| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut had the week off and will resume play on Tuesday, December 19. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Louisville | Louisville swept both of their games this week highlighted by Asia Durr's 32 points in a 87-63 rout of Kentucky. | 2 |
| 3 |  | South Carolina | Gamecocks keep rolling but their depth is going to be tested after losing Bianca Cuevas-Moore to an ACL injury. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Bears demolished McNeese State 95-34 in their lone game of the week. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Mississippi State | Bulldogs were outstanding offensively against Oregon in a 90-79 win over the Ducks. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Notre Dame | Fighting Irish renew a regional rivalry against DePaul and took care of business in a 91-82 win on Sunday. | 5 |
| 7 |  | Texas | Longhorns pick up a signature win over Florida State on Sunday as they did a nice job in all phases. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Tennessee | Lady Vols start their West Coast trip off with a 90-61 win over Long Beach State. | 7 |
| 9 |  | West Virginia | Mountaineers are now 10-0 on the season after rolling past Radford. | 9 |
| 10 |  | UCLA | UCLA bounced back from the Oklahoma State loss with a solid performance against Seton Hall on Sunday. | 14 |
| 11 |  | Oregon | Oregon had a very valuable learning experience down in Starkville despite the 90-79 loss to the Bulldogs. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Maryland | Maryland had zero problem with Loyola (MD) in a 114-45 win last Monday night. | 11 |
| 13 |  | Duke | Blue Devils were off this week and will resume their season on December 19 against Maine. | 12 |
| 14 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State broke the 100 point barrier for the fourth time this season as they beat Dartmouth 103-70. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Florida State | Florida State lost the turnover and rebound battle on Sunday as they fell to Texas 87-72. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Missouri | Tigers have now won ten straight games as they knocked off Indiana 75-55 on Sunday. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Michigan | Michigan was outstanding defensively in wins over North Florida and Fort Wayne. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Stanford | Stanford came back strong against UNLV as they held the Rebels to just 33 points on Saturday. | 18 |
| 19 |  | South Florida | Bulls got back on the right track with two good performances in wins over Southern and FIU. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Texas A&M | Aggies picked up a very hard fought victory on the road at USC on Friday night. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Green Bay | Green Bay had no problems with Bradley as they routed the Braves 72-40 on Saturday. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State has won five in a row after beating Savannah State and UC Santa Barbara this week. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Villanova | Villanova did not play this week and will resume their season on Wednesday, December 20 against LaSalle. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse grinded out a win over Coastal Carolina to improve to 11-0 on the season. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Oklahoma State | Cowgirls were off this week and will return to action on December 19 against USC Upstate. | 25 |
12/18 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 12/18/2017
