Doug Feinberg | The Associated Press | February 25, 2019 Women's basketball rankings: UCLA enters Top 25; Baylor unanimous No. 1 Andy Katz calls for a Notre Dame repeat as national champs in women's hoops Share NEW YORK — A win over the No. 2 team in the country earned UCLA its first ranking of the season. The Bruins entered The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday at No. 25 after rallying from 22 points down to upset Oregon on Friday night. UCLA lost a close contest against Oregon State on Sunday. 'ALL EYES ARE ON OREGON RIGHT NOW': The state with two title contenders selling out women's hoops games The Ducks lost to the rival Beavers on Monday and fell to No. 6 in the poll. Oregon State moved up to ninth. Baylor garnered all 28 first-place votes to remain No. 1 in the Top 25. The Lady Bears clinched their ninth consecutive Big 12 championship this past week. They host No. 18 Texas on Monday night. GAMEDAY! #SicUT 🐻 No. 1 Bears 🆚 Longhorns 🐂⌚️6PM | 🏟️ Ferrell Center📺 @FS1 or https://t.co/zYV0X7OfeH📻 1660 AM | 92.3 FM📊 https://t.co/lWyI3BLF68🗒️ https://t.co/KLpm9Rn5RK🗞️ https://t.co/iWQXbOg0mT#SicEm | 🐻🏀 pic.twitter.com/erV4WHAoFv— Baylor Women's Basketball (@BaylorWBB) February 25, 2019 UConn, Louisville, Notre Dame and Mississippi State round out the first five teams in the AP Top 25. Stanford, Maryland and N.C. State are the other three teams in the first 10. TOURNAMENT TIME: Baylor, Louisville, Oregon and MSU earn tops seeds in first tournament projection South Dakota fell out of the rankings after losing to rival Summit League rival South Dakota State over the weekend. The Coyotes spent two weeks in the poll after getting ranked for the first time in school history earlier this month. UCLA had a nice run in the Top 25 over the past few years reaching as high as fifth last season. The Bruins lost stars Monique Billings and Jordin Canada to graduation and the WNBA. Hello, @AP_Top25! 👋UCLA landed at spot at No. 2⃣5⃣ for its first AP ranking of the season. 👊📰 https://t.co/mCe53Xlbbh #GoBruins pic.twitter.com/vtWHLXWShW— UCLA W. Basketball (@UCLAWBB) February 25, 2019 Here are some other tidbits from the AP Top 25 this week: SURGING WILDCATS Kentucky climbed five spots to No. 11. That’s the best ranking for the Wildcats since they were ninth on Jan. 18, 2016. They knocked off then-No. 13 South Carolina on Thursday before edging LSU on Sunday. Kentucky is currently in third in the SEC. TOP SCORER: Arike Ogunbowale passes Skylar Diggins-Smith as Notre Dame's all-time leading scorer Fourteen of the Top 25 teams lost last week, including seven to unranked schools. That tends to happen a lot in conference play where teams know each other better. AP Top 25 #ncaaW Poll - Feb. 251️⃣ @BaylorWBB2️⃣ @UConnWBB3️⃣ @UofLWBB4️⃣ @ndwbb5️⃣ @HailStateWBK6️⃣-2️⃣5️⃣:https://t.co/KH9ojrYEna pic.twitter.com/oUBSs6P3Cv— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) February 25, 2019 THROWDOWN THURSDAY Thursday will see a trio of games between ranked teams. No. 3 Louisville hosts 10th-ranked N.C. State; No. 19 Texas A&M visits 11th-ranked Kentucky and 22nd- ranked Florida State hosts No. 17 Syracuse. Here is the full Top 25: RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Baylor (28) 25-1 700 1 2 Connecticut 25-2 663 3 3 Louisville 25-2 639 4 4 Notre Dame 25-3 625 5 5 Mississippi State 25-2 576 6 6 Oregon 25-3 559 2 7 Stanford 23-4 506 7 8 Maryland 24-3 489 8 9 Oregon State 23-5 486 12 10 North Carolina State 24-3 454 9 11 Kentucky 23-5 368 16 12 Iowa 21-6 367 10 13 Marquette 23-5 356 11 14 South Carolina 20-7 346 13 15 Miami (FL) 23-6 320 14 16 Gonzaga 25-3 308 15 17 Syracuse 20-6 258 18 18 Texas 21-6 241 19 19 Texas A&M 20-6 179 21 20 Iowa State 20-7 173 20 21 Arizona State 18-8 106 17 22 Florida State 21-6 97 22 23 Drake 21-5 78 24 24 Rice 23-3 67 25 25 UCLA 17-11 40 NR Track and Field awards: Breaking down the 2022 Bowerman Award men's finalists The 2022 men's Bowerman finalists have been named, with three athlete making the final cut. Let's take a look at the finalists. READ MORE Here are the 8 longest home runs in College World Series history (that we know of) The longest home run in Men's College World Series history at Charles Schwab Field Omaha unofficially belongs to Arkansas' Brady Slavens, who went deep 436 feet in 2022. Here is the full top 8 since the stadium opened in 2011. READ MORE Teams with the most appearances in the Men's College World Series Texas, Miami and Florida State are the programs that have made the most appearances in the Men's College World Series. READ MORE