| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | With wins over Baylor and Rutgers, Connecticut added to their impressive wins over ranked teams on the road. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish travel to Tennessee for another big Monday night contest. They also host Miami on Thursday. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | After beating up on Arizona, Stanford is staying in the desert for a Monday night matchup against Arizona State. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Duke | Duke barely snuck out of Blacksburg with a win. A road trip to FSU on Thursday could be even more difficult. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Maryland | The Maryland offense is clicking and that will have to continue with a game against Notre Dame looming. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Louisville | Louisville eventually pulled away from SMU to remain perfect in American play. Next up is a trip to Houston. | 6 |
| 7 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels have a week off and are not back in action until January 30th when they host Syracuse. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State had little trouble against TCU and Texas Tech at home. The Baylor game on Sunday is huge. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Kentucky | It wasn't easy, but Kentucky survived games against Mizzou and Auburn last week. | 11 |
| 10 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks mounted a fierce comeback in College Station, but could not hold on in overtime. | 8 |
| 11 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee could make a big push back up the rankings if they can somehow manage to beat Notre Dame on Monday. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Baylor | It was no surprise that Baylor lost to Uconn, but they followed it up with a shocking defeat in Lawrence. | 7 |
| 13 |  | Penn State | With wins over Ohio State and Michigan State, Penn State appears to be in the Big Ten driver's seat. | 16 |
| 14 |  | LSU | The Lady Tigers suffered their second SEC loss at Vanderbilt. The schedule gets a bit easier for the rest of the month. | 13 |
| 15 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies remain on fire with a thrilling win over South Carolina and an easy victory over Mississippi State. | 19 |
| 16 |  | Arizona State | If Arizona State wants to keep pace with the top teams in the Pac-12, they need to beat Stanford at home. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Nebraska | The Cornhuskers fell at home to a Purdue team that desperately needed the win. | 17 |
| 18 |  | California | Cal lost at Arizona State and begins a busy week against Arizona on Monday before hosting USC and UCLA. | 15 |
| 19 |  | Iowa State | Following a 14 game winning streak to start the season, Iowa State has now lost three in a row. | 14 |
| 20 |  | Vanderbilt | The Commodores are on a roll and they can make a big push with a win over South Carolina on Sunday. | NR |
| 21 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is in the middle of another long road trip. Against USF and Santa Clara it has gone quite well. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Purdue | Purdue had a busy week and came away with wins over Indiana and Nebraska and a loss against Michigan. | 24 |
| 23 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia is off to an amazing start in Big 12 play and will look to keep it going this week at TTU and Texas. | NR |
| 24 |  | North Carolina State | North Carolina State continues to struggle on the road, but they can beat some good teams at home. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Middle Tennessee | The Blue Raiders have won 14 games in a row, but the schedule has not been all that difficult. | NR |
1/19 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 01/19/2014
