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 Jan. 17, 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. Louisville (20) | 12-0 | 710 | 2 |
| 2. NC State (5) | 10-0 | 680 | 3 |
| 3. UConn (1) | 7-0 | 659 | 4 |
| 4. South Carolina (2) | 9-1 | 650 | 5 |
| 5. Stanford (1) | 11-1 | 632 | 1 |
| 6. UCLA | 8-2 | 545 | 8 |
| 7. Maryland | 11-1 | 533 | 9 |
| 8. Texas A&M | 13-1 | 515 | 7 |
| 9. Baylor | 8-2 | 499 | 6 |
| 10. Arizona | 10-2 | 474 | 11 |
| 11. Michigan | 10-0 | 443 | 13 |
| 12. Kentucky | 10-3 | 420 | 12 |
| 13. Oregon | 9-3 | 378 | 10 |
| 14. South Florida | 10-1 | 310 | 16 |
| 15. Arkansas | 11-4 | 266 | 17 |
| 16. Indiana | 8-3 | 226 | 18 |
| 17. Ohio St. | 7-1 | 218 | 15 |
| 18. DePaul | 8-3 | 217 | 19 |
| 19. Mississippi St. | 8-4 | 198 | 14 |
| 20. Gonzaga | 12-2 | 162 | 20 |
| 21. Northwestern | 7-2 | 115 | 22 |
| 22. Georgia | 12-1 | 113 | – |
| 23. Syracuse | 6-1 | 111 | 24 |
| 24. Iowa St. | 9-4 | 65 | – |
| 25. Tennessee | 9-2 | 61 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: South Dakota St. 52, Texas 49, Missouri St. 43, West Virginia 34, Washington St 14, Alabama 10, Nebraska 9, Rice 6, Arizona St. 6, IUPUI 2.
