USA Today Women's Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 26, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:

Dropped Out: No. 25 North Carolina.

Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina 32; West Virginia 27; Syracuse 18; Maryland 8; Duke 6; Princeton 4; Vanderbilt 3; Seton Hall 3; Davidson 3; VCU 2; UNLV 2; Cleveland State 2; Oregon State 1; Middle Tennessee 1; Michigan 1.