AP Rankings by Season

50 seasons of AP polls, newest first.

AP seasons
SeasonPollsPreseason No. 1Final No. 1Schools rankedDates
2025-202620ConnecticutUCLA (1 poll)37Oct 14 – Apr 6
2024-202521South CarolinaConnecticut (1 poll)40Oct 15 – Apr 7
2023-202421LSUSouth Carolina (20 polls)42Oct 17 – Apr 8
2022-202319South CarolinaSouth Carolina (19 polls)43Oct 18 – Mar 13
2021-202219South CarolinaSouth Carolina (19 polls)39Oct 19 – Mar 14
2020-202117South CarolinaConnecticut (5 polls)35Nov 10 – Mar 15
2019-202020OregonSouth Carolina (10 polls)37Oct 30 – Mar 17
2018-201920Notre DameBaylor (8 polls)40Nov 1 – Mar 18
2017-201819ConnecticutConnecticut (19 polls)38Nov 2 – Mar 12
2016-201719Notre DameConnecticut (15 polls)42Nov 1 – Mar 13
2015-201619ConnecticutConnecticut (19 polls)39Nov 3 – Mar 14
2014-201519ConnecticutConnecticut (7 polls)45Oct 30 – Mar 16
2013-201420ConnecticutConnecticut (20 polls)40Nov 1 – Mar 17
2012-201320BaylorBaylor (13 polls)43Oct 27 – Mar 18
2011-201219BaylorBaylor (19 polls)40Oct 29 – Mar 12
2010-201119ConnecticutConnecticut (12 polls)38Oct 29 – Mar 14
2009-201019ConnecticutConnecticut (19 polls)47Oct 30 – Mar 15
2008-200919ConnecticutConnecticut (19 polls)37Nov 1 – Mar 16
2007-200820TennesseeConnecticut (12 polls)41Nov 3 – Mar 17
2006-200719MarylandDuke (9 polls)41Nov 8 – Mar 12
2005-200618DukeNorth Carolina (5 polls)39Nov 8 – Mar 13
2004-200519TennesseeStanford (2 polls)40Nov 8 – Mar 14
2003-200419ConnecticutDuke (5 polls)38Nov 10 – Mar 15
2002-200319DukeConnecticut (7 polls)36Nov 4 – Mar 17
2001-200218ConnecticutConnecticut (18 polls)42Nov 6 – Mar 11
2000-200119ConnecticutConnecticut (12 polls)40Nov 7 – Mar 12
1999-200019ConnecticutConnecticut (19 polls)37Nov 9 – Mar 13
1998-199918TennesseePurdue (4 polls)41Nov 6 – Mar 8
1997-199818TennesseeTennessee (18 polls)39Nov 7 – Mar 9
1996-199718StanfordConnecticut (12 polls)34Nov 12 – Mar 10
1995-199618ConnecticutLouisiana Tech (14 polls)36Nov 14 – Mar 11
1994-199518TennesseeConnecticut (9 polls)42Nov 13 – Mar 14
1993-199417TennesseeTennessee (14 polls)41Nov 16 – Mar 15
1992-199316StanfordVanderbilt (6 polls)43Nov 24 – Mar 16
1991-199218TennesseeVirginia (10 polls)45Nov 17 – Mar 15
1990-199117VirginiaPenn State (3 polls)36Nov 18 – Mar 11
1989-199017Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech (15 polls)36Nov 20 – Mar 12
1988-198917TennesseeTennessee (8 polls)30Nov 21 – Mar 13
1987-198817TennesseeTennessee (4 polls)33Nov 23 – Mar 14
1986-198716TexasTexas (13 polls)29Nov 18 – Mar 10
1985-198616TexasTexas (16 polls)33Nov 12 – Mar 9
1984-198517GeorgiaTexas (7 polls)33Nov 18 – Mar 10
1983-198417USCTexas (5 polls)31Nov 18 – Mar 11
1982-198317USCLouisiana Tech (8 polls)30Nov 18 – Mar 13
1981-198218Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech (18 polls)31Nov 18 – Mar 27
1980-198118Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech (18 polls)32Nov 25 – Mar 26
1979-198017Old DominionOld Dominion (12 polls)35Nov 25 – Mar 18
1978-197917TennesseeOld Dominion (14 polls)31Nov 25 – Mar 20
1977-197814TennesseeTennessee (6 polls)32Nov 25 – Mar 15
1976-197710Delta StateDelta State (5 polls)32Nov 25 – Mar 16