| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina handled CMU and Liberty with no trouble and now get an extended break before SEC play begins. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut crushed DePaul and UCLA and will look to do the same this week against SMU. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Texas | The Longhorns get a much deserved nine day break after coming back to beat Texas A&M 67-65 on Sunday. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish could have an interesting game on their hands Sunday afternoon when they take the long trip to UCLA. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Tennessee | After barely slipping past Wichita State, Tennessee picked up a huge win against the Cardinal of Stanford. | 9 |
| 6 |  | Baylor | The Bears had a big week, grabbing wins over top 25 teams Syracuse and Michigan State. | 10 |
| 7 | 
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M suffered their first loss of the season in Little Rock, falling by two to Texas. | 3 |
| 8 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska handled High Point with no trouble and now wait until 12/29 when they open Big Ten play at Minnesota. | 11 |
| 9 | 
| Duke | Duke took an early lead against Kentucky and never looked back, winning 89-68. They play Connecticut next Monday. | 13 |
| 10 |  | Louisville | Louisville picked up three more wins last week, including a quality victory over California in Berkeley. | 12 |
| 11 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina lost to Oregon State on Tuesday, but rebounded with wins over Maine and Elon. | 5 |
| 12 | 
| Kentucky | Kentucky lost at Duke by 21 points. They will be able to rebound this week against Tennessee State. | 7 |
| 13 |  | Georgia | Georgia slipped past Furman thanks to 25 points and a dozen rebounds by Shacobia Barbee. | 14 |
| 14 | 
| Maryland | Not surprisingly, Maryland crushed Coppin State. They get this week off before opening Big Ten play against OSU. | 15 |
| 15 | 
| Stanford | Sure the schedule has been brutal and Stanford beat Connecticut, but they have a shocking four losses on the year. | 8 |
| 16 |  | Iowa | Iowa's defense allowed Drake to score 98 points, but the Hawkeyes reached 100, led by Melissa Dixon's 31. | 17 |
| 17 | 
| Oregon State | Oregon State can get a big resume building win at Tennessee on Sunday afternoon. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans could not compete with Baylor, but they did get a nice win over Syracuse in Florida. | 21 |
| 19 | 
| West Virginia | WVU will likely be facing their toughest game since they lost at Mississippi State when they head to Ohio State. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers went to Iona and came away with a hard fought win. They start Big Ten play on Sunday at Indiana. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State's road trip against Weber State and USC resulted in a couple very tight wins. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State added three more wins against Louisiana, UIC and Miami (OH) to their perfect record. | 23 |
| 23 |  | James Madison | James Madison coasted to an easy win over Hampton. They have a big game on 12/29 at Vanderbilt. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Green Bay | Green Bay cruised past Vermont. They have one more shot on Sunday to pick up a quality non-conference win. | NR |
| 25 | 
| Syracuse | The Orange had a tough time at the Florida Sunshine Tournament, losing to Baylor and Michigan State. | 16 |
