2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#)   Win-loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

Preseason
Nov. 10[1]
Week 2
Nov. 30[2]
Week 3
Dec. 7[3]
Week 4
Dec. 14[4]
Week 5
Dec. 21[5]
Week 6
Dec. 28[6]
Week 7
Jan. 4[7]
Week 8
Jan. 11[8]
Week 9
Jan. 18[9]
Week 10
Jan. 25[10]
Week 11
Feb. 1[11]
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
1.South Carolina (29)South Carolina (3–0) (29)Stanford (24) (3–0)Stanford (26) (4–0)Stanford (26) (6–0)Stanford (26) (7–0)Stanford (27) (9–0)Stanford (29) (10–0)Louisville (20) (12–0)Louisville (22) (14–0)Louisville (26) (16–0)1.
2.Stanford (1)Stanford (1–0) (1)Louisville (2) (4–0)Louisville (1) (5–0)Louisville (1) (5–0)Louisville (1) (5–0)Louisville (7–0)Louisville (10–0)NC State (5) (10–0)NC State (5) (11–0)South Carolina (4) (14–1)2.
3.ConnecticutConnecticut (0–0)UConn (2) (0–0)UConn (1) (1–0)UConn (1) (4–0)NC State (2) (8–0)NC State (2) (10–0)тNC State (1) (10–0)UConn (1) (7–0)UConn (1) (10–0)UConn (11–1)3.
4.BaylorBaylor (1–0)NC State (2) (4–0)NC State (2) (6–0)NC State (2) (8–0)UConn (1) (5–0)UConn (1) (6–0)тUConn (7–0)South Carolina (2) (9–1)South Carolina (2) (12–1)NC State (11–1)4.
5.LouisvilleLouisville (2–0)South Carolina (4–1)South Carolina (4–1)South Carolina (5–1)South Carolina (5–1)South Carolina (6–1)South Carolina (8–1)Stanford (1) (11–1)UCLA (9–2)UCLA (10–2)5.
6.Mississippi StateMississippi State (1–0)Arizona (3–0)Arizona (4–0)Arizona (6–0)Arizona (7–0)Baylor (8–1)Baylor (8–1)UCLA (8–2)Stanford (12–2)Stanford (15–2)6.
7.ArizonaArizona (1–0)Baylor (2–1)Baylor (3–1)тBaylor (7–1)Baylor (7–1)Arizona (8–1)Texas A&M (12–0)Maryland (11–1)Maryland (11–1)Texas A&M (16–1)7.
8.NC StateNC State (2–0)Oregon (4–0)Oregon (7–0)тOregon (6–0)Oregon (7–0)Texas A&M (10–0)UCLA (7–2)Texas A&M (13–1)Texas A&M (14–1)Baylor (12–2)8.
9.UCLAUCLA (1–0)Kentucky (4–0)Kentucky (9–0)Texas A&M (8–0)Texas A&M (8–0)UCLA (6–2)Maryland (9–1)Baylor (8–2)Baylor (10–2)Arizona (11–2)9.
10.OregonOregon (1–0)Texas A&M (4–0)Texas A&M (6–0)UCLA (5–1)Arkansas (9–1)Kentucky (9–1)Oregon (9–2)Arizona (10–2)Arizona (11–2)Maryland (12–2)10.
11.KentuckyKentucky (2–0)UCLA (2–1)UCLA (4–1)Arkansas (8–1)UCLA (5–2)Oregon (8–1)Arizona (8–2)Michigan (10–0)Oregon (11–3)Ohio State (10–1)11.
12.MarylandTexas A&M (2–0)Mississippi State (2–1)Arkansas (7–1)Mississippi State (5–1)Mississippi State (5–1)Maryland (6–1)Kentucky (9–3)Kentucky (10–3)Michigan (10–1)Oregon (11–3)12.
13.Texas A&MIndiana (1–0)Arkansas (5–1)Mississippi State (2–1)Kentucky (7–1)Kentucky (7–1)Arkansas (10–2)Michigan (9–0)Oregon (9–3)South Florida (10–1)Michigan (10–1)13.
14.ArkansasMaryland (2–1)Maryland (3–1)Maryland (3–1)Maryland (5–1)Maryland (5–1)Mississippi State (6–2)Mississippi State (8–2)South Florida (10–1)Ohio State (8–1)South Florida (10–1)14.
15.Iowa StateNorthwestern (0–0)Indiana (2–1)тIndiana (2–1)Northwestern (3–0)Northwestern (4–0)Michigan (7–0)Ohio State (6–0)Arkansas (11–4)Kentucky (11–4)Kentucky (13–4)15.
16.IndianaArkansas (3–1)Oregon State (3–0)тNorthwestern (1–0)Ohio State (4–0)Michigan (5–0)Ohio State (4–0)South Florida (9–1)Indiana (8–3)Indiana (9–3)Arkansas (13–6)16.
17.NorthwesternOregon State (1–0)Northwestern (0–0)Ohio State (4–0)Michigan (5–0)Ohio State (4–0)Texas (8–1)Arkansas (10–4)Ohio State (7–1)DePaul (9–3)Indiana (10–4)17.
18.Oregon StateGonzaga (0–1)Ohio State (3–0)Syracuse (4–0)DePaul (4–2)DePaul (5–2)South Florida (7–1)Indiana (7–3)DePaul (8–3)Gonzaga (13–2)Tennessee (12–3)18.
19.DePaulOhio State (1–0)Michigan (3–0)Michigan (5–0)Indiana (3–2)Texas (6–1)Indiana (5–2)DePaul (6–3)Mississippi State (8–4)Arkansas (11–5)Gonzaga (15–2)19.
20.Ohio StateDePaul (0–1)Syracuse (3–0)Missouri State (3–1)Texas (5–1)тIndiana (4–2)DePaul (5–3)Gonzaga (10–2)Gonzaga (12–2)Tennessee (10–3)DePaul (9–4)20.
21.GonzagaMissouri State (2–1)Missouri State (2–1)Oregon State (3–2)South Florida (4–1)тSouth Florida (5–1)Gonzaga (8–2)Texas (8–2)Northwestern (7–2)Mississippi State (8–4)West Virginia (13–2)21.
22.Notre DameSyracuse (1–0)South Dakota State (3–0)Texas (4–1)Syracuse (5–1)Syracuse (5–1)Northwestern (4–2)Northwestern (6–2)Georgia (12–1)Georgia (12–2)Northwestern (9–3)22.
23.SyracuseIowa State (1–1)Texas (3–1)South Florida (3–1)Gonzaga (4–2)Gonzaga (5–2)Michigan State (8–0)Tennessee (8–1)Syracuse (6–1)Northwestern (8–3)South Dakota State (13–2)23.
24.Missouri StateMichigan (2–0)DePaul (1–2)DePaul (2–2)Missouri State (4–2)Missouri State (4–2)Syracuse (5–1)Syracuse (5–1)Iowa State (9–4)West Virginia (11–2)Mississippi State (8–5)24.
25.MichiganTexas (2–0)Gonzaga (1–2)Gonzaga (3–2)Michigan State (6–0)Michigan State (7–0)Missouri State (4–2)Washington State (7–1)Tennessee (9–2)South Dakota State (13–2)Georgia (13–4)25.
Preseason
Nov. 10[12]
Week 2
Nov. 30[13]
Week 3
Dec. 7[14]
Week 4
Dec. 14[15]
Week 5
Dec. 21[16]
Week 6
Dec. 28[17]
Week 7
Jan. 4[18]
Week 8
Jan. 11[19]
Week 9
Jan. 18[20]
Week 10
Jan. 25[21]
Week 11
Feb. 1[22]
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Dropped:
No. 22 Notre Dame
Dropped:
No. 23 Iowa State
Dropped:
No. 22 South Dakota State
Dropped:
No. 21 Oregon State
Dropped:
None
Dropped:
None
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Michigan State
  • No. 25 Missouri State
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Texas
  • No. 25 Washington State
Dropped:
  • No. 23 Syracuse
  • No. 24 Iowa State
Dropped:
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USA Today Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.

Preseason
Nov. 19[23]
Week 2
Dec. 8[24]
Week 3
Dec. 15[25]
Week 4
Dec. 22[26]
Week 5
Dec. 29[27]
Week 6
Jan. 5[28]
Week 7
Jan. 12[29]
Week 8
Jan. 19[30]
Week 9
Jan. 26[31]
Week 10
Feb. 2[32]
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
1.South Carolina (31)Stanford (22) (3–0)Stanford (25) (4–0)Stanford (30) (7–0)Stanford (29) (7–0)Stanford (31) (9–0)Stanford (31) (10–0)Louisville (30) (12–0)Louisville (30) (14–0)South Carolina (20) (14–1)1.
2.Stanford (1)Louisville (6) (4–0)Louisville (6) (5–0)Louisville (1) (5–0)Louisville (1) (5–0)Louisville (1) (7–0)Louisville (1) (10–0)NC State (1) (10–0)NC State (2) (11–0)NC State (7) (12–1)2.
3.UConnNC State (1) (4–0)NC State (6–0)NC State (8–0)NC State (8–0)NC State (10–0)NC State (10–0)South Carolina (10–1)South Carolina (12–1)Louisville (5) (16–1)3.
4.BaylorSouth Carolina (2) (4–1)South Carolina (4–1)South Carolina (5–1)South Carolina (5–1)South Carolina (7–1)South Carolina (8–1)Stanford (1) (11–1)UConn (10–0)UCLA (10–2)4.
5.LouisvilleUConn (0–0)UConn (1–0)UConn (4–0)UConn (5–0)UConn (6–0)UConn (7–0)UConn (7–0)UCLA (9–2)UConn (11–1)5.
6.NC StateArizona (3–0)Arizona (4–0)Baylor (7–1)Baylor (7–1)Baylor (8–1)Baylor (8–1)UCLA (8–2)Stanford (12–2)Stanford (15–2)6.
7.Mississippi StateBaylor (2–1)Baylor (4–1)Oregon (7–0)тOregon (7–0)Texas A&M (10–0)Texas A&M (12–0)Maryland (11–1)Texas A&M (14–1)Texas A&M (16–1)7.
8.ArizonaOregon (1) (4–0)Oregon (1) (5–0)Arizona (6–0)тArizona (7–0)Kentucky (9–1)UCLA (7–2)Texas A&M (13–1)Baylor (10–2)Baylor (12–2)8.
9.OregonKentucky (4–0)Kentucky (6–0)Texas A&M (8–0)Texas A&M (9–0)UCLA (6–2)Maryland (9–1)Baylor (8–2)Arizona (11–2)Arizona (11–2)9.
10.UCLATexas A&M (4–0)Texas A&M (6–0)Arkansas (9–1)Arkansas (9–1)Arizona (8–1)Oregon (9–2)Arizona (10–2)Maryland (11–2)Maryland (12–2)10.
11.MarylandUCLA (2–1)UCLA (4–1)UCLA (5–2)Kentucky (7–1)Oregon (8–1)Kentucky (9–3)Michigan (10–0)Ohio State (9–1)Oregon (11–3)11.
12.KentuckyMississippi State (2–1)Arkansas (7–1)Kentucky (7–1)UCLA (5–2)Maryland (7–1)Michigan (9–0)Kentucky (10–3)Oregon (11–3)Michigan (10–1)12.
13.Texas A&MArkansas (5–1)Mississippi State (3–1)Mississippi State (5–1)Mississippi State (5–1)Arkansas (10–2)Arizona (8–2)Oregon (9–3)Michigan (10–1)Ohio State (10–2)13.
14.ArkansasMaryland (3–1)Maryland (4–1)Maryland (5–1)Maryland (5–1)Michigan (7–0)Mississippi State (8–2)South Florida (10–1)Kentucky (11–4)Kentucky (13–4)14.
15.IndianaIndiana (2–1)Indiana (2–1)Ohio State (4–0)Ohio State (4–0)Mississippi State (6–2)Ohio State (6–0)Indiana (8–3)Indiana (9–3)Arkansas (13–6)15.
16.NorthwesternOregon State (3–0)Syracuse (4–0)Northwestern (3–0)Northwestern (4–0)Ohio State (5–0)Arkansas (10–4)Ohio State (7–1)South Florida (10–1)South Florida (10–1)16.
17.Oregon StateNorthwestern (0–0)Ohio State (4–0)Michigan (5–0)Michigan (5–0)Texas (8–1)South Florida (9–1)Arkansas (11–5)Gonzaga (13–2)Indiana (10–4)17.
18.Iowa StateSyracuse (3–0)Northwestern (2–0)Indiana (3–2)Indiana (4–2)Indiana (5–3)Indiana (7–3)Gonzaga (12–2)Arkansas (11–6)Gonzaga (15–2)18.
19.DePaulOhio State (3–0)Michigan (5–0)Texas (6–1)Texas (6–1)South Florida (7–1)Gonzaga (10–2)Mississippi State (8–4)Mississippi State (8–4)Tennessee (12–3)19.
20.GonzagaMichigan (4–0)Missouri State (4–1)Syracuse (5–1)тSyracuse (5–1)Syracuse (5–1)Texas (8–2)Syracuse (6–1)DePaul (9–3)Northwestern (10–3)20.
21.SyracuseSouth Dakota State (3–0)Oregon State (3–2)DePaul (4–2)тDePaul (5–2)Gonzaga (9–2)Syracuse (5–1)DePaul (8–3)Georgia (13–2)DePaul (9–4)21.
22.Ohio StateMissouri State (3–1)Texas (4–1)South Florida (4–1)South Florida (5–1)DePaul (5–3)DePaul (6–3)Northwestern (7–2)Tennessee (10–3)Mississippi State (8–5)22.
23.Notre DameDePaul (1–2)DePaul (2–2)Gonzaga (5–2)Gonzaga (6–2)Northwestern (4–2)Northwestern (6–2)Georgia (12–1)Texas (11–3)Missouri State (11–2)23.
24.MichiganIowa State (2–2)South Florida (3–1)Missouri State (4–2)Missouri State (4–2)Michigan State (8–0)Tennessee (8–1)Texas (9–3)Northwestern (8–3)West Virginia (13–2)24.
25.Missouri StateGonzaga (1–2)Virginia Tech (6–0)т
Gonzaga (3–2)т
South Dakota State (6–2)South Dakota (7–2)Missouri State (4–2)Missouri State (4–2)Missouri State (6–2)Missouri State (8–2)Georgia (13–4)25.
Preseason
Nov. 19[33]
Week 2
Dec. 8[34]
Week 3
Dec. 15[35]
Week 4
Dec. 22[36]
Week 5
Dec. 29[37]
Week 6
Jan. 5[38]
Week 7
Jan. 12[39]
Week 8
Jan. 19[40]
Week 9
Jan. 26[41]
Week 10
Feb. 2[42]
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
Dropped:
No. 23 Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • No. 21 South Dakota State
  • No. 24 Iowa State
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Oregon State
  • No. 25 Virginia Tech
Dropped:
None
Dropped:
No. 25 South Dakota State
Dropped:
No. 24 Michigan State
Dropped:
No. 24 Tennessee
Dropped:
No. 20 Syracuse
Dropped:
No. 23 Texas
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See also

2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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