| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut grinded out two road wins at Oklahoma and against a very tough Cal team on Saturday in front of a huge crowd. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | Arike Ogunbiwale's 32 points capped off a great homecoming on Saturday as the Fighting Irish cruised past Marquette 87-63. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Louisville | Asia Durr was lights out in the second half, scoring 26 of her 31 points as the Cardinals beat Central Michigan 72-68. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Oregon | Oregon picked up a great win against Mississippi State as they were on point at both ends of the court. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Maryland | Maryland is now 11-0 after rolling past Delaware 77-53 on Thursday. The Terps open up Big Ten play at Penn State next. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Mississippi State | Bulldogs settle for a split in the PNW as they lost 82-74 at Oregon and then hung 103 on Washington in Seattle. | 4 |
| 7 |  | Baylor | Baylor did not play this week and will resume their season on December 31 against UT-Rio Grande Valley. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Stanford | An excellent week for Stanford as they picked up two quality road wins at Tennessee and Buffalo. | 10 |
| 9 |  | NC State | Elissa Cunane's 19 points led NC State to a 78-58 win at Chattanooga, which was the 900th win in program history. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State was outstanding from behind the three-point line as they methodically beat Duke 71-57 on Thursday. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee couldn't slow down Stanford in a 95-85 loss but rebounded to get a solid win over East Tennessee State. | 8 |
| 12 |  | Minnesota | Minnesota completed the non-conference schedule undefeated after beating Rhode Island 91-71 on Saturday. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Texas | Jatarie White's third double-double of the season was enough for Texas as they beat UT-Rio Grande Valley 81-66. | 14 |
| 14 |  | California | Cal dropped their first game of the season on Saturday against Connecticut but this game will make the Golden Bears better. | 12 |
| 15 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse went 3-0 this week, routing Niagara and picking up two wins in St. Petersburg against Duquesne and UCF. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Iowa | Iowa has won five straight games after outlasting a feisty Drake team 91-82 on Friday in Des Moines. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Arizona State | Courtney Ekmark's 17 points sparked Arizona State to a 68-52 win over Fresno State in their lone game of the week. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Marquette | Marquette split their two games this week as they blasted Binghamton 93-40 and lost 87-63 to Notre Dame. | 16 |
| 19 |  | DePaul | DePaul heads into Big East play with a five game winning streak as they beat Loyola-Chicago 102-76. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Kentucky | Defense ruled the day for Kentucky as they forced 27 Murray State turnovers and the Wildcats rolled to a 88-49 win. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Michigan State | Nia Clouden scored 18 points to pace Michigan State to a 89-74 win over Florida Atlantic. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga was dominant defensively as they routed Idaho 88-51 and limited the Vandals to 29.5 percent shooting from the floor. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Miami (FL) | Miami got the offense rolling as they went 2-0 this week against the SEC, beating Vanderbilt and Alabama. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M picked up a very good win over USC 71-51 to highlight a 2-0 week. The Aggies are now 10-2 on the season. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State blew out Prairie View A&M 94-46 to improve to 9-2 on the season. | 24 |
12/24 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 12/23/2018
