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 (22) | 7-0 | 790 | 1 |
| 2. Texas (10) | 8-0 | 777 | 4 |
| 3. South Carolina | 7-1 | 719 | 2 |
| 4. UCLA | 8-1 | 713 | 3 |
| 5. LSU | 8-0 | 652 | 5 |
| 6. Michigan | 6-1 | 629 | 6 |
| 7. Maryland | 9-0 | 599 | 7 |
| 8. TCU | 8-0 | 561 | 8 |
| 9. Oklahoma | 7-1 | 546 | 9 |
| 10. Iowa St. | 9-0 | 502 | 10 |
| 11. North Carolina | 8-1 | 463 | 12 |
| 12. Iowa | 8-0 | 452 | 11 |
| 13. Mississippi | 7-0 | 396 | 13 |
| 14. Baylor | 7-1 | 355 | 15 |
| 15. Vanderbilt | 8-0 | 335 | 17 |
| 16. Southern Cal | 5-2 | 288 | 18 |
| 17. Kentucky | 8-1 | 284 | 16 |
| 18. Notre Dame | 5-1 | 276 | 19 |
| 19. Tennessee | 5-2 | 245 | 14 |
| 20. Michigan St. | 8-0 | 233 | 20 |
| 21. Washington | 7-0 | 171 | 22 |
| 22. Louisville | 7-2 | 105 | 23 |
| 23. Ohio St. | 6-1 | 84 | - |
| 24. Oklahoma St. | 8-1 | 83 | 24 |
| 25. West Virginia | 6-1 | 64 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: NC State 26, Nebraska 19, Richmond 7, Texas Tech 7, Princeton 6, Oregon 6, Georgia 3, Stanford 2, Fairfield 1, Alabama 1.
