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1981-1982
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1981-1982 rankings by position
Rank
School
Nov 18
Nov 29
Dec 6
Dec 13
Dec 20
Dec 27
Jan 3
Jan 10
Jan 17
Jan 24
Jan 31
Feb 7
Feb 14
Feb 21
Feb 28
Mar 7
Mar 14
Mar 27
1
Louisiana Tech
2
Tennessee
Old Dominion
South Carolina
USC
Cheyney
3
Old Dominion
South Carolina
Long Beach State
Rutgers
Cheyney
USC
Maryland
4
South Carolina
USC
Cheyney
Old Dominion
Long Beach State
Tennessee
5
USC
Long Beach State
Rutgers
NC State
Maryland
Texas
6
Long Beach State
Cheyney
Rutgers
Old Dominion
Maryland
NC State
Texas
USC
7
Cheyney
Tennessee
Rutgers
NC State
Old Dominion
Texas
Maryland
8
UCLA
Maryland
NC State
Cheyney
Kentucky
Texas
Long Beach State
Tennessee
Rutgers
9
NC State
Maryland
Kansas
Georgia
Oregon
South Carolina
Long Beach State
Penn State
10
Rutgers
Tennessee
Kansas
Georgia
Oregon
Stephen F. Austin
Kentucky
Long Beach State
Texas
Memphis
NC State
Penn State
11
Maryland
Kansas
Georgia
Oregon
Stephen F. Austin
Long Beach State
Kentucky
Penn State
Tennessee
NC State
Villanova
12
Georgia
Kentucky
UCLA
Stephen F. Austin
Illinois
Maryland
Texas
South Carolina
Penn State
Oregon
Villanova
NC State
13
Kentucky
Oregon
Maryland
Kansas
Colorado
Arizona State
Georgia
Villanova
Tennessee
South Carolina
14
Oregon
Kansas
Georgia
Tennessee
Illinois
Maryland
Kentucky
Penn State
Memphis
Villanova
South Carolina
Kansas State
15
Kansas
Stephen F. Austin
Illinois
Colorado
Villanova
Penn State
Georgia
South Carolina
Arizona State
Memphis
16
Clemson
Georgia
Oregon
Kentucky
Penn State
Colorado
Arizona State
Auburn
Memphis
Villanova
Drake
17
Texas
Clemson
UCLA
Arizona State
Stephen F. Austin
Memphis
Auburn
South Carolina
Kentucky
18
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Illinois
Colorado
Tennessee
Penn State
Kansas
Villanova
Arizona State
Auburn
Mississippi
Georgia
Kansas State
19
Drake
Illinois
Detroit
Penn State
Tennessee
Villanova
Memphis
Arizona State
Ohio State
Mississippi
South Carolina
Georgia
Auburn
Kansas State
Oregon
20
Penn State
Texas
Arizona State
Ohio State
Villanova
Kansas State
Tennessee
Kansas
Auburn
Stephen F. Austin
Illinois
Mississippi
Drake
Missouri