# 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls comprise the 2005–06 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 | 2-Nov | 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 | 6-Mar | 13-Mar |
| North Carolina St. | 23 | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. John’s (NY) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ohio St. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Arizona St. | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
| Michigan St | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Louisiana Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Texas A&M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| Bowling Green | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 |
| New Mexico | – | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 22 | – | 23 | 21 | 18 | T17 | – | – | – |
| George Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notre Dame | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ole Miss | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern California | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas Tech | 13 | 14 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Baylor | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| BYU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| DePaul | 18 | 17 | 14 | T11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | T13 |
| Duke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Florida | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | T23 | – | – |
| Georgia | 8 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Kentucky | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| LSU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Maryland | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
| Missouri | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Purdue | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Stanford | 11 | 15 | 12 | T11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | T13 |
| Temple | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 23 | T17 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Texas | 12 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UCLA | – | – | 23 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| UConn | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Utah | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
| Vanderbilt | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | T23 | 25 | – |

## USA Today Coaches poll

Source
| Team | 14-Nov | 21-Nov | 27-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 | 6-Mar | 13-Mar | 5-Apr |
| Maryland | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | T6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Duke | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| LSU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| UConn | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | T6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Stanford | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | T16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | T16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Rutgers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ohio St. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | T6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | T6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Purdue | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Utah | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 |
| Georgia | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Baylor | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| DePaul | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| Michigan | 11 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Arizona St. | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| UCLA | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 18 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | T25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 25 | – | – | 19 |
| BYU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| New Mexico | – | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | T20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 |
| Vanderbilt | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | T20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 |
| Temple | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
| Louisiana Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| George Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
| Bowling Green | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | – |
| Florida | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kentucky | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Minnesota | 17 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 25 | – | – |
| North Carolina St. | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notre Dame | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ole Miss | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern California | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | T25 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. John’s (NY) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas | 12 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas A&M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | 23 | 22 | – |
| Texas Tech | 13 | 16 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |