The Louisville Women clock in at 10 in the preseason coaches poll.
FULL RANKINGS
TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 1
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Connecticut | 36-1 | 789 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1/1 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 33-4 | 719 | 7 | 1 | -1 | 2/2 |
| 3 | Baylor | 33-4 | 687 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3/3 |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 34-5 | 678 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4/4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 33-4 | 648 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5/5 |
| 6 | Texas | 25-9 | 608 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6/6 |
| 7 | UCLA | 25-9 | 582 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7/7 |
| 8 | Ohio St. | 28-7 | 575 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8/8 |
| 9 | Stanford | 32-6 | 548 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 9/9 |
| 10 | Louisville | 29-8 | 504 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10/10 |
| 11 | Oregon | 23-14 | 479 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11/11 |
| 12 | Duke | 28-6 | 442 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12/12 |
| 13 | Maryland | 32-3 | 380 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 13/13 |
| 14 | Florida State | 28-7 | 334 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 14/14 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 24-11 | 272 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15/15 |
| 16 | Missouri | 22-11 | 249 | 0 | 35 | 19 | 16/16 |
| 17 | Oregon St. | 31-5 | 246 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 17/17 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 20-12 | 229 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 18/18 |
| 19 | Marquette | 25-8 | 218 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 19/19 |
| 20 | DePaul | 27-8 | 156 | 0 | 18 | -2 | 20/20 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 23-10 | 151 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21/21 |
| 22 | South Florida | 24-9 | 109 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 22/22 |
| 23 | Michigan | 28-9 | 100 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 23/23 |
| 24 | Miami-Florida | 24-9 | 80 | 0 | 19 | -5 | 24/24 |
| 25 | California | 20-14 | 79 | 0 | NR | 0 | 25/25 |
| 25 | Washington | 29-6 | 79 | 0 | 11 | -14 | 25/25 |
