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{{Infobox NCAA basketball rankings
| year = 2002
| gender = women's
| image = NCAA logo.svg
| image_caption =
| preseason_number_1 =Duke
| ncaa_champions =Connecticut
}}Two human polls comprise the 2002–03 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. LegendAP PollSource[1] | Team | 10-Nov | 18-Nov | 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 | | UConn | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Duke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | LSU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6T | 3 | 3 | | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | Texas | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6T | 6 | 6 | | Texas Tech | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | T7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | | Kansas St. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | Purdue | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | | Villanova | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 11 | | North Carolina | 13 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | T7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | Mississippi St. | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | T14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | | Vanderbilt | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | T14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | | Penn St. | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | | South Carolina | – | – | – | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | | Minnesota | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | | UC Santa Barbara | 25 | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | | Georgia | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | | Ohio St. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | 23 | 25 | 22 | – | – | – | 22 | 20 | | Green Bay | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | | Arizona | – | – | – | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 24 | – | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | | Rutgers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | | Arkansas | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | | BYU | – | – | 22 | 19 | 22 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Cincinnati | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Colorado | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Colorado St. | 19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | DePaul | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Iowa St. | 23 | 22 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Notre Dame | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Oklahoma | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | | Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 20 | – | 23 | 25 | 25 | – | – | | Boston College | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | – | 24 | – | – | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | T25 | | George Washington | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T25 |
USA Today Coaches pollSource[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 | – | – | – | – | – |
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