Ever since falling to No. 2 in the polls, where they remain today, the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team has continued to narrow the gap between itself and No. 1 Baylor. This week they are the closest they’ve been as they trail the Lady Bears by just 12 points in the AP Poll and nine points in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
The Stanford Cardinal and Tennessse Volunteers come in at No. 3 and No. 4 in both polls while the Duke Blue Devils are No. 5 in the AP Poll. Texas A&M is in at No. 5 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
Joining the Huskies in the top 10 from the Big East are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8/8). The DePaul Blue Demons are No. 10 in the AP Poll but are No. 14 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
Also in the top 25 from the Big East are the Georgetown Hoyas (16/17), West Virginia Mountaineers (17/19) and Marquette Golden Eagles (21/22). The St. John’s Red Storm are not ranked and not receiving votes in the AP Poll but are No. 25 in the coaches poll.
There are no Big East teams receiving votes in the AP Poll but the Syracuse Orange and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are among the others receiving votes in the coaches poll.
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| AP Top 25 | ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PREV | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PREV |
| 1 | Baylor (23) | 21-1 | 981 | 1 | 1 | Baylor (20) | 21-1 | 763 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut (16) | 22-1 | 973 | 2 | 2 | Connecticut (11) | 22-1 | 754 | 2 |
| 3 | Stanford (1) | 20-2 | 914 | 4 | 3 | Stanford | 20-2 | 712 | 3 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 22-2 | 871 | 5 | 4 | Tennessee | 22-2 | 677 | 4 |
| 5 | Duke | 21-2 | 825 | 3 | 5 | Texas A&M | 19-2 | 650 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 19-2 | 815 | 6 | 6 | Xavier | 19-2 | 602 | 7 |
| 7 | Xavier | 19-2 | 763 | 7 | 7 | Duke | 21-2 | 577 | 5 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 20-4 | 719 | 9 | 8 | Notre Dame | 20-4 | 560 | 8 |
| 9 | UCLA | 19-2 | 666 | 10 | 9 | UCLA | 19-2 | 539 | 9 |
| 10 | DePaul | 21-3 | 614 | 9 | 10 | North Carolina | 21-3 | 474 | 12 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 20-3 | 565 | 11 | 11 | Maryland | 20-3 | 466 | 10 |
| 12 | Maryland | 20-3 | 562 | 12 | 12 | Oklahoma | 17-5 | 403 | 11 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 21-3 | 510 | 15 | 13 | Michigan State | 20-3 | 384 | 15 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 17-5 | 472 | 13 | 14 | DePaul | 21-3 | 381 | 13 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 18-5 | 442 | 16 | 15 | Florida State | 19-5 | 341 | 14 |
| 16 | Georgetown | 19-5 | 403 | 17 | 16 | Green Bay | 22-1 | 312 | 17 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 20-4 | 325 | 14 | 17 | Georgetown | 19-5 | 265 | 19 |
| 18 | Green Bay | 22-1 | 296 | 21 | 18 | Kentucky | 18-5 | 260 | 18 |
| 19 | Florida State | 19-5 | 273 | 19 | 19 | West Virginia | 20-4 | 232 | 15 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 20-3 | 267 | 18 | 20 | Iowa State | 16-6 | 149 | 20 |
| 21 | Marquette | 19-4 | 173 | 23 | 21 | Miami (FL) | 20-3 | 148 | 21 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 16-6 | 150 | 22 | 22 | Marquette | 19-4 | 138 | 24 |
| 23 | Penn State | 20-5 | 121 | NR | 23 | Penn State | 20-5 | 66 | NR |
| 24 | Georgia | 18-5 | 107 | 24 | 24 | Marist | 21-2 | 46 | NR |
| 25 | Marist | 21-2 | 47 | NR | 25 | St. John’s | 16-7 | 44 | 23 |
| Dropped out: | Dropped out: | ||||||||
| Iowa 20, Georgia Tech 24 | Iowa 22, Syracuse 25 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Iowa 39, Georgia Tech 35, Gonzaga 20, Houston 18, Temple 8, Louisiana Tech 8, Boston College 8, Ohio State 5, Kansas State 3, Duquesne 1, Princeton 1 | Gonzaga 34, Georgia 26, Iowa 16, Louisiana Tech 11, Georgia Tech 11, Houston 10, Kansas State 7, Florida Gulf Coast 6, Syracuse 4, Rutgers 3, Bowling Green 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Northern Iowa 1 | ||||||||
