The NCAA women’s basketball rankings are out for the week and after their loss last weekend to Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the UConn Huskies have fallen to No. 3 in both polls.
The Baylor Lady Bears remain No. 1 and are followed by Notre Dame, UConn, Stanford and Maryland in both polls.
Joining the Fighting Irish and Huskies from the Big East in the top 25 are the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8/9), Louisville Cardinals (16/15), Georgetown Hoyas (18/17) and DePaul Blue Demons (21/19).
The St. John’s Red Storm is the only Big East team among the others receiving votes in both polls. The West Virginia Mountaineers 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 9 (Jan. 10), 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) | 15-0 | 975 | 1 | 1 | Baylor (31) | 15-0 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 15-1 | 935 | 3 | 2 | Notre Dame | 15-1 | 743 | 3 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 12-2 | 879 | 2 | 3 | Connecticut | 12-2 | 704 | 2 |
| 4 | Stanford | 13-1 | 863 | 4 | 4 | Stanford | 13-1 | 686 | 4 |
| 5 | Maryland | 16-0 | 825 | 5 | 5 | Maryland | 16-0 | 655 | 5 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 12-3 | 769 | 6 | 6 | Duke | 12-2 | 612 | 6 |
| 7 | Duke | 12-2 | 744 | 7 | 7 | Tennessee | 12-3 | 598 | 7 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 13-2 | 673 | 10 | 8 | Kentucky | 14-2 | 552 | 9 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 14-2 | 631 | 11 | 9 | Rutgers | 13-2 | 527 | 10 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 14-0 | 609 | 13 | 10 | Texas A&M | 10-3 | 477 | 8 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 15-1 | 572 | 8 | 11 | Miami (FL) | 13-3 | 452 | 13 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 10-3 | 532 | 9 | 12 | Green Bay | 13-0 | 418 | 14 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 12-3 | 460 | 12 | 13 | Ohio State | 15-1 | 402 | 11 |
| 14 | Green Bay | 13-0 | 435 | 17 | 14 | Texas Tech | 14-0 | 350 | 17 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 14-1 | 389 | 19 | 15 | Louisville | 13-3 | 326 | 12 |
| 16 | Louisville | 13-3 | 346 | 14 | 16 | Georgia | 13-3 | 311 | 15 |
| 17 | Purdue | 13-3 | 344 | 18 | 17 | Georgetown | 13-3 | 251 | 16 |
| 18 | Georgetown | 13-3 | 332 | 15 | 18 | Delaware | 12-1 | 241 | 20 |
| 19 | Georgia | 13-3 | 300 | 16 | 19 | DePaul | 14-3 | 187 | 18 |
| 20 | Delaware | 12-1 | 285 | 21 | 20 | Purdue | 13-3 | 172 | 22 |
| 21 | DePaul | 14-3 | 197 | 20 | 21 | North Carolina | 12-3 | 127 | 23 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 12-3 | 180 | 25 | 22 | Gonzaga | 14-2 | 118 | 24 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 14-2 | 106 | NR | 23 | Nebraska | 14-1 | 112 | NR |
| 24 | South Carolina | 14-2 | 93 | NR | 24 | Vanderbilt | 13-2 | 100 | 21 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 13-2 | 60 | 24 | 25 | Penn State | 11-4 | 78 | 19 |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Penn State 22, Texas 23 | Texas 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Penn State 59, LSU 34, Georgia Tech 15, Kansas State 13, Michigan State 7, Michigan 4, Kansas 4, Texas 2, St. John’s 2, St. Bonaventure 1 | South Carolina 55, Michigan 19, Kansas State 8, Kansas 5, Georgia Tech 5, Texas 3, FGCU 2, St. John’s 2, Middle Tennessee 1, West Virginia 1 | ||||||||
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