Louisville rises to 6th in AP
women's Top 25, its best ranking in four years, UConn-UCLA 1-2
[February 03, 2026]
By DOUG FEINBERG
Louisville moved up to sixth for its best ranking in four years in
The Associated Press women's Top 25 basketball poll released Monday.
UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 from the 31-member national media
panel. The Huskies are the lone undefeated team in women’s college
basketball and kept that streak going Sunday with a 96-66 rout of
then-No. 15 Tennessee. UConn has won 39 consecutive games dating to
last season. UCLA, South Carolina and Texas remained behind the
Huskies in an unchanged top four.
The Bruins had an impressive win over then-No. 8 Iowa on Sunday. The
Hawkeyes dropped to 10th. The Longhorns topped then-No. 10 Oklahoma
on Sunday as well. The Sooners fell to 11th.
The rest of the top 10 shuffled. LSU moved back up to fifth, and
Louisville climbed to its highest ranking since 2022 after wins at
Stanford and Cal. Vanderbilt dropped two spots to seventh after a
loss to Ole Miss. Michigan and Ohio State were next. It's the
Buckeyes first appearance in the top 10 in a year.
Falling Tigers
Princeton fell four spots to No. 23 after seeing its 15-game winning
streak end Friday in a loss to rival Columbia. The Tigers rebounded
with a victory over Cornell the next day. Princeton was having its
best year since going undefeated during the regular season in
2014-15.
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Conference supremacy
One week after having a record 10 teams in the poll, the SEC dropped
to nine with Georgia falling out of the rankings. The Big Ten is
next with seven. The Big 12 has four teams, the Atlantic Coast
Conference has three, and the Big East and Ivy League each have one.
Games of the week
No. 17 Duke at No. 6 Louisville, Thursday. First place in the ACC
will be on the line. The Blue Devils have a 13-game winning streak
and the Cardinals have won 14 straight.
No. 2 UCLA at No. 8 Michigan, Sunday. The top two teams in the Big
Ten will face off when the Bruins visit the Wolverines. UCLA hasn't
lost a conference game this season, while Michigan has just one
loss.
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