| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut had the week off and will resume their season on Wednesday in Norman against Oklahoma. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame blew out Binghamton 103-53 on Sunday and now look forward to two road games at Western Kentucky and Marquette. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Louisville | Dana Evans' career high 21 points led Louisville to another in-state win over Northern Kentucky. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State got their three game road swing off to a strong start with a 86-42 win over Southern Miss. Oregon is next. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Maryland | Maryland is now 10-0 after routing Loyola (MD) 83-48 on Monday afternoon. The Terps are clicking on all cylinders. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Oregon | It wasn't easy but Oregon got the job done in a 87-79 win against a very tough South Dakota State team. | 9 |
| 7 |  | Baylor | Baylor split their two games this week as they beat Morehead State and lost at Stanford on Saturday. | 2 |
| 8 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee was off this week and they will be back in action on Tuesday night in Knoxville against Stanford. | 7 |
| 9 |  | NC State | That’s 25 straight non-conference wins at home for the Wolfpack as they crushed Maine 84-46. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Stanford | Alanna Smith scored 21 points to lead Stanford to an upset win over Baylor. The Cardinal were also elite defensively. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Oregon State | OSU split the two games in Hawaii as they beat Eastern Washington and lost a back and forth battle with Texas A&M. | 8 |
| 12 |  | California | Cal got ready for the showdown with UConn next Saturday with an easy 69-45 win over UC Santa Barbara. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Minnesota | Kenisha Bell's fifth 20 point scoring effort of the season led the Golden Gophers to a 84-52 win over Coppin State. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Texas | Texas grinded out a 65-46 win Over Stetson on Sunday to get back on the winning track. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse didn't play this week and are back in action against Niagara on Monday morning. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Marquette | Marquette rode a very balanced offensive attack to beat Green Bay 80-54 on Saturday, snapping a six game losing streak against them. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Iowa | Megan Gustafson's 28 points propelled Iowa to a 83-57 win over in-state rival Northern Iowa on Sunday. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Arizona State | Thanks to a very balanced offense, Arizona State picked up a solid neutral site 65-51 win over Kansas State. | 18 |
| 19 |  | DePaul | The Blue Demons were off all week and will host Tennessee State on Monday night to resume their season. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Kentucky | Maci Morris scored 14 points to guide Kentucky to a comfortable 72-55 win over a good Middle Tennessee team. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State avoided a letdown from the Oregon win by surviving at Hartford in overtime on Sunday. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is now 10-1 on the season after surviving on the road at Missouri State 70-67 on Sunday afternoon. | NR |
| 23 |  | Miami (FL) | Miami did enough to get the job done against Maryland Eastern Shore in a 71-53 win over the Hawks. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Iowa State | Cyclones improved to 7-0 at Hilton Coliseum as Iowa State outlasted Drake 86-81 in front of a crowd of 10,923 fans. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Texas A&M | Chennedy Carter and Kayla Wells combined for 47 points to lead the Aggies to a huge win over Oregon State in Maui. | NR |
12/17 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 12/17/2018
