| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | South Carolina | With a rout of Alabama and a nice 68-60 win over Kentucky, South Carolina moves to 16-0 on the year. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut held SMU to just nine first half points and 28 in the game. They also dropped 98 on Tulsa. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Tennessee | The Lady Vols beat Texas A&M at home and Arkansas on the road. Their lone game this week is at Auburn. | 5 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Baylor survived a tough game at West Virginia and now they have to worry about ISU coming off of their huge win. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | Louisville has looked beatable, but they keep winning. They story should be the same this week against NC State and UVA. | 9 |
| 6 |  | Maryland | Maryland moved to 4-0 in the B10 with a nice win at Minny. They can beat another good team on the road on Thursday. | 10 |
| 7 | 
| Texas | The Longhorns suffered their first loss of the season at Iowa State. They head to OU for another tough game next. | 3 |
| 8 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M would have liked to put up more of a fight against Tennessee, but they did beat LSU last week. | 7 |
| 9 | 
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame was shocked by Miami 78-63. On Sunday they took their frustration out on Boston College. | 4 |
| 10 |  | Stanford | It was not easy, but Stanford came back from the northwest with a sweep over the Washington schools. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Kentucky | There is no shame in losing on the road to South Carolina. This week Kentucky faces off against Florida and LSU. | 12 |
| 12 | 
| Oregon State | The Beavers crushed the Ducks twice. This week they host the Washington schools and should be tested. | 15 |
| 13 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State handled both legs of the Arizona series with no trouble at all. Next up is a trip to Northern California. | 18 |
| 14 | 
| Duke | Back on the road Duke fell to FSU. They are at home this week, but must find a way to win away from Cameron. | 8 |
| 15 | 
| Nebraska | Nebraska turned their momentum ahead with road wins over Michigan State and Illinois. | 17 |
| 16 |  | North Carolina | UNC played a true road game for the first time in over a month and the result was not pretty against Pitt. | 11 |
| 17 | 
| Iowa | Iowa lost at Illinois, but managed to beat Purdue on Sunday. Northwestern and Michigan State are up this week. | 14 |
| 18 |  | Georgia | Georgia's schedule is about to get very tough in late January and early February. Winning this week would be nice. | 20 |
| 19 | 
| Rutgers | Rutgers rebounded from their back-to-back losses with relatively easy wins over Michigan and Penn State. | 21 |
| 20 |  | Florida State | Florida State picked up a huge win against Duke. Suddenly this team is a competitor for an ACC title. | NR |
| 21 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday at Vanderbilt. LSU and Alabama await. | 16 |
| 22 |  | Princeton | Princeton crushed Penn in their Ivy League opener. Expect more of the same for the next two months. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Western Kentucky | WKU is off to a 3-0 CUSA start despite all three games coming on the road. They host FAU and FIU this week. | 25 |
| 24 |  | Oklahoma State | The road has proven to be a tough place to be for Oklahoma State in Big 12 play. Luckily, they stay home this week. | 19 |
| 25 | 
| Syracuse | The Orange deserve a lot of credit for going to Duke and losing by just two points. They did beat Virginia Tech. | 24 |
