AP Rankings - 2002-2003
19 polls from November 4, 2002 to March 17, 2003; 36 schools ranked. Connecticut finished No. 1, holding it for 7 polls.
| School | Nov 4 | Nov 18 | Nov 25 | Dec 2 | Dec 9 | Dec 16 | Dec 23 | Dec 30 | Jan 6 | Jan 13 | Jan 20 | Jan 27 | Feb 3 | Feb 10 | Feb 17 | Feb 24 | Mar 3 | Mar 10 | Mar 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | - | - | - | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 24 | - | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Boston College | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | - | 24 | - | - | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| BYU | - | - | 22 | 19 | 22 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cincinnati | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colorado State | 19 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DePaul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| George Washington | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| Georgia | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| Green Bay | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Iowa State | 23 | 22 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Louisiana Tech | 16 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| LSU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Michigan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Mississippi State | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Notre Dame | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | 23 | 25 | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penn State | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Purdue | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Rutgers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
| South Carolina | - | - | - | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Stanford | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Texas | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| UC-Santa Barbara | 25 | 25 | 24 | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| Vanderbilt | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Villanova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 11 |
| Washington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 20 | - | 23 | 25 | 25 | - | - |