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 (27) | 0-0 | 771 | 1 |
| 2. South Carolina (4) | 0-0 | 740 | 2 |
| 3. UCLA | 0-0 | 705 | 3 |
| 4. Texas | 0-0 | 672 | 4 |
| 5. LSU | 0-0 | 647 | 8 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 0-0 | 593 | 11 |
| 7. Duke | 0-0 | 578 | 7 |
| 8. Tennessee | 0-0 | 559 | 15 |
| 9. NC State | 0-0 | 510 | 9 |
| 10. Maryland | 0-0 | 461 | 12 |
| 11. North Carolina | 0-0 | 440 | 14 |
| 12. Mississippi | 0-0 | 382 | 17 |
| 13. Michigan | 0-0 | 375 | 25 |
| 14. Iowa St. | 0-0 | 363 | - |
| 15. Notre Dame | 0-0 | 289 | 10 |
| 16. Baylor | 0-0 | 280 | 18 |
| 17. TCU | 0-0 | 263 | 6 |
| 18. Southern Cal | 0-0 | 235 | 5 |
| 19. Vanderbilt | 0-0 | 229 | - |
| 20. Louisville | 0-0 | 228 | - |
| 21. Iowa | 0-0 | 130 | - |
| 22. Oklahoma St. | 0-0 | 128 | 24 |
| 23. Michigan St. | 0-0 | 103 | - |
| 24. Kentucky | 0-0 | 93 | 16 |
| 24. Richmond | 0-0 | 93 | - |
Others receiving votes: Washington 79, Ohio St. 46, West Virginia 17, Princeton 17, Minnesota 15, Kansas St 15, Kansas 7, Stanford 3, South Dakota St. 3, Illinois 2, Nebraska 2, Columbia 2.
