Stanford remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll, narrowly ahead of Connecticut.
The Cardinal had 22 first-place votes Monday, while UConn received 16. Baylor got the other two. Stanford had the week off for exams, while the Huskies beat Maryland and Penn State by 15 points each. The Lady Bears topped Notre Dame by 12 in a rematch of last season's NCAA championship game.
Duke and Notre Dame remain fourth and fifth.
The Irish are followed by Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville and Maryland. California and Penn State swapped places. Texas A&M, South Carolina and West Virginia entered the poll in the final three spots.
Nebraska, Florida State and Iowa State all dropped out.
It's a light schedule this week with most schools in exams.
AP Top 25
Rank Team Record Pts Last Week
1. Stanford (22) 8-0 978 1
Last game: at Gonzaga, W 69-41 (12/2)
Next game: Pacific (12/15)
2. Connecticut (16) 8-0 968 2
Last game: vs Penn St., W 67-52 (12/6)
Next game: Oakland (12/19)
3. Baylor (2) 7-1 930 3
Last game: at Notre Dame, W 73-61 (12/5)
Next game: Oral Roberts (12/12)
4. Duke 8-0 884 4
Last game: at St. John's, W 60-42 (12/9)
Next game: CSU Bakersfield (12/21)
5. Notre Dame 6-1 806 5
Last game: vs Utah St., W 109-70 (12/8)
Next game: Alabama A&M (12/19)
6. Georgia 10-0 790 6
Last game: vs Mercer, W 80-38 (12/4)
Next game: Lipscomb (12/16)
7. Kentucky 8-1 783 7
Last game: vs Middle Tenn. St., W 68-46 (12/9)
Next game: Pepperdine (12/18)
8. Louisville 9-1 713 8
Last game: vs Valparaiso, W 96-40 (12/8)
Next game: Colorado (12/14)
9. California 7-1 614 11
Last game: at CSU Bakersfield, W 84-46 (12/7)
Next game: Northwestern (12/17)
10. Maryland 6-2 610 9
Last game: vs George Mason, W 90-40 (12/8)
Next game: Towson (12/11)
11. Penn St. 7-2 564 10
Last game: vs Georgetown, W 97-74 (12/9)
Next game: Virginia Tech (12/12)
12. Oklahoma 8-1 514 13
Last game: vs North Texas, W 71-68 (12/6)
Next game: Vanderbilt (12/16)
13. Tennessee 6-1 512 14
Last game: vs North Carolina, W 102-57 (12/2)
Next game: Texas (12/16)
14. UCLA 5-1 485 17
Last game: at Texas, W 62-42 (12/8)
Next game: St. Mary's (12/15)
15. Purdue 9-1 450 15
Last game: at Tenn-Martin, W 68-60 (12/9)
Next game: Oakland (12/16)
16. Oklahoma St. 7-0 392 16
Last game: vs Stephen F. Austin, W 85-41 (12/6)
Next game: Vermont (12/16)
17. Dayton 10-0 334 19
Last game: vs Michigan St., W 60-53 (12/8)
Next game: Akron (12/18)
18. Texas 5-1 326 12
Last game: vs UCLA, L 42-62 (12/8)
Next game: LA Monroe (12/11)
19. North Carolina 8-1 230 21
Last game: vs Radford, W 64-44 (12/5)
Next game: N.C. Central (12/12)
20. Ohio St. 6-2 223 20
Last game: vs Lafayette, W 81-41 (12/9)
Next game: Washington St. (12/15)
21. Miami (FL) 7-1 211 23
Last game: vs Davidson, W 67-35 (12/8)
Next game: Rutgers (12/16)
22. Kansas 8-1 180 17
Last game: vs Newman, W 97-64 (12/9)
Next game: Prairie View A&M (12/16)
23. Texas A&M 5-3 83 NR
Last game: vs TCU, W 68-47 (12/8)
Next game: USC (12/15)
24. South Carolina 10-0 75 NR
Last game: vs Furman, W 69-35 (12/9)
Next game: Stanford (12/19)
25. West Virginia 6-2 73 NR
Last game: vs St. Bonaventure, W 67-47 (12/8)
Next game: Youngstown St. (12/16)
Dropped Out:
No. 22 Iowa St.,
No. 24 Florida St.,
No. 25 Nebraska
Others Receiving Votes:
Florida St. 64,
Arkansas 58,
Nebraska 55,
Iowa St. 53,
Delaware 15,
St. John's 6,
Chattanooga 6,
Syracuse 4,
Duquesne 4,
Iowa 3,
Michigan St. 2,
Gonzaga 1,
Colorado 1
