As expected after they demolished the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, the UConn Huskies women's basketball has ascended to the top of the rankings this week.
They are followed by the Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Stanford and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the top five of the AP Poll. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Huskies and Bears are followed by Stanford, Duke and Notre Dame.
Joining UConn and Notre Dame in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (11/10).
The Syracuse Orange are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll while the South Florida Bulls and DePaul Demons are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.
For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Jan. 1), 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 | Connecticut (37) | 11-0 | 997 | 2 | 1 | Connecticut (31) | 12-0 | 775 | 2 |
| 2 | Baylor (3) | 10-1 | 948 | 3 | 2 | Baylor | 10-1 | 732 | 3 |
| 3 | Duke | 11-0 | 904 | 4 | 3 | Stanford | 11-1 | 707 | 1 |
| 4 | Stanford | 11-1 | 899 | 1 | 4 | Duke | 11-0 | 691 | 4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 841 | 5 | 5 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 654 | 5 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 12-1 | 799 | 7 | 6 | Kentucky | 12-1 | 623 | 6 |
| 7 | California | 10-1 | 724 | 8 | 7 | California | 10-1 | 579 | 8 |
| 8 | Maryland | 10-2 | 703 | 9 | 8 | Maryland | 10-2 | 548 | 9 |
| 9 | Penn State | 10-2 | 664 | 10 | 9 | Penn State | 10-2 | 501 | 10 |
| 10 | Georgia | 12-1 | 600 | 6 | 10 | Louisville | 12-2 | 461 | 12 |
| 11 | Louisville | 11-2 | 563 | 12 | 11 | Georgia | 12-1 | 459 | 7 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 557 | 13 | 12 | Oklahoma State | 11-0 | 434 | 13 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 11-0 | 504 | 14 | 13 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 408 | 15 |
| 14 | Purdue | 11-2 | 444 | 11 | 14 | Purdue | 11-2 | 365 | 11 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 13-1 | 403 | 16 | 15 | South Carolina | 12-1 | 349 | 16 |
| 16 | UCLA | 8-2 | 350 | 17 | 16 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 290 | 17 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 312 | 18 | 17 | UCLA | 9-2 | 252 | 18 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 12-1 | 309 | 19 | 18 | Dayton | 12-1 | 214 | 14 |
| 19 | Florida State | 11-1 | 259 | 21 | 19 | Nebraska | 10-3 | 183 | 19 |
| 20 | Colorado | 11-0 | 224 | 23 | 20 | Kansas | 9-2 | 166 | 20 |
| 21 | Kansas | 9-2 | 183 | 22 | 21 | Florida State | 11-1 | 140 | 25 |
| 22 | Dayton | 12-1 | 177 | 15 | 22 | Texas A&M | 9-4 | 134 | 22 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 12-1 | 165 | 25 | 23 | North Carolina | 13-1 | 101 | 23 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 9-4 | 135 | 24 | 24 | Ohio State | 10-3 | 99 | 24 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 10-3 | 81 | NR | 25 | Colorado | 11-0 | 60 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Texas 20 | Texas 21 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Miami (FL) 52, Iowa State 50, Ohio State 36, Vanderbilt 23, West Virginia 22, Syracuse 15, Michigan 13, Michigan State 12, Iowa 10, Duquesne 9, UTEP 8, Texas 4, Villanova 1 | Iowa State 39, Syracuse 25, Arkansas 23, Miami (FL) 17, Toledo 10, UTEP 9, Vanderbilt 7, Kansas State 6, Iowa 4, Texas 3, South Florida 2, DePaul 2, West Virginia 2, Gonzaga 1 | ||||||||
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