That three-game losing streak is now safely in the rearview window.
After dropping out of the top 10 and plummeting all the way to 19th, the UK women’s basketball team is on a four-game winning streak and is restarting its climb in the polls.
The Cats checked in at No. 17 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 18 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Baylor (24) | 18-1 | 956 |
| 2 | Connecticut (13) | 18-1 | 942 |
| 3 | Duke (1) | 19-0 | 884 |
| 4 | Stanford (1) | 16-2 | 871 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 19-2 | 814 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 17-1 | 793 |
| 7 | Xavier | 16-2 | 732 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 19-1 | 685 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 17-4 | 641 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 18-2 | 613 |
| 11 | UCLA | 16-2 | 575 |
| 12 | DePaul | 19-2 | 544 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 15-3 | 478 |
| 14 | Maryland | 16-3 | 456 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 17-3 | 405 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 18-1 | 372 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 15-4 | 335 |
| 18 | Iowa | 15-4 | 331 |
| 19 | Georgetown | 15-5 | 258 |
| 20 | Georgia | 16-3 | 210 |
| 21 | Florida State | 15-4 | 206 |
| 22 | Green Bay | 18-1 | 194 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 13-5 | 133 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 12-6 | 89 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 17-5 | 43 |
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ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll |
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| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Baylor (20) | 18-1 | 761 |
| 2 | Connecticut (9) | 18-1 | 748 |
| 3 | Duke (2) | 19-0 | 715 |
| 4 | Stanford | 16-2 | 683 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 17-1 | 629 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 19-2 | 628 |
| 7 | Xavier | 16-2 | 583 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 19-1 | 546 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 17-4 | 503 |
| 10 | UCLA | 16-2 | 493 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 18-2 | 454 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 15-3 | 412 |
| 13 | Maryland | 16-3 | 387 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 17-3 | 346 |
| 15 | Florida State | 16-4 | 325 |
| 16 | Green Bay | 18-1 | 313 |
| 17 | DePaul | 19-2 | 302 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 15-4 | 271 |
| 19 | Georgetown | 15-5 | 209 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 13-5 | 178 |
| 21 | Iowa | 15-5 | 135 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 18-2 | 112 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 13-6 | 63 |
| 24 | Georgia | 16-3 | 59 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 16-3 | 50 |
