# 1997–98 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 1997–98 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 | 7-Nov | 17-Nov | 24-Nov | 1-Dec | 8-Dec | 15-Dec | 22-Dec | 29-Dec | 5-Jan | 12-Jan | 19-Jan | 26-Jan | 2-Feb | 9-Feb | 16-Feb | 23-Feb | 2-Mar | 9-Mar |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Stanford | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | T11 | T6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| UConn | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Illinois | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | T9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Florida | 9 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Vanderbilt | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | T6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
| Alabama | 11 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 11 |
| Iowa | 12 | 11 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Virginia | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | T11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
| Georgia | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arizona | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | T9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Western Ky. | 16 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Colorado | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Duke | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Auburn | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | T21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tulane | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| George Washington | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kansas | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Arkansas | – | – | 24 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Drake | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 |
| FIU | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | T21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Hawaii | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
| Iowa St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| Nebraska | – | 21 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | – | 25 | – | – | – | 25 | – |
| North Carolina St. | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Purdue | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| Southwest Mo. St. | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – |
| UCLA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 25 |
| Utah | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | – |
| Washington | – | – | – | 24 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 23 | – | – |
| LSU | T25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wisconsin | T25 | – | 23 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | – | – |

## USA Today Coaches poll

Source
| Team | PS | 25-Nov | 2-Dec | 9-Dec | 16-Dec | 23-Dec | 30-Dec | 6-Jan | 13-Jan | 20-Jan | 27-Jan | 3-Feb | 10-Feb | 17-Feb | 24-Feb | 3-Mar | 10-Mar |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| UConn | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Texas Tech | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Stanford | 3 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Arizona | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Duke | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| North Carolina St. | – | – | 23 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | T9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Alabama | 10 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
| Florida | 8 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| FIU | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| Illinois | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
| Vanderbilt | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| Virginia | 13 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
| Western Ky. | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Hawaii | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 18 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Utah | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 16 | 13 | T9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
| Purdue | – | 24 | – | – | – | 25 | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 |
| Iowa St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | – | 23 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Nebraska | – | 15 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
| Arkansas | – | 25 | 21 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Auburn | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| George Washington | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Georgia | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Iowa | 12 | 18 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kansas | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LSU | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri St. | – | – | – | – | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tulane | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 25 | – | – |