No. 2 UCLA ends UConn run as unanimous No. 1 in women's AP Top 25, Texas
moves up to No. 3
[March 10, 2026]
By DOUG FEINBERG
No. 2 UCLA picked up first-place votes from top-ranked
UConn in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday and
Texas jumped South Carolina to move up to No. 3 after winning their
head-to-head showdown in the Southeastern Conference Tournament
championship game. |
UCLA guard Charlisse Leger-Walker, left, guard Gianna Kneepkens, center,
and guard Christina Karamouzi celebrate on the bench in the second half
of an NCAA college basketball game in the finals of the Big Ten
Conference tournament, Sunday, March 8, 2026 in Indianapolis. (AP
Photo/Michael Conroy) |
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The Bruins picked up three first-place votes after their
51-point win over then-No. 9 Iowa in the Big Ten title game
Sunday. UConn had been a unanimous No. 1 from the national media
panel for the past eight weeks. The undefeated Huskies received
the other 28 first-place votes.
UConn and UCLA are expected to be the top two teams when the
women's NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed Sunday night. While
the Bruins are done until then, the Huskies faced Villanova for
the Big East tournament title Monday night.
LSU moved up to No. 5, swapping spots with Vanderbilt. Despite
its loss to UCLA, Iowa moved up to seventh. Duke jumped five
places to eighth after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference
championship, beating then-No. 12 Louisville in overtime.
Michigan was ninth and Oklahoma 10th.
In and out
Buoyed by reaching the ACC Tournament semifinals, Notre Dame
re-entered the Top 25, coming in at No. 22. Notre Dame replaced
Fairfield, which had entered the poll last week and advanced to
the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship game Monday.
Conference supremacy
The SEC has the most teams in the Top 25 with eight. The Big Ten
is next with seven. The Big 12 and ACC each have four. The Ivy
League and Big East each have one.
Games of the week
Besides UConn, Princeton is the only other Top 25 team playing
this week. The Tigers will face Brown in the Ivy League
Tournament semifinals on Friday night. If they win, they will
play either Harvard or Columbia on Saturday. The Lions handed
the Tigers two of their three losses this season.
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