UConn remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 heading into postseason;
followed by UCLA, South Carolina
[March 03, 2026]
By DOUG FEINBERG
UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still
the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women's basketball
Top 25.
The Huskies, who have won 47 consecutive games, are 31-0 this season
after routing St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. It's
the 11th time they've headed to the conference tournament undefeated. |
UConn guard Blanca Quinonez (4), guarded by St. John's guard Brooke
Moore (10), heads toward the basket during the first half of an NCAA
college basketball game, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in New York. (AP
Photo/Angelina Katsanis) |
|
They received all 31 first-place votes in Monday's poll from a
national media panel.
The top nine teams remained unchanged this week with UCLA, South
Carolina and Texas following the Huskies. Vanderbilt and LSU
were next followed by Oklahoma, Michigan and Iowa.
TCU replaced Louisville in the top 10 after the Cardinals lost
at Notre Dame on Sunday.
North Carolina made the biggest jump, moving up five spots after
knocking off Duke on Sunday. The Tar Heels have won four
straight.
In and out
Fairfield entered the poll at No. 25 for the second time in
three seasons. The Stags are 25-4 this season and tied with
Quinnipiac atop the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
standings. They were ranked for three weeks in March at the end
of the 2023-24 season. Alabama, which has dropped five of its
last six games, fell out of the rankings.
Conference supremacy
The SEC has the most teams in the Top 25 with eight. The Big Ten
is next with seven. The Big 12 has four teams, the Atlantic
Coast Conference has three and the Ivy League, MAAC and Big East
each have one.
Games of the week
The Power Four conferences tournaments begin with numerous
potential Top 25 matchups in the Big Ten and SEC. If seedings
hold, No. 5 Vanderbilt will face fourth-ranked Texas in the
semifinals with a potential one-seed in the NCAA Tournament on
the line. Texas was fourth and Vanderbilt fifth in the NCAA Top
16 reveal on Sunday.
All contents © copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights
reserved |
|
|
