Louisville, NC State survive upset bids to remain atop poll

Louisville and North Carolina State both survived upset bids to remain the top two teams in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll. The No. 1 Cardinals needed a late basket from Dana Evans to stave off Wake Forest while the second-ranked Wolfpack had to rally from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Virginia Tech. UConn is No. 3 in the poll and South Carolina is No. 4. UCLA climbed to No. 5 after beating Stanford last week.