Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame has asserted themselves as the number number one team in the nation after crushing Pitt and Georgia Tech. | 2 | |
2 | Louisville | Louisville swept North Carolina and Duke to open up ACC play as the Cardinals are now 14-0 this season. | 3 | |
3 | Oregon | Ducks were tested a bit by Washington on Friday, but got the win and then they destroyed Wazzu 98-58. | 5 | |
4 | | Baylor | Kalani Brown's 22 point 17 rebound performance led Baylor to an impressive win over UConn to highlight a 3-0 week. | 8 |
5 | Mississippi State | Bulldogs take care of business against Arkansas and Kentucky to hit the ground running in SEC play. | 6 | |
6 | Stanford | Stanford was tested by both USC and UCLA but the Cardinal found a way to get the job done to start off 2-0 in conference play. | 7 | |
7 | Connecticut | UConn struggled offensively in a 68-57 loss at Baylor on Thursday but they did bounce back to beat Houston. | 1 | |
8 | NC State | Kiara Leslie's 31 points led the Wolfpack to an 85-69 win over Boston College on Sunday afternoon. | 9 | |
9 | Oregon State | Destiny Slocum's 30 point effort on Sunday led OSU to a 78-67 win over Washington to put the Beavers at 2-0 in the Pac-12. | 10 | |
10 | Maryland | Maryland settles for a split this week as they dropped one at home against a sneaky good Rutgers team and beat Ohio State. | 4 | |
11 | Texas | A good start to conference play for the Longhorns as they grinded out two wins over Oklahoma State and West Virginia. | 13 | |
12 | Syracuse | Syracuse held serve on the road to open the ACC slate as they held off Clemson and Virginia Tech. | 14 | |
13 | Tennessee | Lady Vols settle for a split to open up the SEC slate as they beat Auburn and lost a nail biter at home to Missouri. | 12 | |
14 | | Marquette | Marquette was lights out offensively this week as they had two dominant wins against Creighton and DePaul. | 17 |
15 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga had a perfect week in WCC play as they swept Pepperdine, Saint Mary's and Pacific to improve 4-0 in WCC play. | 19 | |
16 | Kentucky | Kentucky took care of Vanderbilt and lost against an explosive Mississippi State team in Starkville on Sunday. | 16 | |
17 | Michigan State | Spartans drop a pair of road games at Northwestern and against a very good Indiana team. The Big Ten is very tough. | 15 | |
18 | South Carolina | South Carolina has won six straight games as they went into College Station and beat Texas A&M and held off Alabama. | NR | |
19 | Iowa | Hawkeyes get back on track with a hard fought win over Nebraska in their lone game of the week. | 20 | |
20 | Minnesota | Minnesota couldn’t get anything going offensively this week in a couple losses to Michigan and Illinois. | 11 | |
21 | Florida State | Nausia Woolfolk's 20 points led the Seminoles to a 64-63 win over North Carolina on Sunday to improve to 14-1 this season. | NR | |
22 | | Miami (FL) | Emese Hof and Beatrice Mompremier led the Hurricanes to a nice 68-61 signature win over Virginia Tech. | NR |
23 | Arizona State | Arizona State survived the Rocky Mountain road swing in the Pac-12 as they picked up wins over Utah and Colorado. | 24 | |
24 | Iowa State | Cyclones get the sweep against the Kansas schools as they routed Kansas State and outlasted Kansas on the road on Sunday. | 25 | |
25 | California | Golden Bears couldn't slow down UCLA in a 84-79 loss, but rebounded to beat USC to get back on the winning track. | 18 |
1/7 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 01/07/2019