| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies will look to complete their perfect regular season on Monday against South Florida. | 1 |
| 2 |  | South Carolina | Even for a team as great as South Carolina, it is tough to go through the SEC without a loss. They finished 28-1. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish completed their perfect 16-0 ACC regular season with wins over Clemson and Boston College. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | The Lady Bears have a chance to win another outright Big 12 title, but they have to beat Texas on Monday. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Maryland | Maryland won the Big Ten title, clinching with a win over Minnesota. Their only losses came against Ohio State. | 8 |
| 6 |  | Texas | Texas took care of business and now have a chance to win a share of the Big 12 title with a win at Baylor. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing very good right now and they should have a lot of confidence after winning at Texas A&M. | 11 |
| 8 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State lost at Stanford and had to settle for a share of the Pac-12 title along with Arizona State. | 6 |
| 9 |  | Ohio State | In a couple overtime thrillers, Ohio State lost at Minnesota and Michigan State to end their regular season on a low. | 5 |
| 10 |  | Florida State | With wins over NC State and Miami, Florida State has momentum heading into the ACC Tournament. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State had a shot at an outright Pac-12 title, but lost at UCLA in their regular season finale to finish 16-2. | 9 |
| 12 |  | Stanford | The Cardinal finished the year strong, beating Oregon State and Oregon to end up tied for third in the Pac-12. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Louisville | Louisville won a big game at Miami and ended up with a 15-1 record in the ACC, with the lone loss coming vs ND. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans finished the regular season in third place in the Big Ten thanks to their triple OT win vs Ohio State. | 18 |
| 15 |  | UCLA | UCLA has some momentum heading into the Pac-12 Tournament after knocking off Arizona State on Sunday. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies six game winning streak came to an end at home against Kentucky. They still tied for second in the SEC. | 10 |
| 17 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State got their third win in a row against Alabama on Sunday. They'll get a bye in the SEC Tournament. | 17 |
| 18 |  | DePaul | DePaul has now won eight games in a row en route to a Big East title. They have a lot of momentum right now. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Syracuse | The Orange wrapped up the regular season with a 71-55 win at Boston College on Thursday night. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Miami | After losing to Louisville and FSU, Miami dropped to 10-6 in ACC play and now will have to play in the 2nd round. | 16 |
| 21 |  | Florida | The Gators picked up wins over LSU and Auburn to finish tied for fourth in the SEC with a 10-6 record. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Oklahoma | OU lost a tough game at home to Baylor, but followed it up with an easy win over ISU. A trip to Texas Tech awaits. | 21 |
| 23 |  | South Florida | The Bulls can make a big statement if they can beat Connecticut in Storrs, but that will not likely happen. | NR |
| 24 |  | Green Bay | The Phoenix hope to end the regular season with a couple of road wins over Detroit and Oakland. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Colorado State | CSU is just two games away from a perfect 18-0 MW finish, but Fresno State is the one team that could beat them. | 25 |
2/28 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 02/28/2016
