The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Connecticut (40) 28-1 1,235 1

2. North Carolina (2) 27-2 1,172 2

3. Tennessee 27-2 1,120 3

4. Rutgers (8) 24-4 1,103 4

5. Maryland 29-2 1,073 5

6. Stanford 27-3 1,010 7

7. LSU 25-4 987 6

8. Baylor 24-4 839 8

9. Notre Dame 23-6 753 14

10. California 24-5 720 9

11. Oklahoma 21-6 709 10

12. Duke 21-8 601 12

13. George Washington 24-5 595 15

14. West Virginia 23-5 589 13

15. Utah 25-3 583 16

16. Old Dominion 25-4 572 11

17. Texas A&M 22-7 539 20

18. UTEP 25-2 367 19

19. Kansas St. 20-8 363 21

20. Oklahoma St. 22-6 270 17

21. Vanderbilt 22-7 247 23

22. Ohio St. 22-7 224 18

23. Georgia 21-8 160 22

24. Marist 28-2 128 25

25. Virginia 22-8 117 —

Others receiving votes: Wyoming 53, Louisville 24, Pittsburgh 18, Arizona St. 15, Hartford 12, Syracuse 9, DePaul 8, Liberty 8, Chattanooga 7, Iowa 7, Gonzaga 3, Michigan St. 3, Boise St. 2, Georgia Tech 2, Evansville 1, Illinois St. 1, Montana 1.