Doug Feinberg | The Associated Press | January 28, 2019 Women's college basketball rankings: Baylor supplants Notre Dame as top team in AP poll Andy Katz calls for a Notre Dame repeat as national champs in women's hoops Share NEW YORK — Kim Mulkey and Baylor returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll on Monday for the first time nearly six years. The Lady Bears (17-1) ascended to the top spot after then-No. 1 Notre Dame lost to unranked North Carolina on Sunday. Baylor, which received 24 of 28 first-place votes from a national media panel, last was No. 1 in the final poll of the 2012-13 season. The team was the top choice among voters for the final 11 weeks of that season. NO. 1 GOES DOWN: UNC stuns No. 1 Notre Dame for first top-ranked upset since 2006 “Anything that’s considered positive for our program and Baylor, we welcome. But really, what does it mean? It doesn’t mean anything. It doesn’t win a championship for you. It just puts a bigger target on your back,” Mulkey said after the Lady Bears beat Oklahoma on Sunday. “It’s not the first time we’ve been ranked No. 1 ... I don’t think it will change anything about the kids in the locker room. I don’t think it will change anything about our practices. Our focus, right now, is Oklahoma State, and then our big focus is winning another Big 12 championship.” The Fighting Irish fell to fifth, with UConn, Louisville and Oregon following Baylor. Mississippi State, North Carolina State, Stanford, Oregon State and Marquette rounded out the top 10. The Wolfpack are the only undefeated team left in Division I basketball. Here is the full top 25: rank school record points previous 1 Baylor (24) 17-1 695 2 2 UConn (2) 18-1 670 3 3 Louisville (2) 19-1 630 4 4 Oregon 19-1 606 5 5 Notre Dame 19-2 604 1 6 Mississippi State 19-1 565 7 7 North Carolina State 20-0 541 8 8 Stanford 17-2 488 6 9 Oregon State 17-3 460 9 10 Marquette 18-3 452 10 11 Maryland 18-2 427 11 12 Texas 17-3 374 12 13 Iowa 16-4 338 17 14 Utah 18-1 282 21 15 Gonzaga 19-2 269 18 16 South Carolina 13-5 265 19 17 Rutgers 16-4 256 14 18 Syracuse 16-4 253 13 19 Kentucky 17-4 222 15 20 Texas A&M 16-4 142 24 21 Arizona State 14-6 127 16 22 Michigan State 15-5 109 23 23 Iowa State 15-5 106 20 24 Florida State 17-3 73 22 25 BYU 17-3 47 NR BYU entered the poll at No. 25 while Missouri fell out. It’s the Cougars first ranking since Feb. 13, 2012. Along with Utah, BYU gives the state of Utah two ranked teams for the first time since 2006, when both were in the AP Top 25. RISING UTES: One week after entering the poll, Utah moved up to No. 14 after beating then-No. 6 Stanford on Sunday. It’s the school’s best ranking since the Utes were 12th on March 10, 2008. The team’s best ranking ever was 11th in 1998. For the first time in program history, No. 21 @UTAHWBB is victorious over No. 6 Stanford!#ncaaW pic.twitter.com/34YohLO7RL— NCAA WBB (@ncaawbb) January 27, 2019 LAST OF THE UNBEATENS: N.C. State (20-0) visits Wake Forest and host North Carolina this week. If the Wolfpack still haven’t lost at that point, the schedule gets a bit tougher, with consecutive road games at No. 24 Florida State and No. 18 Syracuse before hosting Notre Dame. WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR: 9 teams that could be the next first-time national champion This article is written by Doug Feinberg and was legally licensed via the Associated Press through the NewsCred publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@newscred.com. Here's where Baylor ranks among the greatest men's basketball national champions ever Baylor won its first-ever national championship in men's basketball. READ MORE Gonzaga comes up short in quest for perfect season, first title In a title game between the undefeated Zags and two-loss Bears, Baylor was never in trouble. The Bears led for 39:27. The game was tied for 33 seconds. READ MORE How Baylor proved it's now a 'legit powerhouse' in college basketball Baylor spoiled Gonzaga's otherwise undefeated season to claim the national title. READ MORE