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 (30) | 2-0 | 798 | 1 |
| 2. South Carolina (2) | 2-0 | 761 | 2 |
| 3. UCLA | 2-0 | 732 | 3 |
| 4. Texas | 2-0 | 708 | 4 |
| 5. LSU | 3-0 | 672 | 5 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 1-0 | 614 | 6 |
| 7. Baylor | 2-0 | 509 | 16 |
| 8. Southern Cal | 2-0 | 500 | 18 |
| 9. Maryland | 3-0 | 498 | 10 |
| 10. NC State | 1-1 | 479 | 9 |
| 11. North Carolina | 2-0 | 471 | 11 |
| 12. Tennessee | 2-1 | 420 | 8 |
| 13. Mississippi | 2-0 | 411 | 12 |
| 14. Michigan | 2-0 | 398 | 13 |
| 15. Duke | 1-1 | 390 | 7 |
| 16. Iowa St. | 3-0 | 377 | 14 |
| 17. TCU | 2-0 | 295 | 17 |
| 18. Notre Dame | 2-0 | 285 | 15 |
| 19. Vanderbilt | 1-0 | 203 | 19 |
| 20. Oklahoma St. | 4-0 | 167 | 22 |
| 21. Iowa | 2-0 | 155 | 21 |
| 22. Louisville | 1-1 | 149 | 20 |
| 23. Kentucky | 3-0 | 119 | 24 |
| 24. Michigan St. | 2-0 | 111 | 23 |
| 25. Washington | 1-0 | 58 | - |
Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 27, Princeton 19, Richmond 16, West Virginia 15, Kansas St 11, Minnesota 10, South Dakota St. 6, Kansas 5, Stanford 4, Columbia 4, Nebraska 2, Fairfield 1.
