| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | Freshman Christyn Williams' 28 points led the Huskies to a dominant win over Notre Dame on Sunday. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Oregon | Oregon cruised past Long Beach State 110-48 in their lone game of the week on Sunday. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | Baylor was lights out on Sunday in Columbia as they scored 94 points in a dominant win over the Gamecocks. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame picked up an impressive win over Iowa but lost their poise against UConn in a 89-71 loss to the Huskies. | 1 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | Louisville had little trouble with Nebraska and Tennessee State to improve to 8-0 on the season. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Mississippi State | Jazzmun Holmes' 17 points led Mississippi State as they beat Texas 67-49 on Sunday. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Maryland | Maryland continues to roll as they beat Georgia Tech and UMBC this week to extend their winning streak to eight. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee passed an early season road test at Oklahoma State as the Lady Vols beat the Cowgirls 76-63. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State hit the century mark again as the Beavers routed LaSalle 100-46 on Saturday. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Stanford | With their 4th quarter rally falling short, Stanford dropped their first game of the season at Gonzaga, 79-73. | 6 |
| 11 |  | NC State | North Carolina State continues to do a nice job defensively as they beat Michigan in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. | 12 |
| 12 |  | California | Kristine Anigwe went over the 2,000 point mark for her career as Cal beat Cal State Northridge 67-42 on Sunday. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Texas | Texas couldn’t get anything rolling offensively on Sunday in a 67-49 loss against Mississippi State. | 11 |
| 14 |  | Minnesota | Minnesota picked up a nice NCAA Tournament resume building win over Syracuse. | 19 |
| 15 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse dropped a tough road game at Minnesota and recovered to blow out Towson to salvage a split this week. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Marquette | Two hard fought wins for Marquette over Milwaukee and Michigan this week. A trip to Starkville is next up. | 20 |
| 17 |  | Iowa | Iowa split their two games this week as they lost to Notre Dame 105-71 and rebounded to beat Robert Morris. | 16 |
| 18 |  | Arizona State | ASU had another strong week of quality defensive basketball as they won the ASU Classic over Tulsa on Sunday. | 21 |
| 19 |  | DePaul | DePaul scored 124 points in a win over Savannah State but was not able to slow down UConn in a 99-63 loss. | 18 |
| 20 |  | Drake | Drake continues to roll as they soundly beat Creighton 85-69 to improve to 7-1 on the season. | NR |
| 21 |  | Iowa State | Cyclones outlasted Arkansas 91-82 to pick up a solid resume building win in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky has sprinted out to an 8-0 start and routed Morehead State in their lone game of the week. | NR |
| 23 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M couldn't handle Lamar's 2-2-1 press very well as the Aggies lost 74-68 on Thursday. | 17 |
| 24 |  | Missouri | Missouri got the offense rolling a bit on Sunday in Morgantown as the Tigers beat West Virginia 68-51. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Miami (FL) | Miami split their two games this week, losing at Purdue and taking down Colorado on Sunday. | 22 |
12/3 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 12/03/2018
