The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Carolina (28) | 29-0 | 700 | 1 |
| 2. Indiana | 26-2 | 650 | 2 |
| 3. Utah | 25-3 | 599 | 8 |
| 4. LSU | 27-1 | 590 | 5 |
| 5. Maryland | 24-5 | 588 | 7 |
| 6. Stanford | 27-4 | 587 | 3 |
| 7. Iowa | 23-6 | 560 | 6 |
| 8. Virginia Tech | 24-4 | 497 | 9 |
| 9. UConn | 25-5 | 484 | 4 |
| 10. Notre Dame | 24-4 | 481 | 10 |
| 11. Villanova | 25-5 | 378 | 15 |
| 12. Texas | 22-7 | 355 | 19 |
| 13. Duke | 24-5 | 347 | 11 |
| 14. Ohio St. | 23-6 | 331 | 16 |
| 15. Gonzaga | 27-3 | 282 | 18 |
| 16. Oklahoma | 22-5 | 273 | 13 |
| 17. Michigan | 21-8 | 202 | 12 |
| 18. North Carolina | 20-9 | 183 | 22 |
| 19. UCLA | 22-8 | 181 | 17 |
| 20. Colorado | 22-7 | 174 | 21 |
| 21. Arizona | 21-8 | 144 | 14 |
| 22. UNLV | 27-2 | 122 | 24 |
| 23. Iowa St. | 18-8 | 115 | 20 |
| 24. Middle Tennessee | 23-4 | 58 | 25 |
| 25. South Florida | 25-5 | 42 | – |
Others receiving votes: Creighton 34, Tennessee 31, Florida St. 24, Oklahoma St. 18, Mississippi 13, Florida Gulf Coast 13, South Dakota St. 10, Southern Cal 10, Louisville 8, Toledo 8, Illinois 5, NC State 3.
