2/11 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings

Rank Team Comments Prior
1 Baylor Logo Baylor Another good week for Baylor as they outlasted Texas in Austin and then controlled TCU on Saturday in a 89-71 win. 1
2 Louisville Logo Louisville Louisville keeps on rolling as they have won nine in a row after beating Syracuse and Virginia Tech this week. 2
3 Oregon Logo Oregon Sabrina Ionescu’s 27 points led Oregon to a 88-48 rout of Stanford to wrap up an impressive sweep down in the Bay Area. 3
4 Mississippi State Logo Mississippi State Teaira McCowan and Jordan Danberry were dominant as Mississippi State destroyed Tennessee 91-63 on Sunday. 5
5 Connecticut Logo Connecticut Connecticut was explosive offensively this week in wins over ECU ad Temple as they scored 227 points in two games. 6
6 Notre Dame Logo Notre Dame Notre Dame lost at Miami 72-65 on Thursday night but responded well on Sunday beating Florida State 97-70. 4
7 Marquette Logo Marquette Marquette was tested by Georgetown but survived on Friday night and then the Golden Eagles blew out Villanova. 7
8 Maryland Logo Maryland Kalia Charles and Stephanie Jones combined for 29 points to lead Maryland to a key conference win at Rutgers. 8
9 Oregon State Logo Oregon State Beavers salvage a split down in the Bay Area as they lost at Stanford 61-44 but beat California 82-74. 9
10 South Carolina Logo South Carolina Nelly Perry led a balance offensive attack for USC as they cruised past Ole Miss 76-42 in their lone game of the week. 11
11 Gonzaga Logo Gonzaga Bulldogs throttled Portland 93-62 on Saturday as five players scored in double figures, led by Zykera Rice. 13
12 Iowa Logo Iowa Iowa got revenge against Michigan State with a 86-71 win and then beat Ohio State 78-52 on Sunday. 14
13 North Carolina State Logo NC State Wolfpack drop a hard fought game at Florida State for their second straight loss. A trip to Syracuse is next on Wednesday. 10
14 Stanford Logo Stanford Cardinal split their two games with the Oregon schools, beating the Beavers by 17 before being blitzed by the Ducks by 40. 12
15 Texas Logo Texas Texas split their games this week as they fell short against Baylor and then soundly beat Kansas 91-73 in Lawrence. 15
16 Arizona State Logo Arizona State Kianna Ibis and Robbi Ryan paced the Sun Devils to a 61-46 win at Washington State on Thursday night. 21
17 Miami Logo Miami (FL) Emese Hof’s 8th double-double catapulted the Hurricanes to a 72-65 upset win over Notre Dame last Thursday night. 25
18 Kentucky Logo Kentucky Rhyne Howard scored 19 points to propel Kentucky to a 78-68 win over Auburn for win number 19 on the season. 22
19 Rutgers Logo Rutgers Rutgers dropped the rematch with Maryland as the Scarlet Knights struggled offensively in the 1st quarter and couldn’t recover. 18
20 Syracuse Logo Syracuse Syracuse dropped a tough one at Louisville in a 76-51 loss but recovered nicely to beat Boston College 96-69. 20
21 South Dakota Logo South Dakota Coyotes have 22 wins on the season, including nine straight in the Summit League after sweeping Omaha and North Dakota. NR
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Iowa State Bridget Carleton and Kristin Scott were in total control for Iowa State as they beat West Virginia 77-61 on Saturday. 23
23 Florida State Logo Florida State Seminoles get a quality split in ACC play this week as they beat NC State and lost up at Notre Dame on Sunday. 24
24 Michigan State Logo Michigan State Michigan State dropped their lone game of the week at Iowa in a 86-71 loss as the Hawkeyes were too much to deal with. 17
25  Texas A&M Logo Texas A&M Aggies weren’t able to seal the deal at Missouri as the Tigers rallied to knock off Texas A&M 70-65 in overtime. 19