| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | Crystal Dangerfield's career high 24 points led Connecticut to a dominant 78-53 win over Stanford. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Baylor | Baylor had little trouble with Lamar and Coppin State as the Bears scored at least 100 points in both games. | 2 |
| 3 |  | South Carolina | Gamecocks rolled past Alabama State scoring 99 points and have a big test at Maryland on Monday night. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Texas | Texas scored 33 points in the first quarter against Stetson and never looked back in a 95-59 win over the Hatters. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | Louisville picked up a huge road win at Ohio State to get an early NCAA Tournament resume builder. | 9 |
| 6 |  | Notre Dame | Fighting Irish exploded for 121 points in a season opening win over Mt. St. Mary's. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State grinded out a solid 68-53 win over Virginia to kickoff the 2017 season. | 7 |
| 8 |  | UCLA | Bruins scored 129 points in the season opening win over San Jose State to highlight a 2-0 week. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Ohio State | Buckeyes split their open weekend as they beat Stanford lost a tough one to Louisville. | 4 |
| 10 |  | Duke | Rebecca Greenwell surpassed the 1,500 point mark for her career as Duke outlasted Grand Canyon 74-61. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Oregon | Ducks hit the ground running this season with two easy wins over CSUN and Drake. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee was on point defensively as they routed East Tennessee State 87-49 to open the season on Sunday. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Maryland | Maryland used a 32-2 run to blow out Albany 91-58 in their season opener. South Carolina is up next on Monday. | 14 |
| 14 |  | West Virginia | Teana Muldrow's 30 points led the Mountaineers to a 102-52 win over Central Connecticut State to start 1-0. | 15 |
| 15 |  | South Florida | South Florida picked up a nice 61-55 win over LSU enroute to a 2-0 week. | 17 |
| 16 |  | Michigan | Wolverines advance to the Preseason WNIT semifinals after beating George Mason and Liberty. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Florida State | Seminoles were strong defensively as they swept North Florida and Jacksonville State this week. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Stanford | A rough opening weekend for the Cardinal as they lost easily to Ohio State and UConn. | 8 |
| 19 |  | Marquette | Marquette kicks off their 2017-18 season on Monday night against New Mexico in Albuquerque. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Texas A&M | Aggies pick up two solid wins over Houston and UL-Lafayette and now will get a fun test at home vs. Oregon. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State scored 74 points in an easy win over UT-San Antonio on Sunday. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State outscored North Dakota 38-8 in the paint and held off a gritty Fighting Hawks team in a 65-55 win. | 23 |
| 23 |  | California | Golden Bears survive a high-scoring battle against Saint Mary's and now will face UConn on Friday. | NR |
| 24 |  | Oklahoma | Vionise Pierre-Louis scored 24 points to lead a balanced Oklahoma offensive attack as they beat Belmont 96-73. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Missouri | Tigers split their two games in Iowa City, losing to Western Kentucky and knocking off Quinnipiac. | 16 |
11/13 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 11/13/2017
