12/26 Women’s Basketball Top 25
December 25, 2011 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
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Baylor |
Baylor avoided a letdown after their big win over Uconn by knocking off McNeese State 90-50. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish have looked very, very good so far this season and Longwood and Mercer are in for some trouble. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
Stanford | It was a good week for Stanford, but now the real fun begins when they travel to Southern California. |
3 |
| 4 |  |
Connecticut | The Huskies rebounded from their disappointing loss to Baylor, but now they look ahead to conference play. |
4 |
| 5 |  |
Maryland | The Terrapins have had a long time off between games, but they will get back in action on Wednesday. |
5 |
| 6 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State is still undefeated after beating SUU and Washington State and Big Ten play starts against UW on Friday. |
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| 7 |  |
Tennessee | Tennessee lost to Stanford last week, but they finally get a few games in a row against unranked opponents. |
7 |
| 8 |  |
Kentucky | The Wildcats have beaten some great teams so far this season and the schedule gets even tougher soon. |
11 |
| 9 |  |
Georgia | Georgia lost a tough game to Gonzaga to start off their busy week, but defeated Montana State and App. State. | 6 |
| 10 |  |
Georgetown | Georgetown got a nice win over Miami (FL) this week, but the next couple of weeks will tell us much more. |
13 |
| 11 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies had the week off and the lone game on tap next week is against lowly McNeese State. |
10 |
| 12 |  |
Duke | The Duke offense is exploding against inferior competition, but they need to be more consistent in January. |
14 |
| 13 |  |
Miami | The Hurricanes offense struggled against Georgetown’s defense and they will not have much time to get better. |
8 |
| 14 |  |
Penn State | Penn State kicks off their Big Ten slate with a tough game against a hot Nebraska squad. |
12 |
| 15 |  |
Louisville | Hitting the road is never easy, but Louisville has done a pretty good job away from the friendly confines. |
15 |
| 16 |  |
Texas Tech | Texas Tech had no problem with Western Kentucky last week and face off against Bakersfield and San Diego next. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Rutgers | Rutgers had the week off and face off against George Washington this week before starting Big East play. |
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| 18 |  |
Delaware | Delaware went into Providence and had no trouble with the Friars. This week they head to East Carolina. |
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Green Bay | Green Bay finished up their non-conference schedule with a nice win at Wisconsin. Now it is time for the Horizon. |
19 |
| 20 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga got a couple great wins this week, most notably against a very strong Georgia squad. |
25 |
| 21 |  |
Purdue | Purdue opens up conference play against a Minnesota squad that needs to find a way to get a big victory. |
20 |
| 22 |  |
Texas | The Longhorns have been building up confidence with some pretty easy games, but Big 12 play is near. |
21 |
| 23 |  |
DePaul | So far the supremacy for Illinois has gone DePaul’s way and that won’t change when NIU comes to town. |
22 |
| 24 |  |
Virginia | Virginia does not always look great, but they keep winning. Playing Duke and UNC could put an end to the W’s. |
23 |
| 25 |  |
Nebraska | Is NU for real? We will learn a lot more on Friday when they travel to Happy Valley for their first Big Ten game. |
24 |
