Overview
- UConn stayed atop the AP poll with 28 first-place votes, followed by South Carolina with three, UCLA with one, then Texas and LSU to round out the top five.
- Michigan climbed eight spots to No. 6 after a 93-54 rout of then-No. 18 Notre Dame, the program’s largest win over a ranked opponent, and next faces No. 1 UConn on Friday at Mohegan Sun.
- TCU rose seven places to No. 10 after a 69-59 road win over then-No. 10 N.C. State.
- West Virginia entered at No. 23 after a 57-49 victory over Duke in a game that saw six ejections and a second half played with five Mountaineers, while Duke exited the poll to end a 24-week run.
- Conference representation this week features the SEC with eight ranked teams, the Big Ten with seven, the Big 12 with five, the ACC with four and the Big East with one.