Texas jumps to No. 2 behind UConn in women's AP Top 25 after beating
South Carolina and UCLA
[December 02, 2025] By
DOUG FEINBERG
Texas moved up to No. 2 behind UConn in The Associated
Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday after beating two top
teams in a Thanksgiving tournament.
The Longhorns topped then-No. 2 South Carolina 66-64 a day after beating
then-No. 3 UCLA 76-65 in Las Vegas. It was the first time in the past 25
years that a team has beaten two top three teams in such a short time
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Texas guard Rori Harmon (3) celebrates the team's win over South
Carolina in an NCAA college basketball game in the Players Era
tournament in Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) |
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Texas received 10 first-place votes from a 32-member national
media panel. No. 1 UConn garnered the other 22. The Huskies
routed Xavier 104-39 to open Big East play. South Carolina fell
to third and UCLA was fourth.
LSU remained fifth. The Tigers, who haven't played a ranked
opponent yet, have scored over 100 points in each of their first
eight games to set an NCAA record. They broke the mark of six in
a row set by the 1981-82 Louisiana Tech team that LSU coach Kim
Mulkey played on.
Michigan, Maryland, TCU, Oklahoma and Iowa State rounded out the
top 10. The Cyclones got a school-record 47-point effort from
star post player Audi Crooks to beat Indiana on Sunday.
In and out
Ohio State debuted in this year's poll at No. 23 after edging
West Virginia last week 83-81. The Buckeyes followed that up
with a 98-point win over Niagara, the most points scored in
school history and the biggest margin of victory ever for the
Buckeyes. N.C. State fell out of the poll.
Conference supremacy
The Big Ten matched the Southeastern Conference this week with
eight teams ranked after Ohio State entered the Top 25. The Big
12 is next with five and the Atlantic Coast Conference has
three. The Big East has one.
Games of the week
It's ACC-SEC challenge week with a host of quality matchups
between the two power conferences. On Thursday, No. 22
Louisville hosts No. 3 South Carolina; No. 11 North Carolina
visits No. 2 Texas; and No. 13 Ole Miss plays No. 18 Notre Dame.
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