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UConn Women Reach No. 1 In Hoop Poll
The UConn women's basketball team vaulted to No. 1 in the AP Poll Monday.
STORRS, CT — After a blowout win over Oklahoma Sunday to improve to 10-0, the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team moved to No. 1 in the AP Poll Monday.
Alltime, it's the 243rd week that the Huskies have occupied the top spot in the poll. UConn has been ranked in the AP Poll for 497 consecutive weeks, including 271 straight weeks in the top 10.
UConn was last ranked No. 1 on Dec. 31, 2018.
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The Huskies defeated Oklahoma 97-53 on Sunday in a game coached by Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey. Dailey is now 10-0 while filling in for Geno Auriemma, who did not make the trip to Mohegam Sun and the Hall of Fame Women's Basketball Showcase. The 65-year-old Auriemma was resting after a Wednesday surgery to alleviate symptoms of diverticulitis.
The last time UConn was not ranked in the AP Top 25 was March 16, 1993.
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The Huskies will return to action on Jan. 2 against Wichita State at the XL Center.
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