{
  "id": 15773100,
  "title": "UConn women's basketball team is No. 2 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uconn-womens-basketball-team-is-no-2-in-the-preseason-ap-top-25-poll",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:23:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uconn-womens-basketball-team-no-172315992.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UConn women's basketball team will commence the 2026-27 season positioned second in the nation. The preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll was revealed on Tuesday, with South Carolina holding the top spot. The Huskies rank ahead of USC, Duke, and Michigan in the standings. The Top 10 includes Texas, Louisville, Vanderbilt, LSU, and Iowa. UConn secured a preseason victory against Texas in a preseason matchup. South Carolina garnered 23 of the 31 first-place votes, while UConn received six. Last season, UConn began as the No. 1 seed after winning the NCAA title in 2025, but lost in the Final Four. South Carolina defeated UConn in the national semifinal but lost 79-51 to UCLA in the championship game. UCLA ended the season atop the poll but began the new season at No. 11. Geno Auriemma's Huskies have been ranked in the Top 25 since the 1989-90 season and reached No. 1 in January 1995. UConn has consistently appeared in the Top 10 of every preseason poll since 1994. The teams are scheduled to face off at Mohegan Sun Arena on November 24. Other notable opponents on UConn's schedule include Michigan, Iowa, Louisville, Ohio State, Duke, Maryland, Notre Dame, and LSU.",
  "summary": "The Huskies are No. 2 behind South Carolina in the first AP poll of the season.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Women's college basketball preview: Breaking down each Top 25 team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/womens-college-basketball-preview-breaking-down-each-top-25-team",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:19:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}