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 Mar. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Carolina (26) | 32-1 | 746 | 1 |
| 2. Oregon (4) | 31-2 | 724 | 2 |
| 3. Baylor | 28-2 | 676 | 3 |
| 4. Maryland | 28-4 | 654 | 4 |
| 5. UConn | 29-3 | 642 | 5 |
| 6. Louisville | 28-4 | 588 | 6 |
| 7. Stanford | 27-6 | 560 | 7 |
| 8. NC State | 28-4 | 543 | 8 |
| 9. Mississippi St. | 27-6 | 505 | 9 |
| 10. UCLA | 26-5 | 501 | 10 |
| 11. Northwestern | 26-4 | 394 | 12 |
| 12. Arizona | 24-7 | 385 | 13 |
| 13. Gonzaga | 28-3 | 359 | 11 |
| 14. Oregon St. | 23-9 | 321 | 14 |
| 15. DePaul | 28-5 | 298 | 15 |
| 16. Kentucky | 22-8 | 283 | 16 |
| 17. South Dakota | 30-2 | 259 | 17 |
| 18. Texas A&M | 22-8 | 246 | 19 |
| 19. Florida St. | 24-8 | 239 | 18 |
| 20. Indiana | 24-8 | 194 | 20 |
| 21. Iowa | 23-7 | 174 | 21 |
| 22. Princeton | 26-1 | 163 | 22 |
| 23. Missouri St. | 26-4 | 121 | 23 |
| 24. Arkansas | 24-8 | 97 | 24 |
| 25. Arizona St. | 20-11 | 31 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: TCU 11, Ohio St. 10, Boston College 6, Marquette 5, Rutgers 4, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Texas 2, Boise St. 2, Iowa St. 2, Duke 1, Cent Michigan 1.
