US EditionKentucky, Vanderbilt Into Top 10 in Women's AP Top 25 After 4 of Top 10 Teams Fall; UConn, Texas 1-2
Kentucky and Vanderbilt rose five spots each after multiple top 10 teams lost, with Vanderbilt reaching the top 10 for the first time since 2007, AP poll shows.
- On Monday, UConn women's basketball team remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25, receiving 28 first-place votes as the top four teams stayed unchanged.
- A chaotic first week of 2026 produced six top-10 upsets and three top-20 shocks, prompting the AP Top 25 poll reshuffle.
- Kentucky and Vanderbilt moved into the top 10 after upset wins, with Vanderbilt scoring 65 in its first top-10 ranking since March 12, 2007.
- Notre Dame dropped out of the Top 25, ending an 85-week streak, while the Tigers fell to 12th after recent losses in the AP Top 25 poll.
- With 615 consecutive appearances, the UConn women's basketball team continues Big East play Wednesday at PeoplesBank Arena against St. John's and has a Feb. 1 matchup scheduled.
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Kentucky, Vanderbilt into top 10 in women's AP Top 25 after 4 of top 10 teams fall; UConn, Texas 1-2
Kentucky and Vanderbilt made significant jumps in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25. This follows a week where four of the top 10 teams lost, causing a shakeup in the rankings.
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