2/18 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
February 18, 2019 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Baylor | Chloe Jackson’s 24 points led Baylor to an 87-53 win over Oklahoma as the Bears continue to dominate like a number one seed should. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Oregon | Ducks take round one of the Civil War against Oregon State as they did a great job of making the Beavers pay for their mistakes. | 3 |
| 3 |  |
Connecticut | Huskies took South Carolina’s best shot but pulled away for a 97-79 win and then they blew out UCF 78-41. | 6 |
| 4 |  |
Notre Dame | Irish destroyed Boston College 97-47 on Wednesday night thanks in part to a 37 point third quarter against the Eagles. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Louisville | Louisville dropped its lone game of the week as they lost to a red hot Miami team by a score of 79-73 on Sunday. | 2 |
| 6 |  |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State responded well on Sunday as they routed Texas A&M 92-64 after losing at home against Missouri. | 5 |
| 7 |  |
Miami (FL) | Emese Hof’s 25 points ignited the Hurricanes to a season defining 79-73 win at Louisville to improve to 10-2 in ACC play. | 17 |
| 8 |  |
Iowa | Megan Gustafson’s 31 points, 17 rebounds, and three blocked shots ignited Iowa to a 86-73 win over Maryland in front of 10,716 fans. | 12 |
| 9 |  |
Oregon State | Oregon State hung tough in Eugene against the Ducks but lost 77-68 on Friday night. Round 2 of the Civil War is in Corvallis on Monday. | 9 |
| 10 |  |
NC State | Kiara Leslie, Elissa Cunane, and DD Rodgers all collected double doubles as the Wolfpack got a big win at Syracuse this week. | 13 |
| 11 |  |
Marquette | Marquette gets a split this week as they blew a lead against St. John’s and then bounced back to beat Seton Hall 109-63. | 7 |
| 12 |  |
South Carolina | South Carolina dropped one at Connecticut and then recovered to beat Georgia and Florida this week. | 10 |
| 13 |  |
Maryland | Kaila Charles and Blaire Watson led Maryland to an easy win over Nebraska. The Terrapins dropped a tough one at Iowa on Sunday. | 8 |
| 14 |  |
Stanford | Stanford swept their road trip down to Los Angeles as they cruised past UCLA and survived against USC. | 14 |
| 15 |  |
Arizona State | Sun Devils have five wins in a row as they took care of Colorado and grinded out a 60-58 win over Utah. | 16 |
| 16 |  |
Gonzaga | Bulldogs dropped another nail biter against BYU at home in Spokane as Zykera Rice’s 20 points was not enough. | 11 |
| 17 |  |
Kentucky | Rhyne Howard’s 15 foot jumpshot with three seconds left gave Kentucky a 61-59 win over Arkansas to finish a 2-0 week. | 18 |
| 18 |  |
Texas | Texas split games with Oklahoma State and Kansas State as they beat the Cowgirls and lost to the Wildcats. | 15 |
| 19 |  |
South Dakota | Hannah Sjerven paced South Dakota with 20 points as the Coyotes blew past Western Illinois 83-61 for their 10th win in a row. | 21 |
| 20 |  |
Syracuse | Syracuse settles for a split as they beat Wake Forest 77-57 on Sunday after losing to NC State 77-73 on Wednesday night. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
Rice | Owls are in complete command of the Conference USA race as they are 13-0 in conference play and have won 15 games in a row. | NR |
| 22 |  |
Iowa State | Cyclones drop a hard fought road game at TCU and then showed nice resilience by beating Oklahoma State 89-67. | 22 |
| 23 |  |
Florida State | Seminoles fell short at Clemson and then rebounded to run away from Pittsburgh 78-46. | 23 |
| 24 |  |
Drake | Drake has won four straight after losing to Missouri State as Becca Hittner’s 19 points led the Bulldogs past UNI 76-61. | NR |
| 25 |  |
Missouri | Tigers split their games this week, beating MSU in Starkville and losing by two to a desperate Tennessee team on Sunday. | NR |
