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) | 6-0 | 797 | 1 |
| 2. South Carolina (1) | 6-0 | 758 | 2 |
| 3. UCLA (1) | 6-0 | 746 | 3 |
| 4. Texas | 5-0 | 701 | 4 |
| 5. LSU | 6-0 | 659 | 5 |
| 6. Michigan | 5-1 | 627 | 6 |
| 7. Maryland | 7-0 | 565 | 9 |
| 8. TCU | 6-0 | 563 | 10 |
| 9. Oklahoma | 5-1 | 561 | 8 |
| 10. Iowa St. | 7-0 | 475 | 12 |
| 11. Iowa | 6-0 | 423 | 19 |
| 12. North Carolina | 5-1 | 420 | 14 |
| 13. Mississippi | 4-0 | 379 | 13 |
| 14. Tennessee | 5-1 | 374 | 15 |
| 15. Baylor | 5-1 | 354 | 7 |
| 16. Kentucky | 7-0 | 322 | 20 |
| 17. Vanderbilt | 6-0 | 298 | 17 |
| 18. Southern Cal | 3-2 | 284 | 11 |
| 19. Notre Dame | 4-1 | 256 | 24 |
| 20. Michigan St. | 6-0 | 210 | 22 |
| 21. West Virginia | 5-0 | 175 | 23 |
| 22. Washington | 5-0 | 137 | 25 |
| 23. Louisville | 4-2 | 89 | 21 |
| 24. Oklahoma St. | 5-1 | 71 | 18 |
| 25. NC State | 3-3 | 43 | 16 |
Others receiving votes: Stanford 36, South Dakota St. 24, Ohio St. 15, Richmond 10, Nebraska 10, Texas Tech 5, Princeton 4, South Dakota 3, Oregon 2, Kansas 2, Fairfield 2.
