UConn holds at No. 1 as top seven teams unchanged

Field Level Media|published: Mon 15th December, 13:17 2025

Dec 7, 2025; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Kayleigh Heckel (9) reacts with teammates guard Ashlynn Shade (12), guard Azzi Fudd (35) and guard Caroline Ducharme (33) aft a play against the DePaul Blue Demons in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images

UConn remained at No. 1 and the top seven teams were unchanged in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released on Monday.

The defending national champion Huskies (10-0) received 24 of the 32 first-place votes after routing then-No. 16 Southern California 79-51 on Saturday in Los Angeles.

No. 2 Texas (12-0) received the other eight votes. South Carolina (10-1), UCLA (9-1), LSU (11-0), Michigan (9-1) and Maryland (12-0) also held steady.

No. 8 Oklahoma (11-1) and No. 9 TCU (11-0) switched places and Iowa State (12-0) held firm at No. 10.

Louisville (10-3) climbed six places to No. 16, while North Carolina (9-3) slipped six spots to No. 18 and the Trojans (7-3) fell three spots to No. 19.

No. 25 Princeton (10-1) broke into the rankings and Oklahoma State (10-2) dropped out.

The rest of the Top 25:

11. Iowa (10-1)

12. Kentucky (11-1)

13. Vanderbilt (9-0)

14. Ole Miss (10-1)

15. Baylor (10-2)

16. Louisville (10-3)

17. Tennessee (7-2)

18. North Carolina (9-3)

19. Southern California (7-3)

20. Notre Dame (8-2)