Connecticut remained No. 1 in women's college basketball, with the first five teams in the Top 25 unchanged in the poll by The Associated Press.
UConn received 36 of the 39 first-places votes Monday and No. 2 Stanford drew the other three. The Huskies routed Syracuse 82-47 on Monday night. Next up is the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament that starts this weekend.
Baylor, Tennessee and Texas A&M round out the first five.
Houston entered the poll at No. 25, its first ranking since 2004. The Conference USA team has won 15 straight games and won't play until Saturday when it hosts Tulane in its regular-season finale.
"I've wanted to get this team back into the Top 25," Houston coach Todd Buchanan said. "We got it done probably in all honesty a year or two ahead of what would be more realistic."
Buchanan was an assistant coach for the Cougars from 2001-05 when they were last ranked. After spending the past few years as the coach of Houston Baptist, he returned to the school this season when coach Joe Curl left.
Iowa rejoined the Top 25 while West Virginia and Georgia fell out.
One voter was unable to vote this week.
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