The NCAA women’s basketball rankings are out for the week and the UConn Huskies remain as the No. 3 team in both polls.
The Baylor Lady Bears are on top of each polls and are followed in the top five of both polls by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, UConn, Stanford Cardinal and Duke Blue Devils.
Joining Notre Dame and UConn from the Big East in the top 25 are the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7/8), Louisville Cardinals (18/15), Georgetown Hoyas (19/17) and DePaul Blue Demons (21/19).
There are no teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 10 (Jan. 17), 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 (39) | 17-0 | 975 | 1 | 1 | Baylor (31) | 17-0 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 17-1 | 936 | 2 | 2 | Notre Dame | 17-1 | 741 | 2 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 15-2 | 887 | 3 | 3 | Connecticut | 15-2 | 713 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 15-1 | 865 | 4 | 4 | Stanford | 15-1 | 684 | 4 |
| 5 | Duke | 14-2 | 797 | 7 | 5 | Duke | 14-2 | 634 | 6 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 16-2 | 739 | 9 | 6 | Kentucky | 16-2 | 608 | 8 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 15-2 | 719 | 8 | 7 | Maryland | 17-1 | 592 | 5 |
| 8 | Maryland | 16-1 | 718 | 5 | 8 | Rutgers | 15-2 | 548 | 9 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 13-4 | 667 | 6 | 9 | Tennessee | 13-4 | 546 | 7 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 17-1 | 630 | 11 | 10 | Miami (FL) | 15-3 | 501 | 11 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 15-3 | 606 | 13 | 11 | Green Bay | 15-0 | 442 | 12 |
| 12 | Green Bay | 15-0 | 500 | 14 | 12 | Ohio State | 17-1 | 430 | 13 |
| 13 | Purdue | 15-3 | 424 | 17 | 13 | Texas A&M | 11-4 | 389 | 10 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 11-4 | 413 | 12 | 14 | Georgia | 15-3 | 369 | 16 |
| 15 | Georgia | 15-3 | 403 | 19 | 15 | Louisville | 14-4 | 326 | 15 |
| 16 | Delaware | 14-1 | 367 | 20 | 16 | Delaware | 14-1 | 284 | 18 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 14-2 | 355 | 10 | 17 | Georgetown | 14-4 | 265 | 17 |
| 18 | Louisville | 14-4 | 342 | 16 | 18 | Purdue | 15-3 | 241 | 20 |
| 19 | Georgetown | 14-4 | 285 | 18 | 19 | DePaul | 15-3 | 237 | 19 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 15-2 | 282 | 15 | 20 | Texas Tech | 14-2 | 180 | 14 |
| 21 | DePaul | 15-3 | 249 | 21 | 21 | Penn State | 13-4 | 157 | 25 |
| 22 | Penn State | 13-4 | 180 | NR | 22 | Vanderbilt | 14-3 | 86 | NR |
| 23 | Kansas State | 13-3 | 132 | NR | 22 | Kansas State | 13-3 | 86 | 24 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 12-5 | 60 | 22 | 24 | Nebraska | 15-2 | 85 | 23 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 14-3 | 50 | 25 | 25 | Gonzaga | 15-3 | 63 | 22 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Gonzaga 23, South Carolina 24 | North Carolina 21 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Gonzaga 41, LSU 20, Georgia Tech 10, South Carolina 7, Kansas 4, Hofstra 2, Michigan State 2, Oklahoma 2, St. Bonaventure 2, Brigham Young 1, Princeton 1, Saint Mary’s 1, USC 1 | Georgia Tech 27, Kansas 21, North Carolina 13, Middle Tennessee 10, South Carolina 6, FGCU 6, Michigan 4, Florida 3, Texas 2, USC 1 | ||||||||
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