The NCAA women’s basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain as the No. 2 team in the land.
The Baylor Bears are unanimous No. 1 in both polls. They are followed in both polls by UConn, Notre Dame, Stanford and Maryland.
Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish from the Big East in the top 25 are the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11/11), Louisville Cardinals (14/13), Georgetown Hoyas (15/16) and DePaul Blue Demons (21/19).
There are no teams from the Big East in the others receiving votes in the AP Poll and only the Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings for Week 7 (Dec. 27), click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Baylor (40) | 12-0 | 1,000 | 1 | 1 | Baylor (30) | 12-0 | 774 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 10-1 | 949 | 2 | 2 | Connecticut (1) | 10-1 | 741 | 2 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 927 | 3 | 3 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 715 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 9-1 | 881 | 4 | 4 | Stanford | 9-1 | 683 | 4 |
| 5 | Maryland | 11-0 | 837 | 5 | 5 | Maryland | 11-0 | 648 | 5 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 11-1 | 756 | 8 | 6 | Kentucky | 11-1 | 605 | 8 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 7-3 | 728 | 6 | 7 | Duke | 8-2 | 568 | 9 |
| 8 | Duke | 8-2 | 703 | 9 | 8 | Tennessee | 7-3 | 561 | 6 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 13-0 | 651 | 11 | 9 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 512 | 10 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 639 | 10 | 10 | Miami (FL) | 9-2 | 468 | 7 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 10-2 | 578 | 12 | 11 | Rutgers | 10-2 | 465 | 11 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 9-2 | 521 | 7 | 12 | Ohio State | 13-0 | 429 | 13 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 10-0 | 510 | 15 | 13 | Louisville | 11-2 | 413 | 12 |
| 14 | Louisville | 11-2 | 491 | 14 | 14 | Green Bay | 10-0 | 355 | 14 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 10-2 | 487 | 17 | 15 | Georgia | 10-2 | 317 | 15 |
| 16 | Penn State | 10-2 | 401 | 16 | 16 | Georgetown | 10-2 | 311 | 17 |
| 17 | Georgia | 10-2 | 339 | 13 | 17 | Penn State | 10-2 | 286 | 16 |
| 18 | Green Bay | 10-0 | 323 | 18 | 18 | Texas Tech | 10-0 | 259 | 18 |
| 19 | Delaware | 9-0 | 262 | 19 | 19 | DePaul | 12-2 | 207 | 19 |
| 20 | Purdue | 10-3 | 212 | 20 | 20 | Delaware | 9-0 | 179 | 20 |
| 21 | DePaul | 12-2 | 211 | 21 | 21 | Vanderbilt | 11-1 | 134 | 21 |
| 22 | Texas | 9-2 | 166 | 22 | 21 | Purdue | 10-3 | 134 | 23 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 11-1 | 110 | 24 | 23 | North Carolina | 8-2 | 81 | 22 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 8-2 | 106 | 23 | 24 | Gonzaga | 10-2 | 74 | 24 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 11-1 | 94 | 25 | 25 | Texas | 9-2 | 72 | 25 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| None | None | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Gonzaga 28, Virginia 28, California 22, LSU 14, South Carolina 10, Arkansas 7, Georgia Tech 4, Brigham Young 2, Kansas 1, Northwestern 1, St. Bonaventure 1 | Nebraska 32, Kansas 15, Georgia Tech 13, California 10, Michigan 8, South Carolina 3, Villanova 1, Duquesne 1, Brigham Young 1 | ||||||||
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