All 5 UConn starters reach double figures in rout of Longhorns

Maya Moore had 20 points and 11 rebounds and top-ranked Connecticut cruised in its first test of the season with an 83-58 win over Texas (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) on Tuesday night.

Nov 17, 2009; San Antonio, TX, USA; Connecticut Huskies forward Maya Moore (left) drives past Texas Longhorns...

...Williams (00) controls a loose ball ahead of Connecticut Huskies forward Meghan Gardler (22) during the first half...

Nov 17, 2009; San Antonio, TX, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard Caroline Doty (5) passes the ball under...

Routs remind us of the way we were

Did Tuesday's routs prove we need a UConn-Tennessee regular-season matchup back? No, but the series sure is missed.

They meet again -- sort of

Tennessee and UConn won't actually play each other Tuesday in the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon in San Antonio. But just having the two longtime rivals and their coaches in the same place could be entertaining.

Five burning questions for 2009-10

From UConn's chances of repeating to identifying the Huskies' biggest challengers, we break down the biggest questions heading into 2009-10.

A look back at the five unbeaten teams

Counting UConn's win Tuesday to cap a 39-0 season, five teams have run the table. A look back at each of their seasons.

Just how much should a loss to UConn affect a team's tourney résumé?

As it turns out, losing to UConn in the regular season might not hurt a team's NCAA profile too much. But landing in the eighth spot in the S-curve -- and in the same regional as the Huskies -- is the thing to be wary of.

Upsets cause shake-up among top 16

After the first week of 2009 provided plenty of losses for Top 25 teams, the top of the S-curve got shaken up, too.

Questions (and UConn as the champ) jump out

When is it almost a disadvantage to be a No. 2 seed? Will UConn meet its archrival in St. Louis? Who else will be there? More predictions for the 2009 NCAA tournament.

If our bracket made its way to March ...

UConn will go all the way, Tennessee will stumble earlier than ever, and Auburn (!) will be the national runner-up when the women's 2009 NCAA tournament is played.

Connecticut leads parade of unbeatens in coaches' poll

Unbeatens Connecticut, North Carolina, Texas A&M and Texas remain the top four teams in the latest ESPN/USA Today women's basketball rankings released Tuesday.

UConn stays unanimous atop AP poll; South Dakota St. at No. 25

South Dakota State has joined The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time. The Jackrabbits have a 12-1 record and enter the rankings at No. 25.

Connecticut comes out on top in early look at 2009

The 2008-09 season might be seven months away, but here's a look at how the preseason top 25 shapes up now.