Texas Beats Georgia, Holds No. 1 Ranking in NCAA Women’s Basketball

Texas received the No. 1 ranking for the first time in 21 years but needed a big fourth quarter to avoid an upset in Georgia.

Rori Harmon #3 and Taylor Jones #44 of the Texas Longhorns trap Trinity Turner #0 of the Georgia Lady Bulldogs during the third quarter at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., on Feb. 24, 2025. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Georgia’s women’s basketball players were hoping to cause an upset on Monday when the new No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns came to town.

Texas (27–2) received the top ranking in the new AP Poll on Monday since previous No. 1 Notre Dame (24–4) went down 104–95 in double overtime on Sunday against then-No. 13 North Carolina State (23–5). It also helped that the Longhorns won 65–58 over then-No. 5 LSU (27–2) the week before.