Iowa State on bubble in college basketball projections
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UConn has had the most difficult schedule of the undefeated teams to this point, with the NET plopping them at the fifth-toughest schedule out of 363 teams. The Huskies dominated Notre Dame on Monday, and play Seton Hall again before January ends.
Though LSU, Louisville and Ohio State made their cases as contenders, the SEC had a rash of upsets with injuries to Kentucky’s Teonni Key and Alabama’s Essence Cody looming large. The Horned Frogs followed up their miracle in Morgantown with a letdown in nonconference play, and Michigan came up just short yet again in a statement game.
Iowa moved into the top 10 for the first time in two years and UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.
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South Carolina stayed at No. 3 and UCLA kept its No. 4 ranking following a 34-point victory over now-No. 21 USC. Meanwhile, LSU fell from No. 5 to No. 12 after losses to Kentucky and Vanderbilt, which helped both teams enter the top 10.
Iowa cracked the top 10 for the first time in two years and UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll released Monday. The Hawkeyes last were ranked this high in the final poll of Caitlin Clark’s senior year. They had been as high as 11th a few times this season.