1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1989–90 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1990 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | Louisiana Tech, Tennessee (tie)  | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Stanford | ||||
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Two human polls comprise the 1989–90 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. The poll produced a list of the top 20 teams from the inception through the 1988–89 season. In 1989–90, the change was made to produce a list of the top 25 teams.