AP Rankings - 1986-1987

16 polls from November 18, 1986 to March 10, 1987; 29 schools ranked. Texas finished No. 1, holding it for 13 polls.

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1986-1987 rankings by position
RankSchoolNov 18Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16Dec 23Dec 30Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10
1Texas
Tennessee
2Louisiana Tech
Texas
Tennessee
Auburn
Rutgers
3Tennessee
Texas
Auburn
Rutgers
Louisiana Tech
4Auburn
Virginia
Rutgers
Long Beach State
Mississippi
Louisiana Tech
5USC
Rutgers
Louisiana Tech
Long Beach State
Tennessee
Georgia
6Rutgers
USC
Louisiana Tech
Virginia
Long Beach State
Mississippi
Georgia
7Long Beach State
USC
Louisiana Tech
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
8Iowa
Virginia
Long Beach State
LSU
Mississippi
Louisiana Tech
Georgia
Tennessee
9Virginia
Georgia
LSU
USC
Tennessee
Iowa
10Georgia
LSU
Mississippi
Iowa
Ohio State
11LSU
Iowa
Western Kentucky
Mississippi
Georgia
Penn State
Vanderbilt
NC State
Ohio State
Virginia
12Old Dominion
Western Kentucky
Mississippi
Ohio State
Penn State
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Iowa
LSU
James Madison
13Western Kentucky
Penn State
Ohio State
Maryland
NC State
Iowa
Vanderbilt
James Madison
14Penn State
Mississippi
Maryland
Iowa
NC State
Vanderbilt
Southern Illinois
LSU
15Mississippi
Ohio State
James Madison
Illinois
NC State
USC
Vanderbilt
Southern Illinois
Penn State
16Ohio State
Maryland
Western Kentucky
Vanderbilt
James Madison
Southern Illinois
Penn State
NC State
17Maryland
James Madison
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Ohio State
Penn State
Washington
Villanova
18San Diego State
Old Dominion
Illinois
James Madison
Ohio State
USC
Vanderbilt
Oregon
19James Madison
Oregon State
Nebraska
Vanderbilt
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Western Kentucky
Washington
Villanova
USC
20Texas Tech
NC State
Southern Illinois
Ohio State
Maryland
Western Kentucky
Illinois
Washington
Villanova
Oregon
Vanderbilt