Louisville rises to 6th in AP women’s Top 25, its best ranking in four years, UConn-UCLA 1-2

Louisville rises to 6th in AP women’s Top 25, its best ranking in four years, UConn-UCLA 1-2 1 of 2 | Louisville head coach Jeff Walz puts the ball back into play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Miami, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) 2 of 2 | UConn guard Azzi Fudd, center, and UConn forward Serah Williams, right, celebrate after a basket by UConn guard Kayleigh Heckel, left, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) 1 of 2 Louisville head coach Jeff Walz puts the ball back into play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Miami, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2 of 2 UConn guard Azzi Fudd, center, and UConn forward Serah Williams, right, celebrate after a basket by UConn guard Kayleigh Heckel, left, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Louisville moved up to sixth for its best ranking in four years in The Associated Press women’s Top 25 basketball poll released Monday.UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 from the 31-member national media panel. The Huskies are the lone undefeated team in women’s college basketball and kept that streak going Sunday with a 96-66 rout of then-No. 15 Tennessee. UConn has won 39 consecutive games dating to last season. UCLA, South Carolina and Texas remained behind the Huskies in an unchanged top four.The Bruins had an impressive win over then-No. 8 Iowa on Sunday. The Hawkeyes dropped to 10th. The Longhorns topped then-No. 10 Oklahoma on Sunday as well. The Sooners fell to 11th.The rest of the top 10 shuffled. LSU moved back up to fifth, and Louisville climbed to its highest ranking since 2022 after wins at Stanford and Cal. Vanderbilt dropped two spots to seventh after a loss to Ole Miss. Michigan and Ohio State were next. It’s the Buckeyes first appearance in the top 10 in a year. Falling TigersPrinceton fell four spots to No. 23 after ending a 15-game winning streak Friday in a loss to rival Columbia. The Tigers rebounded with a victory over Cornell the next day. Princeton was having its best year since going undefeated during the regular season in 2014-15.