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 (28) | 4-0 | 794 | 1 |
| 2. South Carolina (3) | 4-0 | 759 | 2 |
| 3. UCLA (1) | 5-0 | 748 | 3 |
| 4. Texas | 4-0 | 700 | 4 |
| 5. LSU | 4-0 | 668 | 5 |
| 6. Michigan | 3-0 | 560 | 14 |
| 7. Baylor | 4-0 | 557 | 7 |
| 8. Oklahoma | 4-1 | 548 | 6 |
| 9. Maryland | 5-0 | 529 | 9 |
| 10. TCU | 4-0 | 521 | 17 |
| 11. Southern Cal | 2-1 | 465 | 8 |
| 12. Iowa St. | 5-0 | 411 | 16 |
| 13. Mississippi | 3-0 | 406 | 13 |
| 14. North Carolina | 3-1 | 401 | 11 |
| 15. Tennessee | 3-1 | 354 | 12 |
| 16. NC State | 2-2 | 284 | 10 |
| 17. Vanderbilt | 3-0 | 246 | 19 |
| 18. Oklahoma St. | 5-0 | 239 | 20 |
| 19. Iowa | 4-0 | 202 | 21 |
| 20. Kentucky | 5-0 | 199 | 23 |
| 21. Louisville | 3-1 | 164 | 22 |
| 22. Michigan St. | 4-0 | 143 | 24 |
| 23. West Virginia | 4-0 | 126 | - |
| 24. Notre Dame | 3-1 | 121 | 18 |
| 25. Washington | 3-0 | 103 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Duke 89, Minnesota 24, Ohio St. 12, Stanford 8, South Dakota St. 7, Nebraska 6, Richmond 3, Princeton 2, Fairfield 1.
