2/16 Women’s Basketball Top 25 Rankings
February 17, 2014 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Connecticut | Connecticut plays the cellar dwellers of the AAC this week when they take on UCF and Houston. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Notre Dame | Notre Dame has Duke on the schedule this Sunday, but first they have to get past Georgia Tech and Wake Forest. | 2 |
| 3 |  |
South Carolina | South Carolina looked great at LSU, but next up is a trip to Kentucky. They also play Tennessee on the road. | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Stanford | Stanford had no problems with Arizona or Arizona last week. The story will be the same at USC and UCLA. | 5 |
| 5 |  |
Louisville | The Cardinals have four games left in the regular season, but the 3/3 Uconn rematch is the only one of interest. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Duke | After their loss to UNC, Duke better be careful with Maryland, NC State and Notre Dame on the slate this week. | 3 |
| 7 |  |
Baylor | Baylor had no trouble on the road against Texas Tech and Texas. The story should be the same at TCU. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
Maryland | The Terps’ busy week begins with a tough game at Duke on Monday night. They also play FSU and Georgia Tech. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
Penn State | Maggie Lucas scored 32 against Indiana and 25 against Wisconsin. A win at Nebraska on 2/24 should win the Big Ten. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
North Carolina | UNC is back in business after winning at Duke and North Carolina State last week, as well as crushing Pitt at home. | 16 |
| 11 |  |
Tennessee | Three of Tennessee’s five losses have come at home…and they still host South Carolina before the season is done. | 8 |
| 12 |  |
Oklahoma State | The Cowgirls beat up on rival Oklahoma on Sunday. This week they hit the road to play WVU and Texas Tech. | 13 |
| 13 |  |
Texas A&M | The big game this week is against a hot Kentucky team that is coming off of a huge win over Tennessee. | 14 |
| 14 |  |
West Virginia | Once again WVU slipped past their opponents, but this is a team that has proven that they can win close games. | 17 |
| 15 |  |
Kentucky | Kentucky went to Tennessee and came away with a huge win. It does not get any easier this week. | 18 |
| 16 |  |
North Carolina State | Those close contests that the Wolfpack were winning finally caught up to them against the Tar Heels. | 11 |
| 17 |  |
Arizona State | Arizona State has lost three in a row, but that happens when you travel to Northern California. | 12 |
| 18 |  |
LSU | Losing to Texas A&M and South Carolina is certainly understandable, but the Tigers need some big wins. | 15 |
| 19 |  |
California | Cal moved into second place in the Pac-12 after a strong second half led to a win over Arizona State. | 23 |
| 20 |  |
Nebraska | The Cornhuskers stayed in the Big Ten race last week and they do get Penn State at home next Monday. | 21 |
| 21 |  |
Purdue | Late free-throws gave Purdue a nice one point win over Iowa. The Boilermakers head to Minnesota this week. | 22 |
| 22 |  |
St. John’s | The Red Storm are on a roll, but that could come to a halt with a trip to Creighton looming on Sunday afternoon. | 24 |
| 23 |  |
Michigan State | Michigan State beat up on Ohio State and should be able to add another win against Wisconsin on Thursday. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Gonzaga | Gonzaga lost at BYU last week and St. Mary’s earlier in the week. They are three games away from 16-2 in WCC. | 19 |
| 25 |  |
DePaul | The schedule has not been all that tough, but DePaul is 20-5 and are on a nine game winning streak. | NR |
