| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Duke | Duke's defense continues to keep the opposition at bay, but the true test comes Monday against Connecticut. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Baylor | Baylor keeps cruising along and this week Iowa State will take another shot at the Bears and OU gets their first try. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish and Villanova are the lone teams left unbeaten in Big East play. Notre Dame should be 7-0 after this week. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies have another big game this week when they host undefeated Duke. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky outscored MSU and Auburn 197 to 100 last week. A trip to South Carolina should be a bit more difficult. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Stanford | Stanford got a relatively close call from USC, but managed to knock off both Southern California teams last week. | 6 |
| 7 |  | California | California slipped past UCLA on Sunday to add another big win to their already impressive resume. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Tennessee | The Lady Volunteers are perfect in SEC play, but they do have a tricky game at Vanderbilt on Thursday night. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Penn State | Penn State crushed Wisconsin, but a big test awaits as they head to Michigan on Monday night. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Maryland | Maryland keeps on winning, but their limited depth may be tested this week against North Carolina. | 11 |
| 11 |  | North Carolina | The Tar Heels are sitting at 6-0 in ACC play, but now they must head to Maryland, a team they beat by just 3 earlier. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Texas A&M | After beating up on UGA, the Aggies are playing as well as many thought they would. More big wins are coming. | 20 |
| 13 |  | Oklahoma State | With a big win over Iowa State, the Cowgirls are certainly back on track after losing two games to start 2013. | 17 |
| 14 |  | Purdue | Purdue fell at Iowa on Sunday and another tough road test awaits this Sunday in East Lansing. | 10 |
| 15 |  | Oklahoma | OU suffered their first Big 12 blemish at the hands of Iowa State. This week they head to Baylor. | 13 |
| 16 |  | Louisville | Louisville held their own at Uconn, but ended up losing by 14 points. The big game this week is against St. John's. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Dayton | Dayton added a couple more easy wins last week and they'll do the same this week. The RPI steadily goes down. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Georgia | Georgia was crushed by Texas A&M at home on Sunday and they will need to regroup this week. | 14 |
| 19 |  | UCLA | Losing at Stanford and Cal is not a bad thing. Fortunately, that is the last trip UCLA takes to Northern California. | 15 |
| 20 |  | Colorado | Now it is Colorado's turn to head to Northern California and give their best shot to Stanford and Cal. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Michigan | The Wolverines will get their first major Big Ten test on Monday when they host Penn State. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Florida State | USC won a couple close games last week. If they want to remain contenders in the SEC, they must beat Kentucky. | NR |
| 23 |  | Florida State | Florida State is in danger of letting Duke and UNC run away with the ACC, but they should win two games this week. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Iowa State | The Cyclones had a mixed week. They beat OU at home on Tuesday, but fell to OSU on Sunday. Baylor is next. | 18 |
| 25 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans are quietly sitting at 16-2. If they can beat Purdue on Sunday, MSU will make some national noise. | NR |
1/21 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 01/20/2013
