Defending national champion UConn was the unanimous No. 1 team in Monday’s Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after extending its Big East winning streak to 55 games.
The Huskies (17-0) received all 32 first-place votes after beating St. John’s by 45 points last Wednesday and beating Creighton by 41 points on Sunday.
No. 2 South Carolina (17-1) and No. 3 UCLA (15-1) each moved up one spot, while No. 4 Texas (18-1) dropped two after sustaining its first defeat of the season, 70-65, at LSU on Sunday. The Longhorns had received four first-place votes in last week’s poll.
No. 5 Vanderbilt (17-0) climbed two spots and No. 6 LSU (16-2) made the biggest jump, rising six places. Kentucky (16-2), Michigan (14-2) and Louisville (16-3) round out the top 10.
UConn, Vanderbilt and No. 17 Texas Tech (18-0) are the only unbeaten teams remaining.
The rest of the Top 25:
11. Iowa (14-2)
12. Maryland (16-2)
13. Oklahoma (14-3)
14. Ohio State (15-2)
15. Michigan State (16-1)
16. Ole Miss (16-3)
17. Texas Tech (18-0)
18. Baylor (15-3)
19. Iowa State (14-3)
20. Tennessee (12-3)
21. Alabama (16-1)
22. Princeton (14-1)
23. Notre Dame (12-4)
24. Nebraska (14-3)
25. Illinois (14-3).
–Field Level Media




