2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| 2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2003–04 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2004 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | Connecticut (AP) Duke (Coaches) | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Connecticut | ||||
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Two human polls comprise the 2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters, while the USA Today Coaches' Poll is a poll of college coaches. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play, while the Coaches poll conducts a final, post-NCAA tournament poll as well.
Legend[edit]
| – | No votes | |
| (#) | Ranking |
AP Poll[edit]
Source[1]
| Team | 10-Nov | 17-Nov | 24-Nov | 1-Dec | 8-Dec | 15-Dec | 22-Dec | 29-Dec | 5-Jan | 12-Jan | 19-Jan | 26-Jan | 2-Feb | 9-Feb | 16-Feb | 23-Feb | 1-Mar | 8-Mar | 15-Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Purdue | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Texas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3T | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Penn St. | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| UConn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Louisiana Tech | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Kansas St. | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9T | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Houston | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | 25 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Stanford | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15T | 15 | 20 | – | – | 24 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 11 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Vanderbilt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 21 | 15 | 13 |
| Texas Tech | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3T | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| Baylor | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Georgia | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
| Colorado | 20 | T16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15T | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
| Boston College | – | – | – | – | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | 23 | 18 |
| LSU | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| TCU | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Ohio St. | 17 | T16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| Auburn | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Michigan St. | – | – | – | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9T | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
| Villanova | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| Arizona | 23 | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | – | – |
| DePaul | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 24 | – | – |
| Florida | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miami (FL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 22 | – | 22 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Missouri St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nebraska | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notre Dame | 15 | 20 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | – | 24 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rutgers | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| UC Santa Barbara | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Utah | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia Tech | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | – | 23 | 21 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – |
USA Today Coaches poll[edit]
Source[1]
| Team | PS | 25-Nov | 2-Dec | 9-Dec | 16-Dec | 23-Dec | 30-Dec | 6-Jan | 13-Jan | 20-Jan | 27-Jan | 3-Feb | 10-Feb | 17-Feb | 24-Feb | 3-Mar | 10-Mar | 17-Mar | 9-Apr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Texas | 11 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Duke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| LSU | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Texas Tech | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Purdue | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Villanova | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| Louisiana Tech | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Kansas St. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Georgia | 9 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 |
| Penn St. | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
| Stanford | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| Mississippi St. | 23 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Boston College | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | – | – | 17 |
| South Carolina | – | – | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
| Colorado | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| Vanderbilt | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 |
| Notre Dame | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| UC Santa Barbara | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
| New Mexico | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 |
| Green Bay | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 |
| Arizona | – | – | – | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | – |
| BYU | – | – | 22 | 23 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cincinnati | 21 | 25 | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado St. | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DePaul | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| George Washington | – | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – |
| Iowa St. | 18 | 18 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liberty | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| Ohio St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 23 | – |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Old Dominion | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rutgers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | – |
| TCU | 19 | 21 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Utah | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | – |
| Virginia | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). NCAA.org.