
| Florida State | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Maryland | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 |
| Marist | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Gonzaga | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Houston | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 |
| Georgetown | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 |
| Georgia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | 24 |
| Marquette | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 25 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Iowa State | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 23 | – |
| Iowa | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | – | – | – | 24 | – |
| West Virginia | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 | – | – |
| Georgia | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 20 | 24 | 24 | – | 22 | – | – |
| Penn State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | – | – | – |
| Arkansas | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syracuse | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. John's | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | – | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nebraska | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TCU | 23 | 24 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## USA Today Coaches poll

Sources
| Team | Pre- Season | Nov 16 | Nov 22 | Nov 29 | Dec 7 | Dec 14 | Dec 21 | Dec 28 | Jan 4 | Jan 11 | Jan 18 | Jan 25 | Feb 1 | Feb 8 | Feb 15 | Feb 22 | Mar 1 | Mar 7 | Apr 5 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Stanford | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Baylor | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Duke | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Xavier | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 25 | – |
| UCLA | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 24 | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 17 |
| North Carolina | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 15 |
| Kentucky | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 22 |
| Florida State | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 20 |
| Iowa | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Michigan State | 24 | 22 | – | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
| St. John's | 16 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | – | 23 | 25 | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Georgetown | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
| Iowa State | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | – | – |
| Nebraska | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maryland | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 23 |
| Green Bay | – | – | 23 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DePaul | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Gonzaga | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 19 | 8 |
| Louisville | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| Marist | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
| Georgia | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 |
| Marquette | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Georgia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wake Forest | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Houston | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 22 | – |
| Penn State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Syracuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas A&M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arkansas | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | – | 23 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vanderbilt | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TCU | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miami (FL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 16 |