Associated Press

Louisville moved up to sixth for its best ranking in four years, while UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press women’s Top 25 basketball poll released Monday.

UConn, the lone undefeated team in women’s college basketball, received all 31 first-place votes from the national media panel. The Huskies, who routed then-No. 15 Tennessee on Sunday, have won 39 consecutive games dating to last season.

UCLA, South Carolina and Texas remained behind UConn in an unchanged top four.

The Bruins had an impressive win Sunday over Iowa, which dropped from No. 8 to 10th. The Longhorns on Sunday topped Oklahoma, which dropped one spot to 11th.

The rest of the top 10 shuffled. LSU moved back up to fifth, and Louisville climbed to its highest ranking since 2022 after wins at Stanford and Cal. Vanderbilt dropped two spots to seventh after a loss to Ole Miss. Michigan and Ohio State were next; it’s the Buckeyes first appearance in the top 10 in a year.

The SEC has nine teams in the poll this week after having a record 10 last week. The Big Ten is next with seven. The Big 12 has four teams, the Atlantic Coast Conference has three, and the Big East and Ivy League each have one.

Princeton fell four spots to No. 23 after seeing its 15-game winning streak end Friday in a loss to rival Columbia. The Tigers rebounded with a victory over Cornell the next day. Princeton was having its best year since going undefeated during the regular season in 2014-15.

AP Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll

First-place votes in parentheses

Dropped out: No. 25 Georgia (18-4).

Others receiving votes: Iowa State (18-5) 26; Georgia (18-4) 20; Oklahoma State (18-5) 13; Minnesota (16-6) 9; Rhode Island (19-2) 9; Illinois (16-6) 9; Nebraska (16-6) 4; North Carolina State (15-7) 4; Richmond (18-4) 2; Virginia Tech (18-5) 2.