| 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
