AP Rankings - 1987-1988

17 polls from November 23, 1987 to March 14, 1988; 33 schools ranked. Tennessee finished No. 1, holding it for 4 polls.

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1987-1988 rankings by position
RankSchoolNov 23Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14Dec 21Dec 28Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22Feb 29Mar 7Mar 14
1Tennessee
Texas
Iowa
Auburn
2Texas
Auburn
Louisiana Tech
Iowa
3Auburn
Tennessee
4Long Beach State
Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
Texas
5Louisiana Tech
Iowa
Texas
6Iowa
Virginia
Mississippi
Rutgers
Ohio State
7Virginia
Long Beach State
Mississippi
Ohio State
Rutgers
8Mississippi
Ohio State
Rutgers
Virginia
Stanford
Long Beach State
9Rutgers
Ohio State
Long Beach State
Duke
Stanford
Virginia
Maryland
10Georgia
Ohio State
Rutgers
Duke
Stanford
Mississippi
Long Beach State
Maryland
Virginia
11Ohio State
Georgia
Western Kentucky
Long Beach State
Stanford
Duke
Washington
Maryland
12Western Kentucky
Georgia
Stanford
Long Beach State
Washington
Maryland
Mississippi
13USC
Southern Illinois
Duke
Western Kentucky
Georgia
Maryland
Washington
Mississippi
Stanford
14Vanderbilt
Southern Illinois
Duke
Stanford
Washington
Western Kentucky
Maryland
Long Beach State
Montana
USC
James Madison
15Washington
Stanford
Vanderbilt
Maryland
Western Kentucky
Georgia
USC
Montana
James Madison
16Southern Illinois
St. Joseph's
Washington
Vanderbilt
Maryland
UNLV
USC
Montana
Wake Forest
Georgia
James Madison
17St. Joseph's
Stanford
Vanderbilt
UNLV
Georgia
Washington
Western Kentucky
Duke
Stephen F. Austin
James Madison
18Old Dominion
Duke
USC
James Madison
UNLV
Vanderbilt
Montana
Wake Forest
New Mexico State
19Duke
Vanderbilt
UNLV
Illinois
James Madison
Houston
Montana
Western Kentucky
USC
New Mexico State
Stephen F. Austin
20Stanford
Old Dominion
James Madison
Maryland
Illinois
Penn State
Houston
Wake Forest
Stephen F. Austin
New Mexico State
Clemson
DePaul
La Salle