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Michigan rises to No. 2 in women's college basketball poll after beating UConn
Michigan rose to No.
2 in the AP women's basketball poll after beating UConn 77-66 last week.
The Wolverines, who began the season ranked fifth, reached the highest regular-season position in their program's history.
The win ended UConn's 39-game regular-season winning streak, though the Huskies responded with a victory over Iowa and now rank fourth.
South Carolina stayed No.
1 after opening the season with wins over Maryland and North Carolina.
USC is third, with JuJu Watkins back after missing last season while recovering from an ACL injury.
The Big Ten has a record-tying 10 teams in the Top 25, matching the most teams from one conference in the poll.
No.
3 USC visits No.
1 South Carolina on Sunday, in a matchup between two teams that met twice last season, with South Carolina winning both games.
Michigan rose from No. 5 to No. 2 in the AP women’s basketball poll after beating UConn 77-66.
The ranking is the highest in Michigan’s regular-season history.
South Carolina remained No. 1, while USC was No. 3 and UConn fell to No. 4.
Michigan’s win ended UConn’s 39-game regular-season winning streak.
The Big Ten had 10 teams in the Top 25, matching a conference record.
- Who
- Michigan’s women’s basketball team and UConn’s women’s basketball team.
- What
- Michigan beat UConn 77-66 and rose to No. 2 in the AP poll.
- When
- The poll was released Monday, Nov. 9, 2026; the game was played the previous week.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The win over then-No. 2 UConn moved Michigan up from No. 5 and to its highest regular-season ranking.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Michigan beat then-No. 2 UConn 77-66, ending the Huskies’ 39-game regular-season winning streak.
The AP poll placed Michigan at No. 2, South Carolina at No. 1, USC at No. 3 and UConn at No. 4.
- Michigan’s new ranking
- No. 2
- Michigan’s previous ranking
- No. 5
- Game result
- Michigan 77, UConn 66
- South Carolina’s ranking
- No. 1
- Big Ten teams in the Top 25
- 10
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What people are saying
To be in position today to beat Connecticut and be the No. 2 ranked team in the country, it's just a credit to our players and credit to our staff.
To have an opportunity to be in the top five and beat the best program of all time this week was really special.