At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be a glaring reason to sound the alarm about UConn women’s basketball. The Huskies are 11-2 and ranked seventh in the latest AP Top 25 Poll and still look like contenders for the national championship because of two big reasons:

With 627 appearances in his 40 years at UConn, coach Geno Auriemma has now tied Tara VanDerveer for the most appearances with one school in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 poll. UCLA remains this week's No.

The UConn women’s basketball team ranked No. 7 in the AP Top 25 after Week 8, tying Geno Auriemma with Tara Vanderveer for most appearances in the poll.