| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Oregon State | Mikayla Pivec narrowly missed a triple double in a 74-46 win over Utah State, tallying 18 pts, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Connecticut | UConn did not play this week and will get back to business on Monday against a feisty DePaul team on the road. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | Stanford cruised past Ohio State on Sunday as a 20-10 second quarter allowed the Cardinal to break the game open. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Oregon | Sabrina Ionescu and Jaz Shelley combined for 38 points on Saturday as Oregon crushed Long Beach State 81-45 on Saturday. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Baylor | Baylor was off this week and will resume their season on December 18 at home against Arkansas State. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Florida State | Florida State survived a tough test from St. John's as they outlasted the Red Storm 74-70 in their lone game of the week. | 6 |
| 7 |  | South Carolina | Zia Cooke and Tyasha Harris scored 14 points apiece as South Carolina routed Purdue 85-49 on Sunday. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Louisville | It was gut check Sunday for Louisville as they took Kentucky's best punch but got the job done in a 67-66 win. | 8 |
| 9 |  | UCLA | UCLA pulled away in the second half to knock off Pacific 68-57 on Sunday to improve to 9-0 on the season. | 9 |
| 10 |  | NC State | Elissa Cunnane scored 28 points and collected 16 rebounds as NC State beat Elon 62-49 to improve to 10-0. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M routed Houston 72-43 on Sunday to give head coach Gary Blair his 800th career victory. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky did a nice job for the most part against Louisville but came up just short in a 67-66 loss to the Cardinals. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Indiana | Indiana continues to roll along as they beat Butler 64-53 and Youngstown State 93-56. They will face UCLA next Sunday. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Maryland | Maryland did not play this week and will resume their season on December 18 at home against Georgia State. | 14 |
| 15 |  | DePaul | DePaul got a nice road win on the road against Notre Dame and also cruised past Alabama State. The Blue Demons host UConn on Monday. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Missouri State | Jasmine Franklin and Emily Gartner posted double-doubles to lead the Bears past instate rival Missouri 79-72. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Arizona | Cate Reese scored 23 points and Arizona outrebounded Tenn. State 48-24 as the Wildcats won 77-42 on Thursday. | 17 |
| 18 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia beat Norfolk State 72-55 to give head coach Mike Carey win number 400 in his career on Sunday afternoon. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Mississippi State | Bulldogs were off this week and will return to action Monday night on the road at Louisiana. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Gonzaga | LeeAnne and Jenn Wirth, along with Katie Campbell, scored 14 points each to lead Gonzaga to a 80-45 win over Texas Southern. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State had no problem with Morehead State as they beat the Eagles 93-48 on Sunday. | 21 |
| 22 |  | South Dakota | South Dakota is now 11-1 on the season as they blew out Mt. St. Mary's and Montana. A trip to South Carolina awaits. | 22 |
| 23 |  | Michigan | Michigan was relentless on defense against Appalachian State, allowing just 35 points in an easy 27 point win. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Minnesota | Gadiva Hubbard and Destiny Pitts both scored over 20 points as Minnesota survived a tough fight from UC Davis in a 76-67 win. | 24 |
| 25 |  | Tennessee | Rennia Davis picked up her 1,000th career point to lead Tennessee to a resounding 79-41 win over Colorado State. | 25 |
12/16 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Tue, 12/17/2019
