The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason 2018-19 women’s college basketball poll. Total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through 1 point for a 25th-place vote.
| Ranking | Team | Points | First Place Votes | Appears In | Pvs Rank |
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| 1 | Notre Dame | 774 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 736 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | 704 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| 4 | Baylor | 679 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 5 | Louisville | 664 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 593 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| 7 | Stanford | 560 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 535 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| 9 | Maryland | 508 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 492 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
| 11 | Texas | 457 | 0 | 31 | 11 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 428 | 0 | 31 | 11 |
| 13 | Iowa | 391 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
| 14 | Georgia | 368 | 0 | 30 | 14 |
| 15 | DePaul | 319 | 0 | 31 | 15 |
| 16 | Missouri | 290 | 0 | 31 | 16 |
| 17 | North Carolina State | 273 | 0 | 30 | 17 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 259 | 0 | 31 | 18 |
| 19 | Marquette | 228 | 0 | 28 | 19 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 182 | 0 | 26 | 20 |
| 21 | South Florida | 160 | 0 | 28 | 22 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 120 | 0 | 28 | 23 |
| 23 | California | 108 | 0 | 28 | 24 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 107 | 0 | 26 | 25 |
| 25 | Minnesota | 41 | 0 | 19 | - |
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 32, Cent Michigan 26, Northwestern 15, Duke 7, TCU 4, Boise St. 4, Michigan 3, Drake 3, Florida St. 2, Virginia Tech 2, Buffalo 1.
A look at how the pollsters voted.