The last time Texas women’s basketball sat at the top of the AP Poll, George W. Bush had just been inaugurated for a second time, Facebook had just been founded and Longhorn sophomore forward Madison Booker wasn’t even born.

For the first time since Feb. 16, 2004, the AP Poll ranked Texas women’s basketball No. 1.

The Longhorns received 19 of the 31 first-place votes and 756 total points, sitting ahead of No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 Notre Dame. The ranking comes after a bye week following an impressive stretch of wins over four ranked opponents.

The Longhorns downed then-No. 24 Vanderbilt, broke No. 2 South Carolina’s 57-game conference win streak, defeated No. 8 Kentucky on the road and managed a comeback win against No. 5 LSU, all in the span of 11 days.

Led by head coach Vic Schaefer, Texas has gone 26-2 this season and 12-1 in conference play. While it’s easy to get carried away with thinking about what the future holds, Schaefer preaches to his team all the time to focus on staying in the moment.

“‘Can we get 1% better today?’ That’s it,” Schaefer said on Feb. 20. “We just need to keep our head down and keep working. Everything will take care of itself, but you work so hard to get yourself in this position, and we got to finish the deal.”

With just three games left in conference play, Texas looks to finish the regular season with an improved record. The Longhorns will face Georgia on the road today at 6 p.m. before traveling to one of Schaefer’s former schools, Mississippi State, on Thursday.

Texas will end the regular season at home in the Moody Center this Sunday for senior night, in a matchup against Florida. Then, postseason play looms.

The Longhorns will play in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, from March 5-9 with a chance to guarantee a spot in the NCAA Tournament and make program history by becoming SEC champions.