South Carolina Still No. 1 in Associated Press Women’s Basketball Poll

1 spot in the Associated Press women’s basketball poll, South Carolina beat two more opponents.

The Gamecocks remained on top so-no. 13 LSU and No. 21 Kentucky last week extended their record to 8-0 against the top 25 teams this season. South Carolina remained the No. 1 team on Monday, taking 26 out of 30 first places from the national media panel.

The next two teams in the poll were Stanford and Louisville. The Cardinals received the other four No. 1 votes. NC State moved up to fourth place while Tennessee ranked fifth. This is Lady Walls’ highest ranking since November 23, 2015.

Indiana finished sixth, while Arizona dropped three places to seventh after suffering its first loss of the season to Southern California on Sunday.

Maryland, Iowa State and Yukon rounded out the top 10. This is the best ranking for the state of Iowa in 20 years. The Cyclones had not been in the top 10 since the final poll of the 2002 season.

Last undefeated team Colorado re-entered the top 25 at number 22, and Kansas State also voted at number 25. The Buffaloes’ next game is against the No. 2 Cardinals on Friday. The Wildcats, who were ranked for the first time since 2017, will host Iowa State on Tuesday.

The states of Iowa and Ohio dropped out of the vote.

Here’s other news from the top 25:

back to top 10

After an unplanned hiatus due to COVID-19 issues, UConn is playing again and is among the top 10 teams in the poll. The Huskies saw their streak of top-10 appearances through the end of 2005, just before the holidays, after losing to Louisville. It was the team’s last game until they defeated Creighton on Sunday. The Huskies had four games wiped out due to coronavirus cases. Nearly 400 women’s games have been postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 since the Division I college basketball season began.

game of the week

Michigan in Maryland, Sunday. Two of the top three teams in the Big Ten square off are headed east with the Wolverines. The Terrapins have dominated series between schools since entering the Big Ten, winning nine out of 10 matchups. Michigan’s lone win came in 2018.

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