Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame survived a stiff test from Louisville and then dominated Wake Forest on Sunday 78-48. | 1 | |
2 | Louisville | Cardinals got off to a good start against Notre Dame, but were worn down in the fourth quarter. | 2 | |
3 | Oregon | The Ducks were absolutely dominant down in Los Angeles as they blew out USC and UCLA. | 3 | |
4 | Baylor | Baylor picked up two methodical wins over Kansas State and TCU this week to take early control of the Big 12 race. | 4 | |
5 | Connecticut | Huskies have gotten back in rhythm as they had no problems with Cincinnati and USF. | 7 | |
6 | Stanford | Stanford held off Arizona State 72-65 and then crushed Arizona to complete the sweep in the desert. | 6 | |
7 | Mississippi State | MSU outlasted Georgia 80-71 in their lone game of the week. The defense will need to be better moving forward. | 5 | |
8 | NC State | Wolfpack are 17-0 on the season as they swept Pittsburgh and Virginia thanks to stifling defense. | 8 | |
9 | Oregon State | OSU put the hammer down in the third quarter on Sunday at USC to pull away and secure a sweep of the LA schools. | 9 | |
10 | Maryland | Terrapins have won three straight games as they won at Nebraska and held serve at home against Michigan. | 10 | |
11 | Texas | Sug Sutton's double-double was enough to push Texas past Iowa State, 64-62, in a critical Big 12 road contest. | 11 | |
12 | Syracuse | Tiana Mangakahia's 34 points propelled Syracuse to a 90-77 win over North Carolina. | 12 | |
13 | Marquette | Marquette swept Villanova and Georgetown as they continue to take control of the Big East. | 14 | |
14 | Gonzaga | Zykera Rice and Laura Stockton combined for 47 points to lead Gonzaga to a 97-71 win over Portland on Saturday. | 15 | |
15 | Tennessee | Lady Vols dropped two more close calls against Kentucky and Georgia as the heat on Holly Warlick is rising a bit. | 13 | |
16 | South Carolina | South Carolina put together two complete performances this week as they routed Florida and LSU. | 18 | |
17 | Michigan State | The Spartans get back on track with a strong, emphatic win over Minnesota 86-68. | 17 | |
18 | Kentucky | Kentucky grinded out a win at Tennessee but then struggled mightily on offense against Ole Miss in a 55-49 loss. | 16 | |
19 | Rutgers | Ciani Cryor and Charise Wilson hit 6-of-9 from behind the three-point arc to lead Rutgers to a 62-56 win at Nebraska. | NR | |
20 | Central Michigan | Chippewas have won four straight games as they had no problem against Ohio and Northern Illinois. | NR | |
21 | Iowa | Hawkeyes got a solid win against Wisconsin, but couldn't finish the deal at Purdue in a 62-57 loss. | 19 | |
22 | | Minnesota | Defense let the Golden Gophers down in a 86-68 loss against Michigan State in East Lansing. Iowa is next up. | 20 |
23 | Arizona State | Sun Devils survive a tough weekend against the Bay Area schools by narrowly beating Cal after losing to Stanford. | 23 | |
24 | Texas A&M | Aggies picked up a couple of wins over Vanderbilt and Alabama to get some needed confidence in SEC play. | NR | |
25 | Iowa State | Cyclones split their two games this week as they beat TCU and lost a close one to Texas. | 24 |
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Mon, 01/14/2019