UConn, UCLA, USC hold 1-3 in AP poll

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.

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.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25

1. UConn (31) 23-0

2. UCLA 21-1

3. South Carolina 21-2

4. Texas 21-2

5. LSU 21-2

6. Louisville 21-3

7. Vanderbilt 21-2

8. Michigan 19-3

9. Ohio St. 20-3

10. Iowa 18-4

11. Oklahoma 17-5

12. Michigan St. 19-3

13. Mississippi 18-4

14. TCU 20-3

15. Baylor 19-4

16. Kentucky 18-5

17. Duke 16-6

18. Texas Tech 21-3

19. Tennessee 14-5

20. West Virginia 18-5

21. Alabama 19-4

22. Maryland 17-6

23. Princeton 18-2

24. Washington 17-5

25. North Carolina 17-5

Others receiving votes: Georgia 66, Rhode Island 26, NC State 20, Nebraska 10, Minnesota 9, Illinois 6, Oklahoma St. 5, Syracuse 5, Iowa St. 4, Fairfield 3, Richmond 1, Southern Cal 1.