Jan. 22, 2002
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Connecticut (45) | 20-0 | 1,125 | 1 |
| 2. Tennessee | 16-1 | 1,080 | 2 |
| 3. Stanford | 18-1 | 1,026 | 4 |
| 4. Oklahoma | 15-2 | 960 | 3 |
| 5. Duke | 15-3 | 921 | 6 |
| 6. Vanderbilt | 18-3 | 899 | 7 |
| 7. South Carolina | 17-2 | 806 | 8 |
| 8. Louisiana Tech | 12-3 | 779 | 10 |
| 9. Wisconsin | 16-2 | 773 | 5 |
| 10. Purdue | 14-3 | 744 | 11 |
| 11. Kansas St. | 17-2 | 628 | 9 |
| 12. Texas Tech | 11-5 | 624 | 15 |
| 13. Texas | 13-3 | 606 | 12 |
| 14. Iowa St. | 14-4 | 532 | 14 |
| 15. Baylor | 14-3 | 469 | 13 |
| 16. Virginia Tech | 15-2 | 357 | 21 |
| 17. Georgia | 13-4 | 354 | 16 |
| 18. Florida | 13-5 | 353 | 18 |
| 19. Colorado St. | 15-3 | 276 | 20 |
| 20. Colorado | 13-6 | 236 | 22 |
| 21. North Carolina | 14-4 | 217 | 17 |
| 22. Auburn | 14-4 | 175 | 19 |
| 23. Minnesota | 14-3 | 168 | - |
| 24. Boston College | 14-3 | 25 | |
| 25. Old Dominion | 11-5 | 111 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: LSU 67, Arizona St. 55, Iowa 37, TCU 25, Illinois 24, Tulane 18, UNLV 12, Saint Joseph's 7, New Mexico 6, Drake 5, Notre Dame 5, DePaul 4, Michigan St. 4, Mississippi St. 4, Cincinnati 2, Michigan 2, Santa Clara 2, Missouri 1.