The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first-place votes received, team’s RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th and ranking in last week’s poll:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Stanford (29) | 7-0 | 773 | 1 |
| 2. Louisville (1) | 5-0 | 729 | 2 |
| 3. NC State | 8-0 | 709 | 3 |
| 4. South Carolina | 5-1 | 678 | 4 |
| 5. Connecticut | 5-0 | 661 | 5 |
| 6. Baylor | 7-1 | 597 | 6 |
| 7. Oregon (1) | 7-0 | 567 | 7 |
| 8. Arizona | 7-0 | 558 | 7 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 9-0 | 532 | 9 |
| 10. Arkansas | 9-1 | 477 | 10 |
| 11. Kentucky | 7-1 | 429 | 12 |
| 12. UCLA | 5-2 | 412 | 11 |
| 13. Mississippi State | 5-1 | 396 | 13 |
| 14. Maryland | 5-1 | 388 | 14 |
| 15. Ohio State | 4-0 | 327 | 15 |
| 16. Northwestern | 4-0 | 304 | 16 |
| 17. Michigan | 5-0 | 279 | 17 |
| 18. Indiana | 4-2 | 210 | 18 |
| 19. Texas | 6-1 | 205 | 19 |
| 20. Syracuse | 5-1 | 177 | 20 |
| 21. DePaul | 5-2 | 149 | 20 |
| 22. South Florida | 5-1 | 119 | 22 |
| 23. Gonzaga | 6-2 | 92 | 23 |
| 24. Missouri State | 4-2 | 73 | 24 |
| 25. South Dakota State | 7-2 | 40 | 25 |
Dropped Out: None.
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State (7-0) 31; Georgia (8-0) 30; Virginia Tech (6-1) 22; Arizona State (6-2) 20; Florida State (3-1) 18; Clemson (8-1) 16; Iowa (5-1) 14; Florida Gulf Coast (7-2) 13; Rutgers (5-1) 7; Oregon State (3-3) 6; North Carolina (7-2) 6; Tennessee (6-1) 3; IUPUI (6-1) 3; Central Florida (4-1) 3; North Dakota State (5-1) 1; Georgia Tech (4-1) 1.
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