Louisville women’s basketball climbs to No. 2 in new AP poll

The Louisville women’s basketball team is No. 2 in this week’s AP top 25 poll, which matches the highest ranking in program history.

This is what happens when you beat DePaul by a billion on national television.

Five other times Louisville has been ranked second in the AP poll, once last season, three times in 2018-19 and once in 2017-18.

Stanford is the new No. 1 team in the country, rising one spot after South Carolina’s home loss to then-No. 8 NC State. Louisville received two first-place votes.

Here’s the complete poll:

1. Stanford (24) 3-0
2. Louisville (2) 4-0
3. UConn (2) 0-0
4. NC State (2) 4-0
5. South Carolina 4-1
6. Arizona 3-0
7. Baylor 2-1
8. Oregon 4-0
9. Kentucky 4-0
10. Texas A&M 4-0
11. UCLA 2-1
12. Mississippi St. 2-1
13. Arkansas 5-1
14. Maryland 3-1
15. Indiana 2-1
15. Oregon St. 3-0
17. Northwestern 0-0
18. Ohio St. 3-0
19. Michigan 3-0
20. Syracuse 3-0
21. Missouri St. 2-1
22. South Dakota St. 3-0
23. Texas 3-1
24. DePaul 1-2
25. Gonzaga 1-2

Others receiving votes: South Florida, Iowa St., North Carolina, Arizona St., Notre Dame, West Virginia, Wake Forest, Boston College, Ohio, Georgia, Virginia Tech