Regrouping after a loss at Texas dropped them to 4-3, the UConn women’s basketball team righted the ship with a pair of wins over Ball State and North Carolina last week.
The Huskies didn’t move up in the AP Top 25 poll as a result, but for the first time since Week 3 of the rankings, they didn’t move down either.
UConn remained at No. 17 in the latest poll after a 76-64 win over UNC on Sunday, holding in that spot, which happens to be their lowest ranking in the Top 25 poll since 1993.
North Carolina fell one spot to No. 25 after the loss, which was part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena. South Carolina remained a unanimous No. 1 in the poll after beating No. 11 Utah in an earlier game in the event.
UCLA, North Carolina State, Iowa and Texas followed the Gamecocks in the Top 25. USC, LSU, Colorado, Stanford and Baylor rounded out the top 10. It was the first time this season that the top 10 teams were unchanged in the poll after a series of upsets.
UNLV and Miami entered the Top 25 for the first time this season. The Rebels came in at No. 23 and the Hurricanes at 24. Penn State and Washington State dropped out.
CLIMBING CATS
Kansas State continues to climb the poll, moving up to No. 12. It’s the Wildcats’ best ranking since the team was eighth in the final poll of the 2004 season. Kansas State’s only loss came against Iowa in a Thanksgiving tournament, 10 days after the Wildcats beat the Hawkeyes. Jeff Mittie’s team doesn’t face another ranked opponent until a home game against Texas on Jan. 13.
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