1/17 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
January 18, 2016 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Connecticut | Not surprisingly, the Huskies crushed Memphis and Temple. The AAC margin of victory count is up to 45.3. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
South Carolina | South Carolina just squeaked by Texas A&M in a 55-54 thriller. Trips to Auburn and MSU are up next. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish handled BC in their lone game of the week. This week they play Tennessee, Syracuse and Virginia Tech. | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Baylor | Baylor is back among the elite after a convincing win in Austin. Their lone game this week is at Iowa State. | 6 |
| 5 |  |
Texas | Texas fell from the ranks of the unbeatens thanks to a home loss to Baylor. They host OU this weekend. | 4 |
| 6 |  |
Maryland | The Terps have now won four in a row following their surprise home loss to OSU. The tough one this week is MSU. | 9 |
| 7 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky lost by 11 to South Carolina. There is no shame in that. They beat Auburn on Sunday 54-47. | 8 |
| 8 |  |
Arizona State | Arizona State did not have much trouble at home against Utah and Colorado. They play rival Arizona twice this week. | 10 |
| 9 |  |
Oregon State | OSU dominated Cal and outscored Stanford by 18 in the fourth quarter to beat the Cardinal 58-50. | 11 |
| 10 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes were shocked at Northwestern, but followed it up with a nice 20-point win over Purdue. | 5 |
| 11 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State struggled on the road against Mizzou and lost 66-54. This week they head to Athens. | 7 |
| 12 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies nearly went to Columbia and nearly knocked off South Carolina. They’ll get Mizzou at home this week. | 15 |
| 13 |  |
Oklahoma | Losing at rival OSU is understandable, but the Sooners got crushed on Saturday 73-42. A trip to Texas is this weekend. | 12 |
| 14 |  |
Florida State | FSU is looking much better now, but they will be tested on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Miami. | 16 |
| 15 |  |
Miami | Miami took care of Wake Forest and then went to Chapel Hill and knocked off the struggling Tar Heels. | 18 |
| 16 |  |
Stanford | Stanford snuck past Oregon, but blew a big lead against OSU. They stay on the head and head to SoCal next. | 14 |
| 17 |  |
Tennessee | Tennessee is struggling right now and with a trip to Notre Dame next, another loss should be coming. | 13 |
| 18 |  |
Syracuse | Syracuse dominated Pitt and Wake Forest. A trip to Notre Dame on Thursday will prove to be more difficult. | 21 |
| 19 |  |
Michigan State | A second half surge got MSU past Iowa on Saturday, but they lost earlier in the week at Indiana. | 17 |
| 20 |  |
Duke | Duke lost at home to NC State before beating Boston College. They host UNC in a battle of struggling powerhouses. | 19 |
| 21 |  |
South Florida | The Bulls didn’t make it easy, but they got wins over Tulane and ECU. They should keep cruising for a while. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Missouri |
Mizzou got a great win against Mississippi State, but then went to Arkansas and lost 64-52. | 20 |
| 23 |  |
DePaul | DePaul rebounded from their loss to Villanova to beat both Butler and Xavier on the road last week. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Washington | With wins over UCLA and USC, Washington is now 5-2 in Pac-12 play. This week they’ll stay home to take on WSU. | NR |
| 25 |  |
UCLA | The Bruins managed to split their road trip to Washington. They’ll head back home to face Cal and Stanford next. | 23 |
