UW Huskies return to women’s hoops Top 25 after upset win

The UW Huskies are back in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a two-week absence.

Last week: Howell leads UW Huskies to upset over No. 6 Michigan

The Huskies are the new No. 23 team in the nation coming off of their impressive 64-52 victory over Michigan last Thursday, which improved their record to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Michigan (11-2 overall, 2-1 Big Ten) dropped from No. 6 to No. 9 in Monday’s rankings.

UW dropped out of the poll in late December following a 1-2 stretch that saw the Huskies lose to both USC (currently ranked No. 21) and Stanford (currently the third team outside of the top 25).

Kentucky and Vanderbilt made major jumps in Monday’s Top 25 after four of the top 10 teams lost last week, causing a shakeup in the poll.

See the current AP women’s basketball rankings

This was the first week since the end of November that a new school had entered the top 10 this season.

The first four remained unchanged with UConn still No. 1, receiving 28 first-place votes and No. 2 Texas getting the other four. South Carolina and UCLA followed while Oklahoma moved up to fifth, the Sooners’ highest ranking since they were fourth in the final poll of 2009.

Kentucky and Vanderbilt each rose five spots to sixth and seventh, respectively, after each knocking off then-No. 5 LSU in consecutive games. The Wildcats edged LSU 80-78 on a last-second shot.

Vanderbilt has not been in the top 10 since it was seventh on March 12, 2007. Vandy’s 65-61 win over LSU on Sunday was its first against a top five team in 17 years.

This post includes contributions from The Associated Press.

Sunday: No. 7 Gonzaga cruises past Loyola Marymount 82-47 in men’s hoops 

Related

Despite bans, could an NFL player return to college anyway?Big Ten bars football players with pro contracts from returning to playEx-UW star Michael Penix Jr. takes big step in injury comebackSeason Preview: Led by QB Williams, No. 17 UW Huskies an unknown commodityBig Ten Football Preview: Ohio State, Oregon aim to overtake defending champ IndianaCourt halts extra year of NCAA eligibility for 2022 H.S. grads