Geno Auriemma’s 655th AP Top 25 appearance moves him past Tara VanDerveer

Geno Auriemma collapsed a necktie pinch Tara VanDerveer for astir appearances by a coach successful The Associated Press women's hoops Top 25 connected Monday erstwhile UConn was again a unanimous No. 1.

Auriemma has nan Huskies classed for nan 655th time. UConn was atop each 31 ballots from nan nationalist media panel. The Huskies (29-0) are nan past unbeaten squad successful Division I hoops and person won 45 consecutive games making love to past season.

The apical 5 teams remained unchanged successful nan rankings this week pinch UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Vanderbilt pursuing nan Huskies.

The remainder of nan apical 10 changed arsenic Michigan, Louisville, Duke and Ohio State each mislaid games past week.

LSU moved up 1 spot to sixth pinch Oklahoma jumping up 4 places to seventh. Michigan dropped 2 spots to eighth and Iowa was ninth. The Hawkeyes moved up 4 places aft beating nan Wolverines connected Sunday. Louisville was 10th.

Duke, which ended its 17-game winning streak Sunday successful a nonaccomplishment to Clemson, dropped to 12th, and Ohio State was 13th.

Falling Lady Vols

Tennessee dropped retired of nan canvass for nan first clip this play aft losing past week to Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Oklahoma. The Lady Vols person dropped 7 of 9 games for nan first clip successful schoolhouse history. Tennessee had been classed for nan past 31 polls.

“We’ve had an incredibly reliable stretch,” coach Kim Caldwell said aft Sunday's nonaccomplishment to Oklahoma. “You conscionable (have to) beryllium honorable pinch your team, and they tin grip it aliases they cannot. And sometimes nan honesty is not bully and sometimes nan honesty is good.”

The schedule doesn't get immoderate easier for nan Lady Vols pinch regular play games near against LSU and Vanderbilt.

Welcome backmost

Princeton re-entered nan canvass this week astatine No. 25. The Tigers (21-3) fell retired past week aft losing to Columbia connected Feb. 13. The Lions person beaten nan Tigers doubly this season, and Princeton's different nonaccomplishment came to No. 14 Maryland.

Conference supremacy

The SEC remained nan apical convention pinch 9 teams successful nan poll. The Big Ten is adjacent pinch seven. The Big 12 has 4 teams, nan Atlantic Coast Conference has 3 and nan Ivy League and Big East each person one.

Games of nan week

No. 8 Michigan astatine No. 13 Ohio State, Wednesday. The 2 rivals meet pinch Big Ten Conference seeding connected nan line. The Wolverines mislaid their past game, falling astatine then-No. 13 Iowa connected Sunday. The Buckeyes person dropped 2 of their past 3 games.

No. 12 Duke astatine No. 21 North Carolina, Sunday. The Blue Devils hit nan Tar Heels successful nan first gathering earlier this period and will look to wrap up nan ACC regular play crown pinch different victory.

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