2/4 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings

Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Baylor Logo Baylor Baylor survived a tough test from Oklahoma State and then hammered Texas Tech 96-37 on Saturday. 1
2 Louisville Logo Louisville Louisville picked up a huge win over Connecticut on Thursday night as Asia Durr and Dana Evans were lights out offensively. 2
3 Oregon Logo Oregon Ducks put the hammer down late against Utah to pull away for a 87-65 win. They also destroyed Colorado 102-43. 4
4 Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Notre Dame got back on track this week in a big way as the fighting Irish routed Clemson and Georgia Tech. 7
5 Mississippi State Logo Mississippi State Anriel Howard and Teaira McCowan led the Bulldogs to a methodical 65-49 win over Alabama for their 11th straight win. 6
6 Connecticut Logo Connecticut UConn split their two games this week at Louisville and Cincinnati. The Huskies are in danger of being a two seed in the postseason. 3
7 Marquette Logo Marquette Allazia Brockton scored 25 points to pace Marquette to a 93-87win over rival DePaul on Sunday. 8
8 Maryland Logo Maryland Maryland was very balanced offensively as they beat Wisconsin 75-57 in their lone game of the week. 9
9 Oregon State Logo Oregon State Beavers take care of business with a sweep of Colorado and Utah. Now a road trip to the Bay Area awaits. 10
10 North Carolina State Logo NC State Wolfpack dropped their first game of the year against North Carolina and were ice cold shooting the basketball in a 64-51 loss. 5
11 South Carolina Logo South Carolina South Carolina was tested this week but rose to the occasion to get three key SEC wins  to improve  to 8-1 in conference play. 16
12 Stanford Logo Stanford Stanford settles for a split after losing a buzzer beater to Cal on Thursday and then beating the Golden Bears 75-50 on Sunday. 11
13 Gonzaga Logo Gonzaga Bulldogs hold serve on the road this week with a pair of road wins over Pacific and Saint Mary’s. 18
14 Iowa Logo Iowa Iowa split their two road games this week, losing 90-81 at Michigan and beating Penn State on Sunday in a 81-61 win. 13
15 Texas Logo Texas Texas splits their two conference games this week as they struggled offensively against West Virginia but beat OU. 14
16 Utah Logo Utah Utes dropped a couple at Oregon and Oregon State, but they will grow and get better as a result of this road trip. 12
17 Michigan State Logo Michigan State Sidney Cooks and Shay Colley scored 20 points apiece to lead Michigan State to a 74-66 win over Purdue on Sunday. 17
18 Rutgers Logo Rutgers Scarlet Knights picked up a solid win against Indiana and then lost 60-46 at Minnesota to settle for a 1-1 week. 15
19 Texas A&M Logo Texas A&M Two more wins for the Aggies this week as they had little trouble with Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. 19
20 Syracuse Logo Syracuse Syracuse held off a tough challenge by Virginia in a 72-68 win over the Cavaliers to improve to 17-4 this season. 23
21 Arizona State Logo Arizona State Courtney Ekmark and Kianna Ibis combined for 39 points to lead Arizona State to a 60-47 win over Arizona on Friday night. 21
22   Kentucky Logo
Kentucky Kentucky played well at South Carolina in a 74-70 loss and bounced back to beat Florida 62-51 to get a split this week. 20
23 Iowa State Logo Iowa State Bridget Carleton’s 19 points propelled Iowa State to a 81-52 win at Kansas State to secure a 2-0 sweep this week. 24
24 Florida State Logo Florida State Seminoles take care of in-state rival Miami 62-58 on Thursday night and then throttled Wake Forest 85-61 on Sunday. 25
25 Miami Logo  Miami (FL) Hurricanes dropped a close one at Florida State and then recovered to beat Virginia 72-59. 22