Associated Press
Nebraska keeps winning and climbing up the Top 25.
The unbeaten Cornhuskers (21-0) moved past Notre Dame to No. 3 on Monday in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. Nebraska trailed the Irish in the poll by 27 points last week, but were buoyed by victories over then-No. 10 Oklahoma State and 12th-ranked Texas A&M to move two points in front.
Sounds like a familiar scenario to UConn, which remained No. 1 for a record 38th straight week.
Miami knocked off North Carolina this week, dropping the Tar Heels nine spots to 18th. North Carolina, which also lost to then-No. 15 Florida State, hasn't been this low in the rankings since being No. 19 on Feb. 25, 2002.
Things don't get any easier for North Carolina, which plays No. 8 Duke on Monday night. The Blue Devils fell two spots after losing at Boston College. Xavier and Ohio State moved up to sixth and seventh. Despite a 33-point loss to UConn, West Virginia moved up to ninth -- its best ranking ever. Florida State jumped up five places to 10th.
Baylor climbed four spots to No. 11, starting a run of five straight Big 12 teams. The Bears were followed by Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma State.
Georgetown moved up two places to 16th. The Hoyas were followed by Kentucky, which is in second in the Southeastern Conference. The Tar Heels were next followed by Georgia and Iowa State -- the seventh Big 12 team in the poll.
Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, LSU, TCU, and St. John's rounded out the poll. After falling out a week earlier, TCU re-entered the Top 25. Wisconsin-Green Bay was the lone team to exit the poll.
