| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | There is no doubt anymore about who is #1. Connecticut is now the team to beat after a 61-35 win over Stanford. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Duke | Duke is another unbeaten powerhouse. The Blue Devils hit the road this week against NC State and BC. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Baylor | Baylor may have their most interesting conference game of the year on Sunday when they host Oklahoma State. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish got a nice win over Purdue on Saturday. This Saturday they take on Connecticut in a huge Big East game. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Stanford | Stanford fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with a loss to Connecticut. Another unbeaten, Colorado, is next. | 2 |
| 6 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky added a couple wins last week, but the schedule is about to get much tougher. Florida is up first. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Maryland | The ACC is always tough, but Maryland starts out with a game at North Carolina and at home against Florida State. | 8 |
| 8 |  | California | Cal is headed out East to open up Pac-12 play against Utah and Colorado. The Buffaloes will be a tough game. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Penn State | Penn State got plenty of time to rest before the start of conference play. First up on the slate is Northwestern. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee's defense was too much for Rutgers. The Lady Vols will have their hands full this week. | 11 |
| 11 |  | Georgia | Following a tough loss to Illinois, Georgia now has to get rolling in the SEC with Missouri and Tennessee. | 7 |
| 12 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State's explosive offense will get a crack at Baylor this week, but first Texas Tech stands in the way. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Louisville | Louisville took last week off. They are back in action on Monday, but the big game is at DePaul on Saturday. | 14 |
| 14 |  | Oklahoma | OU opens up Big 12 against a couple teams hovering around the top 25…first West Virginia and then Texas. | 15 |
| 15 |  | Purdue | The Boilermakers could not compete with Notre Dame. They'll stay on the road to face Illinois and Nebraska. | 13 |
| 16 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina survived their first ACC test at Clemson. It will be more difficult this week against Maryland. | 17 |
| 17 |  | UCLA | UCLA will have a game on Monday against St. Joseph's before heading way up the coast to take on the Oregon schools. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State had no trouble with Air Force and Alabama State, but we'll learn a lot this week when Big 12 play starts. | 19 |
| 19 |  | Nebraska | If Nebraska wants to be a real threat in the Big Ten, they'll need to beat Purdue on Saturday. | 21 |
| 20 |  | Florida State | FSU held on to beat Boston College. Now they hit the road and face off against Georgia Tech and Maryland. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Dayton | Dayton was 12-0, with a pretty tough schedule, but finally lost last week 40-65 at Bowling Green. | 16 |
| 22 |  | Colorado | Colorado is still perfect on the season, but they will be tested big time this week with Stanford and Cal. | 24 |
| 23 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks added another win to their tally on Saturday. It will get tougher now, starting with Tennessee. | 25 |
| 24 |  | Texas A&M | TAMU has a full slate of games this week, playing Rice on Tuesday, Alabama on Thursday and Arkansas on Sunday. | NR |
| 25 |  | Kansas | Kansas played pretty well in their loss to California. It is a whole new season now and KU will be fun to watch. | 20 |
12/31 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 12/30/2012
