The Big Ten showed off its depth in women's basketball this week, as a record-tying nine teams from the conference made Monday's AP Top 25 poll.

With three teams — No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Michigan, and No. 7 Maryland — still in the Top 10, the Big Ten has tied its own record for ranked squads set in December 2024, as No. 24 Nebraska joined this week's list following a 9-0 start to the 2025/26 NCAA basketball season.

"I've been honored to be a part of this league for the last 13 seasons, working on year 14, where I've watched the [Big Ten] just get better and better," said Michigan head coach Kim Barnes Arico after Monday's poll drop.

No Big Ten team had a more dramatic weekend than Maryland, who kept their season's unbeaten streak alive with a furious comeback to defeat unranked Minnesota 100-99 in double overtime on Sunday.

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Despite falling behind by nine points in the second overtime period, the Terrapins executed an 8-0 run in just nine seconds to put the game within reach, before guard Saylor Poffenbarger hit the game-winner with just 11 seconds remaining.

"Maryland has a standard," Poffenbarger said after her team-leading 30-point, 10-rebound double-double performance on Sunday. "When you come to Maryland, you know the things that come with it."

2025/26 AP Top 25 Women's College Basketball Poll: Week 6

1. UConn (9-0, Big East)
2. Texas (10-0, SEC)
3. South Carolina (9-1, SEC)
4. UCLA (9-1, Big Ten)
5. LSU (10-0, SEC)
6. Michigan (8-1, Big Ten)
7. Maryland (11-0, Big Ten)
8. TCU (10-0, Big 12)
9. Oklahoma (9-1, SEC)
10. Iowa State (10-0, Big 12)
11. Iowa (9-0, Big Ten)
12. UNC (9-2, ACC)
13. Baylor (9-1, Big 12)
14. Vanderbilt (9-0, SEC)
15. Kentucky (10-1, SEC)
16. USC (7-2, Big Ten)
17. Ole Miss (8-1, SEC)
18. Tennessee (6-2, SEC)
19. Notre Dame (6-2, ACC)
20. Washington (8-1, Big Ten)
21. Ohio State (7-1, Big Ten)
22. Louisville (8-3, ACC)
23. Oklahoma State (10-1, Big 12)
24. Nebraska (9-0, Big Ten)
25. Michigan State (8-1, Big Ten)

Former UConn women’s basketball guard Saylor Poggenbarger is transferring to Arkansas, with the news announced via Twitter on Friday.

Poggenbarger entered the transfer portal on Nov. 15 after graduating early from high school and enrolling at UConn last January. In her 12 games with the Huskies, Poggenbarger scored six points with four rebounds. The guard has not played with the team this season due to a shin injury.

The former UConn player’s mother, Amy Poggenbarger, previously spoke with the Frederick News-Post, telling the outlet that her daughter’s decision to transfer came down to the university as a whole, not just the basketball program.

“It’s been a conversation, and it’s not all basketball,” Amy Poffenbarger said. “The academic [side] wasn’t super-engaging, there wasn’t much to the campus life, and there wasn’t the ability to get out and meet a lot of people. Unfortunately that part of college life… that part wasn’t happening for her.”

Since she transferred midseason, Poffenbarger will have to wait to take the court with the Razorbacks until the 2022-2023 season. The No. 30 player in the class of 2021 will have four years of eligibility remaining when she starts her campaign with Arkansas.

UConn freshman Saylor Poffenbarger is set to transfer from the Huskies women’s basketball program after graduating early from high school and enrolling at UConn last January.

The guard played in 12 games last season, scoring six points and notching four rebounds.

In a release on UConn’s website on Monday, Poffenbarger opened up about the decision.

“After talking to my family, I decided it’s in my best interest to enter my name into the transfer portal,” she said. “I’m grateful for my teammates, coaches, support staff and the fans for welcoming me to Storrs, and I wish them the best.”

Poffenbarger will finish off the semester at UConn but will no longer be on the basketball team, according to her mother, Amy Poffenbarger, who spoke with the Frederick News-Post.

Her mother added that it was a decision that wasn’t made based solely on basketball, deciding that the university as a whole wasn’t for her.

“It’s been a conversation, and it’s not all basketball,” Amy Poffenbarger said. “The academic [side] wasn’t super-engaging, there wasn’t much to the campus life, and there wasn’t the ability to get out and meet a lot of people. Unfortunately that part of college life… that part wasn’t happening for her.

“The whole package was not the right fit for her. Unfortunately, that’s what happens sometimes.”

Although Poffenbarger played in 12 games last season, that experience did not count against her eligibility. Wherever she enrolls next, she’ll be considered a redshirt freshman.

“Saylor is a great person who has a lot of potential. Wherever she goes, she’ll be able to reach her goals and benefit her future home,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said in a statement. “We wish Saylor and her family the best as she continues her career.”

UConn has already started off the season strong, ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll after a dominant 95-80 win over Arkansas on Sunday.