| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | UConn crushed DePaul 103-69 to give head coach Geno Auriemma 999 career wins. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Louisville | Louisville is clicking on all cylinders after destroying all three opponents this week. | 2 |
| 3 |  | South Carolina | Gamecocks cruised past College of Charleston 69-43 in their lone game of the week. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Baylor rolled past North Dakota 105-43 to improve to 8-1 on the season. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame was on point defensively in wins over Michigan State and Penn. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Mississippi State | Bulldogs are now 9-0 after destroying Little Rock 86-48 on Sunday. Oregon is next up on Wednesday. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee picked up another nice win against Texas on Sunday as they stepped it up offensively in a big way. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Texas | Texas drops a tough one in Knoxville against a very good Tennessee team. | 3 |
| 9 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia took care of Pitt and Coppin State this week to improve to 9-0 on the season. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Oregon | Ducks will get another litmus test at Mississippi State next Wednesday after they crushed Southern Utah. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Maryland | Maryland is starting to get on a roll after knocking off Mt. St. Mary's and George Washington. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Duke | Blue Devils dominated UNC Greensboro and Winthrop this week to move to 8-2 on the season. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Florida State | Florida State is on fire heading into their showdown next Sunday at Texas. | 14 |
| 14 |  | UCLA | Bruins lost a tough one in Stillwater 87-72 against Oklahoma State last Friday. | 8 |
| 15 |  | Ohio State | Buckeyes went on the road to Gainesville and raced past the Gators 105-77. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Missouri | Tigers keep on rolling as they beat St. Louis and SIUE this week. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Michigan | Wolverines picked up three wins this week, including a win over Marquette. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Stanford | Stanford had the week off and will resume their season on December 16 against UNLV. | 18 |
| 19 |  | South Florida | Bulls drop a tough one at Oklahoma by a score of 79-74 as the Sooners shot 53.8 percent from the floor. | 16 |
| 20 |  | Texas A&M | Aggies swept both of their games this week against TCU and Central Arkansas. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Green Bay | Green Bay won two more road games against Dayton and Loyola to improve to 8-1 on the season. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State started fast against San Jose State and didn’t look back in a 110-62 victory over the Spartans. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Villanova | Villanova improved to 9-0 after knocking off Temple 69-65 on Sunday. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse survived a tough test from Drexel on Saturday to improve to 10-0. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Oklahoma State | Cowgirls picked up a signature over UCLA as they started fast against the Bruins in an 87-72 victory. | NR |
12/11 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 12/11/2017
