Stanford is the new No. 1 team in the nation, barely edging Connecticut for the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll Monday.
The Cardinal jumps from fourth after beating former No. 1 Baylor 71-69 on Friday night, ending the Lady Bears' 42-game winning streak. Baylor, which was first in the previous 21 polls, falls to third.
Stanford receives 21 first place votes, while Connecticut has 17. Baylor gets the other one. It's the Cardinal's first time at No. 1 since the final poll of the 2005 season.
Duke is fourth and Notre Dame fifth. The Blue Devils were the last team to jump from the fourth spot to No. 1. They did it in 2003 after beating then-No. 1 UConn by a point.
UCLA, Kansas, Dayton and North Carolina all move into the Top 25, while Delaware, Texas A&M, Miami and Georgetown fall out.
AP Top 25
Rank Team Record Pts Last Week
1. Stanford (21) 5-0 952 4
Last game: at Tenn-Martin, W 92-67 (11/18)
Next game: Long Beach St. (11/25)
2. Connecticut (17) 2-0 943 2
Last game: at Texas A&M, W 81-50 (11/18)
Next game: Wake Forest (11/22)
3. Baylor (1) 4-1 903 1
Last game: at Hawaii, W 77-42 (11/18)
Next game: Liberty (11/23)
4. Duke 2-0 866 3
Last game: vs Iona, W 100-31 (11/18)
Next game: Valparaiso (11/23)
5. Notre Dame 2-0 791 7
Last game: vs Massachusetts, W 94-50 (11/18)
Next game: Mercer (11/20)
6. Penn St. 3-0 746 9
Last game: vs Lafayette, W 75-34 (11/18)
Next game: Detroit (11/23)
7. Louisville 3-0 743 8
Last game: at Austin Peay, W 90-52 (11/15)
Next game: UCF (11/20)
8. Georgia 4-0 691 10
Last game: vs Belmont, W 70-38 (11/18)
Next game: Savannah St. (11/20)
9. Kentucky 2-1 644 6
Last game: vs High Point, W 80-46 (11/17)
Next game: Morehead St. (11/23)
10. Maryland 2-1 617 5
Last game: at St. Joseph's, L 49-50 (11/17)
Next game: American (11/21)
11. California 2-0 604 12
Last game: vs St. Mary's, W 89-41 (11/15)
Next game: Cal Poly (11/19)
12. West Virginia 3-0 502 14
Last game: vs S.Car. Upstate, W 75-45 (11/17)
Next game: LSU (11/23)
13. Oklahoma 2-1 398 11
Last game: vs Saint Louis, W 68-33 (11/18)
Next game: Arkansas (11/23)
14. Purdue 2-0 385 18
Last game: at SIU Edwardsville, W 66-51 (11/17)
Next game: Bowling Green (11/19)
15. Texas 2-0 362 19
Last game: at Hofstra, W 72-52 (11/10)
Next game: Jackson St. (11/20)
16. Ohio St. 2-1 311 20
Last game: vs Winthrop, W 78-53 (11/17)
Next game: St. Francis (PA) (11/20)
17. Vanderbilt 3-1 271 13
Last game: at Dayton, L 66-71 (11/18)
Next game: Virginia (11/23)
18. St. John's 2-1 265 20
Last game: vs Hofstra, W 73-47 (11/17)
Next game: Iona (11/21)
19. UCLA 2-0 258 NR
Last game: at Oklahoma, W 86-80 (11/14)
Next game: Notre Dame (11/23)
20. Tennessee 3-1 254 24
Last game: at Miami (FL), W 79-67 (11/18)
Next game: Alcorn St. (11/25)
21. Oklahoma St. 3-0 245 22
Last game: vs Weber St., W 101-49 (11/18)
Next game: TX Pan American (11/20)
22. Kansas 3-0 169 NR
Last game: vs Wake Forest, W 64-58 (11/18)
Next game: Alabama A&M (11/23)
23. Nebraska 3-1 167 15
Last game: at South Dakota St., L 55-60 (11/18)
Next game: Sam Houston St. (11/20)
24. Dayton 4-0 101 NR
Last game: vs Vanderbilt, W 71-66 (11/18)
Next game: Buffalo (11/23)
25. North Carolina 4-0 89 NR
Last game: at Iowa, W 77-64 (11/18)
Next game: La Salle (11/24)
Dropped Out:
No. 16 Texas A&M,
No. 17 Delaware,
No. 23 Miami (FL),
No. 25 Georgetown
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M 76,
Iowa St. 76,
Miami (FL) 53,
Georgia Tech 36,
Delaware 31,
Georgetown 20,
Virginia 19,
DePaul 19,
Green Bay 16,
Chattanooga 12,
Rutgers 12,
Middle Tenn. St. 8,
Florida St. 6,
Iowa 5,
South Carolina 4,
St. Joseph's 3,
Gonzaga 1,
San Diego St. 1
