| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Connecticut | The Huskies finished up a huge week that included wins over Stanford and Maryland with a victory over Penn State. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Notre Dame | With a strong effort on the glass and 22 poitns from Jewell Loyd, the Irish made easy work of Michigan State. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Tennessee | The Lady Vols had a very good week, beating North Carolina, Chattanooga and Georgia Tech. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Duke | Duke faces a quality Vanderbilt squad this week and a Marquette team that just beat the Commodores. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | Louisville survived a furious comeback by Oklahoma and eventually beat the Sooners 97-92. | 7 |
| 6 |  | Stanford | Stanford was one of many very good teams to lose against Connecticut last week. They did pick up a couple wins too. | 2 |
| 7 |  | Kentucky | Kentucky has scored at least 96 points in their last three games. That could continue against Lipscomb. | 6 |
| 8 |  | North Carolina | North Carolina got a decent win against UCLA on Sunday night, but lost by 16 to Tennessee earlier in the week. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies get some time off after handling Prairie View A&M and Houston last week. They're back in action 11/28. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Maryland | Maryland fell to Connecticut, but they will not be the last to lose to the Huskies. | 8 |
| 11 |  | Baylor | Through two contests Baylor is averaging 110.5 points per game. That number may not go down any time soon. | 11 |
| 12 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska has beaten UCLA, Alabama and Utah already this year. The schedule gets easier for a while. | 12 |
| 13 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State has not been tested at all yet this season. USC may not be the team to keep it close. | 16 |
| 14 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma played well in an overtime loss to Louisville and pulled off a quality win over Gonzaga. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Colorado | Colorado has an interesting game against Iowa on Wednesday night before facing New Mexico on Saturday. | 18 |
| 16 |  | LSU | A second half scoring drought ended LSU's hopes of beating Louisville and getting an early statement win. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Penn State | Penn State lost to Uconn, but they did just as well as Maryland and Stanford against the nation's top team. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Iowa State | The Cyclones hit the road for the first time this season and take on Cincinnati and Drake. | 20 |
| 19 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks are hitting the road for the first time this week and will play Clemson and San Diego State. | 22 |
| 20 |  | California | Losing to Duke by 12 was understandable, but the Golden Bears followed it up with a loss at George Washington. | 13 |
| 21 |  | Purdue | Purdue has been involved in some surprisingly tight games, but the Boilermakers are 3-0. | 23 |
| 22 |  | Georgia Tech | GT hung around with Tennessee, but ended up with a loss. They have another tough road trip to Athens next. | 19 |
| 23 |  | Michigan State | The Spartans lost to Notre Dame on Monday, but did get a nice overtime win against Dayton on Sunday. | 21 |
| 24 |  | St. John's | St. John's has had come close calls, but they have yet to lose. This week they host Quinnipiac. | NR |
| 25 |  | DePaul | The Blue Demons could make a big splash with a win over Notre Dame on November 26th. | NR |
11/17 Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 11/17/2013
