The UCLA women’s basketball team is on a tear. After bulldozing Nebraska 91-54, the Bruins improved a perfect 13-0 record and secured head coach Cori Close’s 300th victory with the program.
This week, the Bruins remained atop the AP Top 25 poll for the sixth straight week. The only remaining undefeated program in the top five, UCLA edged out South Carolina, Notre Dame, rival USC, and Texas for the number one spot.
With an undefeated record and a fifteen-point statement win over South Carolina in November, UCLA remains the undisputed best team in women’s college basketball.
That said, in the new year, the Bruins will have some stiff competition.
With games against No. 24 Michigan and No. 8 Maryland in January and No. 10 Ohio State and No. 4 USC in February, the Bruins will need to play their best basketball soon.
In games featuring some of the best players with Big Ten-standing implications, UCLA must stay focused to avoid peaking too early before March Madness this spring.