The NCAA women's basketball rankings are out and the UConn Huskies remain as the No. 2 team narrowly on the heels of the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal.
The Cardinal and Huskies are followed by the Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Joining the Huskies and Fighting Irish in the top 25 from the Big East are the Louisville Cardinals (14/13).
The Syracuse Orange and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls.
The Villanova Wildcats are among the others receiving votes in the AP Poll. The St. John's Red Storm and South Florida Bulls are among the others receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 7 (Dec. 18), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Stanford (22) | 9-0 | 978 | 1 | 1 | Stanford (25) | 9-0 | 767 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut (16) | 8-0 | 967 | 2 | 2 | Connecticut (6) | 8-0 | 746 | 2 |
| 3 | Baylor (2) | 8-1 | 931 | 3 | 3 | Baylor | 8-1 | 716 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke | 8-0 | 884 | 4 | 4 | Duke | 8-0 | 681 | 4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 6-1 | 821 | 5 | 5 | Notre Dame | 6-1 | 645 | 5 |
| 6 | Georgia | 11-0 | 789 | 6 | 6 | Kentucky | 8-1 | 617 | 6 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 8-1 | 773 | 7 | 7 | Georgia | 11-0 | 581 | 7 |
| 8 | California | 7-1 | 663 | 9 | 8 | Maryland | 7-2 | 515 | 9 |
| 9 | Maryland | 7-2 | 641 | 10 | 9 | California | 8-1 | 497 | 11 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 7-1 | 602 | 13 | 10 | Penn State | 9-2 | 493 | 10 |
| 11 | Penn State | 9-2 | 595 | 11 | 11 | Tennessee | 7-1 | 467 | 12 |
| 12 | UCLA | 7-1 | 539 | 14 | 12 | Purdue | 10-1 | 410 | 14 |
| 13 | Purdue | 10-1 | 495 | 15 | 13 | Louisville | 9-2 | 405 | 8 |
| 14 | Louisville | 9-2 | 491 | 8 | 14 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 384 | 15 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 440 | 16 | 15 | Dayton | 10-0 | 334 | 16 |
| 16 | Dayton | 10-0 | 395 | 17 | 16 | UCLA | 7-1 | 303 | 17 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 10-1 | 317 | 19 | 17 | South Carolina | 10-0 | 271 | 18 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 8-2 | 285 | 12 | 18 | Oklahoma | 8-2 | 234 | 13 |
| 19 | Kansas | 9-1 | 215 | 22 | 19 | Kansas | 9-1 | 184 | 21 |
| 20 | Texas | 6-2 | 197 | 18 | 20 | West Virginia | 7-2 | 140 | 22 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 10-0 | 152 | 24 | 21 | Nebraska | 8-3 | 103 | 24 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 6-3 | 139 | 23 | 22 | Texas A&M | 6-3 | 100 | 25 |
| 23 | Florida State | 8-1 | 126 | NR | 23 | Texas | 6-2 | 96 | 20 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 7-2 | 101 | 25 | 24 | Ohio State | 7-3 | 86 | 19 |
| 25 | Colorado | 9-0 | 99 | NR | 25 | North Carolina | 10-1 | 81 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Ohio State 20, Miami (FL) 21 | Miami (FL) 23 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Arkansas 94, Miami (FL) 58, Nebraska 52, Iowa State 41, Ohio State 37, Vanderbilt 15, Delaware 15, Michigan 10, Michigan State 9, Duquesne 7, Chattanooga 7, Syracuse 6, Villanova 5, Iowa 5, Toledo 2, Rutgers 1, Gonzaga 1 | Florida State 71, Syracuse 32, Iowa State 20, Miami (FL) 18, Arkansas 15, St. John's 14, Colorado 13, Gonzaga 12, Chattanooga 9, Middle Tennessee 4, Vanderbilt 4, Rutgers 3, South Florida 2, Toledo 1, UTEP 1 | ||||||||
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