Field Level Media
09 Mar 2026, 22:10 GMT+10
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No. 1 UConn lost its status as the consensus top team in women's college basketball Monday as No. 2 UCLA picked up three first-place votes in The Associated Press Top 25 rankings.
The undefeated Huskies (33-0) received the other 28 votes following an eight-week reign as the unanimous No. 1. They face Villanova in the Big East tournament final on Monday night in Uncasville, Conn.
The Bruins (31-1) stormed to the Big Ten tournament title last week, demolishing then-No. 9 Iowa 96-45 in Sunday's final in Indianapolis.
Texas (31-3) moved up a spot to No. 3, switching places with No. 4 South Carolina (31-3) after beating the Gamecocks 78-61 to win the SEC tournament on Sunday in Greenville, S.C.
No. 5 LSU (27-5) also moved up one place, with Vanderbilt (27-4), Iowa (26-6), ACC champion Duke (24-8), Michigan (25-6) and Oklahoma (24-7) rounding out the top 10.
Notre Dame (22-10) re-entered the Top 25 at No. 22 after reaching the ACC semifinals. Fairfield (27-4) dropped out after ranking 25th last week.
The rest of the AP Top 25:
11. Ohio State (26-7)
12. West Virginia (27-6)
13. Louisville (27-7)
14. TCU (29-5)
15. North Carolina (26-7)
16. Kentucky (23-10)
17. Maryland (23-8)
18. Minnesota (22-8)
19. Ole Miss (23-11)
20. Michigan State (22-8)
21. Baylor (24-8)
22. Notre Dame (22-10)
23. Princeton (24-3)
24. Georgia (22-9)
25. Texas Tech (25-7)
--Field Level Media
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