The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 23, 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. South Carolina (29) | 17-1 | 748 | 1 |
| 2. Stanford | 14-3 | 708 | 2 |
| 3. NC State (1) | 18-2 | 695 | 4 |
| 4. Tennessee | 18-1 | 657 | 5 |
| 5. Louisville | 16-2 | 632 | 3 |
| 6. Indiana | 14-2 | 605 | 6 |
| 7. Michigan | 16-2 | 566 | 8 |
| 8. Arizona | 14-2 | 538 | 10 |
| 9. Texas | 14-3 | 426 | 15 |
| 10. UConn | 11-4 | 424 | 9 |
| 11. Baylor | 13-4 | 419 | 15 |
| 12. LSU | 17-3 | 411 | 11 |
| 13. Iowa St. | 16-3 | 369 | 7 |
| 14. Georgia Tech | 15-4 | 350 | 18 |
| 15. Georgia | 15-4 | 344 | 13 |
| 16. BYU | 15-1 | 302 | 17 |
| 17. Maryland | 13-6 | 293 | 12 |
| 18. Oklahoma | 16-3 | 186 | 14 |
| 19. Oregon | 11-5 | 155 | - |
| 20. Notre Dame | 14-4 | 154 | 19 |
| 21. Duke | 13-4 | 149 | 21 |
| 22. Ohio St. | 15-3 | 116 | - |
| 23. Iowa | 12-4 | 107 | 25 |
| 24. Mississippi | 17-2 | 96 | - |
| 25. Kansas St | 15-4 | 93 | - |
Others receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast 90, North Carolina 83, Virginia Tech 13, Florida 12, DePaul 4, Missouri 2, UCLA 2, Kansas 1.