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Geno Auriemma Ties Tara VanDerveer for Most AP Top 25 Appearances as UConn Stays No. 1

Geno Auriemma matched Tara VanDerveer’s 654 AP Top 25 poll appearances during his 41-year coaching career at UConn, tying the record as VanDerveer retired in 2024.

  • On Monday, Geno Auriemma, UConn head coach, tied Tara VanDerveer, retired Stanford head coach, for most AP women's Top 25 poll appearances as UConn stayed No. 1 in the 900th poll.
  • Auriemma has led the UConn Huskies to 619 poll appearances during his 41-year Hall of Fame career, matching VanDerveer who retired from Stanford in 2024.
  • The AP poll is determined by a 31-member national media panel, with UCLA and South Carolina remaining second and third behind UConn at No. 1.
  • Top five rankings remained unchanged with Texas and Vanderbilt next, followed by Michigan, LSU and Louisville.
  • Looking at the bigger picture, the conference pattern shows the SEC with 10 teams and the Big Ten with seven, while Minnesota entered the Top 25 this season.
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