12/17 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
December 17, 2012 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Connecticut |
The Huskies should add a couple marks to their win column this week as they face off against Oakland and Hartford. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Duke | After a week off, Duke is headed to Southern Cal to take on Bakersfield and USC in the Trojan Classic. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
Stanford | Stanford should be tested this week as they head to the SEC to face off against South Carolina and Tennessee. |
3 |
| 4 |  |
Baylor | Baylor has a very intriguing matchup on Tuesday night against a very strong Tennessee squad. |
4 |
| 5 |  |
Notre Dame | The Irish have been on basketball hiatus for a while, but they’ll make an appearance Wednesday vs. Alabama A&M. |
5 |
| 6 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky are headed out west to relax at the country’s best beaches…and play Pepperdine and UCSB. |
6 |
| 7 |  |
Tennessee |
The Lady Vols got another big win over Texas, and they will have two more chances against Baylor and Stanford. |
10 |
| 8 |  |
Georgia | Georgia has not had a close game in quite some time. Maybe a trip to TCU will be a bit tougher. |
8 |
| 9 |  |
Maryland |
Maryland has what could turn out to be a very interesting game on Thursday night against Delaware. |
7 |
| 10 |  |
Penn State |
The Lady Lions added wins against Virginia Tech and South Dakota State to their resume last week. |
12 |
| 11 |  |
California |
Cal will get back in action on Monday against Northwestern, but Friday’s game against KU could be more interesting. |
13 |
| 12 |  |
Oklahoma State |
The Cowgirls swamped Vermont on Sunday, winning 83-30. This week the potent offense faces Texas-Arlington. |
14 |
| 13 |  |
Purdue |
Purdue had a much easier time of things last weekend then they did the week before. IUPUI is up next. |
15 |
| 14 |  |
UCLA |
The Bruins snuck past St. John’s with a 53-52 win. This week they host the Matadors of Cal State Northridge. |
16 |
| 15 |  |
Louisville |
The Cardinals fell to Colorado on Friday. They’ll look to rebound this week against Washington State and Wagner. |
9 |
| 16 |  |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma fell at home to Vanderbilt on Sunday, losing their second game of the season. |
11 |
| 17 |  |
Dayton |
The Flyers had some time to bask in their 10-0 start, but now they hit the road for their next four games. |
18 |
| 18 |  |
Kansas |
Kansas has a very interesting game at Cal this week. If they can win there, they can compete in the Big 12. |
19 |
| 19 |  |
Iowa State |
The Cyclones did not play last week and now will try and get another win against an in-state rival with a trip to UNI. |
20 |
| 20 |  |
Texas A&M |
The Aggies got yet another quality win, this one against USC. They hope to add another this week via Kansas State. |
24 |
| 21 |  |
Nebraska |
Nebraska has a few losses, but they have some good wins as well. Next up is Oral Roberts on Thursday night. |
17 |
| 22 |  |
North Carolina |
North Carolina had no problems at all with NC Central and Coastal Carolina. East Carolina in the next victim. |
25 |
| 23 |  |
South Carolina | The Gamecocks have cracked the Top 25 and now they can shoot up the rankings with a win over Stanford. |
NR |
| 24 |  |
Texas |
Texas has lost to the better opponents they have faced recently. They won’t get another chance for a couple weeks. |
22 |
| 25 |  |
West Virginia | West Virginia has been playing great defense lately, but they will be tested once Big 12 play begins in January. |
NR |
