12/7 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
December 8, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
South Carolina | South Carolina won a 51-50 thriller at Duke and proved to everybody that they deserve to be ranked #1. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Connecticut | Connecticut got back on track with a 76-58 victory at Notre Dame. Next up is DePaul on December 19th. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Texas A&M | Texas A&M remained perfect with wins over Northwestern State and TCU. This week they play SMU and Houston. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Texas | Texas is now 6-0 and they should get to 8-0 this week with Southern and Northwestern State on the slate. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
North Carolina | The Tar Heels remained perfect on the year with a thrilling 96-93 double overtime win at Rutgers. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish suffered their first blemish of the season against Uconn, but there is no time for rest with DePaul next. | 3 |
| 7 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky picked up a huge win at Louisville on Sunday afternoon. They still have Duke in non-conference play too. | 11 |
| 8 |  |
Stanford | Stanford had the week off and will not get back in action until Sunday night when they host Santa Clara. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
Tennessee | Tennessee can finally pick up a big win when they travel to Rutgers on Sunday afternoon. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
Baylor | Baylor had no trouble with UTPA and Ole Miss last week. They won’t with Idaho or Stephen F. Austin either. | 15 |
| 11 |  |
Nebraska | Just days after their big win over Duke, Nebraska fell 53-51 at Alabama. Next up is a trip to Creighton. | 13 |
| 12 |  |
Louisville | Louisville was outscored 48-26 in the second half by Kentucky and ended up losing 77-68. | 8 |
| 13 |  |
Duke | Duke has now lost three games in a row and it barely gets easier with Oklahoma coming to town next. | 7 |
| 14 |  |
Georgia | UGA picked up a nice win over Michigan State on Sunday afternoon. That is the only ranked team they’ve played. | 19 |
| 15 |  |
Maryland | The Terps lost by 20 at Notre Dame, but crushed Towson on Sunday afternoon. American is the lone game this week. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Rutgers | Losing in double overtime against North Carolina is a good result. Beating Arkansas on the road is even better. | 20 |
| 17 |  |
Syracuse | The Orange took their turn beating up on Penn State on Thursday night. This week they host North Carolina Central. | 17 |
| 18 |  |
California | Cal was handled easily by Kansas and scored just 39 points. They were averaging over 90 before that game. | 12 |
| 19 |  |
Iowa | Iowa could not hang around at Louisville, but they did follow it up with a decent win against Colorado. | 14 |
| 20 |  |
West Virginia | West Virginia is at least getting the job done against inferior opponents. It continues against Duquesne and IPFW. | 21 |
| 21 |  |
Oregon State | Oregon State scored 109 points against Sacramento State on Saturday. All five starters reached double figures. | 22 |
| 22 |  |
Michigan State | Michigan State won a tight one against Georgia Tech in overtime, before falling at Georgia 69-60 on Sunday. | 18 |
| 23 |  |
Oklahoma State | The Cowgirls are in the middle of a 13 day break. They’ll resume against New Orleans on December 15th. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
James Madison | The Dukes need to keep winning and that is what they are doing. They have another shot at a quality win vs Vandy. | 24 |
| 25 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State keeps cruising along with relative ease. They won’t be tested until SEC play. | 25 |
