UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame kept the top three spots in the women's AP Top 25, while Minnesota entered for the first time since 2019.
Minnesota is off to its best start in 17 games and earned its first ranking since 2019 on Monday, entering The Associated Press women's college basketball poll at No. 24. The Golden Gophers have won 16 of their first 17 contests, with the loss coming against Nebraska last month. They are ranked for the first time since Dec. 30, 2019. Next up is a matchup at No. 8 Maryland on Tuesday.
South Carolina, Notre Dame and USC kept rolling, holding the top four spots again in the AP Top 25. The Bruins received 29 of the 31 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Fighting Irish, who were missing All-America guard Hannah Hidalgo in their last game because of a foot injury, got the other two top votes. Undefeated LSU moved up one spot to fifth. The Tigers, along with the Bruins and No. 9 Ohio State, are the only three unbeaten teams left in Division I women's basketball.
No. 4 USC and No. 9 Ohio State that were all losses. Michigan did beat Purdue on Saturday. Iowa lost to Illinois and Indiana last week. No. 24 Oklahoma State entered the poll for the first time since 2018 after knocking off then-No. 17 West Virginia on Saturday. The Cowgirls have gone 14-2 this season and are on the road at Houston and UCF this week before hosting No. 10 TCU on Jan. 22. Cal moved up six spots to No. 18 after beating No. 21 North Carolina State and Florida State last week.
South Carolina3. Notre Dame4. USC 5. LSU6. UConn 7. Texas 8. Maryland 9. Ohio State10. TCU11. Kansas State 12. Kentucky13. Oklahoma14. North Carolina15. Tennessee 16. Duke17. Georgia Tech18. Cal19. Alabama20. West Virginia 21. North Carolina State22. Michigan State 23. Utah T-24. Minnesota T-24. Oklahoma State Reporting by The Associated Press.
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