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Updated at 8:27 a.m., Monday, February 23, 2009

CBKB: Unbeaten UConn women still No. 1, Tennessee falls again

By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Sports Writer

AP TOP 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Connecticut (44) 27-0 1,100 1

2. Oklahoma 24-2 1,056 2

3. Stanford 22-4 996 4

4. California 22-3 897 6

5. Maryland 23-4 877 9

6. Baylor 21-4 859 5

7. Auburn 26-2 848 3

8. Louisville 25-3 834 8

9. North Carolina 23-4 777 10

10. Duke 22-4 714 7

11. Florida St. 23-5 681 11

12. Texas A&M 20-5 623 14

13. Xavier 24-4 487 17

14. Ohio St. 22-5 478 20

15. Pittsburgh 19-5 443 19

16. Texas 19-7 389 12

17. Florida 23-5 373 15

18. Tennessee 19-8 301 13

19. Vanderbilt 21-7 297 18

20. Kansas St. 21-4 257 16

21. S. Dakota St. 26-2 255 22

22. Virginia 21-7 223 23

23. Notre Dame 18-7 174 24

24. Arizona St. 20-6 157 25

25. Iowa St. 19-7 94 21

Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 43, DePaul 28, Middle Tennessee 10, Purdue 8, Va. Commonwealth 7, Wis.-Green Bay 6, Marist 4, LSU 2, Utah 2.

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Tennessee keeps tumbling in the AP women's college basketball poll, while unbeaten Connecticut keeps racking up victories.

UConn made it 13 consecutive weeks as the unanimous No. 1 team following a rout of Providence and Sunday's 10-point victory over Notre Dame. The 76-66 win over the Irish was the smallest margin of victory for the Huskies (27-0) this season.

Tennessee dropped five spots to No. 18 for its lowest Top 25 ranking since Feb. 24, 1985. The Lady Vols lost to Duke and Kentucky before beating Mississippi State on Sunday to avoid their first three-game losing streak since 1986.

Oklahoma was a unanimous No. 2 for the third straight week. Stanford and California each moved up a spot to third and fourth, while Maryland improved four places to No. 5 after beating then-No. 7 Duke 77-59 on Sunday for their seventh straight win.

"I just love how this team is playing. We are just clicking," Maryland coach Brenda Frese said.

Baylor dropped to sixth after losing to Oklahoma. A week after reaching its highest ranking in 16 years, Auburn fell four spots to No. 7. The Tigers lost to Vanderbilt early in the week before holding off Georgia on Sunday. The victory helped Auburn clinch at least a share of the SEC title for the first time in 20 years.

Louisville, North Carolina, and Duke rounded out the first 10.

Florida State remained 11th while Texas A&M moved up two places to 12th. Xavier climbed four places to 13th and Ohio State made the biggest leap — six spots to 14th.

Pittsburgh moved up four spots to No. 15 for its highest ranking of the season.

Texas fell four spots after losing to Oklahoma State and Texas A&M. The Longhorns were followed by Florida, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Kansas State.

With a tough road game at LSU and a home against Vanderbilt coming up this week, Tennessee could fall even farther. Earlier this season, the Lady Vols saw their record run of top 10 appearances end at 211.

South Dakota State, Virginia, Notre Dame, Arizona State, and Iowa State rounded out the Top 25.