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NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Rankings: Minor Changes In The Top 10

NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Rankings: Minor Changes In The Top 10

With some of the most important games taking place this week, look at this week's updated rankings to keep in mind as the action intensifies.

Jan 21, 2025 by Cameron Belcher
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The new AP Division I women's basketball poll is here, and things are nearly the same, especially at the top of the rankings, with the same four teams remaining consistent.

Last week didn't have many shocking results, with UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame, and USC all coming away with wins.

Ahead of some of the big conference matchups, here is what to know about this week's rankings, as the results of those matchups could cause a move of the exciting shifts when next week's rankings drop.

Top Team Performances And Matchups

Other Big Ranked Games This Week

  • Newly, No. 24 ranked Michigan and No. 23 Minnesota women's basketball face off against each other in what will likely be a game that needs to be won by both teams to stay in the rankings.
  • Tennessee travels to Texas in a primetime game, with the Vols looking to gain ground in the rankings after dropping two spots.
  • Duke women's basketball competes against Georgia Tech in an early afternoon ranked ACC game.

Three News Teams In The Top 25

  • Significant wins from California, Michigan, and Baylor have earned them spots in the upper echelon of the country's top women's basketball teams.

AP NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings 

As of Jan. 19

  1. UCLA – 17-0 – Prev. 1
  2. South Carolina – 18-1 – Prev. 2
  3. Notre Dame – 16-2 – Prev. 3
  4. Southern California – 17-1 – Prev. 4
  5. LSU – 20-0 – Prev. 6
  6. UConn – 17-2 – Prev. 7
  7. Texas – 17-2 – Prev. 5
  8. Maryland – 16-1 – Prev. 8
  9. TCU – 19-1 – Prev. 10
  10. Kansas State – 19-1 – Prev. 11
  11. Kentucky – 16-1 – Prev. 12
  12. Ohio State – 17-1 – Prev. 9
  13. North Carolina – 17-3 – Prev. 14
  14. Duke – 15-4 – Prev. 16
  15. Oklahoma – 15-4 – Prev. 13
  16. West Virginia – 15-3 – Prev. 20
  17. Tennessee – 15-3 – Prev. 15
  18. Georgia Tech – 16-3 – Prev. 17
  19. Alabama – 17-3 – Prev. 19
  20. North Carolina State – 14-4 – Prev. 21
  21. Michigan State – 15-3 – Prev. 22
  22. California – 17-3 – Prev. NR
  23. Minnesota – 17-2 – Prev. 24
  24. Michigan – 13-5 – Prev. NR
  25. Baylor – 16-3 – Prev. NR

Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska 35, Creighton 28, Mississippi 9, Utah 9, Vanderbilt 9, Oklahoma St. 5, South Dakota St. 2, Harvard 2, Mississippi St. 1.

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