| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut took Notre Dame's best shot on Sunday but found a way to get the job done in an 80-71 win. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Louisville | Cardinals took care of business on the road with solid wins at Indiana and South Dakota State. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Texas | Longhorns continue to dominate their opposition as they little trouble with Louisiana Tech and Georgia. | 4 |
| 4 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina picked up another big time win over Duke on Sunday. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Baylor | Baylor dominated Kentucky and Stanford in very impressive fashion. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame could not overcome a 26-9 blitz by UConn in the fourth quarter on Sunday. | 3 |
| 7 |  | Mississippi State | Bulldogs survived a stiff test from Oklahoma State on Sunday. | 7 |
| 8 |  | UCLA | UCLA was on point defensively in their wins over UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee cruised past Central Arkansas and Alabama State as they won both games by over 40 plus points. | 10 |
| 10 |  | West Virginia | Mountaineers picked up a big win on the road at Texas A&M on Sunday. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Oregon | The high flying Ducks keep on lighting up the scoreboard as they scored 114 against Weber State on Saturday. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Maryland | Maryland won a nail biter at Virginia 60-59 as they held off the Cavaliers in Charlottesville. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Duke | Blue Devils split their two games with Ohio State and South Carolina. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Florida State | Seminoles picked up a dramatic 94-93 win at Iowa last Wednesday night. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Ohio State | Buckeyes split their two games against Duke and Maine this week. | 8 |
| 16 |  | South Florida | Bulls knocked off a good George Washington team 83-78 on Saturday in the nation's capital. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Missouri | Missouri took it to Kansas State in a 73-59 win over the Wildcats. | 22 |
| 18 |  | Stanford | Cardinal suffered another road loss against a top ten team as Baylor were too much for Stanford. | 17 |
| 19 |  | Michigan | Wolverines could not slow down Notre Dame but recovered to beat LIU Brooklyn. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Kentucky | Wildcats fall short at Baylor as the Bears were lights out offensively last Thursday night. | 19 |
| 21 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M stood toe to toe with West Virginia for a half but the Mountaineers pulled away for a 70-56 win. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Green Bay | Phoenix pick up a very nice win over Marquette as they limited the Golden Eagles to 55 points. | NR |
| 23 |  | Oregon State | Beavers bounced back this week with two easy wins over Nevada and Utah State. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Villanova | Another good week for Villanova as they held off Princeton and routed Saint Joseph's. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse swept their games against Northwestern and Stony Brook to remain undefeated. | 25 |
12/4 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Tue, 12/05/2017
