UConn women’s basketball stays unanimous No. 1 in AP poll, Notre Dame drops out ahead of Monday matchup

As one of two undefeated programs left in Division I, the UConn women’s basketball team was voted the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week.

The Huskies received all 30 first-place votes and extended their streak of 11 straight polls holding the top overall spot. The only other undefeated team remaining is No. 5 Vanderbilt, coached by former UConn standout Shea Ralph. Ralph, who was also an assistant coach for the Huskies from 2008-21, has led the Commodores to their best start in program history at 18-0 and their highest ranking in the AP poll since 2002.

Princeton, led by UConn alum Carla Berube, also moved up two spots this week to No. 20 for its highest ranking since 2015. The Tigers are the only mid-major team currently in the poll.

Hours before UConn was set to face Notre Dame at Gampel Pavilion on Monday, the rivalry game became an unranked matchup. The Fighting Irish fell out of the poll two weeks ago, then returned at No. 23 last week, but they dropped from the top 25 again Monday after losing 79-66 to No. 8 Louisville on Thursday. The last time UConn played an unranked Notre Dame team was in Dec. 2019, when the Huskies won 81-57.

UConn now holds three wins over top-10 opponents with Iowa moving up a place to No. 10, replacing Kentucky. The Wildcats dropped four spots to No. 11 following an upset by Mississippi State on Sunday. No. 7 Michigan and Louisville also both moved up a place this week. Ohio State, who the Huskies routed 100-68 on Nov. 16, jumped two spots to No. 12.

The last ranked matchup of the 2025-26 regular season for UConn will be against Tennessee on Feb. 1 in Hartford. The Lady Vols are 5-0 in SEC play and climbed three places this week to No. 17.

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AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll: Week 11

1. UConn
2. South Carolina
3. UCLA
4. Texas
5. Vanderbilt
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. Louisville
9. TCU
10. Iowa
11. Kentucky
12. Ohio State
13. Michigan State
14. Baylor
15. Maryland
16. Oklahoma
17. Tennessee
18. Ole Miss
19. Texas Tech
20. Princeton
21. Duke
22. West Virginia
23. Alabama
24. Nebraska
25. Washington

How UConn reporter Emily Adams voted in AP poll

1. UConn
2. UCLA
3. South Carolina
4. Texas
5. Vanderbilt
6. LSU
7. Ohio State
8. Louisville
9. Michigan
10. Iowa
11. Maryland
12. Michigan State
13. Kentucky
14. TCU
15. Tennessee
16. Baylor
17. Ole Miss
18. Oklahoma
19. Princeton
20. Texas Tech
21. West Virginia
22. Nebraska
23. Alabama
24. Duke
25. Georgia