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. UConn (28) | 15-0 | 796 | 1 |
| 2. Texas (4) | 17-0 | 772 | 2 |
| 3. South Carolina | 15-1 | 725 | 3 |
| 4. UCLA | 14-1 | 715 | 4 |
| 5. Oklahoma | 14-1 | 654 | 8 |
| 6. Kentucky | 15-1 | 625 | 11 |
| 7. Vanderbilt | 15-0 | 621 | 12 |
| 8. Maryland | 15-1 | 537 | 7 |
| 9. Michigan | 11-2 | 517 | 6 |
| 10. Louisville | 14-3 | 485 | 13 |
| 11. Iowa St. | 14-1 | 462 | 10 |
| 12. LSU | 14-2 | 456 | 5 |
| 13. TCU | 14-1 | 454 | 8 |
| 14. Iowa | 12-2 | 403 | 14 |
| 15. Michigan St. | 14-1 | 280 | 24 |
| 16. Baylor | 13-3 | 278 | 22 |
| 17. Texas Tech | 16-0 | 263 | 21 |
| 18. Mississippi | 14-3 | 243 | 15 |
| 19. Ohio St. | 13-2 | 237 | 19 |
| 20. Tennessee | 10-3 | 162 | 23 |
| 21. Southern Cal | 10-4 | 150 | 17 |
| 22. North Carolina | 13-4 | 129 | 16 |
| 23. Washington | 12-2 | 117 | - |
| 24. Princeton | 13-1 | 91 | 25 |
| 25. Nebraska | 13-2 | 65 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Illinois 58, Notre Dame 27, Stanford 25, NC State 22, Alabama 13, West Virginia 9, Georgia 5, Duke 3, Oklahoma St. 1.
