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 (31) | 21-0 | 775 | 1 |
| 2. UCLA | 19-1 | 740 | 3 |
| 3. South Carolina | 20-2 | 704 | 2 |
| 4. Texas | 19-2 | 677 | 4 |
| 5. Vanderbilt | 20-1 | 637 | 5 |
| 6. LSU | 18-2 | 632 | 6 |
| 7. Louisville | 19-3 | 569 | 8 |
| 8. Iowa | 18-2 | 559 | 10 |
| 9. Michigan | 17-3 | 535 | 7 |
| 10. Oklahoma | 16-4 | 448 | 16 |
| 11. Ohio St. | 18-3 | 440 | 12 |
| 12. TCU | 19-2 | 435 | 9 |
| 13. Michigan St. | 18-2 | 410 | 13 |
| 14. Baylor | 18-3 | 388 | 14 |
| 15. Tennessee | 14-3 | 360 | 17 |
| 16. Maryland | 17-4 | 288 | 15 |
| 17. Mississippi | 17-4 | 256 | 18 |
| 18. Kentucky | 17-5 | 231 | 11 |
| 19. Princeton | 17-1 | 190 | 20 |
| 20. Duke | 14-6 | 165 | 21 |
| 21. Texas Tech | 20-2 | 152 | 19 |
| 22. West Virginia | 17-4 | 120 | 22 |
| 23. Georgia | 18-3 | 106 | - |
| 24. Alabama | 18-3 | 92 | 23 |
| 25. Washington | 15-4 | 72 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 47, Rhode Island 16, Nebraska 14, Minnesota 6, NC State 5, Illinois 3, Fairfield 2, Oklahoma St. 1.
