1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings Season 1982–83 NCAA Tournament 1983 Preseason No. 1 NCAA Tournament Champions USC
A single human poll represents the 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings , the AP Poll , in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
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.
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AP Poll
Source[2]
Team
18-Nov
28-Nov
5-Dec
12-Dec
19-Dec
26-Dec
2-Jan
9-Jan
16-Jan
23-Jan
30-Jan
6-Feb
13-Feb
20-Feb
27-Feb
6-Mar
13-Mar
Louisiana Tech
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Southern California
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Texas
5
5
10
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Old Dominion
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
7
9
4
4
4
4
Cheyney
9
8
8
10
9
7
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
Maryland
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
8
6
7
7
6
6
Long Beach St.
10
9
9
7
7
8
7
10
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
7
7
Georgia
7
12
13
11
10
9
10
8
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
8
8
Tennessee
4
4
5
9
11
12
11
11
8
8
8
6
4
5
8
10
9
Penn St.
12
11
11
16
17
15
17
18
17
18
19
14
15
11
10
9
10
Kentucky
8
7
7
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
4
7
8
6
11
11
Arizona St.
16
15
18
18
15
19
15
9
12
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
Ole Miss
19
20
19
19
18
16
18
14
11
11
12
16
16
15
15
13
13
Auburn
–
–
–
–
20
18
20
15
18
17
20
15
14
14
14
15
14
Missouri
–
18
16
12
12
10
12
12
14
13
14
17
19
17
17
17
15
North Carolina St.
15
14
12
15
19
20
19
–
19
20
15
19
18
16
16
16
16
Kansas St.
11
10
6
8
8
11
8
13
10
10
9
9
8
13
13
14
17
North Carolina
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
20
T20
T20
18
18
18
Oregon St.
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
T20
19
17
–
–
–
T20
T20
19
LSU
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17
–
19
T20
20
California
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Drake
18
19
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Florida St.
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
T20
–
–
–
–
–
T20
19
–
Minnesota
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Ohio St.
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
T20
–
–
–
–
Oral Roberts
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
T20
–
–
–
Rutgers
14
17
17
17
16
14
16
16
16
16
18
13
13
18
–
–
–
South Carolina
13
13
15
14
14
13
14
19
–
–
–
–
–
19
–
–
–
Stephen F. Austin
17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
UCLA
–
16
14
13
13
17
13
17
15
15
16
18
–
–
–
–
–
References
AIAW/NCAA women's college basketball rankings