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On3's women's basketball Top 25: Week three

Talia-HS-white-300x300by: Talia Goodman3 hours agoTaliaGoodmanWBB
Geno Auriemma
Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma's Huskies have played in 48 games at Mohegan Sun Arena. They have won 47 of them. - David Butler II, USA Today

The women’s college basketball season is here and it’s already shaking things up. There were a ton of great games this week and the Top 25 has shifted significantly.

Reminder: My Top 25 will change a lot, especially early in the season. It’s based on a variety of factors, but mostly:

  • Results
  • Resume
  • Head-to-heads
  • Strength of schedule

1. UConn

Results: Wins over No. 6 Michigan and Utah

Next up: at Xavier

2. UCLA

Results: Win over Southern

Next up: vs. Texas and South Carolina/Duke

3. South Carolina

Results: Wins over Winthrop and Queens

Next up: vs. Duke and Texas/UCLA

4. Texas

Results: N/A

Next up: vs. UCLA and South Carolina/Duke

5. LSU

Results: Wins over Tulane and Alcorn State

Next up: vs. Marist and Miami (OH)/Washington State

6. Michigan

Results: Win over Binghamton, loss to No. 1 UConn, win over Syracuse

Next up: at Detroit Mercy

7. TCU

Results: Wins over Tarleton State and UTRGV

Next up: vs. Richmond and UAB

8. Maryland

Results: Wins over Bethune-Cookman and George Mason

Next up: vs. Kentucky and Hofstra

9. Oklahoma

Results: Win over East Texas A&M

Next up: vs. Coppin State and Florida State/Missouri State

10. Iowa State

Results: Wins over Drake and Mercyhurst

Next up: vs. Marquette and Indiana/Gonzaga

11. North Carolina

Results: Wins over NC A&T and UNCG

Next up: vs. South Dakota State, Kansas State and Columbia

12. Iowa

Results: Wins over then-No. 13 Baylor and Miami

Next up: vs. Western Illinois and Fairfield

13. West Virginia

Results: Win over Appalachian State

Next up: vs. McNeese and Ohio State/Belmont

14. Kentucky

Results: Wins over Purdue and then-No. 24 Louisville

Next up: vs. Maryland and Morgan State

15. Washington

Results: Wins over Fresno State and Vermont

Next up: vs. Southern and UC San Diego

16. Tennessee

Results: Wins over MTSU and Coppin State

Next up: at UCLA

17. Baylor

Results: Loss to then-No. 21 Iowa, win over Davidson

Next up: vs. Louisiana Tech and Grambling State

18. Notre Dame

Results: Win over then-No. 12 USC

Next up: vs. Central Michigan

19. USC

Results: Win over Portland and loss to Notre Dame

Next up: vs. Tennessee Tech and Pepperdine

20. Michigan State

Results: Wins over Eastern Illinois and Oakland

Next up: vs. Temple and Clemson/Western Carolina

21. Vanderbilt

Results: Wins over Western Kentucky, Alabama State and Tennessee State

Next up: vs. Oregon State and BYU/Virginia Tech

22. Ole Miss

Results: Win over Memphis

Next up: vs. Longwood, Wisconsin and George Mason

23. South Dakota State

Results: Win over Gonzaga

Next up: vs. North Carolina and Kansas State

24. Louisville

Results: Win over Morehead State, loss to then-No. 23 Kentucky

Next up: vs. Eastern Illinois, ETSU and Bellarmine

25. Princeton

Results: Wins over Rice, Penn State and UMES

Next up: at Rhode Island, vs. DePaul

Honorable mentions

NC State, Kansas, Ohio State, Richmond, Nebraska, Fairfield