| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | Connecticut's lone game last week was an easy win over Colgate. Maryland and Penn State will be very interesting. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Duke | If Duke didn't deserve a high ranking before, they do now after wins over Michigan and a very good Cal team. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | Stanford had no trouble on the road at UC Davis and Gonzaga last week. This week it is time to hit the books. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Baylor will face their toughest test since the fell to Stanford when they take on Notre Dame on Wednesday. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish have some nice wins already this season, but on Wednesday they can make a statement against Baylor. | 6 |
| 6 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky had to dig deep to come from behind and knock off rival Louisville by a score of 48-47. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Maryland | Following a quality win over Nebraska, Maryland will now take on top ranked Connecticut. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Georgia | Georgia managed to beat a scrappy Georgia Tech team on Sunday afternoon to remain perfect on the season. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Louisville | Louisville was up pretty big on rival Kentucky, but they let the Wildcats come back in squeeze out a 48-47 victory. | 5 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee destroyed UNC, dropping 102 points on the Tar Heels. This week the good games continue against Texas. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Kansas | KU is now 7-0 and have some decent wins under their belt. Arkansas is on Tuesday, followed by a break. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Penn State | The Nittany Lions suffered their first blemish of the 2012-2013 campaign against Miami on Thursday night. | 8 |
| 13 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners loss to UCLA doesn't look too bad anymore. And they will get plenty of good games in Big 12 play. | 14 |
| 14 |  | California | Cal hung in their against Duke for a little while, but this team just is not at the same caliber as Duke right now. | 11 |
| 15 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State will continue their run of games against teams from the state of Iowa when they head to Iowa City. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State's offense just keeps putting up points. They have scored 90 points or more in five of six games. | 18 |
| 17 |  | Purdue | Purdue rebounded nicely from their blowout loss to Uconn, beating Georgia Tech and Central Michigan. | 21 |
| 18 |  | Texas | Texas, who has yet to lose a game, may have their toughest game of the young season this week against UCLA. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska was another Big Ten team that lost to an ACC squad last week. This week they play Creighton and FSU. | 16 |
| 20 |  | UCLA | UCLA is playing good ball and have a nice win over Oklahoma. This week they can get a quality win over Texas. | NR |
| 21 |  | Dayton | Dayton picked up three more victories last week, bringing their record to a smooth 8-0. Michigan State is next. | NR |
| 22 |  | St. John's | St. John's lost on Saturday to Boston U. They will have to play much, much better against Duke this weekend. | 17 |
| 23 |  | Florida State | The competition has not been too tough, but wins over Vanderbilt and Iowa are good and Nebraska is on Saturday. | NR |
| 24 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies took last week off and hope to keep up their winning ways against Louisiana Tech and TCU. | 23 |
| 25 |  | North Carolina | UNC scored 57 points in each of their games this week. Ohio State put up 54, while Tennessee tallied 102. | 19 |
12/3 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 12/02/2012
