For the first time in Student Media Poll history, South Carolina is not the top team in the women’s basketball rankings. The Gamecocks fell to Kentucky in the SEC Championship on Sunday, with Stanford taking over at No. 1.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | TREND |
| 1 | Stanford (3) | 194 | +1 |
| 2 | South Carolina (5) | 193 | -1 |
| 3 | NC State | 188 | — |
| 4 | Louisville | 166 | — |
| 5 | Baylor | 164 | — |
| 6 | UConn | 163 | — |
| 7 | Iowa | 143 | +6 |
| 8 | Texas | 138 | +2 |
| 9 | LSU | 133 | -2 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 128 | -1 |
| 11 | Michigan | 123 | -3 |
| 12 | Indiana | 119 | +2 |
| 13 | Maryland | 109 | -2 |
| T-14 | Arizona | 80 | -2 |
| T-14 | Ohio State | 80 | +3 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 75 | -1 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 70 | +4 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 53 | -2 |
| T-19 | Notre Dame | 51 | -1 |
| T-19 | BYU | 51 | — |
| 21 | Tennessee | 44 | -1 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 33 | NR |
| 23 | Florida Gulf Coast | 34 | -1 |
| T-24 | Georgia Tech | 14 | +1 |
| T-24 | Princeton | 14 | NR |
Dropped out: Georgia (23), Florida (24)
Receiving votes: UCF (10), Florida (7), Miami (FL) (7), Villanova (6), Georgia (3), Ole Miss (3), IUPUI (3), Nebraska (2), Toledo (1)
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