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    AP Women's College Basketball Poll 2021: UConn Out of Top 10 for 1st Time Since 2005

    Adam WellsDecember 20, 2021

    UNCASVILLE, CT - DECEMBER 19: UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma reacts during the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase game between UConn Huskies and Louisville Cardinals on December 19, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
    M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

    After losing two of their past three games, the Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team has fallen out of the Top 10 in the Associated Press rankings for the first time since 2005. 

    In the latest AP Top 25 poll released Monday, the Huskies dropped four spots to No. 11. South Carolina (11-0) remained in the top spot and received all 29 first-place votes. 

    Women's College Basketball 2021 AP Top 25 Poll (Week 7)

    1. South Carolina (11-0)

    2. Stanford (8-2)

    3. Louisville (10-1)

    4. Arizona (10-0)

    5. North Carolina State (11-2)

    6. Maryland (9-3)

    7. Tennessee (9-1)

    8. Indiana (9-2)

    9. Michigan (11-1)

    10. Baylor (9-2)

    11. Connecticut (6-3)

    AP Women's College Basketball Poll 2021: UConn Out of Top 10 for 1st Time Since 2005
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    12. Texas (8-1)

    T13. Iowa State (11-1)

    T13. Georgia (10-1)

    15. Iowa (6-2)

    16. Duke (9-1)

    17. Georgia Tech (9-2)

    18. South Florida (8-3)

    19. BYU (9-1)

    20. Notre Dame (10-2)

    21. LSU (9-1)

    22. Kentucky (7-3)

    23. Texas A&M (9-2)

    24. Ohio State (8-2)

    25. North Carolina (10-0)

    According to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), Connecticut spent a record 313 consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 10 dating back to March 7, 2005. 

    No. 10 Baylor now holds the longest active streak of consecutive weeks in the top 10 at 136. 

    Connecticut announced Dec. 14 that Paige Bueckers, the reigning AP Player of the Year, is expected to miss eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair an anterior tibial plateau fracture and lateral meniscus tear. 

    She suffered the injury in the final minute of a Dec. 5 win over Notre Dame. 

    In six games with Bueckers, the Huskies were 5-1 and averaged 62.3 points per game. They are averaging 59.7 points per game and have lost two of three games without the superstar sophomore. 

    While head coach Geno Auriemma looks to find answers for UConn, Dawn Staley is doing everything right with South Carolina right now. The Gamecocks already have three wins over top-16 opponents: Connecticut, Duke, Maryland. 

    This week will present a significant challenge for South Carolina. It will host No. 2 Stanford on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The reigning national champions have won four straight games, including a 74-63 victory over Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday.