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After last week's big win at Norman and defeating bottom of the barrel Texas Tech, Oklahoma State has moved up in this week's AP Top 25 Rankings. Oklahoma State is now ranked No. 20 in the country, moving up five from last week - where they were ranked No. 25. As of now, the Cowgirls are in third place in the Big 12 sitting behind Texas and Baylor, who are both very good and OSU will face each one more time this year. Also, they should be a lock for the NCAA Tournament and here are some of this week's projections.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Connecticut (32) | 22-0 | 800 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 22-0 | 765 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 23-1 | 739 |
| 4 | Baylor | 23-1 | 699 |
| 5 | Maryland | 21-2 | 660 |
| 6 | Texas | 21-1 | 653 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 18-4 | 599 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 20-3 | 580 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 20-4 | 518 |
| 10 | Florida State | 19-4 | 515 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 21-4 | 485 |
| 12 | Louisville | 18-6 | 418 |
| 13 | Stanford | 19-5 | 389 |
| 14 | UCLA | 17-6 | 366 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 16-7 | 354 |
| 16 | Florida | 19-4 | 305 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 18-5 | 286 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 16-6 | 231 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 20-4 | 219 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 18-4 | 202 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 16-6 | 132 |
| 22 | South Florida | 16-6 | 115 |
| 23 | DePaul | 19-7 | 84 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 18-6 | 80 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 14-9 | 49 |
- Others receiving votes: Missouri 35, Syracuse 23, Colorado State 23, BYU 20, Washington 12, Duquesne 12, Georgia 9, UTEP 6, Albany 5, Minnesota 3, George Washington 3, Purdue 3, Green Bay 1, Oregon 1, Arkansas State 1
- Dropped from rankings: Missouri 21, Washington 24
NCAA Tournament Projections:
ESPN Womens Bracetologist Charlie Crème: Lexington Region, playing the first and second round in Los Angeles, California as a five-seed against Albany. Winner plays UCLA.
College Sports Madness: Lexington Region, playing the first and second round in Lousiville, Kentucky, as a six-seed against Nebraska. Winner plays Lousiville.