AP Names Tennessee No. 1 in Women's Hoops
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Tennessee is no longer chasing Connecticut. The Lady Vols are back on top. Pat Summitt's team took the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press' preseason women's basketball poll Monday, the 11th time it has started the season atop the rankings &#151; and first since 1998.
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Shyra Ely scores 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead ninth-ranked Tennessee's comeback from 15 points down to run past No. 15 DePaul, 78-63, on Sunday.
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No. 1 Duke has some new company at the top of the AP women's basketball poll. Tennessee moved into the No. 2 spot to replace North Carolina, which was upset by North Carolina State last week. The Tar Heels, who had been second all season, slipped to fourth, while Connecticut climbed two spots to third.
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-- Tennessee has Rutgers to thank for its return to No. 1. Right now, however, Rutgers is Tennessee's No. 1 concern. The Lady Vols regained the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll after Connecticut lost to Rutgers last week. Tennessee, which was the top-ranked team for the first...
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Illinois and Kansas remained 1-2 in the AP college basketball poll for the sixth straight week, while Marquette and Oklahoma cracked the Top 25 for the first time this season Monday.
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Shyra Ely scored 23 points and freshman point guard Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood hit three 3-pointers in her collegiate debut, leading No. 9 Tennessee to an 82-55 victory over TCU on Sunday.
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Illinois is No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for an eighth consecutive week, earning all but one first-place vote. That ballot was cast for the new No. 2 team: Duke.
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Even with a loss, Duke is still No. 1. Duke led the AP women's basketball poll for the eighth straight week on Monday, holding on by a solid margin despite losing for the first time. Montana joined at No. 25 as the only newcomer, its first national ranking in 13 years.
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Seimone Augustus scored 25 points and Sylvia Fowles grabbed 17 rebounds as No. 1 LSU beat No. 5 Tennessee, 68-58, last night in a Southeastern Conference showdown in Baton Rouge, La.
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-- Connecticut was a clear choice as No. 1. Rutgers was more of a poll mystery. The Huskies regained the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll Monday after receiving 38 of the 50 first-place votes. Connecticut had been No. 1 for seven straight weeks before falling to No. 2 last...
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Memphis replaced North Carolina as the No. 1 team in college basketball Monday, the Tigers' first appearance in 25 years at the top of The Associated Press poll.
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Candace Parker scored on a layup with a little more than 20 seconds left to break a tie and seal the victory for No. 2 Tennessee.
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From LSU at No. 1 to Ohio State at No. 10, The AP women's basketball poll had no changes Monday.
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Arkansas has the most wins in the country, and now it's getting some votes. The Lady Razorbacks, one of only three unbeaten teams, joined The Associated Press rankings Monday at No. 25.
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Sidney Spencer scored 15 points and No. 5 Tennessee shook off poor shooting in the first half with a scoring burst early in the second for a 67-46 win Sunday over No. 23 Texas. In a matchup of college basketball's two winningest coaches, Tennessee's Pat Summitt got career win No. 922 and her second in a row over Texas' Jody Conradt, who has 889.
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-- Last week's three big-time matchups caused plenty of movement in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday, except at the top. For the fourth straight week, North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas were the top three teams in the rankings. Then came the changes courtesy of the high-profile...
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Wake Forest reaches No. 1 for the first time, switching places with Kansas atop The Associated Press men's basketball poll Monday.