| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame wins the Preseason WNIT after knocking off Washington 71-60 and playing very balanced basketball. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | A very nice confidence building week for Connecticut as they took down Florida State and Baylor. | 4 |
| 3 |  | South Carolina | Kaela Davis scored 37 points to lead the Gamecocks to a big 92-80 win over Ohio State in Columbus. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | The Bears get through a tough week with a nice split of games with UCLA and Connecticut. | 2 |
| 5 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State had great balance offensively as four players scored in double figures in the loss to South Carolina. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Louisville | Louisville had a very nice week offensively in three wins as they averaged over 88 points per game. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Maryland | Maryland got to develop some depth this week as they had very easy wins to get to 4-0 on the season. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State knocked off Texas 79-68 and did a nice job of attacking the Longhorns at both ends of the court. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma used a 21-7 fourth quarter to come from behind to win at BYU 68-61. | 12 |
| 10 |  | Stanford | Defense let the Cardinal down in a 68-63 loss to Gonzaga, but they did handle Texas 71-59 earlier in the week. | 8 |
| 11 |  | Florida State | The Seminoles battled Connecticut very well on Monday night in a close 78-76 loss to kickoff a 2-1 week. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Texas | Texas had two tough losses to Stanford and Mississippi State on the road, but they will get better. | 9 |
| 13 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse is rolling along after beating Siena and Stony Brook in easy fashion. | 15 |
| 14 |  | UCLA | UCLA responded to the Baylor loss with two decisive wins over Southern and Cal Poly. | 17 |
| 15 |  | Washington | Huskies get two nice wins over Colorado State and Missouri along with battling Notre Dame well on Sunday. | 20 |
| 16 |  | Tennessee | The inconsistency of Tennessee continued on Sunday in a 70-56 loss to Penn State in State College. | 14 |
| 17 |  | Arizona State | Marquette's 61 percent shooting was too much for Arizona State as they lost 75-63 to the Golden Eagles . | 13 |
| 18 |  | Miami (FL) | Miami kept things rolling defensively as they beat Charlotte and St. John's this week. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State celebrated Banner Night in style by dispatching Portland 62-45 on Friday night. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Auburn | Auburn continues to be very dominant defensively as they defeated North Carolina A&T and East Carolina. | 22 |
| 21 |  | DePaul | DePaul pulled away from Northwestern in the second half to get a 89-66 win over the Wildcats. | NR |
| 22 |  | Kentucky | Colorado took control in the second half and pulled away from Kentucky to hand the Wildcats their first loss. | 16 |
| 23 |  | South Dakota State | Macy Miller's buzzer beater on Sunday gave the Jackrabbits a huge win over Iowa at the Hawkeye Challenge. | 24 |
| 24 |  | West Virginia | The Mountaineers have been very consistent at both ends of the court to get off to a 3-0 start on the season. | NR |
| 25 |  | Missouri | Missouri gets a split of two games with Nebraska and Washington on the road this week. | 21 |
11/21 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 11/21/2016
