AP Poll - January 15, 1980
Poll 8 of 17 of the 1979-1980 season; Louisiana Tech is No. 1 (unchanged).
| Rank | School | Conference | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Louisiana Tech | AIAW Region 4 | - |
| 2. | Old Dominion | AIAW Region 2 | 1 |
| 3. | Texas | AIAW Region 4 | 1 |
| 4. | Stephen F. Austin | AIAW Region 4 | 2 |
| 5. | Tennessee | AIAW Region 2 | - |
| 6. | Long Beach State | AIAW Region 8 | - |
| 7. | NC State | AIAW Region 2 | 1 |
| 8. | Rutgers | AIAW Region 1B | 1 |
| 9. | Kansas | AIAW Region 6 | 2 |
| 10. | Cheyney | AIAW Region 1B | 1 |
| 11. | South Carolina | AIAW Region 2 | 1 |
| 12. | Detroit | AIAW Region 5 | 1 |
| 13. | Kansas State | AIAW Region 6 | 1 |
| 14. | UNLV | AIAW Region 8 | 1 |
| 15. | Maryland | AIAW Region 1B | 3 |
| 16. | Clemson | AIAW Region 2 | 2 |
| 17. | Mercer | AIAW Region 3 | - |
| 18. | Kentucky | AIAW Region 2 | new |
| 19. | San Francisco | AIAW Region 8 | 1 |
| 20. | UCLA | AIAW Region 8 | 4 |