2/20 Women’s Basketball Top 25
February 20, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Baylor |
Texas Tech gave Baylor another battle, but the Bears won out again. This week they have Texas and Kansas. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Stanford | Stanford remained undefeated after an easy trip to Oregon. This week they host Colorado and Utah. |
3 |
| 3 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish did not turn their loss into a two game losing streak, but they do have to head to Louisville on Monday. |
4 |
| 4 |  |
Connecticut | The Huskies 99 home game winning streak came to an end against St. John’s. They’ll rebound against Pitt. |
2 |
| 5 |  |
Miami | If Miami can beat Duke on Friday night and do well in the conference tournament, they could be a #1 seed. |
5 |
| 6 |  |
Delaware | Delaware narrowly beat Drexel on the road, but they increased their conference record to 15-0 with just 3 left. |
8 |
| 7 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State got a nice win over Purdue, but this week includes games at Penn State and Nebraska. | 9 |
| 8 |  |
Penn State | Penn State got a big win over Purdue last week, but the Big Ten title will be on the line Monday against Ohio State. | 10 |
| 9 |  |
Duke | The Blue Devils lost a close one at Maryland 61-63. It does not get any easier with Miami up next. | 7 |
| 10 |  |
Maryland | The Terrapins got a great win at home against Duke. They close out the regular season with UNC and NC State. |
18 |
| 11 |  |
Tennessee | The Volunteers offense was not clicking last week, but they found a way to go into Mississippi and win two games. |
11 |
| 12 |  |
Georgetown | Georgetown beat Villanova and Providence last week and have the week off before facing Syracuse on Saturday. |
12 |
| 13 |  |
Green Bay | Green Bay should clinch a Horizon League title this week when they face Valparaiso and Butler. |
13 |
| 14 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky has now lost three games in a row. Excuses can be made for UT, but there is no excuse for losing to Bama. |
6 |
| 15 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies head to Oklahoma on Tuesday with second place in the Big 12 likely on the line. |
14 |
| 16 |  |
Nebraska | A tough loss to Northwestern marred the Cornhuskers week, but they can finish strong against MSU and OSU. | 16 |
| 17 |  |
Louisville | UL stopped their skid and strung together a couple wins, but with UND and DePaul this week, they could lose two. |
19 |
| 18 |  |
Georgia | Georgia had a couple close road games last week, winning at South Carolina and losing at Florida. | 17 |
| 19 |  |
Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt has a couple tough games to end the regular season, most notably at Kentucky and at LSU. |
20 |
| 20 |  |
Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech beat a tough Wake Forest team on the road and are getting hot at exactly the right time. |
25 |
| 21 |  |
Purdue | Purdue’s Big Ten title hopes were dashed by Penn State and MSU. They need momentum during the final week. |
15 |
| 22 |  |
St. Bonaventure | The Bonnies should finish off the regular season undefeated in conference play with Fordham and Rhode Island. |
23 |
| 23 |  |
DePaul | The big game left for DePaul during the regular season is Saturday’s trip to Louisville. Seeding will be on the line. |
24 |
| 24 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga has one regular season game left, but it is at BYU, a team that beat them by 30 at home a couple weeks ago. |
NR |
| 25 |  |
Rutgers | Rutgers finally ended their mini losing streak by beating Villanova on Saturday. They’ll look to keep the W’s rolling. |
22 |
