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Women’s college basketball rankings: Iowa reenters top 10, Auriemma makes history

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Iowa has reentered the top 10 of the AP Top 25 after a stellar performance from Ava Heiden led the Hawkeyes to a 62-44 victory over then-No. 6 Michigan. Jan Jensen’s team is finishing the regular season strong and is now up to No. 2 and tied with Michigan in the Big Ten standings.

Heiden registered her eighth career double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, along with two blocks and two steals. The sophomore was a key part of Iowa’s defense, holding the now-No. 8 Wolverines to their lowest point total of the season.

Another big shake-up in the top 10 came from unranked Virginia upsetting then-No. 8 Louisville 74-72 in Kentucky. Meanwhile, then-No. 9 Duke had its 17-game winning streak snapped in a 53-51 loss against Clemson. Both winners are bubble teams, so this past weekend could have been a significant one when it comes to NCAA Tournament implications.

The top five did remain steady, although No. 5 Vanderbilt barely snuck away with an 81-79 win against Kentucky on Sunday. UConn is once again the unanimous No. 1, but this week is a little more special. The program has now appeared in the AP Top 25 poll a total of 655 times under Geno Auriemma, which passed former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer’s record during her 41-year Hall of Fame career.

Tennessee is another historic women’s basketball program, but the team has been struggling as of late. A 100-93 loss to Oklahoma became their fourth consecutive loss and now the Lady Vols have fallen out of the rankings.

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AP Women’s Basketball Top 25

1 UConn 28-0 775 (31) 1
2 UCLA 27-1 744 2
3 South Carolina 27-1 713 3
4 Texas 26-2 665 4
5 Vanderbilt 25-3 660 5
6 LSU 24-4 624 7
7 Oklahoma 21-6 543 11
8 Michigan 22-5 531 6
9 Iowa 22-5 522 13
10 Louisville 24-5 472 8
11 TCU 25-4 462 12
12 Duke 20-7 449 9
13 Ohio State 23-5 415 10
14 Maryland 22-6 382 14
15 Michigan State 22-6 319 18
16 Kentucky 20-8 286 16
17 West Virginia 22-6 264 19
18 Baylor 23-6 224 15
19 Ole Miss 21-8 219 17
20 Texas Tech 24-5 206 20
21 North Carolina 23-6 177 22
22 Minnesota 21-7 161 23
23 Georgia 20-7 68 24
24 Alabama 21-7 55 25
25 Princeton 21-3 30 NR

Others receiving votes: Colorado 23, Fairfield 18, Tennessee 12, Columbia 10, Rhode Island 7, N Dakota St 7, Virginia 6, Villanova 6, Southern Cal 5, Rice 4, Iowa St. 3, Syracuse 2, Illinois 2, Notre Dame 1, Washington 1, NC State 1.

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Genshin Impact has officially released the details of all characters and weapons featured on the Phase I banners of the Luna V update. The long-awaited Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, Varka, will be released during the Phase I character banners. His signature weapon, Gest of the Might Wolf, will also be featured on the Weapon banner.

The Phase I Character and Weapon banners will be available from February 25, 2026, till March 17, 2026. Flins will have a rerun banner, and his signature weapon will be featured alongside Varka’s weapon.

On that note, this article lists the details of all characters and weapons that will be featured in the first half of the Genshin Impact Luna V update.


Phase I banners for Genshin Impact Luna V

As mentioned, the Phase I banners for the Genshin Impact Luna V update will be released globally on February 25, 2026, at 11 am (UTC+8), and they will be available until March 17, 2026. Varka and Flins are the featured 5-star characters during these banners, and their signature weapons will also be featured on the Weapon banner, Epitome Invocation.

Since the Phase I banners typically release along with the new update, players can pull for the new characters and weapons as soon as the maintenance for the Luna V update ends.

Phase I Character banners

Here’s the list of all units that are featured on the Phase I character banners in Luna V:

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  • Varka (5-star Anemo Claymore)
  • Flins (5-star Electro Polearm)
  • Bennett (4-star Pyro Sword)
  • Sucrose (4-star Anemo Catalyst)
  • Xiangling (4-star Pyro Polearm)

Varka is the new character who will be released alongside the Luna V update. He is an Anemo DPS that can deal other Elemental DMG types, based on his team composition. Meanwhile, Flins is an Electro DPS whose teams primarily revolve around the Lunar-Charged Elemental reaction.


Phase I Weapon banner

Phase I Weapon banner for the Luna V update (Image via HoYoverse)Phase I Weapon banner for the Luna V update (Image via HoYoverse)
Phase I Weapon banner for the Luna V update (Image via HoYoverse)

Here’s a list of all weapons that are featured during the Phase I Weapon banner in the Luna V update:

  • Gest of the Might Wolf (5-star Claymore, Varka’s signature weapon)
  • Bloodsoaked Ruins (5-star Polearm, Flins’ signature weapon)
  • Sacrificial Fragments (4-star Catalyst)
  • Sacrificial Bow (4-star Bow)
  • Favonius Greatsword (4-star Claymore)
  • Favonius Sword (4-star Sword)
  • Sacrificer’s Staff (4-star Polearm)

The signature weapons for both Varka and Flins will be featured on the Weapon banner, Epitome Invocation.

Also read: Genshin Impact Varka’s signature weapon leaked


Chronicled Wish Ode to the Dawn Breeze

Mondstadt Chronicled Wish will be featured during the Phase I banners of Luna V (Image via HoYoverse)Mondstadt Chronicled Wish will be featured during the Phase I banners of Luna V (Image via HoYoverse)
Mondstadt Chronicled Wish will be featured during the Phase I banners of Luna V (Image via HoYoverse)

HoYoverse has also announced that a new Mondstadt Chronicled Wish will be available during the first half of the Luna V update. This new banner features some 5-star characters and weapons from Mondstadt, and will be available from February 25, 2026, to March 17, 2026.

Here’s the list of all 5-star characters on this Chronicled Wish:

  • Eula (Cryo Claymore)
  • Klee (Pyro Catalyst)
  • Albedo (Geo Sword)
  • Mona (Hydro Catalyst)
  • Diluc (Pyro Claymore)
  • Jean (Anemo Sword)

Meanwhile, here are all the weapons that will be featured on the same banner:

  • Song of Broken Pines (5-star Claymore)
  • Elegy for the End (5-star Bow)
  • Wolf’s Gravestone (5-star Claymore)
  • Aquilla Favonia (5-star Sword)
  • Skyward Spine (5-star Polearm)
  • Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds (5-star Catalyst)
  • Skyward Blade (5-star Sword)
  • Skyward Pride (5-star Claymore)
  • Skyward Atlas (5-star Catalyst)
  • Skyward Harp (5-star Bow)

Similar to the previous iterations of the Chronicled Wish, this banner will also feature all the 4-star characters and weapons from the Mondstadt region.

Also read: Genshin Impact Luna V first phase event schedule