Texas has reached the top of The Associated Press women’s college basketball Top 25 for the first time in 21 years.
The Longhorns (26-2) have a 10-game winning streak and claimed 19 of the 31 first-place ballots in Monday’s poll. Texas last held the top spot on Feb. 16, 2004.
Former No. 1 Notre Dame (24-3) slipped two places after Sunday’s 104-95 double-overtime loss to North Carolina State (22-5), which vaulted four spots to No. 9.
Eleven first-place votes went to No. 2 UCLA (26-1) and one to No. 4 Southern California (25-2).
No. 5 UConn (26-3), No. 6 South Carolina (25-3) and No. 7 LSU (27-2) held steady. No. 8 North Carolina (25-4) rose one spot and No. 10 TCU (26-3) followed the Wolfpack.
The Southeastern Conference has seven teams in this week’s poll, followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference with six and the Big Ten and Big 12 with five each.
The rest of the Top 25:
11. Tennessee (21-6) 12. Ohio State (23-4) 13. Oklahoma (21-6) 14. Kansas State (25-4) 15. Kentucky (21-5) 16. Duke (21-7) 17. Baylor (24-5) 18. West Virginia (21-6) 19. Maryland (21-6) 20. Alabama (22-6) 21. Oklahoma State (22-5) 22. Creighton (23-4) 23. Michigan State (20-7) 24. Florida State (22-6) 25. Louisville (19-8)
–Field Level Media
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