Kentucky and Vanderbilt made major jumps in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday after four of the top 10 teams lost last week, causing a shakeup in the poll.
This was the first week since the end of November that a new school had entered the top 10 this season.
The first four remained unchanged with UConn still No. 1, receiving 28 first-place votes and No. 2 Texas getting the other four. South Carolina and UCLA followed while Oklahoma moved up to fifth, the Sooners’ highest ranking since they were fourth in the final poll of 2009.
Kentucky and Vanderbilt each rose five spots to sixth and seventh, respectively, after each knocking off then-No. 5 LSU in consecutive games. The Wildcats edged LSU 80-78 on a last-second shot.
Vanderbilt has not been in the top 10 since it was seventh on March 12, 2007. Vandy’s 65-61 win over LSU on Sunday was its first against a top five team in 17 years.
The Tigers, one of seven unbeaten teams to lose over the last week, plummeted to 12th.
[Women’s College Basketball Undefeated Teams Tracker: We’re Down to 4]
Maryland fell one spot to eighth after losing to Illinois, its first defeat of the season. Michigan dropped two places to ninth after a loss at Washington, which re-entered the Top 25 at No. 23.
Louisville moved up three spots to 10th. TCU dropped to 13th after losing its first game of the season to Utah in overtime.
There are only four undefeated teams left: UConn, Texas, Vanderbilt and No. 17 Texas Tech.
Here is the full top 25:
25. Nebraska, Big Ten, 13-2
24. Princeton, Ivy, 13-1
23. Washington, Big Ten, 12-2
22. North Carolina, ACC, 13-4
21. USC, Big Ten, 10-4
20. Tennessee, SEC, 10-3
19. Ohio State, Big Ten, 13-2
18. Ole Miss, SEC, 14-3
17. Texas Tech, Big 12, 16-0
16. Baylor, Big 12, 13-3
15. Michigan State, Big Ten, 14-1
14. Iowa, Big Ten, 12-2
13. TCU, Big 12, 14-1
12. LSU, SEC, 14-2
11. Iowa State, Big 12, 14-1
10. Louisville, ACC, 14-3
9. Michigan, Big Ten, 11-2
8. Maryland, Big Ten, 15-1
7. Vanderbilt, SEC, 15-0
6. Kentucky, SEC, 15-1
5. Oklahoma, SEC, 14-1
4. UCLA, Big Ten, 14-1
3. South Carolina, SEC, 15-1
2. Texas, SEC, 17-0
1. UConn, Big East, 15-0
Unbeaten no more
Besides LSU, Maryland and TCU losing for the first time this season, No. 11 Iowa State, Arizona State, Alabama and Georgia also all suffered their first losses.
Falling Irish
Notre Dame saw its run of 85 consecutive appearances in the Top 25 end after the Irish (10-4) lost to Georgia Tech and Duke last week. It was the third-longest active streak, trailing only UConn (615) and South Carolina (257). Notre Dame had been in the poll every week since Nov. 29, 2021.
Milestone wins
Louisville’s Jeff Walz and Miami’s Tricia Cullop both earned their 500th career victories last week, doing so in back-to-back games against Virginia Tech.
Game of the week
No. 2 Texas at No. 12 LSU, Sunday. The Tigers will have a chance to rebound from the tough week with a game against the Longhorns. A victory would get LSU back in the SEC regular-season title race.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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