Even a loss isn’t enough to stop the quick-rising Kentucky women’s basketball team.

Despite a loss to Vanderbilt, UK’s first defeat in a month, the Cats moved up in the latest Associated Press Top 25 rankings. UK checked in at No. 16 this week after watching their eight-game conference winning streak coming to an end.

It’s the Cats’ highest mark since ranking No. 15 in the first week of the 2006-07 season.

The ESPN/USA Today Poll will be released Tuesday.

AP Top 25   1. Connecticut (40)  25-0 1000   2. Stanford 23-1 959   3. Nebraska 23-0 901   4. Notre Dame 23-1 891   5. Tennessee 23-2 848   6. Xavier 20-3 773   7. Ohio State 25-3 746   8. Duke 21-4 726   9. West Virginia 22-3 666  10. Florida State 21-4 633  11. Oklahoma 18-6 600  12. Texas 18-6 568  13. Iowa State 19-4 437  14. Georgetown 20-4 385  15. Texas A&M 17-6 380  16. Kentucky 21-4 352  17. Oklahoma State 18-6 324  18. Baylor 17-7 308  19. Georgia Tech 20-5 263  20. Georgia 20-6 217  21. Gonzaga 21-4 186  22. St. John’s 20-5 133  23. TCU 19-5 128  23. LSU 17-7 128  25. Vanderbilt 18-7 117