Duke climbed up to No. 11 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 poll on Monday thanks to a 14-game winning streak.
The Blue Devils took over sole possession of first-place in the ACC last week with a one-point victory over then-No. 6 Louisville. Duke, which jumped six places this week, hasn’t lost since a 16-point defeat to LSU on Dec. 4 that left the team 3-6.
UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the poll as the Huskies continue to steamroll through the regular season. They received all 31 first-place votes from a national media panel after routing DePaul by 46 points and Butler by 32 last week. UConn has won 20 consecutive games by at least 25 points — the longest such streak by a Division I team in over 25 years.
UCLA, South Carolina and Texas followed the Huskies. The Bruins edged then-No. 8 Michigan by three points Sunday to remain in first and undefeated in the Big Ten. The Longhorns beat LSU, which dropped one spot to sixth. Vanderbilt moved back up to fifth.
Michigan, Ohio State, Louisville and Oklahoma round out the top 10 this week.
Here is the full top 25:
25. Washington, 18-6, Big Ten
24. Princeton, 19-2, Ivy League
23. Alabama, 20-5, SEC
22. Tennessee, 15-6, SEC
21. North Carolina, 20-5, ACC
20. Maryland, 19-6, Big Ten
19. West Virginia, 20-5, Big 12
18. Kentucky, 18-6, ACC
17. TCU, 21-4, Big 12
16. Texas Tech, 22-3, Big 12
15. Iowa, 18-5, Big Ten
14. Ole Miss, 19-5, SEC
13. Michigan State, 20-4, Big Ten
12. Baylor, 21-4, Big 12
11. Duke, 18-6, ACC
10. Oklahoma, 17-5, SEC
9. Louisville, 22-4, ACC
8. Ohio State, 22-3, Big Ten
7. Michigan, 20-4, Big Ten
6. LSU, 22-3, SEC
5. Vanderbilt, 22-2, SEC
4. Texas, 22-2, SEC
3. South Carolina, 24-4, SEC
2. UCLA, 23-1, Big Ten
1. UConn, 25-0, Big East
Falling just short
Three of Michigan’s four losses this season have come by three points to No. 1 UConn, No. 2 UCLA and No. 5 Vanderbilt. The Wolverines have shown they can consistently play with the best teams in the country.
Conference supremacy
The SEC remained the top conference with nine teams in the poll. The Big Ten is next with seven. The Big 12 has four teams, the Atlantic Coast Conference has three, and the Big East and Ivy League each have one.
Games of the week
No. 17 TCU at No. 12 Baylor, Thursday. First place in the Big 12 will be on the line as the Bears have a one-game lead in the standings on the Horned Frogs, who also host third-place West Virginia on Sunday.
No. 24 Princeton at Columbia, Friday. The top spot in the Ivy League will be on the line as the Tigers visit the Lions. Princeton holds a one-game lead in the standings over Columbia and Harvard. The Lions handed the Tigers their lone loss in conference play when they met two weeks ago.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
