12/30 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings

December 30, 2019 · CSM Staff
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1 Connecticut Logo Connecticut UConn was off this week and will resume play on January 2 at home against Wichita State. 1
2 Oregon State Logo Oregon State Taylor Jones scored 16 points to lead Oregon State to a 69-50 win over CS Bakersfield to finish 12-0 in nonconference play. 2
3 Oregon Logo Oregon Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally led a balanced attack for Oregon as they beat Corban 125-42 on Saturday. 3
4 Baylor Logo Baylor Baylor was off this week and will resume their season on Monday at home against Morehead State. 4
5 Florida State Logo Florida State Nausia Woolfolk scored 21 points and Nicki Ekhomu had eight assists to lead FSU to a 86-62 win over Virginia Tech. 5
6 South Carolina Logo South Carolina South Carolina did not play this week and will start SEC Play on January 2 at home against Kentucky. 6
7 Stanford Logo Stanford Haley Jones scored 21 points to help Stanford get back on the winning track with a 67-55 win over UC Davis. 7
8 UCLA Logo UCLA UCLA cruised past USC 83-59 on Sunday to improve to 12-0, which ties their best start in program history. 8
9 Louisville Logo Louisville Jazmine Jones put up 24 points to lead Louisville to a 62-58 win over a gritty Syracuse team. 9
10  North Carolina State Logo NC State North Carolina State had six players score in double figures as the Wolfpack beat Boston College 72-54 to kick off ACC play. 10
11  Texas A&M Logo Texas A&M Texas A&M routed Texas A&M Corpus Christi 85-48 as the Aggies shot 47.7 percent from the floor in the win. 11
12 Kentucky Logo Kentucky Kentucky will resume their season on January 2 at South Carolina for a huge game to kickoff SEC play for the Wildcats. 12
13 Maryland Logo Maryland Maryland got off to a nice start in Big Ten play as they pulled away from Michigan in the fourth quarter for a 70-55 win. 13
14 Indiana Logo Indiana Ali Patberg and Mackenzie Holmes combined for 41 points to lead Indiana to a 79-67 win over Michigan State on Saturday. 14
15  Arizona Logo Arizona Arizona stepped up defensively on the road at Arizona State as the Wildcats beat the Sun Devils 58-53 on Sunday. 15
16  DePaul Logo DePaul Lexi Held and Chante Stonewall scored 22 and 20 points respectively to propel DePaul to a 89-71 win over Marquette. 18
17 West Virginia Logo
 West Virginia West Virginia was off all week and will return to action on New Year’s Eve at home against Cornell. 17
18  Mississippi State Logo Mississippi State Bulldogs shot 55.6 percent from the floor as they blew out Little Rock by a score of 89-50 to improve to 12-2 on the year. 19
19 Gonzaga Logo Gonzaga Gonzaga overcame a 20 point deficit at Portland on Sunday and rallied to beat the Pilots 62-57 to improve to 12-1. 16
20 Arkansas Logo  Arkansas Alexis Tolefree knocked down six three pointers to lead Arkansas to a 96-46 win over Tennessee Martin on Sunday. 21
21 Missouri State Logo Missouri State Missouri State was off this week and will return to action on New Year’s Eve against William Jewell. 20
22 Minnesota Logo Minnesota Sara Scalia’s 22 points led Minnesota to a 81-74 win at Penn State for their third straight win in a conference opener. 22
23 South Dakota Logo South Dakota South Dakota took Western Illinois’ best punch in the first half and pulled away for a 96-65 win on Sunday afternoon. 23
24 Miami Logo
 Miami(FL) Mykea Gray’s 17 points paced Miami to a hard fought 59-56 win over Wake Forest for their ninth win of the season. 25
25 Texas Logo Texas Longhorns avoided a letdown from the Stanford win by dominating Northwestern State 91-49 for their eighth win. NR