AP Rankings - 2017-2018
19 polls from November 2, 2017 to March 12, 2018; 38 schools ranked. Connecticut finished No. 1, holding it for 19 polls.
| School | Nov 2 | Nov 13 | Nov 20 | Nov 27 | Dec 4 | Dec 11 | Dec 18 | Dec 25 | Jan 1 | Jan 8 | Jan 15 | Jan 22 | Jan 29 | Feb 5 | Feb 12 | Feb 19 | Feb 26 | Mar 5 | Mar 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 18 | 22 | 25 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baylor | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Belmont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| California | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DePaul | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| Florida State | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Georgia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Green Bay | - | - | - | - | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | - | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Iowa | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky | - | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louisville | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| LSU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Marquette | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maryland | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Mercer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Michigan | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| Mississippi State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Missouri | 16 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| NC State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
| Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oklahoma State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | - | - | - |
| Oregon | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Oregon State | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Rutgers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| South Florida | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Stanford | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | - | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| TCU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 22 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Texas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Texas A&M | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| UCLA | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Villanova | - | - | - | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |