The No. 1 team in the poll, Arizona remains undefeated despite facing off against ranked opponents Florida, UConn and Alabama and in six Quad 1 games total. The Wildcats face No. 9 BYU on Jan. 26, but they have West Virginia and Cincinnati before then — both of them top-100 teams by NET ranking — and UCF, the toughest of the bunch.

Kansas, Gonzaga and Michigan State have each been to at least 26 consecutive men's NCAA tournaments, and each one is sitting pretty for yet another trip to the dance.

Former UConn player and current analyst Rebecca Lobo said last week on “ A Touch More ,” a podcast co-hosted by Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, that the game was a go and that it would be held at a neutral site in Nashville.

UConn has had the most difficult schedule of the undefeated teams to this point, with the NET plopping them at the fifth-toughest schedule out of 363 teams. The Huskies dominated Notre Dame on Monday, and play Seton Hall again before January ends.

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Joyce Isime Etute joins a 2026 recruiting class that already includes wing players Brihanna Crittendon and Addison Bjorn, guard Amalia Holguin and point guard Aaliah Spaight.

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Rocky Hill's 12-point loss to the Lions was as close as any in state team has come to the top team. Rocky Hill moved up one spot from No. 10 to No. 9 with the loss impressing enough voters. Behind the top two teams, No. 3 Greenwich and No. 4 Trumbull hold steady. The two teams meet next Tuesday in Greenwich.