Tennessee is back in the AP Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school’s longest drought in the history of the women’s basketball poll.
Tennessee has returned to The Associated Press Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school's longest drought in the 48-year history of the women's basketball poll. The Lady Vols had not been ranked since Nov. 27, 2023, a span of 22 polls. Since the rankings began in 1976, Tennessee has been in the Top 25 in 779 of 870 total weeks . Tennessee, under first-year head coach Kim Caldwell, is off to an undefeated start with a pressing style that includes fresh players constantly coming in.
Conn and South Carolina remained the top three teams in the poll released Monday. The Bruins received 24 first-place votes from the 32-member national media panel. beat Washington by 11 in its lone game last week. The Huskies garnered the other eight top votes after routing Louisville, 85-52, in the Women's Champions Classic. LSU and USC each moved up a spot after then-No. 4 Texas lost to Notre Dame in overtime, 80-70. The Longhorns fell to sixth and the Irish rose two spots to eighth. Maryland was seventh. Duke and Oklahoma rounded out the first 10, with the Sooners moving up a spot. Michigan State moved up seven spots to No.
2. UConn3. South Carolina4. LSU5. USC6. Texas 7. Maryland 8. Notre Dame9. Duke10. Oklahoma11. Ohio State12. TCU13. Kansas State 14. North Carolina15. West Virginia16. Kentucky17. Michigan State 18. Iowa State 19. Tennessee20. Michigan 21. Iowa 22. Ole Miss23. North Carolina State 24. Nebraska25. Georgia Tech Reporting by The Associated Press.
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