| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Baylor | The Bears cemented their top spot in the women's college basketball world by knocking off Uconn 66-61. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | Two weeks ago it was Purdue, on Sunday it was Kentucky. The Irish are strong and that Uconn game is coming up. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | Stanford can cement their spot among the best teams in the nation if they can beat Tennessee on Tuesday. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut could not quite pull off the victory against Baylor, but those two may meet again in March. | 3 |
| 5 |  | Maryland | The Terps are in the middle of a long lay-off and didn't play last week and won't play this week. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Georgia | Georgia cannot afford to be rusty after 13 days off when they face Gonzaga on Monday night. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Tennessee | The Lady Vols have now won five games in a row and none of them were cupcakes. Stanford awaits on Tuesday. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Miami | Miami has played some good teams, but their toughest test to date may come Wednesday against Georgetown. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes remain undefeated and keep beating some pretty good teams along the way. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies had a nice and thrilling come from behind win against USC and are now looking to move up in the top ten. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Kentucky | There is no shame in losing on the road to Notre Dame. The Wildcats kept it close until the very end. | 9 |
| 12 |  | Penn State | Penn State just has a trip to Bucknell left before the grind of the Big Ten begins for the Nittany Lions. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Georgetown | The Hoyas are a well tested squad, but they will be tested yet again when Miami (FL) comes to town. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Duke | Duke lost a close game at Kentucky last week, but followed it up with a big win over USC-Upstate. | 12 |
| 15 |  | Louisville | Louisville is hitting the road and growing as a team. They should be ready for Big East play that is coming soon. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Texas Tech | Texas Tech went into Illinois and handed the Illini a 70-64 loss. The Lady Raiders are creeping up the rankings. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers was one of the latest victims of Tennessee's resurgence, but they bounced back with a victory on Sunday. | 15 |
| 18 |  | Delaware | Delaware got the week off, but must head to Providence on Monday to take on a tough Big East foe. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Green Bay | Green Bay has beaten some quality teams this year and they hope to add Wisconsin to that list this week. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Purdue | Purdue finally got back to their winning ways when they knocked off Auburn and that was an important win. | 20 |
| 21 |  | Texas | The Longhorns beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff and North Texas last week and will add Grambling State to the list. | 23 |
| 22 |  | DePaul | DePaul knocked off Princeton and Arizona State last week and begin the Illinois tour this week. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Virginia | Virginia keeps getting some decent wins and the Cavs can get another one against James Madison on Tuesday. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska has garnered some national attention by scoring. They've eclipsed the 90 mark their last two games. | NR |
| 25 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga can drop right back out of the top 25 with a loss to Georgia, but they could also prove that they belong. | NR |
12/19 Women's Basketball Top 25
Sun, 12/18/2011
