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UConn tops women’s preseason AP Top 25

UConn tops women’s preseason basketball poll — and Big Ten has 6 teams in the top 25

It’s the first time in the 50-year history of the women’s poll that the top four teams in the final poll were the same in the preseason Top 25 the next year; last year was only the second season that...

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UConn tops women's preseason AP Top 25 ahead of South Carolina, UCLA; SEC has 5 teams in top 10

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AP College Basketball Poll 2025 Preseason Women's Rankings Released

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Where UConn women’s basketball ranks in Preseason AP Top 25 without Paige Bueckers

The defending national champion UConn women’s basketball team stands a decent shot at repeating for the seventh time in program history — if you ask the AP voters.

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UConn tops AP women's preseason poll ahead of South Carolina

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Women's college basketball AP Top 25: UConn takes No. 1 spot in preseason poll ahead of South Carolina

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Defending champs on top again: UConn women's basketball No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25

UConn won its 12th national title in April in Tampa after playing dominant, overwhelming basketball throughout the NCAA Tournament.

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UConn men's basketball ranks among nation's top teams in AP Top 25 preseason poll

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Boiler up! Purdue tops preseason AP Top 25 for first time, ahead of Houston, reigning champ Florida

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The Top Twenty Five

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.

4 takeaways on Big Ten basketball, including Joe McKeown’s retirement reasons and JuJu Watkins’ off-court role

Joe McKeown announced in March that he will retire after this season, his 18th at Northwestern and 40th overall as a head coach.

After ESPN snub, Ohio State women's basketball practicing with chip on shoulders

The Ohio State women's basketball team wasn't ranked by ESPN in its preseason top 25 poll, and at Big Ten media day two Buckeyes took offense to that.

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JuJu-less Big Ten prepares for another women’s basketball season with UCLA a favorite

Southern California star JuJu Watkins propelled the Trojans to a Big Ten regular-season title and a second consecutive Elite Eight appearance last season.

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Dates announced for Big Ten Women’s Championship Series

The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 4-8, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.