When the Stanford Cardinal and UConn Huskies women's basketball teams step on Maples Pavilion court on Saturday, they will do be doing so as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country.
If UConn wins, the odds are they'll be the No. 1 team and there's no telling where Stanford will drop to.
The Cardinal and Huskies are followed by the Baylor Lady Bears, Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the top five of both polls.
Joining UConn and Notre Dame from the Big East in the top 25 are the Louisville Cardinals (12/12).
The Syracuse Orange and Villanova Wildcats are the only teams from the Big East among the others receiving votes in both polls. The St. John's Red Storm, Rutgers Scarlet Knights and DePaul Demons are among the others receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.
For a full look at the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings – Week 8 (Dec. 25), 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 (24) | 11-0 | 982 | 1 | 1 | Stanford (26) | 11-0 | 769 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut (14) | 10-0 | 964 | 2 | 2 | Connecticut (4) | 10-0 | 744 | 2 |
| 3 | Baylor (2) | 9-1 | 931 | 3 | 3 | Baylor (1) | 9-1 | 717 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke | 10-0 | 883 | 4 | 4 | Duke | 10-0 | 680 | 4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 824 | 5 | 5 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 645 | 5 |
| 6 | Georgia | 12-0 | 790 | 6 | 6 | Kentucky | 10-1 | 619 | 6 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 10-1 | 774 | 7 | 7 | Georgia | 12-0 | 581 | 7 |
| 8 | California | 9-1 | 687 | 8 | 8 | California | 9-1 | 529 | 9 |
| 9 | Maryland | 8-2 | 671 | 9 | 9 | Maryland | 8-2 | 523 | 8 |
| 10 | Penn State | 10-2 | 621 | 11 | 10 | Penn State | 10-2 | 483 | 10 |
| 11 | Purdue | 11-1 | 537 | 13 | 11 | Purdue | 11-1 | 447 | 12 |
| 12 | Louisville | 11-2 | 522 | 14 | 12 | Louisville | 11-2 | 414 | 13 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 7-3 | 517 | 10 | 13 | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 402 | 14 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 466 | 15 | 14 | Dayton | 12-0 | 376 | 15 |
| 15 | Dayton | 12-0 | 454 | 16 | 15 | Tennessee | 7-3 | 373 | 11 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 11-1 | 349 | 17 | 16 | South Carolina | 11-1 | 301 | 17 |
| 17 | UCLA | 7-2 | 307 | 12 | 17 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 268 | 18 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 286 | 18 | 18 | UCLA | 7-2 | 182 | 16 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 11-1 | 254 | 21 | 19 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 152 | 21 |
| 20 | Texas | 7-2 | 195 | 20 | 20 | Kansas | 9-2 | 150 | 19 |
| 21 | Florida State | 10-1 | 183 | 23 | 21 | Texas | 7-2 | 120 | 23 |
| 22 | Kansas | 9-2 | 162 | 19 | 22 | Texas A&M | 8-4 | 114 | 22 |
| 23 | Colorado | 10-0 | 156 | 25 | 23 | North Carolina | 11-1 | 106 | 25 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 8-4 | 118 | 22 | 24 | Ohio State | 8-3 | 89 | 24 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 11-1 | 107 | NR | 25 | Florida State | 10-1 | 86 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| West Virginia 24 | West Virginia 20 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Nebraska 52, Iowa State 39, Miami (FL) 32, Ohio State 25, West Virginia 23, Vanderbilt 20, Duquesne 19, Michigan State 14, Michigan 11, Syracuse 10, Villanova 6, Iowa 4, Toledo 2, UTEP 2, Utah 1 | West Virginia 38, Colorado 34, Miami (FL) 27, Iowa State 23, Syracuse 22, Arkansas 15, St. John's 7, UTEP 6, Vanderbilt 6, Rutgers 6, Duquesne 6, DePaul 5, Toledo 5, Gonzaga 3, Villanova 2 | ||||||||
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