The Bruins sit atop women's college basketball at 37-1, overtaking the 38-1 Huskies, who dropped from No. 1 to No. 3 despite just one loss all season — a reminder that in this race, one weekend can reshape everything. The Gamecocks surged from fourth to second at 36-4, making the top three a three-team collision course with a combined three losses.
But the story of the poll is South Bend. The Fighting Irish rocketed from No. 22 all the way to No. 9 — a 13-spot jump that is the biggest move in the entire Top 25. At 25-11, Notre Dame turned a season on the brink into a statement, and the voters noticed. Not far behind, the Horned Frogs climbed eight spots from 14th to sixth, while the Blue Devils rose from eighth to fifth, giving the ACC three teams in the top nine.
The Hawkeyes took the hardest fall, dropping nine spots from seventh to 16th, while three teams — the Cavaliers, Crimson Tide, and Huskies — crashed the party as new entrants. The race at the top is tight, but the chaos in the middle is where this poll lives.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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