Unbeaten UConn takes No. 1 ranking into postseason

Field Level Media|published: Mon 2nd March, 12:47 2026

Feb 26, 2026; Hartford, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd (35), guard Kelis Fisher (7), guard Caroline Ducharme (33) and teammates celebrate their Big East Regular Season Title after defeating the Georgetown Hoyas at PeoplesBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images

Undefeated UConn enters the postseason as the consensus No. 1 team in the Associated Press women's Top 25 poll released on Monday.

The defending national champion Huskies (31-0) have won 47 consecutive games and received all 31 votes from the national media panel in a week where the top nine teams were unchanged.

UConn is followed by UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, Vanderbilt, LSU, Oklahoma, Michigan and Iowa. TCU (27-4) moved up one spot to No. 10 and replaced Louisville (25-6), which fell two spots to No. 12.

The Southeastern Conference leads the way with eight teams in the poll, followed by the Big Ten with seven and the Big 12 with four. The Atlantic Coast Conference has three schools and the Ivy League, Big East and MAAC each have one.

North Carolina (25-6) made the week's biggest leap, climbing five spots to No. 16. No. 25 Fairfield (25-4) entered the Top 25 for the second time in three seasons and Alabama dropped out.

This week's Top 25:

1. UConn (31-0)

2. UCLA (28-1)

3. South Carolina (29-2)

4. Texas (28-3)

5. Vanderbilt (27-3)

6. LSU (26-4)

7. Oklahoma (23-6)

8. Michigan (24-5)

9. Iowa (24-5)

10. TCU (27-4)

11. Ohio State (24-6)