Rank | School (record) | Points | Last year’s final rank | First-place votes |
| 1 | South Carolina (26-5) | 768 | 4 | 13 |
| 2t | Stanford (31-2) | 763 | 1 | 13 |
| 2t | Connecticut (28-2) | 763 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | North Carolina State (22-3) | 670 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Maryland (26-3) | 661 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Louisville (26-4) | 642 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana (21-6) | 558 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Baylor (28-3) | 495 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Oregon (15-9) | 475 | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan (16-6) | 470 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Iowa (20-10) | 440 | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | Tennessee (17-8) | 346 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Kentucky (18-9) | 322 | 21 | 0 |
| 14 | UCLA (17-6) | 311 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Arizona (21-6) | 277 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Iowa State (17-11) | 258 | NR | 0 |
| 17 | Texas A&M (25-3) | 251 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Oregon State (12-8) | 224 | NR | 0 |
| 19 | Georgia (21-7) | 197 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech (17-9) | 192 | 22 | 0 |
| 21 | Texas (21-10) | 180 | 17 | 0 |
| 22 | South Florida (19-4) | 169 | 18 | 0 |
| 23 | West Virginia (22-7) | 165 | 24 | 0 |
| 24 | Florida State (10-9) | 157 | NR | 0 |
| 25 | Ohio State (13-7) | 128 | NR | 0 |