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 (32) | 17-0 | 800 | 1 |
| 2. South Carolina | 17-1 | 748 | 3 |
| 3. UCLA | 15-1 | 734 | 4 |
| 4. Texas | 18-1 | 710 | 2 |
| 5. Vanderbilt | 17-0 | 671 | 7 |
| 6. LSU | 16-2 | 598 | 12 |
| 7. Kentucky | 16-2 | 583 | 6 |
| 8. Michigan | 14-2 | 574 | 9 |
| 9. Louisville | 16-3 | 550 | 10 |
| 10. TCU | 16-1 | 497 | 13 |
| 11. Iowa | 14-2 | 406 | 14 |
| 12. Maryland | 16-2 | 403 | 8 |
| 13. Oklahoma | 14-3 | 401 | 5 |
| 14. Ohio St. | 15-2 | 391 | 19 |
| 15. Michigan St. | 16-1 | 383 | 15 |
| 16. Mississippi | 16-3 | 365 | 18 |
| 17. Texas Tech | 18-0 | 323 | 17 |
| 18. Baylor | 15-3 | 289 | 16 |
| 19. Iowa St. | 14-3 | 205 | 11 |
| 20. Tennessee | 12-3 | 197 | 20 |
| 21. Alabama | 16-1 | 141 | - |
| 22. Princeton | 14-1 | 116 | 24 |
| 23. Notre Dame | 12-4 | 65 | - |
| 24. Nebraska | 14-3 | 48 | 25 |
| 25. Illinois | 14-3 | 43 | - |
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 41, Duke 41, North Carolina 21, Minnesota 12, Washington 11, Stanford 10, Utah 8, Southern Cal 4, Rode Island 4, Georgia 3, Oregon 2, NC State 2.
