The Final Regular Season AP Women's Top 25 Poll for the College Basketball's 1998-99 Season
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Taken before start of NCAA tournament.
The sportswriters & broadcasters poll: first place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday, February 28, 1999; 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 1999 postseason), and preseason ranking. Teams in bold type went on to reach the NCAA Final Four.
| Feb. 28 Record |
Points | NCAA Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue (37) | 27-1 | 1020 | 6-0 | Carolyn Peck (2 yrs: 57-11) | 5 |
| 2 | Tennessee (2) | 28-2 | 983 | 3-1 (Duke) | Pat Summitt (25 yrs: 695-146) | 1 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech (1) | 24-2 | 945 | 4-1 (Purdue) | Leon Barmore (17 yrs: 489-74) | 2 |
| 4 | Colorado St. (1) | 29-1 | 899 | 2-1 (UCLA) | Tom Collen (2 yrs: 57-9) | NR |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 23-3 | 846 | 2-1 (Duke) | Wendy Larry (15 yrs: 329-126) | 15 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 25-4 | 819 | 2-1 (Iowa St.) | Geno Auriemma (14 yrs: 357-94) | 3 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 26-4 | 759 | 3-1 (Purdue) | Vivian Stringer (27 yrs: 595-183) | 12 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 24-3 | 720 | 1-1 (LSU) | Muffet McGraw (17 yrs: 349-151) | 17 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 25-3 | 666 | 2-1 (Rutgers) | Marsha Sharp (17 yrs: 406-129) | 14 |
| 10 | Duke | 24-6 | 623 | 5-1 (Purdue) | Gail Goestenkors (7 yrs: 148-68) | 4 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 26-6 | 569 | 2-1 (Purdue) | Sylvia Hatchell (24 yrs: 541-213) | 10 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 26-2 | 564 | 2-1 (Tennessee) | Bonnie Henrickson (2 yrs: 50-13) | NR |
| 13 | Clemson | 23-5 | 545 | 2-1 (Georgia) | Jim Davis (13 yrs: 278-124) | NR |
| 14 | Georgia | 23-6 | 490 | 4-1 (Duke) | Andy Landers (20 yrs: 486-148) | 7 |
| 15 | Oregon | 23-4 | 438 | 1-1 (Iowa St.) | Jody Runge (6 yrs: 120-53) | NR |
| 16 | UCLA | 21-7 | 424 | 3-1 (La. Tech) | Kathy Olivier (6 yrs: 97-74) | 6 |
| 17 | Santa Barbara | 23-3 | 320 | 0-1 (SW Mo. St.) | Mark French (20 yrs: 334-225) | 24 |
| 18 | Penn St. | 21-7 | 305 | 1-1 (La. Tech) | Rene Portland (23 yrs: 523-180 | NR |
| 19 | Virginia | 20-8 | 257 | 0-1 (Penn St.) | Debbie Ryan (22 yrs: 501-174) | 8 |
| 20 | LSU | 20-7 | 250 | 2-1 (La. Tech) | Sue Gunter (29 yrs: 588-266) | NR |
| 21 | Iowa St. | 20-6 | 219 | 3-1 (Georgia) | Bill Fennelly (11 yrs: 250-91) | 22t |
| 22 | Alabama | 19-10 | 149 | 1-1 (UNC) | Rick Moody (10 yrs: 219-92) | 9 |
| 23 | Florida International | 21-5 | 102 | 0-1 (Xavier) | Cindy Russo (22 yrs: 463-172) | NR |
| 24 | Tulane | 23-5 | 68 | 0-1 (St. Joe's) | Lisa Stockton (8 yrs: 185-65) | NR |
| 25 | Kansas | 21-8 | 67 | 1-1 (Purdue) | Marian Washington (26 yrs: 503-276) | 11 |
Others receiving votes: 26. Auburn (19-8) 63 pts; 27. SW Missouri St. (23-5) 50; 28. Cincinnati (20-9) 26; 29. Kentucky (20-10) 24; 30. Illinois (18-10) 22; 31. Toledo (24-5) 21; 32. Xavier (23-7) 12; 33. St. Mary's-CA (26-6) 11; 34. Arizona (16-9) 10; 35. Western Ky. (20-6) 9; 36. Boston College (21-7) and Marquette (21-8) 8; 38. St. Joseph's-PA (21-7) 4; 39. Kansas St. (14-12) and Stanford (16-11) 3; 41. New Mexico (21-5) 2; 42. Georgetown (18-10) and Utah (21-5) 1.
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament Seeds
| WEST | MIDWEST | MIDEAST | EAST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La. Tech (26-2) | 1 | Purdue (28-1) | 1 | Connecticut (27-4) | 1 | Tennessee (28-2) |
| 2 | Colorado St. (31-2) | 2 | Clemson (24-5) | 2 | Texas Tech (28-3) | 2 | Old Dominion (26-3) |
| 3 | UCLA (23-7) | 3 | Rutgers (26-5) | 3 | Georgia (23-6) | 3 | Duke (24-6) |
| 4 | LSU (20-7) | 4 | North Carolina (26-7) | 4 | Iowa St. (22-7) | 4 | Va. Tech (26-2) |
| 5 | Notre Dame (25-4) | 5 | Alabama (19-10) | 5 | Oregon (24-5) | 5 | Auburn (19-8) |
| 6 | Kentuky (20-10) | 6 | Arizona (17-10) | 6 | Toledo (25-5) | 6 | Tulane (24-5) |
| 7 | SW Missouri St. (24-6) | 7 | Mississippi St. (17-10) | 7 | Illinois (18-11) | 7 | Stanford (18-11) |
| 8 | Penn St. (21-7) | 8 | Marquette (21-7) | 8 | Xavier (23-8) | 8 | Boston College (21-7) |
| 9 | Virginia (20-8) | 9 | Kansas (22-9) | 9 | Florida Int'l. (23-6) | 9 | Ohio St. (17-11) |
| 10 | UC-Santa Barbara (26-3) | 10 | N.C. State (16-11) | 10 | Louisville (21-10) | 10 | Maine (23-6) |
| 11 | Nebraska (21-11) | 11 | Florida (19-13) | 11 | SMU (19-10) | 11 | St. Joseph's (23-7) |
| 12 | St. Mary's-CA (26-6) | 12 | Grambling (25-4) | 12 | Cincinnati (22-8) | 12 | Texas (16-11) |
| 13 | Evansville (19-10) | 13 | Northeastern (22-7) | 13 | Santa Clara (22-6) | 13 | St. Peter's (25-5) |
| 14 | WI-Green Bay (19-9) | 14 | Dartmouth (19-8) | 14 | Liberty (21-7) | 14 | Holy Cross (21-7) |
| 15 | CS-Northridge (21-7) | 15 | S.F. Austin (17-11) | 15 | Fla. A&M (18-11) | 15 | Tennessee Tech (21-8) |
| 16 | Cent. Florida (20-9) | 16 | Oral Roberts (17-12) | 16 | St. Francis (18-11) | 16 | Appalachian St. (14-14) |
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| Other 1999 Men's Tournaments | 1998-99 Season | NCAA Championship Game |
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