| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies got great wins over Maryland and Penn State last week. This may be the team to beat now. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Duke | Duke made easy work of Georgia Tech and St. John's. The Blue Devils get nearly two weeks off. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | Stanford got a couple wins away from Palo Alto, knocking off UC Davis and Gonzaga. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Baylor had already lost to one of the other top teams in the nation, but they didn't let it happen to Notre Dame. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame lost by a dozen points to Baylor, their first loss of the season, but they hung in there for the most part. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky throttled DePaul and Middle Tennessee State last week to move to an 8-1 record. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Maryland | Alyssa Thomas tallied a triple-double in Maryland's 90-40 win over George Mason. This week they take on Towson. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Georgia | Georgia had just one game last week, and none this week, but they are sitting on a nice 10-0 right now. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Louisville | Louisville was firing on all cylinders aginst Valpo on Saturday. This week they head to Colorado. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee had a week off to prepare for their game against Texas this Sunday. Baylor and Stanford are after that. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Oklahoma | In large part due to Aaryn Ellenberg, the Sooners have had a great start to the season, tallying an 8-1 record. | 13 |
| 12 |  | Penn State | Following a 15 point loss to Connecticut, the Lady Lions pulled off a nice 97-74 victory over Georgetown. | 12 |
| 13 |  | California | After knocking off Bakersfield on Friday, California will take a break until they play Northwestern on the 17th. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Oklahoma State | The Cowgirls offense tallied 85 points in their lone game against Stephen F. Austin last week. | 16 |
| 15 |  | Purdue | Purdue struggled a bit with both Fort Wayne and Tennessee-Martin, but they got the victories. | 17 |
| 16 |  | UCLA | The Bruins added another quality win to their resume with a 62-42 victory over Texas on Saturday afternoon. | 20 |
| 17 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska pulled out a great win against Florida State to cement their spot as a serious Big Ten contender. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Dayton | With a win over previously undefeated Michigan State, the Flyers are now 10-0 and on a roll. | 21 |
| 19 |  | Kansas | The Jayhawks lost their first game of the season last week falling 55-64 at Arkansas. | 11 |
| 20 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State suffered their first loss of the 2012-13 campaign at the hands of instate rival Iowa. | 15 |
| 21 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State had no problem with Lafayette on Sunday afternoon. This week they head to Washington State. | NR |
| 22 |  | Texas | Texas' first loss of the season was a tough one. The Longhorns offense could not get going at all against UCLA. | 18 |
| 23 |  | Miami | With wins over Alcorn State and Davidson, the Hurricanes are now 7-1 and preparing to be a force in the ACC. | NR |
| 24 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies continue to pile on the wins after their brutal start to the season, mostly recently beating La Tech and TCU. | 24 |
| 25 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina at least got a win against Radford after their recent beat down at the hands of Tennessee. | 25 |
12/10 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 12/09/2012
