AP Rankings - 1988-1989

17 polls from November 21, 1988 to March 13, 1989; 30 schools ranked. Tennessee finished No. 1, holding it for 8 polls.

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1988-1989 rankings by position
RankSchoolNov 21Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19Dec 26Jan 2Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13Feb 20Feb 26Mar 6Mar 13
1Tennessee
Auburn
2Long Beach State
Georgia
Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
Auburn
3Texas
Georgia
Louisiana Tech
Auburn
Mississippi
Tennessee
4Georgia
Louisiana Tech
Auburn
Mississippi
Iowa
Stanford
5Iowa
Auburn
Stanford
Mississippi
Maryland
Georgia
6Louisiana Tech
Stanford
Mississippi
Iowa
Georgia
Maryland
Texas
7Auburn
Iowa
Virginia
Long Beach State
Georgia
Stanford
Maryland
8Stanford
Mississippi
Texas
Iowa
Long Beach State
Maryland
Georgia
9Mississippi
Texas
Long Beach State
Maryland
Stanford
LSU
Purdue
Iowa
Colorado
10Maryland
Virginia
Western Kentucky
Texas
Rutgers
Purdue
LSU
Long Beach State
Colorado
Georgia
11Virginia
Rutgers
Iowa
LSU
Long Beach State
Texas
Purdue
Stephen F. Austin
12Ohio State
Western Kentucky
Rutgers
Purdue
Virginia
San Diego State
LSU
NC State
Mississippi
13Washington
Maryland
LSU
Texas
Virginia
Stephen F. Austin
NC State
14Western Kentucky
USC
Purdue
Virginia
Texas
LSU
San Diego State
Stephen F. Austin
South Carolina
NC State
Ohio State
15Rutgers
NC State
San Diego State
Western Kentucky
Stephen F. Austin
South Carolina
Virginia
Colorado
Ohio State
Purdue
16NC State
Purdue
LSU
San Diego State
Stephen F. Austin
South Carolina
Colorado
UNLV
17USC
Ohio State
Stephen F. Austin
South Carolina
Rutgers
UNLV
San Diego State
18St. Joseph's
Washington
South Carolina
Western Kentucky
UNLV
Rutgers
Colorado
LSU
Virginia
La Salle
19LSU
St. Joseph's
South Carolina
Duke
NC State
UNLV
San Diego State
La Salle
Old Dominion
Western Kentucky
20San Diego State
Colorado
Illinois State
Stephen F. Austin
Duke
St. Joseph's
UNLV
Clemson
Old Dominion
Ohio State
La Salle
LSU
Virginia
Rutgers