The top five teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll remain unchanged for the third week in a row. Meanwhile, the South Carolina Gamecocks are now in his No. 1 ranking for 27 straight weeks, the fifth longest winning streak in history.
Dawn Staley’s team started the 2021-22 season in first place, finishing as a top-ranked team before winning the national championship. Staying on top hasn’t been easy, but the Gamecocks have proven she’s 17-0 against the top 25 teams over the past two years, including her 3-0 this season. Did.
The UConn Huskies were #1 for 51 consecutive weeks from February 18, 2008 to December 10, 2010. Uconn owns 3 of the top 5 streaks and Louisiana Tech has his second longest streak at 36 weeks.
Speaking of UConn, the Huskies moved up one spot this week to No. 8. They have struggled with injuries this season and head his coach Geno He even Auriemma needed some time off. He missed his final two games, but his longtime associate and head coach Chris Daly led the team to victory in both of his games. Auriemma’s 91-year-old mother died on her Dec. 8, and less than two weeks later, she experienced flu-like symptoms that kept her from going out.
The Michigan Wolverines had the biggest jump of the week, moving up five spots to 14th after a 76-68 win over the then-ranked No. 1. 6 North Carolina at the inaugural Jumpman Invitational on December 20. That tied for the highest ranking of the season, as he was also 14th three weeks earlier.
The Tar Heels and Arkansas Razorbacks had the biggest hits of the week, both dropping seven places. North Carolina dropped to 13th after losing to Michigan, and Arkansas dropped to 24th after he lost 65–66 in overtime to South Florida.
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in the Associated Press Women’s College Basketball Poll, with the 1st place vote in brackets, are the records through Sunday, with total points ranging from 25 points for the 1st place vote to 1 point for the 25th place vote, and based on last week’s poll. Ranking:
| Rank | team | record | point | Forward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina (28) | 12-0 | 700 | 1 |
| 2 | Stanford | 13-1 | 672 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio | 13-0 | 632 | 3 |
| Four | Indiana | 12-0 | 620 | Four |
| Five | Notre Dame | 10-1 | 591 | Five |
| 6 | north carolina | 11-1 | 531 | 7 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 11-1 | 508 | 8 |
| 8 | U Conn | 9-2 | 499 | 9 |
| 9 | LSUs | 12-0 | 442 | Ten |
| Ten | UCLA | 12-1 | 433 | 11 |
| 11 | Utah | 12-0 | 398 | 12 |
| 12 | Iowa | 10-3 | 374 | 13 |
| 13 | north carolina | 9-2 | 373 | 6 |
| 14 | Michigan | 11-1 | 342 | 19 |
| 15 | Iowa | 8-2 | 337 | 14 |
| 16 | Maryland | 10-3 | 304 | 15 |
| 17 | Oregon | 10-2 | 260 | 16 |
| 18 | Arizona | 10-1 | 238 | 18 |
| 19 | Gonzaga | 12-2 | 155 | twenty two |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 10-1 | 139 | twenty three |
| twenty one | clayton | 8-3 | 108 | twenty one |
| twenty two | Kansas | 10-1 | 94 | 20 |
| twenty three | Baylor | 9-3 | 93 | twenty four |
| twenty four | Arkansas | 13-2 | 90 | 17 |
| twenty five | St. John’s | 12-0 | 75 | twenty five |
Other voters: Louisville 19, Duke 18, Villanova 13, Nebraska 10, South Florida 7, Columbia 6, Middle Tennessee 6, Texas 5, Marquette 4, Alabama 4
