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. 8, 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. Stanford (27) | 8-0 | 747 | 1 |
| 2. UConn (1) | 8-0 | 686 | 4 |
| 3. Oregon (1) | 7-1 | 679 | 3 |
| 4. Oregon St. (1) | 8-0 | 653 | 5 |
| 5. South Carolina | 9-1 | 634 | 6 |
| 6. Baylor | 8-1 | 598 | 7 |
| 7. Louisville | 9-1 | 597 | 2 |
| 8. Florida St. | 9-0 | 550 | 8 |
| 9. NC State | 9-0 | 490 | 13 |
| 10. UCLA | 8-0 | 458 | 11 |
| 11. Texas A&M | 7-1 | 438 | 12 |
| 12. Indiana | 8-1 | 412 | 14 |
| 13. Maryland | 8-2 | 395 | 9 |
| 14. Kentucky | 9-0 | 386 | 15 |
| 15. Mississippi St. | 8-2 | 349 | 10 |
| 16. DePaul | 7-1 | 302 | 16 |
| 17. Gonzaga | 8-1 | 255 | 18 |
| 18. Arizona | 9-0 | 235 | 20 |
| 19. Michigan St. | 6-2 | 150 | 19 |
| 20. Missouri St. | 8-1 | 148 | 22 |
| 21. Arkansas | 8-1 | 120 | 23 |
| 22. West Virginia | 6-1 | 106 | – |
| 23. Tennessee | 7-1 | 96 | 17 |
| 24. Michigan | 8-1 | 79 | 24 |
| 25. Miami | 5-3 | 56 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: South Dakota 46, Florida Gulf Coast 39, Minnesota 19, North Carolina 10, Ohio St. 6, Rutgers 5, Colorado 3, Arizona St. 1, Texas 1, TCU 1.
