The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team will enter their game against the No. 8/7 Texas A&M Aggies on Tuesday night as the No. 2 team in the latest polls that were released.
The Baylor Lady Bears are still the No. 1 team in the land and are followed by UConn, Notre Dame, Stanford and Maryland in the AP Poll. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, it’s the same top four with Duke as the No. 5 team.
Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11/11), Louisville Cardinals (15/13), Georgetown Hoyas (19/20) and DePaul Blue Demons (20/21).
There are no teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. The Syracuse Orange received one vote in the coaches’ poll.
For a complete look at the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rankings for Week 4 (Dec. 6), 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) | 8-0 | 975 | 1 | 1 | Baylor (29) | 8-0 | 773 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 7-0 | 928 | 2 | 2 | Connecticut (2) | 7-0 | 745 | 2 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 7-1 | 895 | 3 | 3 | Notre Dame | 7-1 | 711 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 6-1 | 855 | 5 | 4 | Stanford | 6-1 | 681 | 5 |
| 5 | Maryland | 9-0 | 792 | 6 | 5 | Duke | 6-1 | 630 | 6 |
| 6 | Duke | 6-1 | 750 | 7 | 6 | Maryland | 9-0 | 602 | 7 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 4-2 | 729 | 8 | 7 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 578 | 4 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 698 | 4 | 8 | Tennessee | 4-2 | 567 | 8 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 6-1 | 671 | 9 | 9 | Miami (FL) | 7-1 | 539 | 9 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 8-0 | 597 | 12 | 10 | Kentucky | 8-0 | 520 | 10 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 8-0 | 595 | 11 | 11 | Rutgers | 8-1 | 421 | 12 |
| 12 | Purdue | 7-1 | 554 | 13 | 12 | Georgia | 7-1 | 418 | 14 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 449 | 17 | 13 | Louisville | 7-2 | 367 | 11 |
| 14 | Georgia | 7-1 | 430 | 15 | 14 | Purdue | 7-1 | 366 | 16 |
| 15 | Louisville | 7-2 | 428 | 10 | 15 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 313 | 18 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 7-0 | 395 | 19 | 16 | Green Bay | 7-0 | 292 | 17 |
| 17 | Penn State | 6-2 | 324 | 16 | 17 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 272 | 13 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 287 | 14 | 18 | Penn State | 6-2 | 257 | 15 |
| 19 | Georgetown | 7-2 | 267 | 20 | 19 | Vanderbilt | 9-0 | 198 | 22 |
| 20 | DePaul | 6-1 | 211 | 22 | 20 | Georgetown | 7-2 | 196 | 20 |
| 21 | Green Bay | 7-0 | 194 | 23 | 21 | DePaul | 6-1 | 182 | 21 |
| 22 | Delaware | 6-0 | 156 | 24 | 22 | Texas Tech | 7-0 | 136 | 25 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 9-0 | 155 | 25 | 23 | Oklahoma | 3-2 | 128 | 18 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 3-2 | 154 | 18 | 24 | Texas | 5-2 | 69 | 22 |
| 25 | Texas | 5-2 | 87 | 21 | 25 | Delaware | 7-0 | 59 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| None | Gonzaga 24 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Michigan 17, Nebraska 14, USC 13, LSU 12, Virginia 9, Florida State 9, California 8, Arkansas 5, Arizona State 3, Tulane 3, Georgia Tech 2, Gonzaga 2, Northwestern 2 | Michigan 16, Gonzaga 15, Georgia Tech 12, Kansas 3, California 2, Florida 2, Princeton 1, Syracuse 1 | ||||||||
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