The NCAA Women’s Basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team remains as the second ranked team in both polls.
The Baylor Lady Bears are No. 1 and are followed by the Huskies, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Stanford in both polls.
Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (10/11), Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11/12), Georgetown Hoyas (20/20) and DePaul Blue Demons (22/21).
There are no Big East teams among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. The Syracuse Orange are among the others receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings for Week 3 (Nov. 29), 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) | 6-0 | 999 | 1 | 1 | Baylor (29) | 6-0 | 773 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 6-0 | 946 | 2 | 2 | Connecticut (2) | 6-0 | 744 | 2 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | 902 | 4 | 3 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | 704 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas A&M (1) | 6-0 | 888 | 5 | 4 | Texas A&M | 6-0 | 688 | 4 |
| 5 | Stanford | 4-1 | 851 | 3 | 5 | Stanford | 4-1 | 655 | 5 |
| 6 | Maryland | 7-0 | 763 | 8 | 6 | Duke | 4-1 | 597 | 6 |
| 7 | Duke | 4-1 | 726 | 7 | 7 | Maryland | 7-0 | 582 | 8 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 2-2 | 725 | 6 | 8 | Tennessee | 2-2 | 561 | 7 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 671 | 9 | 9 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 520 | 9 |
| 10 | Louisville | 6-1 | 645 | 11 | 10 | Kentucky | 7-0 | 481 | 11 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 6-0 | 562 | 13 | 11 | Louisville | 6-1 | 461 | 12 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 7-0 | 527 | 14 | 12 | Rutgers | 6-0 | 441 | 13 |
| 13 | Purdue | 6-0 | 503 | 15 | 13 | North Carolina | 5-0 | 369 | 15 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 5-0 | 449 | 16 | 14 | Georgia | 5-1 | 364 | 10 |
| 15 | Georgia | 5-1 | 408 | 10 | 15 | Penn State | 5-1 | 297 | 16 |
| 16 | Penn State | 5-1 | 347 | 17 | 16 | Purdue | 6-0 | 293 | 17 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 332 | 18 | 17 | Green Bay | 5-0 | 262 | 18 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 306 | 12 | 18 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 228 | 19 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 5-0 | 262 | 19 | 18 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 228 | 14 |
| 20 | Georgetown | 5-2 | 244 | 21 | 20 | Georgetown | 5-2 | 172 | 21 |
| 21 | Texas | 5-1 | 185 | 24 | 21 | DePaul | 5-1 | 170 | 20 |
| 22 | DePaul | 5-1 | 181 | 23 | 22 | Vanderbilt | 6-0 | 139 | 22 |
| 23 | Green Bay | 5-0 | 146 | NR | 22 | Texas | 5-1 | 139 | NR |
| 24 | Delaware | 4-0 | 117 | NR | 24 | Gonzaga | 3-1 | 42 | NR |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 6-0 | 77 | NR | 25 | Texas Tech | 5-0 | 37 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| LSU 20, Virginia 22, UCLA 25 | LSU 23, Florida State, 24, Georgia Tech 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Gonzaga 73, Nebraska 55, LSU 27, USC 17, Virginia 15, Michigan 11, Florida State 10, Princeton 9, Georgia Tech 8, Tulane 6, California 3, Northwestern 2, Arkansas 1, Iowa State 1 | Georgia Tech 21, Delaware 16, Syracuse 15, Michigan 15, Iowa State 15, Nebraska 13, Kansas 11, Princeton 11, LSU 4, Tulane 2, UNLV 2, Iowa 1, James Madison 1, Middle Tennessee 1 | ||||||||
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