A single human poll represents the 1979–80 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
| 1979–80 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Season | 1979–80 | ||||
| AIAW Tournament | 1980 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | Louisiana Tech | ||||
| AIAW Tournament Champions | Louisiana Tech | ||||
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The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers.[1] The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play.
Legend
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| (#) | Ranking |
AP Poll
editSource[2]
| Team | 25-Nov | 4-Dec | 11-Dec | 18-Dec | 25-Dec | 1-Jan | 8-Jan | 15-Jan | 22-Jan | 29-Jan | 5-Feb | 12-Feb | 19-Feb | 24-Feb | 2-Mar | 9-Mar | 18-Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | T1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Maryland | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Texas | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | T1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Rutgers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Long Beach St. | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| North Carolina St. | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Kansas | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Cheyney | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Kansas St. | – | – | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Kentucky | – | – | – | – | 18 | 18 | – | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Northwestern | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Mercer | – | – | – | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | T20 | 16 |
| Oregon | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T20 | 17 |
| Central Mo. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| San Francisco | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 |
| BYU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| Clemson | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | – | – |
| Delta St. | – | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Detroit | – | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | – |
| LSU | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mississippi Col. | – | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ole Miss | 19 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Penn St. | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pittsburgh | – | – | T20 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Queens (NY) | – | – | T20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern California | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – |
| Tennessee Tech | 13 | 14 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | – |
| UCLA | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | T20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UNLV | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | – | – |
| Valdosta St. | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Villanova | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – |
References
edit- ^ "Mel Greenberg Class of 2004/2005 – Sports Writer". Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 8 Nov 2012.
- ^ "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.