South Carolina New No. 1 in Women’s Top 25 After 1-2-3 Lost
South Carolina moved up three spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll after the top three teams from the previous week all lost. It was a rough week for ranked teams with 11 of them losing at least once. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 fell in a four-day span. Baylor moved up to second after beating former No. 1 UConn. The Huskies fell to fourth. Stanford and Louisville rounded out the first five. Arizona State entered the poll at No. 18 after knocking off Oregon and Oregon State. Iowa entered the rankings at No. 22 after beating Maryland and Indiana.
Record | Pts | Prv | |
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1. South Carolina (20) | 16-1 | 737 | 4 |
2. Baylor (7) | 13-1 | 724 | 6 |
3. Stanford (1) | 15-1 | 663 | 5 |
4. UConn | 13-1 | 651 | 1 |
5. Louisville (2) | 16-1 | 605 | 7 |
6. Oregon | 13-2 | 601 | 2 |
7. UCLA | 16-0 | 588 | 8 |
8. Oregon St. | 15-1 | 585 | 3 |
9. NC State | 15-1 | 459 | 9 |
10. Mississippi St. | 15-2 | 448 | 13 |
11. Kentucky | 14-2 | 429 | 14 |
12. Texas A&M | 14-2 | 394 | 10 |
13. Florida St. | 15-2 | 369 | 11 |
14. DePaul | 15-2 | 366 | 15 |
15. Indiana | 14-3 | 333 | 12 |
16. Gonzaga | 16-1 | 327 | 16 |
17. West Virginia | 13-1 | 289 | 19 |
18. Arizona St. | 13-4 | 200 | - |
19. Missouri St. | 14-2 | 186 | 20 |
20. Maryland | 12-4 | 159 | 17 |
21. Arizona | 13-3 | 157 | 18 |
22. Iowa | 13-3 | 109 | - |
23. Arkansas | 14-3 | 108 | 21 |
24. Tennessee | 13-3 | 102 | 23 |
25. South Dakota | 16-2 | 86 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Princeton 30, Northwestern 23, Rutgers 15, Georgia Tech 5, Florida Gulf Coast 2.