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Long winning streaks have always served as one of the clearest indicators of sustained excellence in women\u2019s college basketball. Since the NCAA began sponsoring the sport in 1981-82, only a small number of Division I programs have managed to string together 30 or more consecutive victories.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list of the longest win streaks in the history of DI women\u2019s college basketball.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tRank
\n\t\t\tTeam
\n\t\t\tWins
\n\t\t\tSeason(s)
\n\t\t\tHead Coach<\/p>\n

\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t111
\n\t\t\t2014\u201317
\n\t\t\tGeno Auriemma<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t90
\n\t\t\t2008\u201311
\n\t\t\tGeno Auriemma<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t70
\n\t\t\t2001\u201303
\n\t\t\tGeno Auriemma<\/p>\n

\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tLouisiana Tech
\n\t\t\t54
\n\t\t\t1980\u201382
\n\t\t\tLeon Barmore<\/p>\n

\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t52
\n\t\t\t2025-present
\n\t\t\tGeno Auriemma<\/p>\n

\t\t\t6
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t47
\n\t\t\t2013\u201315
\n\t\t\tGeno Auriemma<\/p>\n

\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tTennessee
\n\t\t\t46
\n\t\t\t1996\u201398
\n\t\t\tPat Summitt<\/p>\n

\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\t43
\n\t\t\t2023\u201325
\n\t\t\tDawn Staley<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT9
\n\t\t\tBaylor
\n\t\t\t42
\n\t\t\t2011\u201312
\n\t\t\tKim Mulkey<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT9
\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina
\n\t\t\t42
\n\t\t\t2022\u201323
\n\t\t\tDawn Staley<\/p>\n

\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\tTexas
\n\t\t\t40
\n\t\t\t1985\u201387
\n\t\t\tJody Conradt<\/p>\n

\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\tNotre Dame
\n\t\t\t37
\n\t\t\t2013\u201314
\n\t\t\tMuffet McGraw<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT13
\n\t\t\tPurdue
\n\t\t\t36
\n\t\t\t1998\u201300
\n\t\t\tCarolyn Peck<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT13
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t36
\n\t\t\t2017\u201318
\n\t\t\tGeno Auriemma<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT13
\n\t\t\tBaylor
\n\t\t\t36
\n\t\t\t2019\u201320
\n\t\t\tKim Mulkey<\/p>\n

\t\t\t16
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t35
\n\t\t\t1994\u201396
\n\t\t\tGeno Auriemma<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT17
\n\t\t\tUConn
\n\t\t\t33
\n\t\t\t1996\u201397
\n\t\t\tGeno Auriemma<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT17
\n\t\t\tOld Dominion
\n\t\t\t33
\n\t\t\t1996\u201397
\n\t\t\tWendy Larry<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT19
\n\t\t\tLouisiana Tech
\n\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\t1989\u201390
\n\t\t\tLeon Barmore<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT19
\n\t\t\tNorth Carolina
\n\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\t1993\u201395
\n\t\t\tSylvia Hatchell<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT19
\n\t\t\tStanford
\n\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\t2011\u201312
\n\t\t\tTara VanDerveer<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT19
\n\t\t\tBaylor
\n\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\t2012\u201313
\n\t\t\tKim Mulkey<\/p>\n

\t\t\tT19
\n\t\t\tMississippi State
\n\t\t\t32
\n\t\t\t2017\u201318
\n\t\t\tVic Schaefer<\/p>\n

The record: UConn’s 111 wins from 2014-17<\/p>\n

UConn\u2019s 111-game winning streak stands as the longest in Division I women\u2019s basketball history, a span of dominance that stretched from Nov. 23, 2014, through March 31, 2017 and included two national championships. During the streak, the Huskies never fell below No. 3 in the AP Top 25 rankings and notched 81 wins while ranked No. 1, 108 victories by double digits and 61 games decided by 40 points or more. Their streak also featured 38 consecutive road wins, the longest in women\u2019s basketball history, and surpassed the men\u2019s record of 88 straight victories set by UCLA from 1971-74,\u00a0cementing their place as one of sports’ greatest dynasties.<\/p>\n

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