| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Duke | Duke cruised past NC State and Boston College on the road. Clemson and Wake Forest are the next victims. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Baylor | Baylor was too much for TCU and Oklahoma State last week. This week they'll play Iowa State and Kansas. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame kicked off the Big East season with a massive win at Connecticut. This is a team on the rise. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies were shocked at home by Notre Dame on Saturday. This week they head to Georgetown and Marquette. | 1 |
| 5 |  | Stanford | The Cardinal defense dominated during their road trip to the Rockies. A couple intriguing games vs. Cal await. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing great basketball right now and that will need to continue with Texas A&M coming to town. | 6 |
| 7 |  | California | Cal is on a roll and managed to pull off a couple of close victories in Utah and Colorado. Stanford is up next. | 8 |
| 8 |  | Tennessee | The Lady Vols got a couple great wins last week, easily handling South Carolina and knocking off Georgia. | 10 |
| 9 |  | Penn State | The Lady Lions knocked off Northwestern and Michigan State. This week they host a good Nebraska squad. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Purdue | The Boilermakers had a couple tough road games to kick off their Big Ten slate, but they came away with two wins. | 15 |
| 11 |  | Maryland | Maryland lost a close one at North Carolina, but they followed it up with a quality victory over Florida State. | 7 |
| 12 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina got a huge win over Maryland on Thursday and added a win over VT on Sunday. | 16 |
| 13 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners added a tough road conference win to their resume last week by knocking off Texas. | 14 |
| 14 |  | UCLA | UCLA survived their first Pac-12 road trip and came away with wins over the Beavers and the Ducks. | 17 |
| 15 |  | Georgia | The Bulldogs fell on Sunday in Knoxville. This week they head to Alabama before hosting South Carolina. | 11 |
| 16 |  | Louisville | Louisville had a tough conference opener at DePaul, losing 80-86. It doesn't get much easier either. | 13 |
| 17 |  | Iowa State | Iowa State still has a lot to prove, but wins over Texas and Texas Tech is a great place to start. | 18 |
| 18 |  | Oklahoma State | It is not surprising that OSU lost to Baylor, but the midweek home loss to Texas Tech is a cause for concern. | 12 |
| 19 |  | Kansas | The Jayhawks got off to a great start in Big 12 play, beating Kansas State and West Virginia last week. | 25 |
| 20 |  | Dayton | The Flyers have a lot of time to mull over their 12/30 loss to Bowling Green. They play again Saturday at Butler. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Miami | Miami is sitting at 3-0 in the ACC, but this week they head to Maryland and Florida State for a couple tough games. | NR |
| 22 |  | Texas A&M | After their slow start, Texas A&M is on a roll. They can take a big step with a win at Kentucky on Thursday. | 24 |
| 23 |  | Florida State | Florida State split their road trip last week, beating Georgia Tech and falling to Maryland. They are home this week. | 20 |
| 24 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina could not keep up with a hot Tennessee squad, but they followed it up with a win at MSU. | 23 |
| 25 |  | Nebraska | The Cornhuskers lost a heartbreaker in overtime to Purdue. They need to start winning on the road this week. | 19 |
1/7 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 01/06/2013
