| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies keep cruising along, but a long road trip with a huge game against Stanford will decide who is #1. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Stanford | Stanford beat South Carolina and Tennessee last week. This week they face Uconn with the top spot on the line. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Duke | Duke had no problems on the court during their warm trip to Southern California. Monmouth is next. | 2 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Baylor beat up on Tennessee on Tuesday. There next game will be 11 days later against Southeast Louisiana. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish beat Alabama A&M, Kansas State and Texas A&M last week. With Purdue next, it gets even tougher. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky's trip to SoCal turned out to be a good one. The Wildcats came away with wins over Pepperdine and UCSB. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Georgia | Georgia remained perfect with a 72-59 win at TCU. This week they hit the road again against the Illini. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Maryland | Maryland got a quality win over Delaware. After a game against Brown, it is time to get right into the brutal ACC. | 9 |
| 9 |  | California | Cal finally came back home late this week. The road trip went very well, but the big win against KU was nice. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Penn State | The Lady Lions cruised past NJIT last week. They are off until 1/3 when they open conference play against NW. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee is not at the same level as Baylor or Stanford. There was some hope, but that went away quickly. | 7 |
| 12 |  | Oklahoma State | The Cowgirls are still undefeated and they should remain that way this week when they play Harvard. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Purdue | Purdue is 11-1 and is expected to compete with PSU for a Big Ten title. A win over Notre Dame would be huge. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Louisville | Louisville outscored WSU and Wagner this week by a score of 181-71. That was a couple thrilling games. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Oklahoma | OU had no trouble with UC Riverside, but this week they play another Big West team, CSUN, who just beat UCLA. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Dayton | The Flyers are just one win away at Bowling Green from going undefeated in non-conference play. | 17 |
| 17 |  | North Carolina | That loss against Tennessee appears to be more of a fluke than anything else. Beating a decent team would help. | 22 |
| 18 |  | UCLA | The Pac-12 had a tough week against the Matadors of Cal State Northridge. The women lost 72-77 to the 'Dors. | 14 |
| 19 |  | Iowa State | The Cyclones lone game last week was postponed. This week they face Air Force and Alabama State. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Kansas | The Jayhawks lost another road game against a quality opponent. There are plenty more games like that in January. | 18 |
| 21 |  | Nebraska | The Cornhuskers beat ORU and host Grambling State this week. The schedule gets tough in early January. | 21 |
| 22 |  | Texas | The Texas offense struggled against Cornell, but they got the win. A good Iowa team is up next. | 24 |
| 23 |  | Florida State | Florida State added two more wins to their tally and are now 10-1. This week ACC play opens against Boston College. | NR |
| 24 |  | Colorado | UNM will not be easy this week, but Colorado opens Pac-12 play against Stanford and California. Ouch. | NR |
| 25 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina only lost by four points to Stanford. A win would be a huge RPI booster, but a close loss is not bad. | 23 |
12/24 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 12/23/2012
