1976–77 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings

1976 women's File:AIAW logo.jpg Delta State Delta State A single human poll represents the 1976–77 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The women's basketball poll began during the 1976–1977 season, and was initially compiled by Mel Greenberg and published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. At first, it was a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The initial list of coaches did not include Pat Summitt, who asked to join the group, not to improve her rankings, but because of the lack of media coverage, Summitt believed it would be a good way to stay on top of who the top teams were outside of her schedule. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play. Legend –   Not ranked (#)   Ranking AP Poll Sourcehttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2018/D1.pdf Division I Women's Basketball Records NCAA.org Team25-Nov8-Dec15-Dec22-Dec12-Jan19-Jan26-Jan2-Feb9-Mar16-MarDelta St.1213321211Immaculata3342233322Saint Joseph’s––14131110111093Cal St. Fullerton55685555114Tennessee–17191613121012105Tennessee Tech47126666676Wayland Baptist2121112147Montclair St.88810777738Stephen F. Austin121254444459North Carolina St.––18171615149810LSU–––––––––11Baylor1313131215161719–12UCLA1197710988613Old Dominion20–––171816161214Southeastern La.–––––––151415Maryland15161514121312131316Michigan St.–––––––––17Mississippi Col.10109981118––18Southern Conn. St.141516–––––2019Kansas St.19––19–––––20Illinois St.16––––2020–––Indiana St.–182020––––––Kentucky–191718191919–––Long Beach St.1820––––––––Memphis––––1817151816–Mercer614––––––––Ole Miss–––––––14––Queens (NY)911101520–––––Texas––––1414131718–UNLV174359891115–Valdosta St.––––––––19–William Penn761111–––2017– References Greenberg Mel "The stare" may have been Summitt's trademark, but it did not define her true personality http://www.fullcourt.com/mel-greenberg-womhoopsguru/5872/stare-may-have-been-summitts-trademark-it-did-not-define-her-true-pe FullCourt.com 8 Nov 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120521192405/http://www.fullcourt.com/mel-greenberg-womhoopsguru/5872/stare-may-have-been-summitts-trademark-it-did-not-define-her-true-pe 21 May 2012 dead Mel Greenberg Class of 2004/2005 – Sports Writer http://www.phillyjewishsports.com/viewInductee.asp?ID=82 Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 8 Nov 2012 Category:College women's basketball rankings in the United States