(December 10, 2012) -- 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.
Baylor will play Wednesday night hosting Oral Roberts at 6:00 pm.
AP Top 25 Women's Poll
1 Stanford (22) 8-0
978
2 Connecticut (16) 8-0
968
3 Baylor (2) 7-1
930
4 Duke 8-0
884
5 Notre Dame 6-1
806
6 Georgia 10-0
790
7 Kentucky 8-1
783
8 Louisville 9-1
713
9 California 7-1
614
10 Maryland 6-2
610
11 Penn State 7-2
564
12 Oklahoma 8-1
514
13 Tennessee 6-1
512
14 UCLA 5-1
485
15 Purdue 9-1
450
16 Oklahoma State 7-0
392
17 Dayton 10-0
334
18 Texas 5-1
326
19 North Carolina 8-1
230
20 Ohio State 6-2
223
21 Miami (FL) 7-1
211
22 Kansas 8-1
180
23 Texas A&M 5-3
83
24 South Carolina 10-0
75
25 West Virginia 6-2
73
Others receiving votes: Florida State 64, Arkansas 58, Nebraska 55, Iowa State 53, Delaware 15, Chattanooga 6, St. John's 6, Syracuse 4, Duquesne 4, Iowa 3, Michigan State 2, Gonzaga 1, Colorado 1
