UConn remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 heading into postseason; followed by UCLA, South Carolina

UConn remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 heading into postseason; followed by UCLA, South Carolina 1 of 3 | UConn guard Blanca Quinonez (4), guarded by St. John’s guard Brooke Moore (10), heads toward the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) 2 of 3 | UCLA forward Gabriela Jaquez, right, hugs a fan after an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang) 3 of 3 | Kentucky’s Tonie Morgan (5) has her shot blocked by South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards (8) during an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/James Crisp) 1 of 3 UConn guard Blanca Quinonez (4), guarded by St. John’s guard Brooke Moore (10), heads toward the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2 of 3 UCLA forward Gabriela Jaquez, right, hugs a fan after an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3 of 3 Kentucky’s Tonie Morgan (5) has her shot blocked by South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards (8) during an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/James Crisp) 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] UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25.The Huskies, who have won 47 consecutive games, are 31-0 this season after routing St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. It’s the 11th time they’ve headed to the conference tournament undefeated.They received all 31 first-place votes in Monday’s poll from a national media panel.The top nine teams remained unchanged this week with UCLA, South Carolina and Texas following the Huskies. Vanderbilt and LSU were next followed by Oklahoma, Michigan and Iowa. TCU replaced Louisville in the top 10 after the Cardinals lost at Notre Dame on Sunday. North Carolina made the biggest jump, moving up five spots after knocking off Duke on Sunday. The Tar Heels have won four straight.In and outFairfield entered the poll at No. 25 for the second time in three seasons. The Stags are 25-4 this season and tied with Quinnipiac atop the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings. They were ranked for three weeks in March at the end of the 2023-24 season. Alabama, which has dropped five of its last six games, fell out of the rankings. Conference supremacyThe SEC has the most teams in the Top 25 with eight. The Big Ten is next with seven. The Big 12 has four teams, the Atlantic Coast Conference has three and the Ivy League, MAAC and Big East each have one.