AP Poll - December 20, 2004
Poll 7 of 19 of the 2004-2005 season; LSU is No. 1 (unchanged).
| Rank | School | Conference | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LSU | SEC | - |
| 2. | Stanford | Pac-10 | - |
| 3. | Duke | ACC | - |
| 4. | Texas | Big 12 | - |
| 5. | Baylor | Big 12 | 1 |
| 6. | North Carolina | ACC | 1 |
| 7. | Notre Dame | Big East | - |
| 8. | Connecticut | Big East | - |
| 9. | Tennessee | SEC | - |
| 10. | Ohio State | Big 10 | - |
| 11. | Michigan State | Big 10 | - |
| 12. | Texas Tech | Big 12 | - |
| 13. | Minnesota | Big 10 | - |
| 14. | Boston College | Big East | - |
| 15. | Georgia | SEC | - |
| 16. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1 |
| 17. | Maryland | ACC | 1 |
| 18. | Iowa | Big 10 | 6 |
| 19. | DePaul | C-USA | 2 |
| 20. | UCLA | Pac-10 | 4 |
| 21. | Purdue | Big 10 | 1 |
| 22. | Houston | C-USA | 3 |
| 23. | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2 |
| 24. | Rutgers | Big East | 2 |
| 25. | Utah | MWC | new |