Not long ago, Texas looked unbeatable, especially after beating UCLA and South Carolina on consecutive days in November. The team opened the season with 18 consecutive wins before finally losing a close one on the road to LSU. Then, just a few days later, Texas lost again. This time, it was to South Carolina by three points. That one was also on the road.
Where will Texas land in this week’s AP poll? Here’s my projection for what Monday’s AP Top 25 poll will look like the Texas loss as well as a number of other losses from ranked teams.
Projected AP Top 25 women’s college basketball rankings
- UConn
- South Carolina
- UCLA
- Vanderbilt
- Texas
- LSU
- Michigan
- Louisville
- TCU
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Ohio State
- Maryland
- Oklahoma
- Michigan State
- Baylor
- Tennessee
- Ole Miss
- Texas Tech
- Duke
- Princeton
- Washington
- Notre Dame
- Nebraska
- Illinois
Vanderbilt moves into the top four
Do I think Vanderbilt ultimately winds up as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, forcing Texas down to the No. 2 line? No. No offense meant at all to the Commodores here, because they’re one of just two undefeated teams remaining in the nation after Texas Tech suffered its first defeat this week. However, their first loss might come as soon as Monday against Michigan, and the team still has regular-season games against South Carolina and Texas remaining.
But for now, Shea Ralph’s team is undefeated. With Texas losing twice recently, it feels like the AP voters have no choice but to move Vanderbilt past Texas. Mikayla Blakes might be the best scorer in the nation right now considering Audi Crooks’ recent struggles, and this team has an offense capable of outscoring anyone and a defense capable of slowing down almost anyone…