12/19 Women’s Basketball Top 25
December 19, 2011 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Baylor |
The Bears cemented their top spot in the women’s college basketball world by knocking off Uconn 66-61. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Notre Dame | Two weeks ago it was Purdue, on Sunday it was Kentucky. The Irish are strong and that Uconn game is coming up. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
Stanford | Stanford can cement their spot among the best teams in the nation if they can beat Tennessee on Tuesday. |
4 |
| 4 |  |
Connecticut | Connecticut could not quite pull off the victory against Baylor, but those two may meet again in March. |
3 |
| 5 |  |
Maryland | The Terps are in the middle of a long lay-off and didn’t play last week and won’t play this week. |
5 |
| 6 |  |
Georgia | Georgia cannot afford to be rusty after 13 days off when they face Gonzaga on Monday night. |
6 |
| 7 |  |
Tennessee | The Lady Vols have now won five games in a row and none of them were cupcakes. Stanford awaits on Tuesday. |
7 |
| 8 |  |
Miami | Miami has played some good teams, but their toughest test to date may come Wednesday against Georgetown. |
8 |
| 9 |  |
Ohio State | The Buckeyes remain undefeated and keep beating some pretty good teams along the way. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies had a nice and thrilling come from behind win against USC and are now looking to move up in the top ten. |
11 |
| 11 |  |
Kentucky | There is no shame in losing on the road to Notre Dame. The Wildcats kept it close until the very end. |
9 |
| 12 |  |
Penn State | Penn State just has a trip to Bucknell left before the grind of the Big Ten begins for the Nittany Lions. |
13 |
| 13 |  |
Georgetown | The Hoyas are a well tested squad, but they will be tested yet again when Miami (FL) comes to town. |
14 |
| 14 |  |
Duke | Duke lost a close game at Kentucky last week, but followed it up with a big win over USC-Upstate. |
12 |
| 15 |  |
Louisville | Louisville is hitting the road and growing as a team. They should be ready for Big East play that is coming soon. |
16 |
| 16 |  |
Texas Tech | Texas Tech went into Illinois and handed the Illini a 70-64 loss. The Lady Raiders are creeping up the rankings. | 17 |
| 17 |  |
Rutgers | Rutgers was one of the latest victims of Tennessee’s resurgence, but they bounced back with a victory on Sunday. |
15 |
| 18 |  |
Delaware | Delaware got the week off, but must head to Providence on Monday to take on a tough Big East foe. |
18 |
| 19 |  |
Green Bay | Green Bay has beaten some quality teams this year and they hope to add Wisconsin to that list this week. |
19 |
| 20 |  |
Purdue | Purdue finally got back to their winning ways when they knocked off Auburn and that was an important win. |
20 |
| 21 |  |
Texas | The Longhorns beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff and North Texas last week and will add Grambling State to the list. |
23 |
| 22 |  |
DePaul | DePaul knocked off Princeton and Arizona State last week and begin the Illinois tour this week. |
25 |
| 23 |  |
Virginia | Virginia keeps getting some decent wins and the Cavs can get another one against James Madison on Tuesday. |
24 |
| 24 |  |
Nebraska | Nebraska has garnered some national attention by scoring. They’ve eclipsed the 90 mark their last two games. |
NR |
| 25 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga can drop right back out of the top 25 with a loss to Georgia, but they could also prove that they belong. |
NR |
