| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Baylor | Tennessee was Baylor's latest top 25 victim and the Bears will not vacate the top spot for quite some time. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame beat USC and Duke over the weekend, proving that the loss to Baylor doesn't make them vulnerable. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut tallied quite a few wins over the weekend, but the competition gets much tougher in a couple weeks. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Texas A&M | Texas A&M will take their undefeated record on the road to face a very strong Purdue squad on Sunday. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Stanford | Stanford lost to Connecticut this week, but that will not drop them down the rankings much at all. | 4 |
| 6 |  | Georgia | The Bulldogs had a couple tough games early in the season, but should get a chance to settle down this week. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Maryland | Besides the game against Georgetown, Maryland has not played anybody too tough. Michigan may test them. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Miami | Miami heads to East Lansing to take on Michigan State this week and that could be a tough game for Miami. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Tennessee | With the loss to Baylor, Tennessee has lost two games in a row. MTSU and Texas will hope to lengthen the streak. | 6 |
| 10 |  | Duke | There is no shame in losing to Notre Dame, but Duke better be ready to rebound with Purdue and Pitt. | 7 |
| 11 |  | Louisville | Louisville can get a quality victory this weekend when they face rival Kentucky on Sunday. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers did not have too much of a problem knocking off Georgia Tech and Arizona State over the weekend. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky plays against rival Louisville on Sunday afternoon and has an opportunity to jump up the rankings. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Penn State | Penn State and Maggie Lucas have a couple interesting games this week against UNC and Texas Tech. | 14 |
| 15 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina has their toughest game of the young season this week when they take on Penn State. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Purdue | Purdue has pretty much cruised along so far this season, but now the fun begins. First up is Duke, then Texas A&M. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Georgetown | Georgetown has had a lot of tough games early in the season, but the schedule lightens up a little this week. | 20 |
| 18 |  | Delaware | Delaware followed up their big win over Penn State with a victory over Villanova. The games are easier this week. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Texas | Following a nice week in Hawaii, Texas has a big showdown with a suddenly susceptible Tennessee team. | 21 |
| 20 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma had trouble against Vanderbilt and now face a strong Ohio State team. | 15 |
| 21 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State's win over LSU on Sunday proved that this is a good team. We'll learn more with FSU and OU this week. | NR |
| 22 |  | Texas Tech | Undefeated Texas Tech may not stay that way after playing Penn State this Sunday. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Green Bay | Green Bay beat Georgia Tech and Illinois this week and the tough games continue with Marquette and UNI. | NR |
| 24 |  | DePaul | Keisha Hampton led the way in DePaul's win over Northwestern, helping her team regain a spot in the top 25. | NR |
| 25 |  | Gonzaga | Following the loss to Stanford, Gonzaga has absolutely dominated their competition. That should continue. | NR |
11/28 Women's Basketball Top 25
Mon, 11/28/2011
