get dataframe row index

import pandas as pd  

data = pd.read_csv("nba.csv")  
data_top = data.head()  
list(data_top.index.values.tolist()) 

In [7]: df.index.name
Out[7]: 'Index Title'

In [8]: df.index.name = 'foo'

In [9]: df.index.name
Out[9]: 'foo'

In [10]: df
Out[10]: 
         Column 1
foo              
Apples          1
Oranges         2
Puppies         3
Ducks           4