Baylor still unanimous No. 1
New York, NY – Baylor remained a unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press women's college basketball poll on Monday.
The Lady Bears received all 40 first-place votes for a total of 1,000 points from a nationwide media panel after beating McNeese State, 90-50, in their only game of the week.
Brittney Griner had 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks and led six Baylor scorers in double digits during Wednesday's victory.
The Lady Bears improved to 12-0 on the year and will put their unbeaten record on the line Friday against Mississippi Valley State.
Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford and Maryland rounded out the top five in the same positions as last week. Stanford pushed its home winning streak to 68 games with a win over Tennessee, dropping the Volunteers from sixth to seventh in the poll.
Kentucky moved up from eight to sixth and was followed by Tennessee, Duke, Ohio State and Texas A&M.
Rounding out the top 20 were Rutgers, Miami-Florida, Texas Tech, Louisville, Georgetown, Penn State, Georgia, Green Bay, Delaware and Purdue.
DePaul, Texas, Nebraska, North Carolina and Vanderbilt were the last five teams in the top 25.