UConn,Texas,South Carolinaand UCLA all cruised to easy victories to remain atopThe Associated Press Top 25women's basketball poll released Monday.
The Huskiesrouted then-No. 11 Iowain the Women's Champions Classic on Saturday to stay unbeaten and hold on to No. 1 spot in the Top 25. UConn received 25 first-place ballots from the 32-member national media panel. Texas got the other seven to stay No. 2 in the final poll of the calendar year. The next poll will be released Jan. 5.
Texas Tech (14-0) entered the poll for the first time since 2012 after beating then-No. 15 Baylor61-60on Sunday. The win over the Bears was the Red Raiders' first over a ranked opponent this season and dropped Baylor to 22nd. It also was Texas Tech's first win over Baylor since 2011.
The top seven teams remained unchanged with South Carolina and UCLA following Texas. LSU,Michiganand Maryland were next. Oklahoma and TCU were tied for eighth with Iowa State 10th after alast-second victoryover Kansas.
Rising Louisville
Louisville climbed up three spots to No. 13 after routing then-No. 17 Tennessee. The Lady Vols fell to 23rd. The Cardinals have wonsix straight games.
Unbeatens and winless teams
There are 12 undefeated women's basketball teams left through Sunday: Alabama, Arizona State, Texas and Texas Tech are 14-0. Georgia, Iowa State, LSU, Maryland and TCU are 13-0. Nebraska, UConn and Vanderbilt are 12-0.
Nine teams are still looking for their first win, including three from the Northeast Conference (Central Connecticut, Mercyhurst and Saint Francis). Joining them are Niagara, Long Beach State, Valparaiso, New Orleans, Florida A&M and Louisiana-Lafayette.
Conference supremacy
With Washington dropping out of the Top 25 , the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference each have eight ranked teams. The Big 12 is next with four and the ACC has three. The Big East and Ivy League each have one ranked team.
Game of the week
Teams are off for the holidays until Sunday when No. 4 UCLA visits No. 21 Ohio State as the only matchup between ranked teams that day.
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