2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Two human polls make up the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. As the 2007-08 basketball season progresses, rankings are updated weekly.
AP poll
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 29, 2007. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness.
| Week 1 Preseason[1] |
Week 2 Nov 13[2] |
Week 3 Nov 20[3] |
Week 4 Nov 27[4] |
Week 5 Dec 4[5] |
Week 6 Dec 11 |
Week 7 Dec 18 |
Week 8 Dec 25 |
Week 9 Jan 1 |
Week 10 Jan 8 |
Week 11 Jan 15 |
Week 12 Jan 22 |
Week 13 Jan 29 |
Week 14 Feb 5 |
Week 15 Feb 12 |
Week 16 Feb 19 |
Week 17 Feb 26 |
Week 18 Mar 5 |
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| 1. | Tennessee (50) | Tennessee (50) (1-0) | Tennessee (50) (3-0) | Tennessee (50) (5-0) | Tennessee (48) (6-0) | 1. | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Connecticut | Connecticut (1-0) | Connecticut (2-0) | Connecticut (5-0) | Connecticut (2) (6-0) | 2. | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Rutgers | Maryland (2-0) | Maryland (5-0) | Maryland (8-0) | Maryland (10-1) | 3. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Maryland (1) | LSU (2-0) | Stanford (3-0) | North Carolina (7-0) | Rutgers (5-1) | 4. | |||||||||||||
| 5. | LSU | Stanford (2-0) | North Carolina (6-0) | Rutgers (3-1) | North Carolina (9-1) | 5. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Oklahoma | Rutgers (0-1) | LSU (3-1) | Stanford (5-1) | Stanford (7-1) | 6. | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Stanford | North Carolina (2-0) | Rutgers (2-1) | Georgia (6-0) | Georgia (8-0) | 7. | |||||||||||||
| 8. | North Carolina | Georgia (2-0) | Georgia (4-0) | LSU (4-2) | LSU (6-2) | 8. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Georgia | Oklahoma (0-1) | Duke (3-) | Oklahoma (2-2) | Oklahoma (4-2) | 9. | |||||||||||||
| 10. | Duke | Duke (1-0) | Oklahoma (0-2) | Baylor (5-0) | Baylor (6-0) | 10. | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (1-0) | Texas A&M (2-0) | Duke (5-1) | California (7-1) | 11. | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Arizona State | California (1-0) | California (3-0) | California (4-1) | Texas A&M (6-1) | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | California | Baylor (3-0) | Baylor (4-0) | Texas A&M (4-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | George Washington | George Washington (2-0) | Arizona State (2-1) | Arizona State (3-2) | Auburn (8-0) | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Baylor | Arizona State (0-1) | Ohio State (4-0) | West Virginia (5-1) | DePaul (6-0) | 15. | |||||||||||||
| 16. | Ohio State | Ohio State (1-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | George Washington (5-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | 16. | |||||||||||||
| 17. | Michigan State | Michigan State (2-0) | George Washington (3-1) | DePaul (4-0) | Duke (5-3) | 17. | |||||||||||||
| 18. | West Virginia | Florida State (2-0) | DePaul (3-0) | Auburn (6-0) | Arizona State (4-3) | 18. | |||||||||||||
| 19. | Florida State | West Virginia (1-0) | Michigan State (2-1) | Ohio State (5-1) | Ohio State (6-2) | 19. | |||||||||||||
| 20. | Pittsburgh | Vanderbilt (2-0) | Florida State (3-1) | Michigan State (5-1) | Vanderbilt (7-2) | 20. | |||||||||||||
| 21. | Louisville | Texas (1-0) | Texas (2-1) | Florida State (5-1) | Wyoming (6-0) | 21. | |||||||||||||
| 22. | Texas | Louisville (1-0) | Purdue (2-0) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Texas (6-2) | 22. | |||||||||||||
| 23. | Vanderbilt | Notre Dame (1-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Vanderbilt (5-1) | Michigan State (6-2) | 23. | |||||||||||||
| 24. | Notre Dame | DePaul (1-0) | Auburn (3-0) | Texas (4-2) | Old Dominion (6-2) | 24. | |||||||||||||
| 25. | DePaul | Wisconsin (1-0) | Vanderbilt (2-1) | Wyoming (4-0) | Oklahoma State (7-0) | 25. | |||||||||||||
| Week 1 Preseason[1] |
Week 2 Nov 13[2] |
Week 3 Nov 20[3] |
Week 4 Nov 27[4] |
Week 5 Dec 4[5] |
Week 6 Dec 11 |
Week 7 Dec 18 |
Week 8 Dec 25 |
Week 9 Jan 1 |
Week 10 Jan 8 |
Week 11 Jan 15 |
Week 12 Jan 22 |
Week 13 Jan 29 |
Week 14 Feb 5 |
Week 15 Feb 12 |
Week 16 Feb 19 |
Week 17 Feb 26 |
Week 18 Mar 5 |
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ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775. The preseason poll was released on 2007-10-29.
| Week 1 Preseason[6] |
Week 2 Nov 13[7] |
Week 3 Nov 20[8] |
Week 4 Nov 27[9] |
Week 5 Dec 4[10] |
Week 6 Dec 11 |
Week 7 Dec 18 |
Week 8 Dec 25 |
Week 9 Jan 1 |
Week 10 Jan 8 |
Week 11 Jan 15 |
Week 12 Jan 22 |
Week 13 Jan 29 |
Week 14 Feb 5 |
Week 15 Feb 12 |
Week 16 Feb 19 |
Week 17 Feb 26 |
Week 18 Mar 5 |
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| 1. | Tennessee (26) | Tennessee (28) (1-0) | Tennessee (30) (3-0) | Tennessee (29) (5-0) | Tennessee (30) (6-0) | 1. | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Connecticut (4) | Connecticut (2) (1-0) | Connecticut (1) (2-0) | Connecticut (2) (5-0) | Connecticut (1) (6-0) | 2. | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Rutgers | Maryland (2-0) | Maryland (5-0) | Maryland (8-0) | Rutgers (5-1) | 3. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Maryland | LSU (1) (2-0) | Stanford (3-0) | North Carolina (7-0) | North Carolina (9-1) | 4. | |||||||||||||
| 5. | LSU (1) | Stanford (2-0) | LSU (3-1) | Stanford (5-1) | Stanford (7-1) | 5. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Oklahoma | North Carolina (2-0) | North Carolina (6-0) | Rutgers (3-1) | Maryland (10-1) | 6. | |||||||||||||
| 7. | North Carolina | Rutgers (0-1) | Rutgers (2-1) | LSU (4-2) | LSU (6-2) | 7. | |||||||||||||
| 8. | Stanford | Oklahoma (0-1) | Duke (3-0) | Georgie (6-0) | Georgia (8-0) | 8. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Duke | Duke (1-0) | Georgia (4-0) | Oklahoma (2-2) | Oklahoma (4-2) | 9. | |||||||||||||
| 10. | Georgia | Georgia (2-0) | Texas A&M (2-0) | Duke (5-1) | Baylor (6-0) | 10. | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (1-0) | Oklahoma (0-2) | Baylor (5-0) | Texas A&M (6-1) | 11. | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Arizona State | George Washington (2-0) | Baylor (4-0) | Texas A&M (4-1) | California (7-1) | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | George Washington | Baylor (3-0) | Arizona State (2-1) | California (4-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | California | Arizona State (0-1) | California (3-0) | George Washington (5-1) | Auburn (8-0) | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Baylor | California (1-0) | George Washington (3-1) | Arizona State (3-2) | Duke (5-3) | 15. | |||||||||||||
| 16. | Ohio State | Ohio State (1-0) | Ohio State (4-0) | West Virginia (5-1) | DePaul (6-0) | 16. | |||||||||||||
| 17. | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (2-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | Ohio State (5-1) | Vanderbilt (7-2) | 17. | |||||||||||||
| 18. | Michigan State | Michigan State (2-0) | Michigan State (2-1) | Vanderbilt (5-1) | Ohio State (6-2) | 18. | |||||||||||||
| 19. | Florida State | Florida State (2-0) | Vanderbilt (2-1) | Michigan State (5-1) | Arizona State (4-3) | 19. | |||||||||||||
| 20. | Purdue | West Virginia (1-0) | Purdue (2-0) | Auburn (6-0) | Notre Dame (6-1) | 20. | |||||||||||||
| 21. | Pittsburgh | Louisville (1-0) | Florida State (3-1) | DePaul (4-0) | George Washington (6-3) | 21. | |||||||||||||
| 22. | West Virginia | Texas (1-0) | Texas (2-1) | Florida State (5-1) | Wyoming (6-0) | 22. | |||||||||||||
| 23. | Louisville | Purdue (1-0) | DePaul (3-0) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Michigan State (6-2) | 23. | |||||||||||||
| 24. | Texas | NC State (1-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Wyoming (4-0) | NC State (8-1) | 24. | |||||||||||||
| 25. | NC State | Notre Dame (1-0) | Auburn (3-0) | Texas (4-2) | Texas (6-2) | 25. | |||||||||||||
| Week 1 Preseason[6] |
Week 2 Nov 13[7] |
Week 3 Nov 20[8] |
Week 4 Nov 27[9] |
Week 5 Dec 4[10] |
Week 6 Dec 11 |
Week 7 Dec 18 |
Week 8 Dec 25 |
Week 9 Jan 1 |
Week 10 Jan 8 |
Week 11 Jan 15 |
Week 12 Jan 22 |
Week 13 Jan 29 |
Week 14 Feb 5 |
Week 15 Feb 12 |
Week 16 Feb 19 |
Week 17 Feb 26 |
Week 18 Mar 5 |
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Dropped: Louisville NC State |
Dropped: Purdue |
Dropped: Florida State |
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Legend
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| ? | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Preseason". AP Poll. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Week 1". AP Poll. 2007-11-13. Archived from the original on 26 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Week 2". AP Poll. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Week 3". AP Poll. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Week 4". AP Poll. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Preseason". ESPN/USA Today. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Week 1". ESPN/USA Today. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Week 2". ESPN/USA Today. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Week 3". ESPN/USA Today. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - Week 4". ESPN/USA Today. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-05.