2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Season

2011–12

NCAA Tournament

2012

Preseason #1

Baylor

NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Two human polls make up the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
Italics		Number of first place votes
(#-#)		Win-loss record
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP poll

The Associated Press 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 Women's March Madness.

	Preseason Oct. 29	Week 1 Nov. 14	Week 2 Nov. 21	Week 3 Nov. 28	Week 4 Dec. 5	Week 5 Dec. 12	Week 6 Dec. 19	Week 7 Dec. 26	Week 8 Jan. 2	Week 9 Jan. 9	Week 10 Jan. 16	Week 11 Jan. 23	Week 12 Jan. 30	Week 13 Feb. 6	Week 14 Feb. 13	Week 15 Feb. 20	Week 16 Feb. 27	Week 17 Mar. 5	Week 18/Postseason Mar. 12
1.	Baylor (33)																			1.
2.	Notre Dame (6)																			2.
3.	Tennessee																			3.
4.	Connecticut																			4.
5.	Stanford																			5.
6.	Texas A&M																			6.
7.	Miami																			7.
8.	Duke																			8.
9.	Louisville																			9.
10.	Georgetown																			10.
11.	Maryland																			11.
12.	Penn State																			12.
13.	Georgia																			13.
14.	Florida State																			14.
15.	Oklahoma																			15.
16.	Rutgers																			16.
17.	Purdue																			17.
18.	Kentucky																			18.
19.	DePaul																			19.
20.	North Carolina																			20.
21.	LSU																			21.
22.	UCLA																			22.
23.	USC																			23.
24.	Texas																			24.
25.	St. John's																			25.
	Preseason Oct. 29	Week 1 Nov. 14	Week 2 Nov. 21	Week 3 Nov. 28	Week 4 Dec. 5	Week 5 Dec. 12	Week 6 Dec. 19	Week 7 Dec. 26	Week 8 Jan. 2	Week 9 Jan. 9	Week 10 Jan. 16	Week 11 Jan. 23	Week 12 Jan. 30	Week 13 Feb. 6	Week 14 Feb. 13	Week 15 Feb. 20	Week 16 Feb. 27	Week 17 Mar. 5	Week 18/Postseason Mar. 12
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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. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.

	Preseason Oct. 29	Week 1 Nov. 14	Week 2 Nov. 21	Week 3 Nov. 28	Week 4 Dec. 5	Week 5 Dec. 12	Week 6 Dec. 19	Week 7 Dec. 26	Week 8 Jan. 2	Week 9 Jan. 9	Week 10 Jan. 16	Week 11 Jan. 23	Week 12 Jan. 30	Week 13 Feb. 6	Week 14 Feb. 13	Week 15 Feb. 20	Week 16 Feb. 27	Week 17 Mar. 5	Week 18/Postseason Mar. 12	Week Final Standings Apr. 3
1.	Baylor (17)																				1.
2.	Notre Dame (5)																				2.
3.	Tennessee (3)																				3.
4.	Connecticut (2)																				4.
5.	Stanford (2)																				5.
6.	Texas A&M (2)																				6.
7.	Miami																				7.
8.	Duke																				8.
9.	Louisville																				9.
10.	Maryland																				10.
11.	Georgetown																				11.
12.	Georgia																				12.
13.	Florida State																				13.
14.	Penn State																				14.
15.	Kentucky																				15.
16.	Oklahoma																				16.
17.	Rutgers																				17.
18.	DePaul																				18.
19.	North Carolina																				19.
20.	Texas																				20.
21.	Purdue																				21.
22.	LSU																				22.
23.	USC																				23.
24.	Green Bay																				24.
25.	Michigan State																				25.
	Preseason Oct. 29	Week 1 Nov. 14	Week 2 Nov. 21	Week 3 Nov. 28	Week 4 Dec. 5	Week 5 Dec. 12	Week 6 Dec. 19	Week 7 Dec. 26	Week 8 Jan. 2	Week 9 Jan. 9	Week 10 Jan. 16	Week 11 Jan. 23	Week 12 Jan. 30	Week 13 Feb. 6	Week 14 Feb. 13	Week 15 Feb. 20	Week 16 Feb. 27	Week 17 Mar. 5	Week 18/Postseason Mar. 12	Week Final Standings Apr. 3
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