| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame heads into a showdown with Connecticut on fire after dominating Iowa and Valparaiso. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies have now won 82 straight games after beating DePaul and Texas this week. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | Baylor destroyed Tennessee in all phases of the game on Sunday in Knoxville. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | Maryland grew up on Thursday night at Louisville as they outlasted the Cardinals for a 78-72 victory. | 5 |
| 5 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina could not slow down Duke on Sunday defensively after getting a big win at Texas. | 3 |
| 6 |  | Mississippi State | Bulldogs took the best shot of Iowa State and found a way to escape Hilton Coliseum with a 85-81 win. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Louisville | Louisville fell short against a very good Maryland team in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. | 6 |
| 8 |  | Stanford | Cardinal are in a nice rhythm defensively as they had no trouble with CS Bakersfield and UC Davis. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Florida State | Seminoles were outstanding against Minnesota on the road as the Golden Gophers never had a shot all game long. | 11 |
| 10 |  | UCLA | UCLA sprinted out to a big lead against Hawaii and didn’t look back in a 72-49 victory on Sunday. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State fell short on the road at Miami as the Buckeyes lost 94-89 to a strong Hurricanes team. | 8 |
| 12 |  | Washington | Offense continues to click on all cylinders for the Huskies as they torched Grand Canyon and Fresno State. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma could not get going offensively against Kentucky and Oral Roberts as they lost both games this week. | 9 |
| 14 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia grinded out a hard fought win against Ole Miss in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Miami (FL) | Hurricanes get a signature win against Ohio State to give them a very nice infusion of confidence. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Syracuse | A very nice response by Syracuse against Michigan State as they were excellent defensively against the Spartans. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Texas | Longhorns have to start breaking through against this tough schedule as they lost to South Carolina and Uconn. | 12 |
| 18 |  | Kentucky | Big win for the Wildcats over Oklahoma in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge as Kentucky was on fire offensively. | 21 |
| 19 |  | DePaul | DePaul ran into a buzzsaw against Connecticut as the Huskies blitzed the Blue Demons 91-46. | 18 |
| 20 |  | South Florida | Bulls are off to a 6-0 start and are in great position to be second in the AAC behind Connecticut again this year. | NR |
| 21 |  | Marquette | Golden Eagles knocked off Western Illinois 77-61, led by Natasha Heideman's triple double. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Colorado | Buffaloes head into their matchup with Colorado State with plenty of momentum as they are 8-0 on the season. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State responds with two solid wins against Idaho and BYU to win the Maui Classic. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Michigan | Wolverines are playing very well-rounded basketball at both ends of the court and they sit at 7-1 on the season. | NR |
| 25 |  | Auburn | A late run by Kansas State was too much for the Tigers to overcome in a 71-66 loss to the Wildcats. | 19 |
12/5 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 12/05/2016
