| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies had the week off and will be back in action on January 3 against Baylor. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | ead Coach Muffet McGraw earned her 900th career win as Notre Dame beat Lehigh 95-68 on Sunday. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Louisville | Louisville was off this week and will kick off ACC play against North Carolina on January 3. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Maryland | Maryland kicked off the big Ten slate with a solid 77-61 win at Penn State on Friday. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Oregon | Oregon beat Concordia in an exhibition game on Sunday and will start conference play on January 4. | 4 |
| 6 |  | Mississippi State | Bulldogs continue to dominate at both ends of the court as they blew out Louisiana 104-36. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Stanford | Maya Dodson's 16 points propelled Stanford to a 69-43 win over Cal State Northridge on Saturday. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Baylor | Baylor will play UT-Rio Grande Valley on Monday in a tune up to get ready for a visit by UConn on January 3. | 7 |
| 9 |  | NC State | North Carolina State throttled Davidson 75-45 to end the non-conference portion of their schedule at 13-0. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Oregon State | Oregon State knocked down 16 three pointers in a 92-52 win over Cal State Bakersfield to improve to 10-2 on the year. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Minnesota | Golden Gophers started fast against Wisconsin and didn’t look back as they beat the Badgers 74-56 in their Big Ten opener. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee went 2-0 this week as they had little trouble with Murray State but had a heck of a battle with Belmont. | 11 |
| 13 |  | Texas | Texas got the offense rolling in high gear as put up 104 points against Northwestern State on Saturday in Austin. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Syracuse | Syracuse had the holiday week off and will start ACC play at Clemson on January 3. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Michigan State | Nia Clouden and Jenna Allen were dominant as the Spartans cruised past Iowa 84-70 on Sunday. | 21 |
| 16 |  | Kentucky | Maci Morris and Jaida Roper combined for 29 points to lead Kentucky to a 71-43 win over Sacred Heart. | 20 |
| 17 |  | Marquette | Marquette put together a complete performance in their Big East opener against Providence, beating the Friars 85-46. | 18 |
| 18 |  | California | Golden Bears dropped their second straight game as they lost 85-79 to Harvard on Sunday. | 14 |
| 19 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga shot 62.8 percent in the second half to pull away form Loyola Marymount for a 78-53 win on Saturday. | 22 |
| 20 |  | Iowa | Megan Gustafson is now the all time leading scorer at Iowa but the Hawkeyes fell short 84-70 at Michigan State. | 16 |
| 21 |  | DePaul | DePaul dropped a nail biter against Creighton as they couldn't slow down the Blue Jays in the second half. | 19 |
| 22 |  | Virginia Tech | Hokies are 13-0 heading into ACC play after crushing Longwood 93-39 and will play at Miami next Thursday. | NR |
| 23 |  | Texas A&M | Aggies beat UT-Rio Grande Valley 84-61 and now will get ready to battle South Carolina to start the SEC schedule. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State shot just 23 percent and scored 39 points in a 51-39 loss to in-state rival Arizona on Sunday. | 17 |
| 25 |  | Iowa State | Cyclones have a four game winning streak after knocking off Bucknell 86-61 on Saturday. | 25 |
12/31 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 12/31/2018
