| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior |
| 1 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina is looking like a number one team, but they can prove it at Duke on Sunday afternoon. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | Was the loss to Stanford a fluke? We might find out on Saturday when the Huskies head to Notre Dame. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish's perfect record will be at stake this week when they host Maryland and Connecticut. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Texas A&M | With a win over Duke, the Aggies should remain perfect going into their 12/21 tilt against Texas. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Texas | The Longhorns cemented their status among the elite in the nation with a 72-59 victory over Tennessee. | 10 |
| 6 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels beat Stanford and picked up a couple of easier wins too. Next up is a trip to Rutgers. | 7 |
| 7 | 
| Duke | Duke lost a close game to fellow top ten ranked Texas A&M. They play Nebraska and South Carolina next. | 5 |
| 8 |  | Louisville | Louisville will have most of their tough games in ACC play, with the exception of this week against Iowa and UK. | 12 |
| 9 | 
| Stanford | Stanford lost 70-54 to North Carolina in their tough game of the week. They can still hang their hat on the Uconn win. | 8 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee had a bad week, losing at Chattanooga and Texas. This week they play St. Francis and Lipscomb. | 2 |
| 11 |  | Kentucky | It was a tough week for Kentucky. They lost to Illinois and barely slipped past both Oklahoma and USF. | 9 |
| 12 | 
| California | Cal's big game this week is against a scrappy Kansas squad. It should be their toughest test to date. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Nebraska | Rachel Theriot is off to a great start and the Cornhuskers will need her to have another big game against Duke. | 15 |
| 14 | 
| Iowa | Iowa lost their first game of the year to Arkansas, but followed it up with a nice win over Gonzaga. | 11 |
| 15 | 
| Baylor | Baylor has a couple more weeks of likely wins, but a trip to Ole Miss on Sunday afternoon could be tricky. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Maryland | The Terrapins lost a close one to Washington State. They can move up the rankings with a win at Notre Dame. | 13 |
| 17 | 
| Syracuse | The Orange lost a close game to South Carolina, but losing to the top ranked top by four points is not a bad thing. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State will get an opportunity to add a big win to their resume when they head to Georgia on Sunday. | 18 |
| 19 | 
| Georgia | UGA is off to a 7-0 start, but it has been pretty easy. Their toughest non-conf game is against Michigan State on 12/7. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Rutgers | The Scarlet Knights are looking good so far, but we'll learn a lot more when they host UNC on Thursday night. | 21 |
| 21 |  | West Virginia | WVU should keep adding up wins until they begin conference play on January 4th. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State keeps winning and the competition has not been all that easy. More wins are coming this week. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State's lone loss is by two points at North Carolina. That is not a bad loss at all. | NR |
| 24 |  | James Madison | James Madison fell to Maryland 80-64, but still have some nice wins on the season. This is a tough mid-major. | 20 |
| 25 | 
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State is off to a 6-0 start. The schedule is pretty easy until SEC play and it may be a while before loss #1. | NR |
