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 (25) | 12-0 | 793 | 1 |
| 2. Texas (7) | 14-0 | 775 | 2 |
| 3. South Carolina | 12-1 | 727 | 3 |
| 4. UCLA | 11-1 | 710 | 4 |
| 5. LSU | 13-0 | 644 | 5 |
| 6. Michigan | 10-1 | 636 | 6 |
| 7. Maryland | 13-0 | 580 | 7 |
| 8. TCU | 13-0 | 564 | 9 |
| 8. Oklahoma | 11-1 | 564 | 8 |
| 10. Iowa St. | 13-0 | 556 | 10 |
| 11. Kentucky | 12-1 | 439 | 12 |
| 12. Vanderbilt | 12-0 | 417 | 13 |
| 13. Louisville | 12-3 | 400 | 16 |
| 14. Iowa | 10-2 | 368 | 11 |
| 15. Mississippi | 12-1 | 359 | 14 |
| 16. North Carolina | 11-3 | 301 | 18 |
| 17. Southern Cal | 9-3 | 255 | 19 |
| 18. Notre Dame | 9-2 | 242 | 20 |
| 19. Ohio St. | 10-1 | 213 | 21 |
| 20. Nebraska | 12-0 | 180 | 23 |
| 21. Texas Tech | 14-0 | 126 | - |
| 22. Baylor | 11-3 | 124 | 15 |
| 23. Tennessee | 7-3 | 122 | 17 |
| 24. Michigan St. | 10-1 | 88 | 24 |
| 25. Princeton | 11-1 | 69 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 37, Alabama 26, Stanford 21, Georgia 20, Washington 17, NC State 12, Arizona St. 7, Illinois 4, Oregon 3, BYU 1.
