The NCAA women’s basketball rankings are out for the week and the UConn Huskies remain as the No. 3 team in the land. In fact, their only two losses of the season are to the two teams above them.
The Baylor Lady Bears are still No. 1 and they are followed by Notre Dame, UConn and Stanford. The fifth team in the AP Poll is Duke while the fifth ranked team in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll is the Kentucky Wildcats.
Joining the Irish and Huskies in the top 25 from the Big East are the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13/14), Louisville Cardinals (14/12) and Georgetown Hoyas (17/15). The DePaul Blue Demons are ranked No. 23 in the coaches poll but are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll.
The St. John’s Red Storm are the only team from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The South Florida Bulls are among the others receiving votes in the coaches poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings – Week 12 (Jan. 31), 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) | 21-0 | 1,000 | 1 | 1 | Baylor (31) | 21-0 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 21-1 | 960 | 2 | 2 | Notre Dame | 21-1 | 742 | 2 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 20-2 | 916 | 3 | 3 | Connecticut | 20-2 | 712 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 18-1 | 882 | 4 | 4 | Stanford | 18-1 | 684 | 4 |
| 5 | Duke | 17-3 | 834 | 5 | 5 | Kentucky | 20-2 | 642 | 6 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 20-2 | 808 | 6 | 6 | Duke | 17-3 | 621 | 5 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 19-3 | 738 | 10 | 7 | Miami (FL) | 19-3 | 588 | 8 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 16-5 | 693 | 7 | 8 | Tennessee | 16-5 | 528 | 9 |
| 9 | Maryland | 18-3 | 635 | 8 | 9 | Green Bay | 19-0 | 501 | 9 |
| 10 | Green Bay | 19-0 | 615 | 12 | 10 | Maryland | 18-3 | 493 | 7 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 20-2 | 614 | 9 | 11 | Ohio State | 20-2 | 454 | 9 |
| 12 | Delaware | 18-1 | 520 | 15 | 12 | Louisville | 17-4 | 441 | 14 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 17-4 | 516 | 11 | 13 | Delaware | 18-1 | 382 | 16 |
| 14 | Louisville | 17-4 | 501 | 16 | 14 | Rutgers | 17-4 | 372 | 12 |
| 15 | Purdue | 18-4 | 407 | 13 | 15 | Georgetown | 17-5 | 338 | 18 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 18-3 | 400 | 19 | 16 | Texas A&M | 14-5 | 333 | 13 |
| 17 | Georgetown | 17-5 | 378 | 20 | 17 | Purdue | 18-4 | 244 | 17 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 14-5 | 352 | 14 | 18 | Nebraska | 18-3 | 226 | 21 |
| 19 | Penn State | 16-5 | 221 | 18 | 19 | Gonzaga | 19-3 | 219 | 20 |
| 20 | Gonzaga | 19-3 | 217 | 22 | 20 | Georgia | 16-6 | 182 | 15 |
| 21 | Georgia | 16-6 | 154 | 17 | 21 | Penn State | 16-5 | 154 | 19 |
| 22 | Brigham Young | 20-3 | 136 | 23 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 16-6 | 104 | 24 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 16-5 | 94 | 25 | 23 | DePaul | 16-6 | 86 | 22 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 16-6 | 79 | NR | 24 | North Carolina | 16-5 | 53 | 25 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 15-5 | 70 | 21 | 25 | Kansas | 16-4 | 45 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| DePaul 23 | Texas Tech 23 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| St. Bonaventure 61, DePaul 53, South Carolina 48, California 18, Kansas State 13, Arkansas 12, Princeton 11, St. John’s 9, FGCU 8, Oklahoma 6, Kansas 5, San Diego State 5, UTEP 4, Fresno State 4, Vanderbilt 2, Michigan State 1 | Texas Tech 30, Vanderbilt 23, St. Bonaventure 19, Middle Tennessee 15, FGCU 14, South Carolina 13, California 12, Brigham Young 8, Michigan State 6, UNLV 3, UTEP 3, Princeton 3, Fresno State 2, Kansas State 2, St. John’s 2, South Florida 1 | ||||||||
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