The Texas is the #1 of the ladies’s faculty basketball survey of the Associated Press for the primary time in 21 years and the third totally different staff to maintain the primary place within the final three weeks.
The Longhorns moved to the highest of the survey on Monday after the earlier Notre Dame misplaced in extraordinary double within the state of the North Carolina. The UCLA had been the #1 within the 12 weeks earlier than the Irish fighters.
“I’m so blissful for my youngsters,” mentioned the Texas Coach Vic Schaefer in a phone interview hours earlier than his staff confronted Georgia on the finish of Monday. “They earned the place I’m as we speak.”
It is simply the fifth time since 2001 that three totally different colleges have been #1 in a 3 -week span. Add La Carolina del Sud as #1 to begin the season and there have been 4 groups on the prime of the rankings this season, solely the sixth time it has occurred for the reason that survey began in 1976. It by no means occurred with 5 colleges.
“There is a lot tie within the sport proper now,” mentioned Schaefer.
The Texas, which held the primary place within the survey on February 16, 2004, obtained 19 votes within the first place from a nationwide media panel of 31 members. The Longhorns spent 48 weeks on the prime of the survey of their illustrious historical past courting again to their first look at n. 1 in 1980.
“A whole lot of respect and admiration for coach (Jody) Conradt and the custom of our program, and I definitely perceive the usual that we hope to have the ability to reside,” added Schaefer.
Notre Dame descended to 3rd place after his sequence of 19 video games victories was taken, whereas the UCLA has risen on a spot to the second. The Bruins, who marked the Iowa, 67-65, two free pictures late on Sunday, acquired 11 greatest votes. USC was fourth, receiving a vote in first place. Uconn was fifth.
The South Carolina, the LSU and the North Carolina have been the subsequent ones. NC State skipped 4 seats within the ninth after his nice victory over ND.
The Wolfpacks have been adopted by TCU to finish the highest 10.
Florida State and Louisville returned the rankings this week to n. 24 and 25. The seminoles beat Pittsburgh and then-no. 20 Georgia Tech. The cardinals then eradicated. 11 Duke earlier than dropping in North Carolina. The yellow jackets and the Illinois each fell from the highest 25.
The century has seven labeled groups. The ACC has six, whereas the Big Ten and Big 12 every have 5 of them. The Big East has two.
Here is the highest AP full 25:
1. Texas
2. UCLA
3. Our girl
4. USC
5. Uconn
6. South Carolina
7. Lsu
8. North Carolina
9. State of the North Carolina
10. TCU
11. Tennessee
12. Ohio State
13. Oklahola
14. State of Kansas
15. Kentucky
16. Duke
17. Baylor
18. West Virginia
19. Maryland
20. Alabama
21. State of Oklahoma
22. Creighton
23. State of Michigan
24. State of Florida
25. Louisville
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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