The Final Regular Season AP Women's Top 25 Poll for College Basketball's 1997-98 Season
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Taken before start of NCAA tournament.
The sportswriters & broadcasters poll: first place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday, March 10, 1998; total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.); record in NCAA tourney and team lost to; head coach (career years and record including 1997 postseason), and preseason ranking. Teams in bold type went on to reach NCAA Final Four.
| Mar. 10 Record |
Points | NCAA Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee (40) | 33-0 | 1000 | 6-0 | Pat Summitt (24 yrs: 664-143) | 1 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 27-2 | 944 | 2-1 (N.C. State) | Wendy Larry (14 yrs: 301-122) | 3 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 31-2 | 912 | 3-1 (N.C. State) | Geno Auriemma (13 yrs: 328-89) | 6 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 26-3 | 870 | 5-1 (Tennessee) | Leon Barmore (16 yrs: 459-71) | 2 |
| 5 | Stanford | 21-5 | 852 | 0-1 (Harvard) | Tara VanDerveer (19 yrs: 458-121) | 4 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 25-4 | 817 | 1-1 (Notre Dame) | Marsha Sharp (16 yrs: 375-125) | 8 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 23-6 | 743 | 3-1 (Tennessee) | Sylvia Hatchell (23 yrs: 512-205) | 5 |
| 8 | Duke | 21-7 | 681 | 3-1 (Arkansas) | Gail Goestenkors (6 yrs: 119-61) | 19 |
| 9 | Arizona | 21-6 | 651 | 2-1 (Connecticut) | Joan Bonvicini (19 yrs: 441-158) | 15 |
| 10 | North Carolina St. | 21-6 | 601 | 4-1 (Louisiana Tech) | Kay Yow (27 yrs: 552-221) | 32t |
| 11 | Alabama | 22-9 | 574 | 2-1 (Louisiana Tech) | Rick Moody (9 yrs: 199-81) | 11 |
| 12 | Florida International | 28-1 | 538 | 1-1 (North Carolina) | Cindy Russo (21 yrs: 440-165) | NR |
| 13 | Florida | 21-8 | 536 | 2-1 (Duke) | Carol Ross (8 yrs: 165-77) | 9 |
| 14 | Clemson | 24-7 | 398 | 1-1 (Louisiana Tech) | Jim Davis (12 yrs: 252-118) | 40 |
| 15 | Western Kentucky | 25-8 | 382 | 1-1 (Tennessee) | Steve Small (1 yr: 26-9) | 16 |
| 16 | Illinois | 18-9 | 366 | 2-1 (North Carolina) | Theresa Grentz (24 yrs: 518-188) | 7 |
| 17 | Virginia | 18-9 | 287 | 1-1 (Arizona) | Debbie Ryan (21 yrs: 481-165) | NR |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 20-8 | 280 | 0-1 (Cal-Santa Barbara) | Jim Foster (20 yrs: 416-181) | 10 |
| 19 | Stephen F. Austin | 25-3 | 258 | 0-1 (Western Ky.) | Royce Chadwick (9 yrs: 201-89) | 17 |
| 20 | Hawaii | 24-3 | 232 | 0-1 (Arkansas) | Vince Goo (11 yrs: 224-97) | NR |
| 21 | Purdue | 20-9 | 148 | 3-1 (Louisiana Tech) | Carolyn Peck (1 yr: 23-10) | 35 |
| 22 | Drake | 25-4 | 128 | 0-1 (Colorado St.) | Lisa Bluder (14 yrs: 312-125) | 38t |
| 23 | Iowa | 17-10 | 115 | 1-1 (Kansas) | Angie Lee (3 yrs: 63-27) | 12 |
| 24 | Iowa St. | 24-7 | 107 | 1-1 (Rutgers) | Bill Fennelly (10 yrs: 225-83) | 42t |
| 25 | UCLA | 19-8 | 88 | 1-1 (Alabama) | Kathy Olivier (5 yrs: 71-66) | 31 |
Others receiving votes: 26. Utah (21-5) 86 pts; 27. Memphis (22-7) 70; 28. Rutgers (20-9) 61; 29. Kansas (21-8) 46; 30. New Mexico (26-6) 37; 31. Wisconsin (21-9) 32; 32. Nebraska (22-9) 26; 33. SW Missouri St. (24-5) 22; 34. Liberty (28-0) 21; 35. Arkansas (18-10) 18; 36. Georgia (17-10) and Washington (18-9) 14; 38. Marquette (22-6) and Oregon (17-9) 8; 40. Virginia Tech (21-9) 6; 41. Kent (23-6) and UC-Santa Barbara (26-5) 5; 43. Colorado St. (23-5) 4; 44. Notre Dame (20-9) 4; 45. Tulane (21-6) 2; 46. Indiana (19-10), Rice (21-8), Wisconsin-GB (21-8) and Youngstown St. (27-2) 1.
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament Seeds
| WEST | MIDWEST | MIDEAST | EAST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford (21-5) | 1 | Texas Tech (25-4) | 1 | Tennessee (33-0) | 1 | Old Dominion (27-2) |
| 2 | Duke (21-7) | 2 | Alabama (22-9) | 2 | North Carolina (24-6) | 2 | Connecticut (31-2) |
| 3 | Florida (21-8) | 3 | Louisiana Tech (26-3) | 3 | Illinois (18-9) | 3 | Arizona (21-6) |
| 4 | Iowa (17-10) | 4 | Purdue (20-9) | 4 | Iowa St. (24-7) | 4 | N.C. State (21-6) |
| 5 | Kansas (21-8) | 5 | Drake (25-4) | 5 | Rutgers (20-9) | 5 | Memphis (22-7) |
| 6 | Wisconsin (21-9) | 6 | Clemson (24-7) | 6 | Vanderbilt (20-8) | 6 | Virginia (18-9) |
| 7 | Utah (21-5) | 7 | UCLA (19-8) | 7 | Fla. International (28-1) | 7 | Georgia (17-10) |
| 8 | Hawaii (24-3) | 8 | SW Missouri St. (24-5) | 8 | Western Ky. (25-8) | 8 | New Mexico (26-6) |
| 9 | Arkansas (18-10) | 9 | Notre Dame (20-9) | 9 | Stephen F. Austin (25-3) | 9 | Nebraska (22-9) |
| 10 | Louisville (19-11) | 10 | Michigan (19-9) | 10 | Marquette (22-6) | 10 | George Washington (19-9) |
| 11 | Virginia Tech (21-9) | 11 | Miami-FL (19-9) | 11 | UC-Santa Barbara (26-5) | 11 | SMU (21-7) |
| 12 | Tulane (21-6) | 12 | Colorado St. (23-5) | 12 | Oregon (17-9) | 12 | Youngstown St. (27-2) |
| 13 | Massachusetts (19-10) | 13 | Washington (18-9) | 13 | Kent (23-6) | 13 | Maine (21-8) |
| 14 | Montana (24-5) | 14 | Holy Cross (18-9) | 14 | Wisconsin-GB (21-8) | 14 | Santa Clara (23-7) |
| 15 | Mid. Tennessee (18-11) | 15 | N.C. Greensboro (21-8) | 15 | Howard (23-6) | 15 | Fairfield (20-9) |
| 16 | Harvard (22-4) | 16 | Grambling (23-6) | 16 | Liberty (28-0) | 16 | St. Francis (22-7) |
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| Other Men's 1998 Tournaments | 1997-98 Season | NCAA Championship Game |
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