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) | 23-0 | 775 | 1 |
| 2. UCLA | 21-1 | 742 | 2 |
| 3. South Carolina | 21-2 | 708 | 3 |
| 4. Texas | 21-2 | 681 | 4 |
| 5. LSU | 21-2 | 651 | 6 |
| 6. Louisville | 21-3 | 612 | 7 |
| 7. Vanderbilt | 21-2 | 581 | 5 |
| 8. Michigan | 19-3 | 569 | 9 |
| 9. Ohio St. | 20-3 | 506 | 11 |
| 10. Iowa | 18-4 | 452 | 8 |
| 11. Oklahoma | 17-5 | 451 | 10 |
| 12. Michigan St. | 19-3 | 427 | 13 |
| 13. Mississippi | 18-4 | 424 | 17 |
| 14. TCU | 20-3 | 364 | 12 |
| 15. Baylor | 19-4 | 314 | 14 |
| 16. Kentucky | 18-5 | 272 | 18 |
| 17. Duke | 16-6 | 271 | 20 |
| 18. Texas Tech | 21-3 | 250 | 21 |
| 19. Tennessee | 14-5 | 224 | 15 |
| 20. West Virginia | 18-5 | 184 | 22 |
| 21. Alabama | 19-4 | 121 | 24 |
| 22. Maryland | 17-6 | 104 | 16 |
| 23. Princeton | 18-2 | 88 | 19 |
| 24. Washington | 17-5 | 81 | 25 |
| 25. North Carolina | 17-5 | 67 | - |
Others receiving votes: Georgia 66, Rhode Island 26, NC State 20, Nebraska 10, Minnesota 9, Illinois 6, Oklahoma St. 5, Syracuse 5, Iowa St. 4, Fairfield 3, Richmond 1, Southern Cal 1.
