UConn women’s basketball stunned the basketball world with its Final Four run this postseason after its third-straight season of injury turmoil.
UConn was ranked No. 3 in Monday’s final AP Top 25 Poll of the season. The Huskies were ranked No. 10 prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament and their Final Four run.
South Carolina, which won the national championship and remains undefeated headed into the 2024-25 season, earned all the first-place votes in the poll to hold down the No. 1 spot. Iowa, the runner ups to the title, came in ranked at No. 2 following by UConn, No. 4 NC State and USC at No. 5.
The second half of the top 10 is: No. 6 LSU, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 9 Stanford and No. 10 UCLA.
Creighton was the only other Big East Team ranked, coming at No. 23.
The Huskies lose senior stars Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Mühl to the WNBA but return All-American Paige Bueckers to the lineup next year. Azzi Fudd, Aubrey Griffin, Ayanna Patterson, Jana El Alfy and Caroline Ducharme are all expected to return next season as well following their season-ending injuries this year.
