2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Season	2024–25
NCAA Tournament	2025
Preseason No. 1	South Carolina
NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings ← 2023–24

Two human polls make up the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
Italics		Number of first place votes
(#–#)		Win-loss record
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The women's basketball poll began during the 1976–77 season, and was initially compiled by Mel Greenberg and published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. At first, it was a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 teams was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers.

	Preseason Oct. 15	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20	Final
1.	South Carolina (27)																					1.
2.	UConn (2)																					2.
3.	USC (1)																					3.
4.	Texas																					4.
5.	UCLA																					5.
6.	Notre Dame																					6.
7.	LSU																					7.
8.	Iowa State																					8.
9.	NC State																					9.
10.	Oklahoma																					10.
11.	Duke																					11.
12.	Baylor																					12.
13.	Kansas State																					13.
14.	Ohio State																					14.
15.	North Carolina																					15.
16.	West Virginia																					16.
17.	Louisville																					17.
18.	Maryland																					18.
19.	Florida State																					19.
20.	Ole Miss																					20.
21.	Creighton																					21.
22.	Kentucky																					22.
23.	Nebraska																					23.
24.	Alabama																					24.
25.	Indiana																					25.
	Preseason Oct. 15	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Week 20	Final
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USA Today Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.

	Preseason	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
	Preseason	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
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See also

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings