The AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 20, 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. Stanford (26) | 6-0 | 742 | 1 |
| 2. Louisville (1) | 5-0 | 693 | 2 |
| 3. UConn (1) | 4-0 | 676 | 3 |
| 4. NC State (2) | 8-0 | 674 | 4 |
| 5. South Carolina | 5-1 | 641 | 5 |
| 6. Arizona | 6-0 | 600 | 6 |
| 7. Baylor | 7-1 | 558 | 7 |
| 8. Oregon | 6-0 | 557 | 7 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 8-0 | 491 | 10 |
| 10. UCLA | 5-1 | 461 | 11 |
| 11. Arkansas | 8-1 | 435 | 12 |
| 12. Mississippi St. | 5-1 | 417 | 13 |
| 13. Kentucky | 7-1 | 391 | 9 |
| 14. Maryland | 5-1 | 381 | 14 |
| 15. Northwestern | 3-0 | 325 | 16 |
| 16. Ohio St. | 4-0 | 255 | 17 |
| 17. Michigan | 5-0 | 248 | 19 |
| 18. DePaul | 4-2 | 203 | 24 |
| 19. Indiana | 3-2 | 175 | 15 |
| 20. Texas | 5-1 | 168 | 22 |
| 20. South Florida | 4-1 | 168 | 23 |
| 22. Syracuse | 5-1 | 107 | 18 |
| 23. Gonzaga | 4-2 | 82 | 25 |
| 24. Missouri St. | 4-2 | 76 | 20 |
| 25. Michigan St. | 6-0 | 55 | - |
Others receiving votes: Georgia 30, North Carolina 28, Oregon St. 25, South Dakota St. 21, Iowa St. 19, Tennessee 12, Arizona St. 8, Rutgers 6, Iowa 6, Wake Forest 4, Georgia Tech 4, Rice 3, Villanova 3, Alabama 2.