| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Baylor | With their win over Oklahoma State, most fans are already looking forward to Baylor's matchup at Connecticut. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | The Irish got a nice win at Tennessee. Four of their next five are on the road with the home contest against Louisville. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Connecticut | It was a bit close for comfort, but the Huskies pulled off a win at St. John's. Marquette and DePaul are up this week. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Stanford | The Cardinal had no problems during their road trip to Oregon. This week they host the Arizona schools. | 4 |
| 5 |  | California | Like Stanford, California dominated the competition in Oregon. They should add two more wins this week too. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Duke | Duke took a huge step towards an ACC title with a win at UNC. A trip to UVA seems easy by comparison. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Maryland | Maryland is just one game back on Duke in the ACC pecking order with a huge showdown looming. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies have won nine of their last ten, but road trips to LSU and South Carolina will be trying. | 11 |
| 9 |  | Penn State | The Lady Lions lost a heartbreaker at Wisconsin and now they must beat Purdue to remain in control in the Big Ten. | 8 |
| 10 |  | Purdue | Purdue heads to Happy Valley on Monday for what could be a battle for the Big Ten regular season title. | 12 |
| 11 |  | Georgia | With a little help from Mizzou and a victory over Kentucky, the Bulldogs are right back into the mix for an SEC title. | 18 |
| 12 |  | Tennessee | Tennessee lost by 17 points at Missouri on Sunday afternoon. The inconsistencies appear to be back. | 7 |
| 13 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks can get within striking distance of Tennessee atop the SEC pecking order with a win over TAMU. | 13 |
| 14 |  | Kentucky | Losing to Georgia is not the end of the world, but Kentucky plays five of their next six games on the road. | 10 |
| 15 |  | Louisville | Louisville's lone game this week is against struggling Pittsburgh. After that, it is time for the Irish. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Dayton | The Flyers got a couple more road wins last week. The big game this week is at Fordham on Sunday afternoon. | 16 |
| 17 |  | North Carolina | UNC split their homestand against FSU and Duke. Now they have to hit the road for games against BC and GT. | 14 |
| 18 |  | UCLA | The Bruins head to Washington this weekend and the Huskies are a team with the talent to beat UCLA. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Delaware | With Elena Delle Donne back in the swing of things, Delaware has reeled off 13 wins in a row. | NR |
| 20 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska had a very tough stretch early in conference play, but they have now won four in a row. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Syracuse | The Orange have quietly stayed in the Big East title chase. This week they hit the road to face Cincy and G'town. | NR |
| 22 |  | Oklahoma State | OSU lost a tough home game to WVU and followed it up with a loss to Baylor. TCU is a good way to get on track. | 17 |
| 23 |  | Florida State | The Seminoles could not stay in the upper tier of the ACC, but there is plenty of time left to make a move. | 21 |
| 24 |  | Oklahoma | OU did not look good at West Virginia. With a trip to KSU and a rivalry game against OSU, this week will be tough. | 19 |
| 25 |  | Colorado | The conference schedule has been brutal for Colorado lately. Now they can get back to their winning ways. | 22 |
2/4 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 02/03/2013
