title: 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
text: # 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
  
  Two human polls comprise the 2011–12 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 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
  
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  | (#) | Ranking |
  
  ## AP Poll
  
  Source
  
  | Team | 29-Oct | 14-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 | 5-Mar | 12-Mar |
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  | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | UConn | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
  | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
  | Maryland | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
  | Duke | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | Delaware | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
  | Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
  | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
  | Green Bay | – | – | – | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
  | Penn St. | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | – | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
  | Kentucky | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
  | Purdue | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 |
  | St. John’s (NY) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
  | Georgia Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | T22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
  | Ohio St. | 24 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
  | Louisville | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
  | Georgia | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
  | St. Bonaventure | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
  | Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
  | Rutgers | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
  | Princeton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 |
  | South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | – | 25 | 25 | 25 |
  | BYU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T23 | 22 | – | 23 | – | – | – | – |
  | DePaul | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | T23 | – | – | 24 | 21 | – | – | – |
  | Florida St. | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Gonzaga | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | 22 | 20 | 19 | – | 25 | 22 | – | – |
  | Kansas St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | LSU | 20 | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | North Carolina | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | T22 | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Oklahoma | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Southern California | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Texas | – | – | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Texas Tech | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | UCLA | 22 | 22 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Vanderbilt | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Virginia | – | – | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Georgetown | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | T17 | T17 |
  | Nebraska | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 24 | T17 | T17 |
  
  ## USA Today Coaches poll
  
  Source
  
  | Team | PS | 15-Nov | 22-Nov | 29-Nov | 6-Dec | 13-Dec | 20-Dec | 27-Dec | 3-Jan | 10-Jan | 17-Jan | 24-Jan | 31-Jan | 7-Feb | 14-Feb | 21-Feb | 28-Feb | 6-Mar | 12-Mar | 4-Apr |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
  | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
  | UConn | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
  | Maryland | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
  | Duke | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | T9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
  | Kentucky | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
  | Penn St. | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
  | Georgia Tech | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
  | Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
  | Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
  | Green Bay | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | T9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
  | Delaware | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
  | St. John’s (NY) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
  | Louisville | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
  | Georgetown | 11 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | T15 | 16 | 17 |
  | Purdue | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 21 | T21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | – | 25 | T15 | 15 | 18 |
  | Gonzaga | – | – | – | 24 | – | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 |
  | Georgia | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
  | South Carolina | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
  | Ohio St. | – | 25 | 19 | T18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | T9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
  | St. Bonaventure | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
  | DePaul | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
  | Kansas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 |
  | Florida St. | 13 | 19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Kansas St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | LSU | 22 | 21 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Michigan St. | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Nebraska | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | – |
  | North Carolina | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Oklahoma | 16 | 14 | 14 | T18 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Rutgers | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | – |
  | Southern California | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Texas | 20 | 24 | 22 | T22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Texas Tech | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Vanderbilt | – | – | – | T22 | 19 | 18 | 23 | T21 | 21 | 24 | T22 | – | – | 25 | 24 | 24 | – | – | – | – |
  