Women's college basketball rankings: UConn sticks at No. 7 as Geno Auriemma makes history

Auriemma has led UConn to a record-tying 627 appearances in the AP Top 25 poll

By Isabel Gonzalez

Dec 30, 2024 at 12:58 pm ET • 1 min read

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Little movement took place in this week's women's college basketball AP Top 25 poll with the top 18 teams remaining unchanged, but it doesn't mean the past few days were boring.

No. 4 USC used a second-half push to overcome an upset scare against now-No. 24 Michigan on Sunday. Something similar happened to No. 6 LSU, as the Tigers struggled against Albany until the last two quarters.

UConn tried something different with their starting lineup by trading Ice Brady for Jana El Alfy on Sunday vs. Providence. The team as a whole still has a lot of room for improvement, but Paige Bueckers registered her fifth straight 20-point game in the 67-41 win. The Huskies remained No. 7 this week, helping Geno Auriemma tie former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer for the most appearances with one school with a total of 627.

Meanwhile, South Carolina collected a dominant 93-47 win against Wofford on Sunday, with five Gamecocks reaching double-figures in scoring and all 10 players recording at least one bucket. That win marked South Carolina's 65th consecutive at home.

Women's college basketball AP Top 25 poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Prev.
1	UCLA	13-0	798 (30)	1
2	South Carolina	12-1	763 (1)	2
3	Notre Dame	11-2	727 (1)	3
4	USC	12-1	693	4
5	Texas	13-1	642	5
6	LSU	15-0	628	6
7	UConn	11-2	613	7
8	Maryland	12-0	609	8
9	Oklahoma	12-1	534	9
10	Ohio State	13-0	504	10
11	TCU	13-1	475	11
12	Kansas State	13-1	452	12
13	Georgia Tech	14-0	400	13
14	Duke	10-3	357	14
15	Tennessee	12-0	340	15
16	Kentucky	11-1	321	16
17	North Carolina	13-2	303	17
18	West Virginia	10-2	233	18
19	Alabama	13-1	207	20
20	Cal	13-1	186	21
21	Michigan State	11-2	148	19
22	NC State	10-3	137	22
23	Iowa	11-2	116	24
24	Michigan	10-3	82	23
25	Ole Miss	8-3	48	25