| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Baylor | Baylor keeps cruising along, beating everybody with ease. Next up is a huge showdown against Uconn. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame had no trouble with Marquette and Purdue last week. This week they play Kentucky. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies blew out a good Texas A&M team, but they face Baylor next in a possible Final Four preview. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Stanford | Stanford did not play a game this week, but we're all looking ahead to the 12/20 showdown against Tennessee. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Maryland | After handling Delaware State and George Mason, Maryland heads into a little break with an 11-0 record. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Georgia | It's a quiet time for Georgia, but they do have a big game coming up on the 19th of December against Gonzaga. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee beat DePaul last week and this week it is Rutgers and UCLA. After that it's Stanford. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Miami | Miami got a nice win against Rutgers on Monday and followed it up with a victory over Ole Miss on Saturday. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky beat Duke last week and are right there with Georgia and Tennessee among the best in the SEC. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State remains unbeaten, but heading to Berkeley could be a tricky road trip for the Buckeyes. | 15 |
| 11 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies fell to Uconn last Tuesday and have an interesting game against USC coming up this weekend. | 9 |
| 12 |  | Duke | Duke had a tough loss against Kentucky, but that is certainly not a bad loss. The Blue Devils will learn from it. | 10 |
| 13 |  | Penn State | Penn State knocked off Virginia Tech last week and should add a few more W's before conference play begins. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Georgetown | Georgetown has had some close calls against teams they should beat, but the defense always shows up. | 16 |
| 15 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers lost against Miami last week, but they can make up for it with a victory over Tennessee on Tuesday. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Louisville | Louisville gave up a mere 27 points to Gardner-Webb on Sunday. Cincy should be able to score a little more. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Texas Tech | Illinois is struggling, but that is the next team standing in the way of the Red Raiders and perfection. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Delaware | Elena Donne Dixon keeps leading the Fighting Blue Hens to victories and it may be a while before they lose. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Green Bay | Green Bay has a dozen days off between games and they'll need to shake off the rust by December 20th. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Purdue | After playing Duke, Texas A&M and Notre Dame, few expected the Boilermakers to lose to Central Michigan. | 12 |
| 21 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina had little trouble with some easier competition this week and face off against South Carolina next. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is a smooth 10-0 right now. They have not all been huge victories, but they have plenty of momentum. | 24 |
| 23 |  | Texas | Texas had a decent win over Michigan State on Saturday and should be able to cruise through December now. | NR |
| 24 |  | Virginia | Virginia is still riding their victory over Tennessee, but they have beaten some good teams since then too. | 25 |
| 25 |  | DePaul | DePaul wasn't good enough to take out Tennessee and now they have a couple tough tests this week. | 22 |
12/12 Women's Basketball Top 25
Sun, 12/11/2011
