12/25 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings

Rank Team Comments Prior
1  Connecticut Logo Connecticut Connecticut swept both games this week against Oklahoma and Duquesne as Geno Auriemma now has 1001 career wins. 1
2 Louisville Logo Louisville It wasn’t pretty but Louisville got the job done in a 62-50 win over Air Force. 2
3 South Carolina Logo South Carolina South Carolina had no problem with Temple in a 87-60 rout of the Owls in Philadelphia. 3
4 Baylor Logo Baylor Baylor rolled past Nichols State 85-43 in their lone game of the week. 4
5 Mississippi State Logo Mississippi State A good trip out to Las Vegas for the Bulldogs as they went 2-0, including a win over Syracuse. 5
6 Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Notre Dame had to go to overtime last Wednesday against Marquette but found a way to win. 6
7  Tennessee Logo Tennessee Tennessee is 12-0 for the first time in coach Holly Warlick’s tenure after winning at Stanford. 8
8 Texas Logo Texas Texas was off this week and will return to action on December 28 at Oklahoma. 7
9 West Virginia Logo West Virginia West Virginia ran the table during non-conference play and now is off to TCU and Texas for a key road trip. 9
10 UCLA Logo UCLA UCLA was outstanding defensively against Fordham as they limited the Rams to 30 points. 10
11  Oregon Logo Oregon Ducks picked up their second win of the season over Texas A&M in Las Vegas to highlight a 2-0 week. 11
12  Maryland Logo Maryland Maryland cruised past Coppin State to improve to 11-2 on the season. 12
13 Duke Logo Duke Duke put the hammer down defensively in two wins over Maine and Wyoming. 13
14  Ohio State Logo Ohio State Ohio State was off this week and will start Big Ten play at Nebraska on December 28. 14
15 Florida State Logo Florida State Seminoles pick up a quality road win at Creighton, 92-82, thanks to a very balanced offensive attack. 15
16 Missouri Logo Missouri Missouri has now won 12 straight games after a decisive win over rival Illinois. 16
17 Oregon State Logo Oregon State Beavers are on a nice roll after another win this week as they beat UC Davis 61-47. 22
18 Michigan Logo Michigan Michigan pounded Delaware State, 105-39, in their only game of the week. 17
19 Green Bay Logo Green Bay Green Bay picked up a win over another Power 5 opponent as they won at Northwestern. 21
20 California Logo California California was excellent defensively at Kentucky as they beat the Wildcats 62-52. NR
21 Villanova Logo Villanova Wildcats overpowered LaSalle 76-49 to improve to 10-0 on the season. 23
22 Iowa Logo Iowa Iowa was very efficient as they knocked off Drake 79-66 to improve to 12-1. NR
23 Texas A&M Logo Texas A&M Texas A&M crushed Hawaii and fell to Oregon for the second time this season. 20
24 Oklahoma State Logo Oklahoma State Oklahoma State was on fire offensively in wins over USC Upstate and Louisiana-Monroe. 25
25 South Florida Logo South Florida USF split their games with Dayton and Michigan State this week as turnovers cost them against the Spartans. 19