For the first time in the 47-year history of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll no team from Texas is in the Top 25. That ends a 835-week run dating to the first poll in 1976.
North Carolina is only the sixth team to go from preseason No. 1 to unranked since at least the 1961-62 season, most recently with Michigan State during the 2019-20 season.
Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. says he will return to the school for his sixth and final season of eligibility in 2023. Penix announced his decision on social media
No. 12 Washington and No. 21 Texas will play in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29. It will be the fifth meeting between the two Power Five schools and first since the Longhorns' 47-43 victory in the 2001 Holiday Bowl.
South Carolina remains the unanimous choice at No. 1 in The AP women's basketball poll. The Gamecocks will face second-ranked Stanford in the 63rd meeting between the top two teams in the poll.