| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Baylor | Baylor avoided a letdown after their big win over Uconn by knocking off McNeese State 90-50. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish have looked very, very good so far this season and Longwood and Mercer are in for some trouble. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | It was a good week for Stanford, but now the real fun begins when they travel to Southern California. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies rebounded from their disappointing loss to Baylor, but now they look ahead to conference play. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Maryland | The Terrapins have had a long time off between games, but they will get back in action on Wednesday. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State is still undefeated after beating SUU and Washington State and Big Ten play starts against UW on Friday. | 9 |
| 7 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee lost to Stanford last week, but they finally get a few games in a row against unranked opponents. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Kentucky | The Wildcats have beaten some great teams so far this season and the schedule gets even tougher soon. | 11 |
| 9 |  | Georgia | Georgia lost a tough game to Gonzaga to start off their busy week, but defeated Montana State and App. State. | 6 |
| 10 |  | Georgetown | Georgetown got a nice win over Miami (FL) this week, but the next couple of weeks will tell us much more. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies had the week off and the lone game on tap next week is against lowly McNeese State. | 10 |
| 12 |  | Duke | The Duke offense is exploding against inferior competition, but they need to be more consistent in January. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Miami | The Hurricanes offense struggled against Georgetown's defense and they will not have much time to get better. | 8 |
| 14 |  | Penn State | Penn State kicks off their Big Ten slate with a tough game against a hot Nebraska squad. | 12 |
| 15 |  | Louisville | Hitting the road is never easy, but Louisville has done a pretty good job away from the friendly confines. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Texas Tech | Texas Tech had no problem with Western Kentucky last week and face off against Bakersfield and San Diego next. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Rutgers | Rutgers had the week off and face off against George Washington this week before starting Big East play. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Delaware | Delaware went into Providence and had no trouble with the Friars. This week they head to East Carolina. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Green Bay | Green Bay finished up their non-conference schedule with a nice win at Wisconsin. Now it is time for the Horizon. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Gonzaga | Gonzaga got a couple great wins this week, most notably against a very strong Georgia squad. | 25 |
| 21 |  | Purdue | Purdue opens up conference play against a Minnesota squad that needs to find a way to get a big victory. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Texas | The Longhorns have been building up confidence with some pretty easy games, but Big 12 play is near. | 21 |
| 23 |  | DePaul | So far the supremacy for Illinois has gone DePaul's way and that won't change when NIU comes to town. | 22 |
| 24 |  | Virginia | Virginia does not always look great, but they keep winning. Playing Duke and UNC could put an end to the W's. | 23 |
| 25 |  | Nebraska | Is NU for real? We will learn a lot more on Friday when they travel to Happy Valley for their first Big Ten game. | 24 |
12/26 Women's Basketball Top 25
Sun, 12/25/2011
