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Who’s No. 1? No. 2 UConn, No. 5 UCLA and No. 6 Notre Dame all have chance at top spot in AP poll

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll when it’s released Monday. UCLA coach Cori Close said she watched the entire Notre Dame-USC game and came away really impressed with the Irish. Women’s basketball was the bigger winner over the weekend as the atmosphere in Los Angeles was great for the sport with both games having sold out crowds, including a star-studded celebrity group at the USC game that was led by Michael B. Jordan, Snoop Dogg and Jason Sudeikis.

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1 day, 13 hours ago

JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers shine in matchup of two of women’s basketball’s top stars

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! HARTFORD, Conn. — JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers both showed out in a primetime matchup between two of the brightest stars in women’s basketball. “I think it’s a testament to when you give women’s basketball a platform, we’re going to perform,” said Watkins, who scored …

1 day, 13 hours ago

Krimili hits five 3s, scores 19 to help No. 24 Cal women beat Fordham 69-53

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! BERKELEY, Calif. — Ioanna Krimili hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Ugonne Onyiah made 6 of 6 from the field and scored 13 points and No. Cal is off to its best start since 2016-17, when the Bears won 13 straight to open …

1 day, 16 hours ago

UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both return from injury in marquee matchup

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both returned Saturday night after missing time with injuries. Now we’re a more complete team with her coming back.” She missed seven games, including USC’s loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 23. “I think Azzi’s …

1 week ago

Notre Dame jumps to 3rd in AP Top 25 women's poll after win over UConn; UCLA, South Carolina 1-2

Hindustan Times

Notre Dame jumped to No. 3 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday after beating rival UConn last week. Notre Dame's victory over UConn gave the Irish three wins over top five teams this season. “This is a major win for us,” Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said. Two of the top stars in college basketball will square off …

1 week, 6 days ago

USC’s JuJu Watkins is AP women’s basketball player of the week

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 5 of the season: JuJu Watkins, USC The sophomore guard averaged 30.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks during USC’s two wins. Runner-Up Sarah Strong, UConn; The freshman forward averaged …

1 week, 6 days ago

Tennessee’s fast-paced pressing style leads the Lady Vols into the AP women’s Top 25

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Lady Vols entered the AP women’s basketball poll Monday for the first time in a year, ending the longest drought outside the Top 25 in school history. Iowa coach Jan Jensen said that it was difficult to prepare for Tennessee’s style and the Lady …

2 weeks ago

No. 19 Tennessee back in women’s AP Top 25 after year out of poll; UCLA, UConn remain 1-2

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 19, ending the school’s longest drought in the 48-year history of the women’s basketball poll. We didn’t start.” UCLA, UConn and South Carolina remained the top three teams in the poll released Monday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Strong, Fudd lead No. 2 UConn to 85-52 rout of No. 22 Louisville in Women’s Champions Classic

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Louisville 85-52 on Saturday night as part of the Women’s Champions Classic. Louisville trailed by 18 after one and got within 12 early in the second quarter before Strong, the latest Huskies freshman star, got UConn back on track. Louisville: The Cardinals four losses …

2 weeks, 4 days ago

No. 9 TCU women improve to 9-0 with win over FAU in their first ever as a top 10 team

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! FORT WORTH, Texas — Hailey Van Lith scored 16 points, Sedona Prince added 14 and ninth-ranked TCU overwhelmed Florida Atlantic 78-42 on Wednesday night, giving the Horned Frogs a victory in their first game ever as a top 10 team. Takeaways Florida Atlantic: The Owls …

3 weeks ago

TCU, Duke climb into top 10, Notre Dame drops in women’s AP Top 25; UCLA and UConn remain 1-2

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! TCU has grabbed its best ranking ever in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday after a convincing win over Notre Dame as the rankings got a shakeup following a holiday tournament week marked by key losses. The Crimson Tide improved to …

3 weeks, 3 days ago

No. 22 Iowa women beat Rhode Island 69-62 in the Cancun Challenge’s Riviera Division

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Iowa beat Rhode Island 69-62 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge. Iowa is off to its best start since Lisa Bluder’s team began the 2017-18 season 7-0. Jan Jensen, who became Iowa’s fifth head coach in program history on May 13, 2024, is …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

No. 25 Nebraska women take early control, beat Kansas City 84-38

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 25 Nebraska took early control, Alexis Markowski added a double-double and the Cornhuskers went on to beat Kansas City 84-38 on Tuesday. Nebraska shot only 38% but that was still way ahead of Kansas City’s 22%. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is AP women’s basketball player of the week

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 3 of the season: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame Had 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds to help then-No. It was the 10th game of the sophomore guard’s career with at least …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

No. 1 UCLA among many top women’s teams headed to warm locations for Thanksgiving tournaments

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UCLA, along with many other of the top teams, are heading to Thanksgiving tournaments in warm locations this week. The Huskies welcomed back Azzi Fudd in last Wednesday’s win over FDU, the 1,217th of coach Geno Auriemma’s career. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on …

4 weeks ago

Kansas stays at No. 1 ahead of showdown vs. No. 11 Duke; Ole Miss, Mississippi St back in AP Top 25

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday ahead of its showdown with No. But obviously when it’s not going as well as you would like, you have to be honest with yourself and try to figure it out.” In and out …

4 weeks ago

UCLA moves up to No. 1 in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll for first time in history

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a historic win that lifted the school to its first appearance in the top spot. The Bruins knocked off South Carolina, the defending national champion that had held the top spot in the previous …

4 weeks ago

UCLA women looking for more after upsetting South Carolina. First win over No. 1 team in 21 tries

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “It doesn’t matter who’s scoring the most points.” Their 77-62 stunner capped a big weekend of women’s basketball in Los Angeles. “She shouldn’t be underrated anymore.” Aarnisalo shot 6 of 10 from the floor to go with four assists and three rebounds. “She has a …

4 weeks ago

The Sports Report: UCLA has the best team in women’s basketball

LA Times

Editor’s note: We didn’t forget about you! Also on hand Sunday night at SoFi Stadium were members of the St. Louis Rams’ 1999 Super Bowl championship team, including four Hall of Fame players from an offense known as “The Greatest Show on Turf.” Despite their presence, the Rams demonstrated once again that they cannot yet be considered championship material — …

4 weeks ago

UCLA women’s basketball ranked No. 1 in AP poll for first time after South Carolina win

LA Times

The UCLA women’s basketball team has a new, coveted designation: best in the country. A day after the Bruins toppled top-ranked South Carolina, they leapfrogged three other unbeaten teams Monday to take over the top spot in the Associated Press rankings. 1 for UCLA, which moved ahead of Connecticut, Notre Dame, Texas and USC in the wake of the Trojans’ …

1 month ago

In a ‘Final Four-type weekend,’ two top-6 clashes put women’s college basketball focus on West Coast

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “To have two such marquee games back-to-back days on a weekend is unbelievable.” USC’s Galen Center and Pauley Pavilion are expected to be packed, with several WNBA scouts in attendance. “What a cool thing for women’s sports, but a cool thing for JuJu,” said Gottlieb, …

1 month ago

UConn coach Geno Auriemma breaks NCAA wins record, getting 1,217th career victory

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Auriemma broke a tie with former Stanford women’s coach Tara VanDerveer, earning his 1,217th career victory with an 85-41 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night. “It’s about coming here every day and trying to be better than we were yesterday.” He has spent four …

1 month ago

Bostic has 25 points, 12 rebounds, No. 22 Illinois women beat Le Moyne 94-25

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kendall Bostic scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. Gretchen Dolan added 15 points with seven assists, Adalia McKenzie scored 14 and Jasmine Brown-Hagger 13. Bostic had five points and six different players scored in a 19-0 run to …

1 month, 1 week ago

Markowski, Potts lead No. 21 Nebraska women to 84-56 win over road warriors Southern

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Nebraska only led 15-13 after one quarter and closed the second with a 10-0 run to lead 36-26 at halftime. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 …

Barker, Betts lead No. 5 UCLA women over Pepperdine 91-54

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Barker, Betts lead No. 5 UCLA women over Pepperdine 91-54

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 5 UCLA women rolled past Pepperdine 91-54 on Tuesday. Takeaways Pepperdine: The Waves have much to learn under new coach Katie Faulkner, and a game against UCLA will help. With Betts scoring at-will inside, the Waves could ill afford to start the game cold but …

1 month, 1 week ago

Oklahoma’s Raegan Beers is AP women’s basketball player of the week

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 1 of the season: Raegan Beers, Oklahoma The Oregon State transfer shot 70.4% for the week and became the first Sooners player in 16 seasons to have back-to-back games over 20 points …

St. John’s, Pitino begin life as a ranked team as part of the week’s AP Top 25 national schedule

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s been even longer for Hall of Famer Rick Pitino to coach a team highlighted in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Alabama, led by preseason AP All-American Mark Sears, enters the week ranked third in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency while Purdue is ninth. …

1 month, 1 week ago

Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John’s returns

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods, while Gonzaga and Auburn cracked the top five after impressive opening-week wins and St. John’s led by Rick Pitino joined the …

South Carolina a unanimous No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, Stanford and Oregon crack rankings

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1 month, 1 week ago

South Carolina a unanimous No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, Stanford and Oregon crack rankings

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll Monday after a pair of victories to kick off its national championship repeat bid while Kansas State joined the top 10 and both Stanford and Oregon cracked the first regular-season rankings of the season. Tying …

1 month, 1 week ago

Lauren Betts scores a career-high 31 points to lead No. 5 UCLA women over Colgate 81-63

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 5 UCLA defeated Colgate 81-63 on Sunday in the Bruins’ home opener. Playing down low, Betts shot 15 of 18 from the floor and scored the Bruins’ first 12 points of the fourth before sitting down for good with 3:25 remaining. Betts scored eight points …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Top 25: SEC grabs six of the first seven spots in rankings as Notre Dame tumbles to No. 18

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. Notre Dame’s …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll to cap extraordinary season

Associated Press

South Carolina can add another first to its perfect season: The national champion Gamecocks finished atop the first Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll to be released after the NCAA Tournament. It is the first time in the 47-year history of the women’s Top 25 that the AP has released its final poll after the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies …

9 months ago

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas top women’s AP Top 25; they are also 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament

Associated Press

South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top four teams in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, a day after all four were chosen as the No. Iowa and USC also didn’t play last week after winning the Big Ten and Pac-12 tournaments, respectively. TOUGH REGION Iowa’s NCAA regional features five teams that spent time in the …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Top 10 shuffle in women’s AP Top 25 as Stanford and Iowa move up behind No. 1 South Carolina

Associated Press

Stanford and Iowa jumped up behind top-ranked South Carolina in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll as the top 10 got a shuffle on the eve of conference tournaments and Fairfield cracked the rankings for the first time in school history. MORE ON THE STAGS Fairfield became the fourth team from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to earn …

10 months ago

Southern California jumps to 7th in women’s AP Top 25. South Carolina is still unanimous No. 1

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Southern California, which has won six straight games, climbed three spots to No. 7 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday while South Carolina remained a unanimous No. The six teams in front of USC didn’t change, with South Carolina leading the way, as it has since the regular season began. Ohio State was right behind …

10 months, 1 week ago

UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee to participate in Women’s Champions Classic

Associated Press

NEW YORK — UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee will take part in the inaugural Women’s Champions Classic on Dec. 7. “The Women’s Champions Classic is the next step in Fox Sports’ longstanding commitment to elevating women’s athletics, and we are eager to showcase these student-athletes at the highest level – in primetime on the Fox broadcast network,” said Executive Vice …

10 months, 1 week ago

Ohio State climbs to No. 2, Stanford up to No. 3 behind unbeaten South Carolina in women’s AP Top 25

Associated Press

Ohio State is up to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, matching the best ranking in school history. The Hawkeyes weren’t the only top five team to lose last week. Jeff Walz’s team split two games with the Orange sandwiched around a loss to N.C. State and victory over Notre Dame. CONFERENCE WATCH The Pac-12, …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

UConn, Purdue and North Carolina stay atop AP Top 25; South Carolina joins for first time since 2017

Associated Press

Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina keeps grip on No. 1 in AP women’s poll as top teams stumble; Kansas State up to 2

Associated Press

South Carolina remained the clear No. 2 Kansas State matched its best ranking ever after a chaotic week that saw nearly half of the AP Top 25 lose at least one game. The Gamecocks received all 35 first-place votes Monday in the latest Associated Press women’s basketball poll after their 76-70 road victory over then-No. LSU was one of five …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Holmes scores 27, No. 14 Indiana women breeze past Northwestern 100-59

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — Mackenzie Holmes had 27 points and 11 rebounds, six Indiana players scored in double figures and the No. The Hoosiers got off to a fast start, scoring the game’s first four points then going on a 12-0 run to lead 16-2 six minutes into …

11 months, 1 week ago

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls

Associated Press

Sustained excellence is difficult to achieve in any sport. The list is not intended to crown the greatest college basketball program, because greatness can be measured in different ways: Duke has been the most dominant program over the past three decades; Kansas is considered the cradle of coaches, laying claim in part to not only Rupp and Calipari but North …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

The AP Top 25 remains a college basketball mainstay after 75 years of evolution

Associated Press

When he first moved from coaching into broadcasting in the early 1980s, Dick Vitale would keep track of what was happening across the college basketball landscape by picking up the newspaper every morning. “In the early years, the eye test was more of a factor,” said Jerry Tipton, who spent more than four decades covering the Wildcats for the Lexington …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 9 Stanford women punish rival Cal 78-51 in Pac-12 opener

Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calif. — Talana Lepolo scored a career-high 20 points with six 3-pointers, Kiki Iriafen had 16 points and 10 rebounds and the No. 9 Stanford women won their third straight game by beating California 78-51 on Friday in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. “These two, playing the way they’re playing, it was awesome.” Lepolo got an early jump …

1 year ago

Purdue jumps back to No. 1 in The AP Top 25 men’s poll; Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky into top 10

Associated Press

Purdue’s slide from No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll turned out to be brief. 1 after Purdue’s loss to Northwestern ended the Boilermakers’ stint at the top after one week. Purdue received 48 of 62 first-place votes in the latest poll to jump from third with the Arizona win, which marked the program’s first …

1 year ago

Arizona, Kansas, Purdue lead AP Top 25 poll; Oklahoma, Clemson make big jumps; Northwestern debuts

Associated Press

Arizona strengthened its place atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday, setting up a showdown this weekend against Purdue, the former No. “We spend a lot of time talking about Arizona basketball legacy,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said over the weekend, “and this group right now, we’re in the sun. She’s the one that has been …

1 year ago

South Carolina, UCLA, NC State lead the way again as top 10 teams in women’s AP Top 25 unchanged

Associated Press

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has found a way for her team to avoid early season upsets despite losing all five starters from last year’s Final Four squad. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday, receiving all 36 first-place votes from a national media panel. And we’re just in December.” UCLA, North Carolina State, Iowa …

1 year ago

Purdue back at No. 1 in AP Top 25, Arizona up to No. 2; ‘Nova, BYU, Colorado State jump into top 20

Associated Press

Purdue is back atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, right where it spent so much of last season. “Our guys were resilient, I thought they hung in there, and I thought at times we didn’t play our best basketball in the three days, but I thought we played really hard,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said after …

1 year ago

USC up to 6th for best ranking in AP women’s poll in 29 years; South Carolina still unanimous No. 1

Associated Press

Stellar freshman Juju Watkins has helped Southern California climb the AP Top 25 to the team’s best ranking in 29 years. The Trojans moved up to sixth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll Monday, its highest mark since the 1994 season when they reached No. “Obviously Juju is so phenomenal, to see her adapt to the college game and …

1 year, 1 month ago

Maryland falls out of women’s AP Top 25 for 1st time in 13 years, South Carolina now unanimous No. 1

Associated Press

Maryland’s 13-year run in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll has come to an end after a week that saw more chaos in the Top 25. The Gamecocks earned all 36 first-place votes and now have the second-longest streak in the poll at 209 straight weeks, behind only UConn’s streak of 567 weeks. 2 Iowa and fourth-ranked Utah dropped their …

1 year, 1 month ago

South Carolina jumps to No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25 after chaotic week; Colorado crashes top 5

Associated Press

South Carolina had a historic jump to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after a chaotic opening week in women’s basketball that saw nine of the top 14 teams in the preseason poll lose, including defending national champion and preseason No. South Carolina was sixth in the preseason before vaulting up to the top spot in The Associated Press …

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