Napheesa Collier scored 22 points and Katie Lou Samuelson added 21 to lead No. 3 UConn to a 79-39 rout of SMU, the Huskies' 107th straight victory over an American Athletic Conference opponent.
With its record-breaking 91st consecutive victory, UConn remains the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women's basketball poll on Monday, getting all 33 votes from the national media panel.
The Huskies are in control over SMU as they seek their record win streak to 91 games, as seen is this full-court, three-pass fast break.
Former NBA player and Texas Longhorns standout Travis Mays has been named SMU's women's basketball coach.
SMU women's basketball coach Rhonda Rompola has said her decision to retire at age 55 is driven by a desire to spend more time with her husband.
UCF and Cincinnati were the only schools to receive A's in a Tucker Center study as the number of women coaching hires rose slightly for the third consecutive year.
The American Athletic Conference has three new teams, but the same old top dog is the heavy favorite.
Connecticut is the heavy favorite in the new American Athletic Conference.
The commissioner of the renamed American Athletic Conference says a decision on where to hold its basketball tournaments could come in the next two weeks.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 16-0 | - | 35-3 |
| UCF | 13-3 | 3 | 26-7 |
| Cincinnati | 12-4 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Houston | 9-7 | 7 | 15-16 |
| South Florida | 7-9 | 9 | 19-16 |
| Temple | 7-9 | 9 | 11-19 |
| East Carolina | 6-10 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Tulsa | 6-10 | 10 | 13-18 |
| Tulane | 5-11 | 11 | 15-15 |
| Wichita State | 5-11 | 11 | 12-18 |
| SMU | 5-11 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 5-11 | 11 | 11-20 |
