Texas has replaced Notre Dame as the No. 1 team in the latest AP Top 25 poll. This is the first time the Longhorns are at the top of the rankings since 2004. Vic Schaefer's team has won four consecutive games against ranked opponents, including three against top-10 teams.

Given how much I respect my colleague Sabreena Merchant’s knowledge of women’s basketball, even I had to take a step back this weekend and wonder if it were truly happenstance that she handed off the power rankings to me (a person who has acknowledged that my respect for the ACC was potentially not strong enough early on this season,

LSU women's basketball faces Kentucky on Sunday. Before tip-off, let's check in on where LSU sits in the latest bracket projections.

In this week's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, released on Monday, a new No. 1 emerges following a major upset on Sunday. Here are five takeaways from the poll. Texas reaches the top for the first time since 2004 With Notre Dame's surprising loss to NC State on Sunday,