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On3's women's basketball Top 25: Week 12

Talia-HS-white-300x300by: Talia Goodman01/26/26TaliaGoodmanWBB

The women’s college basketball season is moving fast and plenty has been shaken up. There were a ton of great games this week and the Top 25 has shifted significantly.

Reminder: My Top 25 will change often. It’s based on a variety of factors, but mostly:

  • Results
  • Resume
  • Head-to-heads
  • Strength of schedule

I will note, though, that this is the time of year where head-to-heads become challenging to honor, so they will not always be reflected.

1. UConn

Last week: Wins over Notre Dame, Georgetown and Seton Hall

Next up: vs. Xavier on Wednesday, vs. Tennessee on Sunday

2. UCLA

Last week: Wins over Purdue and Northwestern

Next up: at Illinois on Wednesday, vs. Iowa on Sunday

3. South Carolina

Last week: Loss to Oklahoma, win over Vanderbilt

Next up: at Auburn on Thursday

4. Texas

Last week: N/A

Next up: at Florida on Thursday, vs. Oklahoma on Sunday

5. LSU

Last week: Win over Texas A&M

Next up: vs. Florida on Monday, vs. Arkansas on Thursday, vs. Alabama on Sunday

6. Vanderbilt

Last week: Wins over Michigan and Auburn, loss to South Carolina

Next up: at Ole Miss on Thursday, vs. Florida on Sunday

7. Iowa

Last week: Wins over Maryland and Ohio State

Next up: at USC on Thursday, at UCLA on Sunday

8. Louisville

Last week: Win over BC

Next up: at Stanford on Thursday, at Cal on Sunday

9. Ohio State

Last week: Win over Indiana, loss to Iowa

Next up: vs. Wisconsin on Thursday, vs. Nebraska on Sunday

10. Oklahoma

Last week: Wins over South Carolina and Auburn

Next up: vs. Texas A&M on Thursday, at Texas on Sunday

11. TCU

Last week: Loss to Ohio State, win over UCF

Next up: vs. Kansas on Thursday, at Texas Tech on Sunday

12. Michigan State

Last week: Win over USC

Next up: at Purdue on Thursday, vs. Michigan on Sunday

13. Baylor

Last week: Win over UCF

Next up: vs. Houston on Tuesday, at West Virginia on Sunday

14. Tennessee

Last week: Win over Kentucky

Next up: vs. Mississippi State on Thursday, at UConn on Sunday

15. Michigan

Last week: Wins over Rutgers and USC

Next up: at Indiana on Thursday, at Michigan State on Sunday

16. Georgia

Last week: Wins over Arkansas and Kentucky

Next up: vs. Alabama on Thursday

17. Kentucky

Last week: Losses to Tennessee and Georgia

Next up: at Arkansas on Sunday

18. Maryland

Last week: Loss to Iowa

Next up: vs. Washington on Wednesday, vs. Oregon on Saturday

19. Ole Miss

Last week: Win over Missouri

Next up: vs. Vanderbilt on Thursday, vs. Auburn on Sunday

20. Princeton

Last week: Wins over Harvard and Brown

Next up: vs. Columbia on Friday, vs. Cornell on Saturday

21. Texas Tech

Last week: Loss to BYU, win over Utah

Next up: vs. Iowa State on Wednesday, vs. TCU on Sunday

22. West Virginia

Last week: Wins over Arizona State and BYU

Next up: at Utah on Tuesday, vs. Baylor on Sunday

23. Duke

Last week: Win over Pittsburgh

Next up: at Miami on Thursday, vs. Wake Forest on Sunday

24. Alabama

Last week: Win over Mississippi State

Next up: at Georgia on Thursday, at LSU on Sunday

25. Rhode Island

Last week: Wins over Davidson and Dayton

Next up: at Fordham on Saturday