AP women's college basketball Top 25 poll breakdown - ESPN

The new AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll is out.

After winning conference tournament titles on Sunday, the SEC champion Texas Longhorns moved up one spot, the ACC champion Duke Blue Devils jumped five spots and into the top 10 and the Big 12 champion West Virginia Mountaineers ascended three spots to No. 12.

The Power 4 conference tournaments wrapped up Sunday and those teams won't play again until the NCAA tournament. Let's break down the rankings.

Stats courtesy of ESPN Research and The Associated Press.

Previous ranking: 1

2025-26 record: 33-0

Stat to know: UConn secured its 38th conference tournament win Sunday against Creighton. This was the Huskies' 49th consecutive win and the first time they've scored 100 points in the Big East tournament.

Previous ranking: 2

2025-26 record: 31-1

Stat to know: UCLA's 51-point win is the largest victory margin ever in a Big Ten championship game. The previous record was 33 points when Iowa defeated Ohio State in 2023.

Previous ranking: 4

2025-26 record: 31-3

Stat to know: Texas' 14 wins versus AP-ranked opponents this season is the most in program history.

Previous ranking: 3

2025-26 record: 31-3

Stat to know: South Carolina has lost to Texas three times in the past two seasons. The Gamecocks are 32-1 against all other SEC opponents.

Raven Johnson nails a 2 pointer to keep South Carolina in the game vs. Texas.

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Previous ranking: 6

2025-26 record: 27-5

Stat to know: LSU's 0-7 against South Carolina over the past five seasons.

Previous ranking: 5

2025-26 record: 27-4

Stat to know: Mikayla Blakes snaps her streak of consecutive games with 25-plus points (nine)