Nine out of ten times, when the No. 1 team loses, the No. 2 team usually advances to the top. That wasn't the case though with the NCAA women's basketball rankings that came out this week.
The Baylor Lady Bears, who were No. 1, were knocked off by the Stanford Cardinal. The UConn Huskies, who are No. 2, were thought to be the new No. 1 team.
Instead, the pollsters have decided that Stanford is the new No. 1 team. They are followed by UConn, Baylor, the Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in both polls.
Joining UConn and Notre Dame from the Big East in the top 25 are the Louisville Cardinals (7/6) and St. John's Red Storm (18/16).
The Georgetown Hoyas, DePaul Blue Demons and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights represent the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Syracuse Orange are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.
For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 3 (Nov. 20), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Stanford (21) | 5-0 | 952 | 4 | 1 | Stanford (17) | 5-0 | 758 | 4 |
| 2 | Connecticut (17) | 2-0 | 943 | 2 | 2 | Connecticut (12) | 2-0 | 749 | 2 |
| 3 | Baylor (1) | 4-1 | 903 | 1 | 3 | Baylor (2) | 4-1 | 719 | 1 |
| 4 | Duke | 2-0 | 866 | 3 | 4 | Duke | 2-0 | 676 | 3 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 791 | 7 | 5 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 646 | 6 |
| 6 | Penn State | 3-0 | 746 | 9 | 6 | Louisville | 3-0 | 603 | 8 |
| 7 | Louisville | 3-0 | 743 | 8 | 7 | Penn State | 3-0 | 582 | 9 |
| 8 | Georgia | 4-0 | 691 | 10 | 8 | Kentucky | 2-1 | 545 | 7 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 2-1 | 644 | 6 | 9 | Georgia | 4-0 | 519 | 10 |
| 10 | Maryland | 2-1 | 617 | 5 | 10 | Maryland | 2-1 | 502 | 5 |
| 11 | California | 2-0 | 604 | 12 | 11 | California | 3-0 | 464 | 12 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 502 | 14 | 12 | Purdue | 3-0 | 386 | 14 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 398 | 11 | 13 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 323 | 11 |
| 14 | Purdue | 2-0 | 385 | 18 | 14 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 319 | 19 |
| 15 | Texas | 2-0 | 362 | 19 | 15 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 287 | 20 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 2-1 | 311 | 20 | 16 | St. John's | 2-1 | 255 | 18 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 3-1 | 271 | 13 | 17 | Ohio State | 2-1 | 253 | 21 |
| 18 | St. John's | 2-1 | 265 | 20 | 18 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 212 | 22 |
| 19 | UCLA | 2-0 | 258 | NR | 19 | Vanderbilt | 3-1 | 189 | 16 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 254 | 24 | 20 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 180 | 15 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 245 | 23 | 21 | Texas | 2-0 | 168 | 24 |
| 22 | Kansas | 3-0 | 169 | NR | 22 | UCLA | 2-0 | 109 | NR |
| 23 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 167 | 15 | 23 | Kansas | 3-0 | 106 | 25 |
| 24 | Dayton | 4-0 | 101 | NR | 24 | Texas A&M | 0-3 | 95 | 13 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 4-0 | 89 | NR | 25 | Dayton | 4-0 | 81 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Texas A&M 16, Delaware 17, Miami (FL) 23, Georgetown 25 | Delaware 17, Miami (FL) 23 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Iowa State 76, Texas A&M 76, Miami (FL) 53, Georgia Tech 36, Delaware 31, Georgetown 20, DePaul 19, Virginia 19, Green Bay 16, Chattanooga 12, Rutgers 12, Middle Tennessee 8, Florida State 6, Iowa 5, South Carolina 4, Saint Joseph's 3, San Diego State 1, Gonzaga 1 | Miami (FL) 53, Gonzaga 41, South Carolina 38, Georgia Tech 31, Iowa State 30, North Carolina 29, Virginia 20, Delaware 18, DePaul 18, Green Bay 16, Georgetown 12, Syracuse 11, Middle Tennessee 11, Chattanooga 10, Rutgers 6, Florida State 3, Minnesota 2 | ||||||||
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