UConnguard Paige Bueckers, left, dribbles around Louisville guard Tajianna Roberts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in New York.
Tennessee has returned to The Associated Press Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school's longest drought in the 48-year history of the women's basketball poll.
The Lady Vols (7-0) had not been ranked since Nov. 27, 2023, a span of 22 polls. Since the rankings began in 1976, Tennessee has been in the Top 25 in 779 of 870 total weeks (89.5%).
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