The UConn women's basketball team rose to No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for the first time on Jan. 17, 1995. A day later, the Huskies rolled past Boston College at Conte Forum for their first win as the top-ranked team. No one has been No. 1 more weeks than UConn. No one has won more games as the No. 1 team than the Huskies.

As for Texas and South Carolina: Despite beating UCLA early in the season, the Longhorns have played a less challenging schedule thus far and have fewer quality wins. South Carolina and Texas are nearly equal in resume, but Texas owns the head-to-head matchup after topping the Gamecocks 66-64 on Nov. 27.

UConn returns to action Sunday at Butler following its four-day break for the holidays. The game marks the second Big East road trip for the Huskies, who lead the early conference standings at 3-0. The Huskies are 8-0 all-time against Butler, including 4-0 when playing at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Texas Tech added a second Quad 1 win to its resume with a win over West Virginia on Wednesday. The Lady Raiders beat No. 21 Baylor on Dec. 21. They have Kansas State and No. 10 Iowa State looming before January ends.

For the last two seasons, the UConn women’s basketball team’s game against USC has been one of the most highly-anticipated matchups on the calendar. But the regular-season series between programs will likely end after the No. 1 Huskies face the No. 16 ...

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