1986-1987

1986-1987 rankings by position
Rank	School	Nov 18	Dec 2	Dec 9	Dec 16	Dec 23	Dec 30	Jan 6	Jan 13	Jan 20	Jan 27	Feb 3	Feb 10	Feb 17	Feb 24	Mar 3	Mar 10
1	Texas
1	Tennessee
2	Louisiana Tech
	Texas
	Tennessee
	Auburn
	Rutgers
3	Tennessee
	Texas
	Auburn
	Rutgers
	Louisiana Tech
4	Auburn
	Virginia
	Rutgers
	Long Beach State
	Mississippi
	Louisiana Tech
5	USC
	Rutgers
	Louisiana Tech
	Long Beach State
	Tennessee
	Georgia
6	Rutgers
	USC
	Louisiana Tech
	Virginia
	Long Beach State
	Mississippi
	Georgia
7	Long Beach State
	USC
	Louisiana Tech
	Mississippi
	Tennessee
	Virginia
8	Iowa
	Virginia
	Long Beach State
	LSU
	Mississippi
	Louisiana Tech
	Georgia
	Tennessee
9	Virginia
	Georgia
	LSU
	USC
	Tennessee
	Iowa
10	Georgia
	LSU
	Mississippi
	Iowa
	Ohio State
11	LSU
	Iowa
	Western Kentucky
	Mississippi
	Georgia
	Penn State
	Vanderbilt
	NC State
	Ohio State
	Virginia
12	Old Dominion
	Western Kentucky
	Mississippi
	Ohio State
	Penn State
	Vanderbilt
	Georgia
	Iowa
	LSU
	James Madison
13	Western Kentucky
	Penn State
	Ohio State
	Maryland
	NC State
	Iowa
	Vanderbilt
	James Madison
14	Penn State
	Mississippi
	Maryland
	Iowa
	NC State
	Vanderbilt
	Southern Illinois
	LSU
15	Mississippi
	Ohio State
	James Madison
	Illinois
	NC State
	USC
	Vanderbilt
	Southern Illinois
	Penn State
16	Ohio State
	Maryland
	Western Kentucky
	Vanderbilt
	James Madison
	Southern Illinois
	Penn State
	NC State
17	Maryland
	James Madison
	Iowa
	Vanderbilt
	Illinois
	Southern Illinois
	Ohio State
	Penn State
	Washington
	Villanova
18	San Diego State
	Old Dominion
	Illinois
	James Madison
	Ohio State
	USC
	Vanderbilt
	Oregon
19	James Madison
	Oregon State
	Nebraska
	Vanderbilt
	Southern Illinois
	Illinois
	Western Kentucky
	Washington
	Villanova
	USC
20	Texas Tech
	NC State
	Southern Illinois
	Ohio State
	Maryland
	Western Kentucky
	Illinois
	Washington
	Villanova
	Oregon
	Vanderbilt