Previous ranking: 10
2024-25 record: 2-0
Stat to know: Raegan Beers, who transferred from Oregon State in the offseason, opened her Sooners career with two straight double-doubles. That gives her 32 for her career, including 18 since the start of last season. Beers' 26 points and 14 rebounds helped power Friday's 95-51 victory over Virginia -- OU's largest margin over a power-conference opponent since March 2014.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Western Carolina, 11:30 a.m., SEC Network+
10. Kansas State Wildcats
Previous ranking: 13
2024-25 record: 2-0
Stat to know: Senior transfers led the way in the Wildcats' two games. Temira Poindexter (Tulsa) scored a combined 38 points and Kennedy Taylor (Missouri State) totaled 34 points in Kansas State's pair of victories. Poindexter shot 5-for-10 on 3-pointers in Thursday's 82-56 win over Belmont.
What's next: Thursday vs. Creighton, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
11. Maryland Terrapins
Previous ranking: 18
2024-25 record: 3-0
Stat to know: In their first game against former ACC rival Duke since 2015, the Terps upended the then-No. 11 Blue Devils 85-80 on Sunday. It's Maryland's second straight win against an AP-ranked team dating to last season, but the Terps had lost nine consecutive games against ranked teams prior to that.
What's next: Wednesday at Syracuse, 7 p.m., ACC Network
12. Ohio State Buckeyes
Previous ranking: 14
2024-25 record: 1-0
Stat to know: Freshman Jaloni Cambridge, ESPN's no. 2-rated prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, scored 31 points (on 12-for-14 shooting from the field) and had 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals in her college debut. The 5-foot-7 guard's 31 points were the most by a Big Ten player in their collegiate debut over the past 25 years.
What's next: Tuesday vs. Charlotte, 6 p.m., B1G+
13. NC State Wolfpack
Previous ranking: 9
2024-25 record: 1-1
Stat to know: NC State lost 71-57 to No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday, dropping to 2-3 against No. 1 teams under Wes Moore. But the past two losses were both against the Gamecocks, including in last season's Final Four.
What's next: Thursday vs. Kent State, 7 p.m., ACC Network
14. North Carolina Tar Heels
Previous ranking: 15
2024-25 record: 2-0
Stat to know: Iowa State transfer Lexi Donarski scored 21 points and made five 3-pointers in Thursday's 77-50 victory over UNC Wilmington. In two wins, the guard is 14-for-25 (56%) from the field and 7-for-17 (41.1%) on 3-pointers.
What's next: Tuesday at North Carolina A&T, 7 p.m., FloSports
15. West Virginia Mountaineers
Previous ranking: 16
2024-25 record: 2-0
Stat to know: Jordan Harrison had 23 points, 8 assists and 6 steals in the 85-41 season-opening victory over Towson, then added 21 points and 7 assists in a 110-41 rout of Niagara. The 110 points marked the third most in a game in program history, and the team's most since December 2002.
What's next: Tuesday vs. Pitt, 7 p.m., ESPN+
16. Duke Blue Devils
Previous ranking: 11
2024-25 record: 2-1
Stat to know: Duke had 19 steals -- the most in a game in coach Kara Lawson's tenure -- and scored 41 points off turnovers in a 89-36 season-opening win over Radford. Despite the loss to Maryland on Sunday, the Blue Devils are averaging 17.3 steals per game.
What's next: Thursday vs. Dayton, 7 p.m., ACC Network
17. Baylor Bears
Previous ranking: 12
2024-25 record: 1-1
Stat to know: Although Baylor lost to unranked Oregon late Sunday, junior Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 19 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth consecutive game in double-digit scoring. She's the Bears' leading scorer (22.0 PPG) and rebounder (8.0 RPG) through two games.
What's next: Thursday vs. East Texas A&M, 8 p.m., ESPN+
18. Louisville Cardinals
Previous ranking: 17
2024-25 record: 1-1
Stat to know: In the Cardinals' 66-59 season-opening loss to No. 5 UCLA in Paris, Tajianna Roberts (21 points, four 3-pointers) became the first Louisville freshman to score at least 20 points in their first career game since Hailey Van Lith in 2020.
What's next: Tuesday at UT Martin, 7 p.m., ESPN+
19. Ole Miss Rebels
Previous ranking: 20
2024-25 record: 1-1
Stat to know: Sunday's 61-point, 85-24 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff tied for the third-largest win in program history, but were just two points off the Rebels' all-time record. (The Rebels have a pair of other 63-point victories, one in 2004 and one in 1983).
What's next: Thursday at Delaware State, 5:30 p.m.
20. Kentucky Wildcats
Previous ranking: 22
2024-25 record: 2-0
Stat to know: The Kenny Brooks era is off to a perfect start. Graduate transfer Georgia Amoore and 6-5 sophomore Clara Strack each have over 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds through the first two games. Prior to this season, only one Kentucky player in the last 25 seasons tallied 20 points, five rebounds and five assists through the opening two games.
What's next: Tuesday vs. Wofford, 6 p.m., SEC Network+
21. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Previous ranking: 23
2024-25 record: 2-0
Stat to know: Natalie Potts, a 6-2 forward who was last season's Big Ten Freshman of the Year, picked up where she left off, scoring 14 points in Nebraska's first victory and a team-high 17 in a come-from-behind win over SE Louisiana on Saturday. She's 12-of-17 (70.6%) from the field this season.
What's next: Tuesday vs. Southern, 8 p.m., B1G+
22. Alabama Crimson Tide
Previous ranking: 24
2024-25 record: 3-0
Stat to know: Three games, three routs for the Crimson Tide. Graduate students Aaliyah Nye (18.3 PPG), Sarah Ashlee Barker (18.0 PPG) and Zaay Green (16.7 PPG) have taken turns leading Alabama in scoring in a game this season.
What's next: Wednesday vs. Norfolk State, 7 p.m., SEC Network+
23. Illinois Fighting Illini
Previous ranking: NR
2024-25 record: 2-0
Stat to know: In one of only a handful of Top 25 upsets last week, the Illini held court to knock off then-No. 19 Florida State 83-74 on Thursday. Adalia McKenzie and Makira Cook each scored 20 points. It was Cook's 25th 20-point game over the past three seasons (she transferred from Dayton before the 2022-23 campaign), the most of any active Big Ten player over that span.
What's next: Thursday vs. Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m., B1G+
24. Stanford Cardinal
Previous ranking: NR
2024-25 record: 3-0
Stat to know: The Cardinal made a school-record 18 3-pointers in their season opener. They added 14 in their second game and 13 on Sunday, making Stanford 45-for-78 (57.7%) from beyond the arc on the season. Jzaniya Harriel (11 of 16), Elena Bosgana (8 of 15) and Chloe Clardy (7 of 10) lead the 3-point charge for the Cardinal, who shot 34.6% from downtown last season.
What's next: Wednesday vs. UC Davis, 10 p.m., ACC Network
25. Oregon Ducks
Previous ranking: NR
2024-25 record: 3-0
Stat to know: The Ducks snapped a 14-game losing streak against ranked opponents Sunday with a 76-74 victory over then-No. 12 Baylor. After blowing a 16-point fourth-quarter lead, Oregon notched its first win over Baylor in program history (now 1-5 all-time). It marked the Ducks' first win over a Top 25 team since February 2023. North Carolina transfer Deja Kelly leads the Ducks in scoring at 17.0 PPG.
What's next: Tuesday vs. North Texas, 2 p.m., B1G+
