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Geno Auriemma’s 655th AP Top 25 appearance moves him past Tara VanDerveer

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, right, reaches for UConn forward Ice Brady, center, as she is honored in a Senior Day ceremony after an NCAA college basketball game against Providence, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, right, reaches for UConn forward Ice Brady, center, as she is honored in a Senior Day ceremony after an NCAA college basketball game against Providence, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, right, reaches for UConn forward Ice Brady, center, as she is honored in a Senior Day ceremony after an NCAA college basketball game against Providence, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

By DOUG FEINBERG / AP Basketball Writer 3 min read

Geno Auriemma broke a tie with Tara VanDerveer for most appearances by a coach in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday when UConn was again a unanimous No. 1.

Auriemma has the Huskies ranked for the 655th time. UConn was atop all 31 ballots from the national media panel. The Huskies (29-0) are the last unbeaten team in Division I basketball and have won 45 consecutive games dating to last season.

The top five teams remained unchanged in the rankings this week with UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Vanderbilt following the Huskies.

The rest of the top 10 changed as Michigan, Louisville, Duke and Ohio State all lost games last week.

LSU moved up one spot to sixth with Oklahoma jumping up four places to seventh. Michigan dropped two spots to eighth and Iowa was ninth. The Hawkeyes moved up four places after beating the Wolverines on Sunday. Louisville was 10th.