The AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason 2020-21 women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2019-20 final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year’s final ranking
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. South Carolina (29) | 0-0 | 749 | 1 |
| 2. Stanford (1) | 0-0 | 698 | 7 |
| 3. UConn | 0-0 | 695 | 5 |
| 4. Baylor | 0-0 | 663 | 3 |
| 5. Louisville | 0-0 | 597 | 6 |
| 6. Mississippi St. | 0-0 | 589 | 9 |
| 7. Arizona | 0-0 | 575 | 12 |
| 8. NC State | 0-0 | 556 | 8 |
| 9. UCLA | 0-0 | 499 | 10 |
| 10. Oregon | 0-0 | 472 | 2 |
| 11. Kentucky | 0-0 | 464 | 16 |
| 12. Maryland | 0-0 | 395 | 4 |
| 13. Texas A&M | 0-0 | 383 | 18 |
| 14. Arkansas | 0-0 | 354 | 24 |
| 15. Iowa St. | 0-0 | 284 | – |
| 16. Indiana | 0-0 | 278 | 20 |
| 17. Northwestern | 0-0 | 275 | 11 |
| 18. Oregon St. | 0-0 | 240 | 14 |
| 19. DePaul | 0-0 | 185 | 15 |
| 20. Ohio St. | 0-0 | 165 | – |
| 21. Gonzaga | 0-0 | 137 | 13 |
| 22. Notre Dame | 0-0 | 125 | – |
| 23. Syracuse | 0-0 | 120 | – |
| 24. Missouri St. | 0-0 | 95 | 23 |
| 25. Michigan | 0-0 | 65 | – |
Others receiving votes: Texas 24, South Dakota 21, Florida St. 12, North Carolina 10, Arizona St. 6, Princeton 5, Marquette 4, South Dakota St. 3, Boston College 2, South Florida 1, Southern Cal 1, Rutgers 1, Tennessee 1, Duke 1.
