| 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 |
1/14 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 01/14/2019
