Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Baylor | Baylor swept through Texas and Oklahoma State this week as they were elite defensively in both games . | 1 | |
2 | Connecticut | Napheesa Coller's 29 points on Senior Day led the Huskies to a win over Houston to lock up another AAC regular season title. | 2 | |
3 | Notre Dame | Jackie Young's triple-double highlighted a great senior day for Notre Dame as they crushed Virginia after blowing out Syracuse as well. | 3 | |
4 | Louisville | Louisville demolished NC State 92-62 and followed that up with an easy win at Pittsburgh to finish 14-2 in ACC play. | 4 | |
5 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State clinched the outright regular season title in the SEC on Sunday as they were tough enough to hold off South Carolina. | 5 | |
6 | Oregon | Ducks put together two very strong defensive performances as they swept the Arizona schools on the road to improve to 26-3. | 6 | |
7 | Stanford | Stanford methodically took care of Washington State and Washington this week and they will be a threat in the Pac-12 tourney. | 8 | |
8 | Maryland | Taylor Mikesell scored 20 points to propel Maryland to a 71-62 win over Illinois to win their fourth straight Big Ten regular season title. | 9 | |
9 | Iowa | Megan Gustafson's 34 points led Iowa to an easy win over Northwestern on Senior Day as the Hawkeyes are 15-0 at home this year. | 10 | |
10 | Oregon State | Oregon State settles for a hard fought split as they beat Arizona in double overtime on Sunday after losing at ASU. | 7 | |
11 | NC State | Wolfpack had a rough night at Louisville, but bounced back to win a close win at home against Miami on Sunday. | 11 | |
12 | Gonzaga | Laura Stockton's 16 points on Senior Day was enough for Gonzaga to beat LMU 68-58 on Saturday afternoon. | 15 | |
13 | Arizona State | Arizona State picked up a solid split at home this week as they beat Oregon State and gave Oregon a pretty good battle. | 20 | |
14 | Marquette | A career high 19 points for Selena Lott was enough for Marquette to lock up the Big East regular season title on Sunday. | 13 | |
15 | Kentucky | It was an up and down week offensively for Kentucky as they lost to Texas A&M and outlasted Georgia 58-53 to secure a split. | 14 | |
16 | Miami (FL) | Beatrice Mompremier's 22 point and 16 rebound effort led Miami to a senior night win over Georgia Tech to highlight a 1-1 week. | 12 | |
17 | South Carolina | South Carolina got a nice win at Auburn on Thursday night and rallied late against Mississippi State on Sunday, but fell short. | 16 | |
18 | Rice | Rice has won 17 straight games as they blew out Louisiana Tech 78-42 to wrap up a 13-0 record at home this season. | 19 | |
19 | Syracuse | Syracuse responded nicely after losing to Notre Dame, beating Florida State and cruising past Boston College. | 18 | |
20 | Iowa State | Bridget Carleton and Ashley Joens combined for 45 points to push Iowa State to a 82-73 win at Texas. | 22 | |
21 | Drake | Drake has taken control of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference race after winning at Missouri State on Sunday 70-61. | 21 | |
22 | | Texas A&M | Aggies get a big win over Kentucky as they are peaking at the right time heading into the postseason. | NR |
23 | DePaul | Ashton Millender's double-double on Sunday led the Blue Demons to their eighth win in a row as they won at Creighton 74-67. | 23 | |
24 | UCLA | UCLA has won four out of their last five after sweeping Utah and Colorado as the Bruins will be a tough out in Vegas. | NR | |
25 | South Dakota State | Macy Miller, Tylee Irwin, and Tagyn Larson combined for 58 points to lead the Jackrabbits to a 100-62 rout of Western Illinois. | 25 |
3/4 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Mon, 03/04/2019