2001–2002 Season: Final Regular Season AP Women's Top 25 Poll
Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
Taken before start of NCAA tournament.
The sportswriters & broadcasters poll: first place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday, March 10, 2001; total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.); record in NCAA tourney and team lost to; head coach (career years and career record including 2002 postseason), and preseason ranking. Teams in bold type went on to reach the NCAA Final Four.
| Mar. 10 Record | Points | NCAA Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut (44) | 33-0 | 1,100 | 6-0 | Geno Auriemma (17 yrs: 455-98) | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 27-3 | 1,031 | 5-1 (Connecticut) | Sherri Coale (6 yrs: 113-73) | 4 |
| 3 | Duke | 27-3 | 1,020 | 4-1 (Oklahoma) | Gail Goestenkors (10 yrs: 237-82) | 5 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 27-6 | 935 | 3-1 (Tennessee) | Jim Foster (24 yrs: 504-225) | 3 |
| 5 | Stanford | 30-2 | 931 | 2-1 (Colorado) | Tara VanDerveer (20 yrs: 490-124) | 9 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 25-4 | 907 | 4-1 (Connecticut) | Pat Summitt (28 yrs: 788-158) | 2 |
| 7 | Baylor | 26-5 | 826 | 1-1 (Drake) | Kim Mulkey-Robinson (2 yrs: 48-15) | 14 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 25-4 | 769 | 0-1 (UC Santa Barbara) | Leon Barmore (19 yrs: 576-87) | 6 |
| 9 | Purdue | 23-5 | 734 | 1-1 (Old Dominion) | Kristy Curry (3 yrs: 78-21) | 11 |
| 10 | Iowa St. | 23-8 | 658 | 1-1 (BYU) | Bill Fennelly (13 yrs: 328-112) | 8 |
| 11 | Kansas St. | 24-7 | 640 | 2-1 (Old Dominion) | Deb Patterson (6 yrs: 97-84) | NR |
| 12 | Colorado | 21-9 | 589 | 3-1 (Oklahoma) | Ceal Barry (23 yrs: 455-249) | 12 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 22-6 | 535 | 3-1 (Duke) | Susan Walvius (12 yrs: 171-171) | NR |
| 14 | Texas | 20-9 | 524 | 2-1 (Duke) | Jody Conradt (33 yrs: 788-258) | NR |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 25-5 | 438 | 3-1 (Connecticut) | Wendy Larry (18 yrs: 405-146) | 18 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 24-8 | 418 | 2-1 (Vanderbilt) | Sylvia Hatchell (27 yrs: 602-249) | NR |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 18-11 | 314 | 2-1 (Oklahoma) | Marsha Sharp (19 yrs: 459-141) | 7 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 21-7 | 293 | 1-1 (North Carolina) | Brenda Oldfield (3 yrs: 57-30) | NR |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 26-4 | 263 | 1-1 (South Carolina | Laurie Pirtle (20 yrs: 314-248) | NR |
| 20 | Colorado St. | 24-6 | 239 | 0-1 (Tulane) | Tom Collen (5 yrs: 129-33) | 24 |
| 21 | Boston College | 23-7 | 232 | 0-1 (Mississippi) | Cathy Inglese (16 yrs: 269-187) | NR |
| 22 | LSU | 17-11 | 192 | 1-1 (Colorado) | Sue Gunter (32 yrs: 651-296) | NR |
| 23 | Florida Int'l | 26-5 | 141 | 1-1 (Penn St.) | Cindy Russo (25 yrs: 526-201) | NR |
| 24 | Florida | 18-10 | 112 | 0-1 (BYU) | Carol Ross (12 yrs: 247-121) | 13 |
| Penn St. | 21-11 | 112 | 2-1 (Connecticut) | Rene Portland (26 yrs: 595-207) | 21 |
Others receiving votes: 26. Arizona St. (24-8, 105 points); 27. Arkansas (19-11, 44); 28. Notre Dame (19-9, 39); 29. Indiana (17-13, 35); 30. UNLV (23-7, 23); 31. Georgia (19-10, 17); 32. Villanova (19-10, 16); 33. TCU (23-6, 13); 34. BYU (22-8, 11); 35. Wisconsin (19-11, 9); 36. Santa Barbara (25-5, 8); 37. Creighton (24-9) and Drake (23-7, 5); 39. Mississippi St. (18-11), New Mexico (22-8) and Virginia Tech (19-10, 24); 42. Kent St. (20-10), Pepperdine (23-7) and Temple (20-10, 1).
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament Seeds
| WEST | MIDWEST | MIDEAST | EAST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma (27-3) | 1 | Vanderbilt (27-6) | 1 | Connecticut (33-0) | 1 | Duke (27-3) |
| 2 | Stanford (30-2) | 2 | Tennessee (25-4) | 2 | Purdue (23-5) | 2 | Baylor (26-5) |
| 3 | Colorado (21-9) | 3 | Iowa St. (23-8) | 3 | Kansas St. (24-7) | 3 | South Carolina (22-6) |
| 4 | Texas Tech (18-11) | 4 | North Carolina (25-7) | 4 | Penn St. (21-11) | 4 | Texas (20-9) |
| 5 | Boston College (23-7) | 5 | Minnesota (21-7) | 5 | Florida Int'l (26-5) | 5 | La. Tech (25-4) |
| 6 | LSU (17-11) | 6 | Florida (18-10) | 6 | Arkansas (19-11) | 6 | Cincinnati (26-4) |
| 7 | Colorado St. (24-6) | 7 | Notre Dame (19-9) | 7 | Old Dominion (25-5) | 7 | Drake (23-7) |
| 8 | Pepperdine (23-7) | 8 | Wisconsin (19-11) | 8 | Virginia (17-12) | 8 | TCU (23-6) |
| 9 | Villanova (19-10) | 9 | Arizona St. (24-8) | 9 | Iowa (17-10) | 9 | Indiana (17-13) |
| 10 | Tulane (23-10) | 10 | New Mexico (22-8) | 10 | Georgia (19-10) | 10 | Syracuse (18-12) |
| 11 | Santa Clara (21-9) | 11 | BYU (22-8) | 11 | Clemson (17-11) | 11 | St. Peter's (25-5) |
| 12 | Mississippi St. (18-11) | 12 | UNLV (23-7) | 12 | Creighton (24-9) | 12 | UC-Santa Barbara (25-5) |
| 13 | S.F. Austin (24-5) | 13 | Harvard (21-5) | 13 | Chattanooga (23-7) | 13 | WI-Green Bay (24-6) |
| 14 | Southern (26-4) | 14 | Temple (20-10) | 14 | Kent St. (20-10) | 14 | Liberty (23-7) |
| 15 | Weber St. (22-8) | 15 | Georgia St. (21-9) | 15 | Austin Peay (19-11) | 15 | Bucknell (21-9) |
| 16 | Hartford (16-14) | 16 | Oakland (17-13) | 16 | St. Francis-PA (18-11) | 16 | Norfolk St. (22-8) |
| Other 2002 Men's Tournaments | 2001–2002 Season | NCAA Women's Championship Game |
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