| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | UConn passed another key test against Ohio State and dominated Nebraska and have now won 86 in a row. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | Fighting Irish are getting better and better on the road as they knocked off Michigan State by 18 last Tuesday. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | Baylor was off this week and will resume play on December 29 in Waco against Kansas State to start Big 12 play. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | The defense is looking strong for Maryland heading into Thursday's showdown at home against Connecticut. | 4 |
| 5 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina had zero trouble on the road at Savannah State in a 70-30 win last Tuesday. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Mississippi State | Bulldogs got rolling offensively once again as they scored 90 points against Alabama State in a very easy win. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Louisville | Louisville has now won six in a row after getting a tough road win at Vanderbilt. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Florida State | Seminoles tune up for the ACC opener against Miami this week with stress free wins over UNF and Mercer. | 8 |
| 9 |  | UCLA | UCLA crushed North Carolina A&T 83-42 for a nice bounce back win after the South Carolina loss. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Washington | The Huskies finish the non-conference slate strong with a good win over BYU. | 11 |
| 11 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia heads into Big 12 play with a ton of momentum as they are still undefeated on the season. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State hung in there against UConn for a while before the Huskies wore them down late. | 10 |
| 13 |  | Stanford | Stanford responded very well from the Tennessee loss by going on the road and beating George Washington 71-52. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Miami (FL) | Miami is on a very nice roll heading into next week's ACC opener against Florida State. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Texas | Texas dismantled New Orleans 80-48 in its only game of the week as the Longhorns are now 6-4 on the season. | 17 |
| 16 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma went 2-1 in Las Vegas and fell short in their comeback bid against California. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Duke | Duke returned to action with a great defensive effort in a 68-50 win over Villanova last Wednesday. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State has now won seven straight games as they swept their trip to Las Vegas. | 21 |
| 19 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse surrendered 105 points to Texas A&M on Wednesday as the Aggies torched the Orange pressure defense. | 16 |
| 20 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky got everything they wanted from Washington State last Wednesday but held on for a 69-67 win. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State is starting to find a nice rhythm defensively as they held Holy Cross to 33 points on Wednesday. | 23 |
| 22 |  | South Florida | South Florida went 2-1 out in Las Vegas as they overcame a loss to Long Beach State in game one. | 19 |
| 23 |  | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech avoided a letdown after the Auburn win by soundly beating Radford 71-52. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Colorado | Buffaloes see their 10 game winning streak come to an end as they lost to a pesky Wyoming team in Boulder. | 18 |
| 25 |  | DePaul | DePaul got its offense rolling once again as they took care of Tennessee-Martin 100-68. | 25 |
12/26 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 12/26/2016
