| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | South Carolina | A late first half run at Ole Miss gave the Gamecocks their 21st victory of the year. This week they head to Georgia. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | It has been a while since Connecticut has played in the second half. This week the victims are Cincy and Memphis. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | The rest of the Big 12 is falling way behind the Bears. Trips to Oklahoma State and Texas won't be too easy though. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | Maryland won their 13th in a row with a victory over Iowa. That puts them at 10-0 and two games up on the Hawkeyes. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish have a couple more very winnable games before the schedule gets a little tougher on 2/16 against Duke. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State will finish up their homestand against UCLA on Monday before heading to Washington. | 6 |
| 7 | 
| Tennessee | With victories over Kentucky and Mississippi State, Tennessee is now 9-0 in SEC action. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Louisville | Louisville grabbed an impressive 20 point victory over Syracuse. A big one at Duke is coming up on Monday. | 8 |
| 9 | 
| Duke | Duke still has some doubters, but if they can win all three games this week, they will be looking much better. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Florida State | Florida State dominated Georgia Tech on the road. They stay home this week against Syracuse and Miami. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Stanford | Stanford needed a strong second half to put away WSU. This weekend they have a tough test at ASU. | 12 |
| 12 | 
| Arizona State | The Sun Devils overcame their tough home loss with wins at Colorado and Utah. Tougher tests await this week. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies couldn't quite compete with South Carolina. Their big game this week is at Mississippi State. | 10 |
| 14 | 
| Nebraska | Nebraska was down at the half against both Illinois and Michigan, but were able to come away with wins. | 15 |
| 15 | 
| Kentucky | The Wildcats lost a thriller to Tennessee, but pulled off a nice win over UGA on Sunday. It never gets an easier. | 13 |
| 16 |  | North Carolina | Stephanie Mavunga had a huge game for the Tar Heels as they beat BC 72-60. A road trip to Syracuse is next. | 18 |
| 17 | 
| Princeton | Princeton is now 19-0 on the year. There may not be a team in the Ivy that can seriously give the Tigers trouble. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Texas | Following their thrilling double overtime win against Oklahoma, Texas suffered a setback at TCU. | 16 |
| 19 | 
| Iowa | The Hawkeyes played very well at Maryland on Sunday afternoon, but came away with a 93-88 loss. | 17 |
| 20 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State lost a tough contest at Tennessee, but they will look to rebound at home against Texas A&M. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers has a couple tough games coming up. They host Nebraska on Thursday and head to Ann Arbor on Sunday. | 24 |
| 22 |  | Georgia | Georgia will be happy to play at home again, but they will not be happy that #1 South Carolina is coming to town. | 21 |
| 23 |  | Chattanooga | If Chattanooga is going to lose a SoCon game, it will likely be on Monday morning at East Tennessee State. | NR |
| 24 |  | Syracuse | The Orange may have lost at Louisville, but they can make some noise this week against FSU and North Carolina. | 22 |
| 25 | 
| George Washington | George Washington's foray into the top 25 may be a brief one with Dayton coming to town on Sunday. | NR |
