A new AP poll on the top 25 women's college basketball teams has been released.
Iowa State Cyclones moved up two positions and entered the top ten. Iowa Hawkeyes made the biggest jump, rising eight places to 11th place.
Baylor Bears (eight positions lower), USC Trojans (less than seven) and North Carolina State Wolfpack (by nine) saw the largest drop.
What does all this mean for the AP Top 25? Let's look at the ratings.
Statistics courtesy of ESPN Research and Associated Press.
All times Eastern
Previous rating: 1
Record 2025/26: 6-0
Statistics you need to know: In its closest game this season, a 72-69 win over Michigan on Friday, UCON led by 20 points in the second half before the Wolverines rallied to within one point. In the win, Azzie Fudd scored 31 points, including nine straight for the Huskies, ending a nearly eight-minute scoring drought for the team.
What's next: Sunday at Xavier, 2:30 p.m., FS1
Previous rating: 2
Record 2025/26: 6-0
Statistics you need to know: The Gamecocks scored their most points in coach Dawn Staley's 18 seasons, defeating the Queens 121-49 on Sunday. South Carolina, which will face Duke and then either Texas or UCLA in the Players Era Championship this week, is off to a 6-0 start for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
What's next: Wednesday – Duke, 4:30 p.m., TruTV
Previous rating: 3
Record 2025/26: 6-0
Statistics you need to know: The Bruins' 88-37 win on Sunday marked their largest margin of victory this season.
What's next: Wednesday – Texas, 2:00 p.m., TruTV
Previous rating: 4
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: Texas has three wins by 60 or more points this season, the most in Division I.
What's next: Wednesday – UCLA, 2 p.m., TruTV
Previous rating: 5
Record 2025/26: 6-0
Statistics you need to know: This year, LSU became the first team in Division I history to start the season with six straight 100-point games.
What's next: Friday vs. Marist, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Previous rating: 6
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: Michigan has played Yukon as well as anyone this season, but still hasn't beaten the AP's No. 1 team.
What's next: Wednesday – Detroit Mercy, 5 p.m., ESPN+
Previous rating: 9
Record 2025/26: 7-0
Statistics you need to know: Maryland went 20-0 to open its win over Bethune-Cookman.
What's next: Wednesday – Kentucky, 5:30 p.m., FloSports
Previous rating: 10
Record 2025/26: 6-0
Statistics you need to know: TCU hasn't lost at home since February 2024.
What's next: Thursday – Richmond, 9:00 p.m., FloSports
Previous rating: 8
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: Oklahoma has started 5-1 or better in all five seasons under Jenny Baranczyk.
What's next: Friday – Coppin State, 6:30 p.m., FloSports
Previous rating: 12
Record 2025/26: 7-0
Statistics you need to know: The Audi Crooks have scored at least 19 points in every game, including Sunday's 27-point performance. She averages 25.7 points per game.
What's next: Friday – Marquette, 11 a.m., FloSports
Previous rating: 19
Record 2025/26: 6-0
Statistics you need to know: Iowa's 57-52 win over then-No. 7 Baylor marked its first AP top-10 win on the road since the 2024 Final Four against YUKON.
What's next: Wednesday – Western Illinois, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Plus
Previous rating: 14
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: Nyla Brooks scored 14 points off the bench against North Carolina A&T.
What's next: Thursday – South Dakota State, 11 a.m., FloSports
Previous rating: 13
Record 2025/26: 4-0
Statistics you need to know: Ole Miss trailed Memphis by 13 points before coming back to win in overtime.
What's next: Monday – Longwood, 7 p.m., SEC Network+
Previous rating: 15
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: Tennessee opened its win over Middle Tennessee with a 15-0 run.
What's next: Sunday at UCLA, 4:30 p.m., FS1.
Previous rating: 7
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: In a loss against the then – No. 19 Iowa, Talia Scott scored 32 points, 12 more than the rest of the team combined (20).
What's next: Wednesday – Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m., ESPN+
Previous rating: 20
Record 2025/26: 7-0
Statistics you need to know: Kentucky's 10-point win over Louisville was its closest game of the season.
What's next: Wednesday – Maryland, 5:30 p.m., FloSports
Previous rating: 17
Record 2025/26: 6-0
Statistics you need to know: Agha Makurat made five 3-pointers against Alabama State.
What's next: Thursday vs. Oregon State, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Previous rating: 11
Record 2025/26: 3-2
Statistics you need to know: USC led by 11 points in the second half before losing to Notre Dame by two.
What's next: Tuesday vs. Tennessee Tech, 10 p.m., Big Ten Plus
Previous rating: 24
Record 2025/26: 4-1
Statistics you need to know: With the win over USC, Notre Dame is now 5-0 all-time against the Trojans.
What's next: Monday – Central Michigan, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Previous rating: 22
Record 2025/26: 6-0
Statistics you need to know: Michigan State, which has played every game so far at home, has scored at least 90 points in a program-record six straight games to open the season.
What's next: Friday – Temple, 6:30 p.m., FloSports
Previous rating: 23
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: West Virginia's win over Appalachian State was Mark Kellogg's 500th career win.
What's next: Monday – McNeese, 1:30 p.m., FloSports
Previous rating: 25
Record 2025/26: 5-0
Statistics you need to know: Washington has held three opponents to 43 points or fewer this season.
What's next: Tuesday vs. Southern, 9 p.m., Big Ten Plus
Previous rating: 21
Record 2025/26: 4-2
Statistics you need to know: Louisville's loss to Kentucky saw 16 lead changes in the first half.
What's next: Friday – Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m., ACC Extra
Previous rating: 18
Record 2025/26: 5-1
Statistics you need to know: Oklahoma State shot 30 percent from the field in the first half in its loss to St. John's.
What's next: Monday – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Previous rating: 16
Record 2025/26: 3-3
Statistics you need to know: After going 18-0 at home last season, NC State has lost twice at Reynolds Coliseum this season, including Sunday's 68-63 loss to Rhode Island. Prior to this loss, NC State was 70-3 at home against non-conference opponents, but every loss came to ranked teams.
What's next: Thursday – Green Bay, 4 p.m., FloSports
